Back from GMC land

Feels good to be back. I stepped away for a short period and logged 80k on a sierra 1500. Needless to say the experience left me yearning for my days of “boring reliability”. But I’m Back! 2018 SR5 in Cement. 3” front lift, 1.5” rear. 51k miles.
Unfortunately, first things first. Owner 1 decided to run duals, rear tire exits. All welded right, however, forgot to install the muffler! I like a lil rumble, but come on man!
Ordered a Borla ProXS, it can’t get here fast enough.
Gave up some creature comforts, but I will sleep better moving forward.
My last Yota was an FJ, sold it to a friend, regretted it from that day forward.
Anyway, glad to be home!

 

Welcome from NY.

 

What issues did you have with the GMC?

 

Welcome back, she's a beauty

 

Welcome back

 

Welcome home!

 

Welcome back.

 

Welcome back from VA. Nice looking truck.

 

Welcome home from CA (Central Alabama).

 

Welcome back from LA (Lower Alabama)!

 

The 8 speed was never right. At 25-35mph on a level road it would “hunt” for a gear.
Water pump pulley bearing failed, which means a pump assembly. Not a difficult r&r, the pump has easy access. My sierra was a crew cab 4x4. I pull an 18” glass bass boat often. Needed pads front and rear too often. It wasn’t an unreliable truck, but it’s definitely no Toyota

 

Yeah, the lady next door has called already. Borla Pro XS will be here tomorrow.

 

My pipes are literally called neighborhaters




I love em, Karen DOES NOT. LOL

 

https://youtu.be/nndZct0J1hw?si=tg8RN1k4RTnyT_IF

Too cold to mess around, but it's the same sound, just louder in person.

 

That sucks. I have a 2022 2500 L5P. 24k miles in, bought it new. No issues whatsoever and the 10-speed transmission is always where it should be. I feel there is a bit of a difference in build quality between the HD and the 1/2 ton trucks, but no real hard evidence to support this. I've always said if Toyota made an HD pickup I would choose it over everything else in a heartbeat. Let's get a petition started.

Miss both my 2.5 gens!

 

As soon as I find an old Toyota dually u-haul to source the 6 lug axle it is all over. Going to box the crewmax frame, toss that and some custom leaf packs under it and call it an HD tundra. Toyota has been teasing me with that dually for 20 years.

 

If you dig it, tell em all to pound sand!

 

I just make sure to leave late and get home early.

 

Great looking truck. Enjoy that mod journey.

Understood on the detour. The current pricing drop on the RAMs keeps tempting me to look closer...can get a new 2025 Laramie for same as a "low mileage" '21 TRD Pro. But I sure do appreciate the truck starting every day...and I'm not interested in jumping on more debt.)

(Before the comment deluge of obvious reliability comparisons come: Yes, I've had RAM/Dodge before, 2 of'em actually. Ran both to 70k miles without issue. That's the secret: They're 3 year/60k vehicles for the most part.)

 

And here I am making payments for that long, guess a ram is out of the question. LOL

 

Welcome from NC