What mods would you do next?
08-24-2013, 01:23 PM
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What mods would you do next?
Hello Gents, I was wanting some opinions on what to do next for mods. As of now I have a 13' ccsb z71 w/5.3. So far I have done Airraid MIT, BB Tune, ARH LT's and a Gibson Dual sport exhaust. I don't want to dig into the motor, truck only has 6k on the odometer. I'm toying with the idea of going from the 3.42's to 4.11's front and rear along with a truetrac diff. Right now my truck has the G80 locker, is it really a bad diff to give problems later down the road? Are there any other diffs you would suggest or leave the stock one in? If I am leaving any other options out, I would appreciate your input on my ideas or ideas of your own! Thanks!
08-24-2013, 01:37 PM
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Your def off to a good start, gears would prob be the next thing depending on what you want to do with your truck. Being a z71 are you going to want to lift it or lower it? Reason I asked is because for normal street driving the stock gears and locker are ok but if you plan to race it or lift it def get some gears and a more dependable rear dif. I haven't had any issues with the G80 in my truck but most of the time I race or do anything like that I'm in 4hi so it doesn't put too much of a load on it. Ever considered a stall converter? I know a nice converter will make the driving experience pretty fun. After that besides swapping to a FAST LSXRT intake manifold your pretty much left with tearing into the motor or adding a supercharger/turbo.
08-24-2013, 02:51 PM
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Only plans I have later down the road when it comes time to buy new tires would be a leveling kit with 33's being the biggest I want to go. I use the truck as a DD and won't be racing it. I have thought about a stall but dunno if it would be that beneficial with the stock cam.. When my warranty does end, I will be looking into a cam along with the DOD delete. I def like the idea of 4.11's though for the get up and go factor!
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Make sure you definately know what size tire you wanna go with before selecting your gear ratio. Vise-Versa. If go with Motive's 4.11s. Great overall great gear ratio. Tru-Trac is also a good upgrade also, head springs and stall converter also. Just make sure everything is good enough for when you decide to do a cam swap that way you wont have to spend too much.
