2003 GMC Duramax, new to me tow rig

[Bart]

Well, as some of you know, after a couple of trips with passengers in the back seat of my extended cab SuperDuty,I was strongly influenced by my wife to get a tow rig with 4 real doors. The 99 PSD ran great but it just didn't fit my family well. It was sold to a kid in Moab last Tuesday, so maybe I'll get to see it again. I actually bought this replacement truck a couple of weeks ago. I had been looking for a decent 4 door for quite a while and the choice was between a crew cab 7.3 PSC or a crew cab Duramax. I was considering going gasser too if I found the right truck and of course budget played a big factor. This one popped up one morning on KSL and I was test driving by 9:00 and gave him a check by 10. It was priced several thousands below other comparably equipped trucks and he was getting calls and promises the whole time I was driving it. I think he realized in the end that he priced it a little low but I was happy with the deal. :greg:

It's a crew cab 2003 GMC 2500HD, with the 6.6 Duramax, Allyson transmission, 218k, leather, upgraded exhaust, new injectors in the past 5000 miles, blah blah blah. It has a very nice lift that I really don't care for but it doesn't look too bad. It had chrome alloys on it when I bought it and I had to tone down the bling a bit so I put some different wheels on it. Upcoming upgrades will be removing more bling, a different sound system with a back up camera, tow mirrors, intake upgrade, and a programmer/chip of some kind.

Overall, I love the way it drives, and tows, and it gets better mileage than my PSD. I'm a happy camper so far.

 

[cjncustoms]

Very nice Bart! You should do efi live for tuning. I had it done on my cummins and it is amazing!

 

[ID Bronco]

Nice! I have the same truck with a long bed! You will love this truck. I like the look of this one. Is it 4" or 6" lift? How big are the tires?

 

[Tonkaman]

Beautiful truck you got there. I have an EFI Live V2 for sale if you decide to go that route. I miss my Duramax every day. I may even have a spare fuel filter and winter grill cover you could have

 

[Bart]

Thanks for the compliments, I am loving the truck. I know they're not the best but yesterday I picked up an Edge/Attitude chip and programmer with display for a price that was way to good to pass up. It will get me by until I need something else. Not really sure whether it's a 4" or 6" lift. I've had "experts" tell me they'r sure it's a 4" and others tell me it's for sure a 6". Tires are 325 65 18s, so 35s basically. I wish it was smaller but I really like the way it looks so I'll live with it.

 

[broncomitch]

traitor...enjoy replacing balljoints and tierod ends! hehehe

nice truck tho.

it dosnt look high enough for a 6''...my money is its a 4''

 

[Bart]

Yeah Mitch, I was waiting for that one.

 

[skippy]

I have been thinking about gettin rid of the dodge and picking up a duramax.... Decisions, decisions.

 

[LT.]

I like it. Along with injectors be ready to have to replace the display. That is the single most item I have replaced in GM vehicles. An easy way to find out how big the lift is would be to measure the rear block size. A 4" block is a 6" lift. A 2" block is a 4" lift. Reason for the discrepancy is due to the vehicles being built with a 2" rake favoring the rear axle. Any lift will level the truck out. I hope that makes sense to ya'.

The Duramax is the mile per gallon king. The only truck to give it a run for its money would be a 1st Gen Dodge Cummins. The first Gen was a significantly lighter truck giving it great mileage. On the plus side if you were still in a Ford like Mitch you would be stuck upgrading the whole truck. You know, suspension, axles, turbo, brakes, gauges, ect., ect., ect.. LMFAO!

LT.

 

[Bart]

BWAhahaha, too funny LT.

 

[Chevycrew]

Easier way to know for sure the lift size is to measure between the old lower a-arm mounting points and the new points.

 

[sixstringsteve]

Very, very nice rig! I never thought I'd see you drive a rig with black wheels.

 

[OrvisKrawler]

Hey Bart, your truck looks good with the black wheels, I had to cut the front bumper but your old wheels worked out pretty good for me, thanks again

 

[Bart]

That looks sharp, glad they worked out Sean. Wish my day would have been less busy I would like to have met you.

 

[OrvisKrawler]

It's all good, I'll probably see you out on the trail sometime