New Denali 3500!!!! Tire options???

[tex78]

Lol.

I took flairs off a truck to do the front fender mod and it was sick the rust going on.

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[sledneck_03]

I stopped by yesterday before they started installing shhhtuff and told them to scrap the levelling kit. On top of being $2k for very little gain and a rougher ride, it seemed kinda cheasy on a truck that expensive. I decided to go with a 4" lift and 305 Dura Tracs which I believe will for me into a 20" wheel. I'll keep 'em if I like how they look, otherwise I may swap em out for 295/65R18's. Lol, that was the final straw before the bank finally put a stop to any further accessorizing.

I did express concern about the fender flares rubbing the paint - they assured me that there is foam tape and no direct contact points, so I decided to keep 'em. Besides, I think it's too late now, since they should have already gone to paint.

aslong as you dont keep the truck forever and never remove the flares whoooo cares. Congrats on the truck.

 

[crazy newf]

The dura tracks are a good tire but I don't know for sure for the size you are looking at you can't get a 10 ply in some sizes I run 285 70 r17 on my 2500 and I just went with coopers discoverers they are mud and snow 10 ply and studble and around the same price

 

[whoDEANie]

Lol.

I took flairs off a truck to do the front fender mod and it was sick the rust going on.

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What was causing the rust? Trapped salt or rubbing?

 

[Badass69]

People too lazy to remove them and clean in behind them. You have to pull them probably at least semi annually to keep the junk in behind from getting too bad. My paint is flaking on my 05 under the front flares but is not rusty ( poor paint imo). It's just a maintenance routine to get used too. Addmittedly..... those flares had never been off since the truck was built prior to this year when I did it.

Or leave them on and get rid of it before the rot gets above where the flare sits.

 

[tex78]

What was causing the rust? Trapped salt or rubbing?

Both.

Should have taken a pic for ya.





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[medler]

next one i work on i will take some pics

 

[whoDEANie]

Omg, I can't believe I actually went through with it, but ooooooohhhhhh yeah! Went with 305's and 4" lift. I'll just have to keep on top of those fender flares. ...maybe pull 'em off and 3M them in spring.



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[steveo10]

nicely played! the side pic, the truck looks like a 6" lift

 

[Carrots]

Omg, I can't believe I actually went through with it, but ooooooohhhhhh yeah! Went with 305's and 4" lift. I'll just have to keep on top of those fender flares. ...maybe pull 'em off and 3M them in spring.



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Wow that looks good. Now all you gotta do is ditch that goofy looking exhaust lol


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[whoDEANie]

Thanks guys. I sorta blew the budget and am having a heluva time exercising restraint on spending more on it. After all, I did buy it as a carying case for my quads (and maybe sleds one day), so what's the point if I have no money left to go riding?

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[pfi572]

Whos lift did you go with? How is the ride and handling. Looks great

 

[whoDEANie]

Whos lift did you go with? How is the ride and handling. Looks great

Thanks man. I ended up going with a Cognito 4" complete with Fox shocks, upgraded ball joints, drive shaft, wnd whatever else. I have no real frame of reference, but it seems to ride pretty well for a 1 ton. It kinda handles like a big truck, but I'm also just getting used to driving something this big and haven't really tried it out for real yet.

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[pfi572]

I was going to go the same way until i received a quote of $6000.00 To rich for me for a lift kit. Suppose to be the best though. Nice!!!!!!!!

Thanks man. I ended up going with a Cognito 4" complete with Fox shocks, upgraded ball joints, drive shaft, wnd whatever else. I have no real frame of reference, but it seems to ride pretty well for a 1 ton. It kinda handles like a big truck, but I'm also just getting used to driving something this big and haven't really tried it out for real yet.

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[AreWeThereYet]

Looks good,

Now you just need EFIlive

 

[Badass69]

Looks good,

Now you just need EFIlive

Ha ha ha. Good luck with that. EFILive does not support the 2011 Duramax and likely never will either......

 

[crossfire879]

Ha ha ha. Good luck with that. EFILive does not support the 2011 Duramax and likely never will either......

*sigh* true story

Nice choice going with cognito. Super good stuff.

 

[AreWeThereYet]

Ha ha ha. Good luck with that. EFILive does not support the 2011 Duramax and likely never will either......

That sucks, I ordered it for my Dodge just waiting for it to get here through snail mail

 

[Badass69]

Yeah. Even H and S can only write to the PCM in the 2011+'s...... They actually can't read data from the PCM. And considering the EPA just killed H and S for a while.... well...... Buy something else if you want to play. Not you of course, lol. I am expecting something that is very much the same on the 2014+ gas engine GM trucks and cars.

 

[whoDEANie]

Whos lift did you go with? How is the ride and handling. Looks great

It rides and handles really nicely - way better than I'd hoped. However, even though it still handles well on heavy washboard, I was a little surprised by how rough it can be. ...but I suspect that's largely due to it being a 3500.