Post photos of your 2500/3500 HD's

jackedupZ71 · December 30, 2017

Would there be any size difference?

yes there is a slight difference. minimal, but enough i notice lol

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gearheadesw · December 31, 2017

rocnrol · December 31, 2017

I love that bumper!!! Brand?

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gearheadesw · December 31, 2017

Thanks man, Buck Stop, Oregon outfit, got a huge discount for scratches, very big and heavy, but outstanding craftsmanship.

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rocnrol · December 31, 2017

Thanks man, Buck Stop, Oregon outfit, got a huge discount for scratches, very big and heavy, but outstanding craftsmanship.

Awesome, thanks

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Bhurt · January 2, 2018

15 day road trip for Christmas from Northern Saskatchewan to Nanaimo BC and back. Got caught in the rockies and had to spend an extra night when the highway was shut down. Hit alot of bad roads and snowy conditions but the truck performed great. Very impressed with it on the challenging roads. Fuel mileage was what I expected so I was happy with that too.

TnFarm · January 3, 2018

On 12/29/2017 at 1:22 PM, jackedupZ71 said:

all of that was already done to it.
they are 295/60’s. if they weren’t brand spanking new i would go 35x12.50

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Was there any trimming done to fit this size on stock rims? Any rubbing?

jackedupZ71 · January 3, 2018

Was there any trimming done to fit this size on stock rims? Any rubbing?

no trimming that i have found. the only rubbing i have seen is on the actual frame itself. it isn’t bad though

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AKNick · January 6, 2018

Picked up this new 2018 2500HD 4x4 CCLB LTZ with the 6.0 a couple weeks back and am so far enjoying the step up! (Always had half tons before this truck; first HD truck).

Pic was taken the first week I had it. Have since added some Husky mud flaps to it as well as some basic essentials like good floor mats and the Husky underseat storage bin. And of course some good winter tires for yanking the sled trailer around up here as well as the Rigid DOT fog light kit. I've got some Iron Cross 'Patriot' running boards on order, but they've been on backorder for about 3 weeks now so I may wind up ordering something else; not sure.
I'm thinking the next steps will be the spray-in liner and a Truckboss sled deck with a Bedslide. Or I might just pull the box and go with a custom flatbed. Not totally sure yet. This is my first GM product, so I want to give it a couple months at least before dumping too much $$ into it.

I gotta admit your guys' lifted/leveled trucks look SICK. This truck, especially the CCLB looks GREAT with some aggressive tires and a lift or level. But I probably won't go that route since the truck works good for me stock. But I'll always drool a little at some of your all's trucks..

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Aron · January 6, 2018

well i got this one about 2 months ago now. wish i had better pictures that were not on the dealership lot but the roads are all snow / ice / salt so this is the only time it has been clean since i got it.

i have plans on lifting - removing lower valance, updating the stereo (audomobile evo 10's from my old truck under rear seats, might put in my processor / jl amps etc to...)

i was a Dodge guy before this to be honest.... based 100% off the looks... i like being able to jam bigger tires in round wheel wells.... i actually purchased the 2018 Ram 2500 Power Wagon before this.... returned it the next day.... my fault for not researching and also dodge fault... i was updating my 2015 Ram to pull my 10,000 pound travel trailer / boat etc so i wanted the higher payload... they show me all the specs for a Ram 2500HD which i was told was the same #'s the 2500 Powerwagon had... turns out that is untrue... 1440 payload 9900 pound pulling on the Power Wagon..... so returned it the next day (did not sign bank papers yet... so they didn't have much of a choice) i was honestly going to order a new Ram 3500 From factory but the dealership was pretty annoying to deal with to begin with (took a full day of negotations on the power wagon....) got sick and tired of going back and forth on #'s i went to GM and took a look.

found this 2018 Sierra 3500 SLT leather bose etc, honestly never drove the new generation Chevy / GM product.... glad i did! the dealership was easy to deal with... had it sorted out inside of an hour (work discount so was cost +2% so no dickering needed...) gave me a better trade in $ and was surprising how much nicer these are to drive than the Ram's..... the power wagon was smoother but than again it is a purpose built offroad half ton pretty much... so it better be smooth cause it cant pack crap....

i've prolly spent 30+ hrs researching lifts / levels and options for it.... plan to get it done in late spring, i prefer to have the tires more or less stuffed.... there's a ton of 1 ton lifted gm's around town with 6+ inch lifts and what look like bicycle tires which bum me out... lol i'm not afraid to cut, and see there is a bumper mod to get me another 1/2 inch on the front bumper i plan on doing! but realistically i'm no closer to a plan than when i started.... found pics and posts of people who have fit anywhere from 33 to 37's but it seems it works for one guy and not the next one..... i am leaning towards the 3.5 inch UCA level and hoping for 18x9 rims with 295/70 r18's or go all out depending how broke i want to be... with something like the BDS 4.5 inch lift with 18's 35x12.5 I wish i could find abunch of local trucks with the lift kits so i could see them in person! Pro Comp 6 inch lift is another option, but some trucks look just great and others there's way to much wheel well for my preference....

