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Old 02-20-2016 | 03:55 AM
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Got the truck tonight. Premimum 2wd edition and thing lays posi pretty easy im surprised. One things for sure IT NEEDS A DROP BAD

Stock front 35.75 ground to fenderlip
Stock rear 38 7/8 ground to fenderlip. Rear needs help bad.

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Old 02-20-2016 | 03:57 AM
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came home and parts started to show up. Have the suspension almost all here. Will be dropping it off tomorrow at the powder coaters. Going to do it all in semi gloss black. Im trying to make the swaybars/springs/mounts etc all look factory.


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Old 02-20-2016 | 03:57 AM
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Got some of the items back from powdercoaters for suspension
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ok so the outside of the eskys are all led.... except the horrible lights above the license plate
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i ended up doing 2 of these
5K WHITE 6 LED HIGH POWER 360° 180LM 194 | 1 EACH - 360 - 194 - 168 - 158 LED - Shop Bulb #



Looks much better
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Old 02-20-2016 | 08:05 AM
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NICE! Big money right there!
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i ended up buying front/rear energy suspension greasable swaybar endlinks. This makes it cake to grease it all and i will offer it for my ultimate cornering package for the 15 up gm suvs and yes ocd taking over i will be getting the brackets powercoated to match the bars.

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Old 02-20-2016 | 02:37 PM
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Badass. No big deal, just snapping pics with a Z in the background. Haha! Looking forward to this build,
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got rid of the wood grain today had it all wrapped
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Annndddd following.
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The vinyl looks awesome. Any idea what its called?
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Is that brushed titanium vinyl? I have been eyeballing the 3M Scotchprint 1080 to cover the wood in the Denali.


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