What did you do to your Gen3 today?

[bigbadram1500]

Figured out what this was today on my 05....

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Plug for a cupholder light lol

 

[xb1230]

Integrated my HP Slate 7 in my dash.

Will be doing an oil change over the weekend, and installing my winter tires.

 

[Redtruck-VA]

Nicely done...

 

[xb1230]

Thank's Red, I'm actually looking at some options to try and hide the wiring, but I do want to maintain the ability to remove the tablet whenever I want or need to.

It is simply tucked in under the storage compartment's upper lip and holding the underside through a homemade bracket that slides between the lower compartment and the fascia.

Sometimes the most simple ideas are the most efficients

 

[xb1230]

Installed winter tires, re-installed factory TB Baffle. NOw I'm hearing a grinding noise in the left front wheel... Don't remember hearing it before I changed the tires. I might just swap the 2 front wheels to see if the noise follows the tire. If not I guess I'm in for a wheel bearing... Darnet!

 

[Tacticstrainer]

05 modifications

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and I'm hoping this is the right place for this question.

I know there are as many opinions as there are mods but I would like to get some help and advice.

I have a 2005 2500 long bed 5.9. I have only put a K&N air intake on it as far as engine mods. It has 6 " lift and I'm running 35's in it at the moment. I'm about to sort of redo the truck. Going with 37's, road armor bumpers, the rest I want to do to the engine.

I've been looking at a 5" exhaust, manifold, injectors and a turbo. My goal is more HP, torque and hopefully some better Milage I'm currently getting about 18-19 mpg. The engine has 73052 miles on it.

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks!

 

[Rokmonanoff]

Washed it.

 

[rocket]

Installed winter tires, re-installed factory TB Baffle. NOw I'm hearing a grinding noise in the left front wheel... Don't remember hearing it before I changed the tires. I might just swap the 2 front wheels to see if the noise follows the tire. If not I guess I'm in for a wheel bearing... Darnet!

any news 'bout the wheel bearing

 

[xb1230]

Not yet have not the chance to swap the wheels yet. Will do that later today after work. But I'm pretty sure it's the tire as the sound does not change when cornering... but I might be wrong. We'll see.

 

[rocket]

Not yet have not the chance to swap the wheels yet. Will do that later today after work. But I'm pretty sure it's the tire as the sound does not change when cornering... but I might be wrong. We'll see.

cool. I had summer tires on and the same thing happened to me.......I'm running my 35's now.

 

[xb1230]

If it is tire noises I am not very worried unless someone tells me that it means the tire is coming apart...

 

[rocket]

If it is tire noises I am not very worried unless someone tells me that it means the tire is coming apart...

2wds were suspect....not so much w/ the 4wd.

 

[JPT]

New shocks. When with Monroe sensa trac shocks (without the spring loaded rears). Got my truck with 82k miles on it, and I can tell you the shocks were BAD. Didn't realize it until after the new shocks. Every bump made the truck bounce, and I had the horrible gas sloshing in the gas tank issue (36 gallon tank) that would violently shake the entire truck. After the new shocks it seems to have smoothed that out.

 

[rocket]

New shocks. When with Monroe sensa trac shocks (without the spring loaded rears). Got my truck with 82k miles on it, and I can tell you the shocks were BAD. Didn't realize it until after the new shocks. Every bump made the truck bounce, and I had the horrible gas sloshing in the gas tank issue (36 gallon tank) that would violently shake the entire truck. After the new shocks it seems to have smoothed that out.

I have them too........drove like a new truck.....still does, got over 20k on 'em.
I'm rocking the bilstein 5100's on the front. (built in level) lifetime warranty.

 

[JPT]

I have them too........drove like a new truck.....still does, got over 20k on 'em.
I'm rocking the bilstein 5100's on the front. (built in level) lifetime warranty.

Do you have a part number for the 5100's? (4wd?)

 

[Rokmonanoff]

by the way we are now at 100 pages...

 

[Harley Harrold]

Had my "Super Bee" stripe kit installed on my truck.

 

[rocket]

Do you have a part number for the 5100's? (4wd?)

no,
moe's performance had a search engine.....that, hooked me up.

 

[JPT]

no,

moe's performance had a search engine.....that, hooked me up.

Do you have a 4wd? If so, did you have any issues with the cv shafts?

Why didn't you go with the matching rear shocks? (Price?)

 

[rocket]

Do you have a 4wd? If so, did you have any issues with the cv shafts?

not yet, but the angle of the drive rod(s) is more than I would like to be honest.

Why didn't you go with the matching rear shocks? (Price?)[/QUOTE]

definately price.....sensor tracs were a quality item at half the price.............althou the bilsteins have done a wonderful job......given the choice I think a standard level might be easier on the cv joints, but at this writing I am still happy with my choice.