Bhurt · January 7, 2018

Your picture didn't work,

I really wanted a Power Wagon but I want to haul a sled deck and It would have been way over the payload so I never pulled the trigger. I was pretty disappointed when I found out the payload ratings on a 3/4 ton truck was less than an F150 lol .

I'm glad I went with the Chevy. Its been a great truck so far....

Aron · January 7, 2018

1 hour ago, Bhurt said:

Your picture didn't work,

I really wanted a Power Wagon but I want to haul a sled deck and It would have been way over the payload so I never pulled the trigger. I was pretty disappointed when I found out the payload ratings on a 3/4 ton truck was less than an F150 lol .

I'm glad I went with the Chevy. Its been a great truck so far....

the exact reason i returned the Power Wagon.... i wanted a sled deck for it and it cannot carry one... truck cannot do airbags either even if i wanted to try to do it... not sure why my pic is not working .... but picture a completely stock 3500 Slate Grey Mettalic 2018 hah... after i got 34 Litres per hundred pulling my newly used travel trailer a couple months ago back home (bought it about 9 hours away... winter time so good deal!) i wanted a more purpose built truck... the 5.7 Hemi was just amazingly bad on fuel ... i could barely make it between some towns... i went through the Icefields and was getting pretty damn nervous when my old ram said i had 160km of fuel left.... and i had to drive 150km to the next gas station...

i know the 6.0L chevy is not exactly a Prius... but bigger tank and bullet proof from everything i have read about it, and built to work, it pulls my sled trailer with better mileage than my 5.7 hemi so far... (although day to day mileage is worse but comparing apples to oranges 1/2 to 1 ton so cant blame it ) only have about 1200km on it so far... but it's been nice so far!. I couldn't justify the diesel... i have a company truck for work, so the new 3500 goes out once a week on average really.... and my dry weight of my travel trailer is 6600 gross of 10k will never pull a bigger trailer and i hear about longterm issues with diesel's when it comes to warming up in the winter and short trips (unless i'm camping or sledding the truck just goes to the grocery store just to get it moving sometimes.... Me and the wife usually drive her Jeep as more town friendly.

can't wait to actually get it out this spring with the Travel Trailer though..... if i can get 500km out of a tank of gas i will be happy...... (the ram went low fuel at 300km so 350 max...)

Bhurt · January 7, 2018

7 hours ago, Aron said:

the exact reason i returned the Power Wagon.... i wanted a sled deck for it and it cannot carry one... truck cannot do airbags either even if i wanted to try to do it... not sure why my pic is not working .... but picture a completely stock 3500 Slate Grey Mettalic 2018 hah... after i got 34 Litres per hundred pulling my newly used travel trailer a couple months ago back home (bought it about 9 hours away... winter time so good deal!) i wanted a more purpose built truck... the 5.7 Hemi was just amazingly bad on fuel ... i could barely make it between some towns... i went through the Icefields and was getting pretty damn nervous when my old ram said i had 160km of fuel left.... and i had to drive 150km to the next gas station...

i know the 6.0L chevy is not exactly a Prius... but bigger tank and bullet proof from everything i have read about it, and built to work, it pulls my sled trailer with better mileage than my 5.7 hemi so far... (although day to day mileage is worse but comparing apples to oranges 1/2 to 1 ton so cant blame it ) only have about 1200km on it so far... but it's been nice so far!. I couldn't justify the diesel... i have a company truck for work, so the new 3500 goes out once a week on average really.... and my dry weight of my travel trailer is 6600 gross of 10k will never pull a bigger trailer and i hear about longterm issues with diesel's when it comes to warming up in the winter and short trips (unless i'm camping or sledding the truck just goes to the grocery store just to get it moving sometimes.... Me and the wife usually drive her Jeep as more town friendly.

can't wait to actually get it out this spring with the Travel Trailer though..... if i can get 500km out of a tank of gas i will be happy...... (the ram went low fuel at 300km so 350 max...)

I've got 12000 kms in 3 month on my truck so far. We have been using it for the family trips and I use it for my daily driver. Living up in cold saskatchewan I decided I had enough of my Cummins and always having to plug in when it was cold out or set the command start to run every 2 hours if there was no place to plug in so I decided to go with the gas. So far I have found fuel mileage is affected by how fast I drive, I have the 4:10 rear end so mileage is much better at 90-100kms an hour but I generally run the 110-120 mark. Haven't really pulled anything big with it yet though... The test will come in the spring when I have to haul the boat to the lake. Its a 23' Tritoon and pulls like a big sheet of plywood in the wind lol.