Reaper
10-03-2004, 01:04 AM
Just wondering if anybody has any feed back on the 05 D/A. Just bought mine last Tuesday and I love it. Born on date of 09/04 !http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif
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: Any Feedback on the 05 D/A ? Reineke 10-03-2004, 01:27 AM Any pictures yet? What color did you go with. Congrats on the purchase. I am still waiting for my born on date...http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif Reaper 10-03-2004, 06:46 PM Any pictures yet? What color did you go with. Congrats on the purchase. I am still waiting for my born on date...http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif Thanks ! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gif No pics yet, color :Dark Charcol Grey, Grey Leather Interior. Just got done with the over 500 mile break in. I will have my 5th wheel hitch installed next week and give a report on how it does with my 30' toy box fully loaded, dune buggy and all. Reineke 10-03-2004, 07:21 PM Cool, The same color as mine!! Now I can't wait to see some pics http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif JoeMax 10-03-2004, 11:52 PM After waiting 2 months, finally, I'm picking up my 05 GMC D/A tomorrow. Silver Birch, cc, sb Maverick 10-03-2004, 11:58 PM The new 05 LLY is now 310 hp and 605 lbft (with Allison). Manuals have 520 lbft. I have the brochure. The Dmax is now the KING of torque. Edited by: Maverick dmaxalliTech 10-04-2004, 12:02 AM The new 05 LLY is now 310 hp and 605 lbft (with Allison). Manuals have 520 lbft. I have the brochure. The Dmax is now the KING of torque. Pooey, I'll keep my outdated LB7... I play torque number wars with it like the big 3... Right now, its HJAT powered. Tomarrow, maybe a big ol VA, the next day.....? Reaper 10-04-2004, 12:13 AM Congrats to all ! I love this truck ! Reaper 10-04-2004, 12:18 AM The new 05 LLY is now 310 hp and 605 lbft (with Allison). Manuals have 520 lbft. I have the brochure. The Dmax is now the KING of torque. Pooey, I'll keep my outdated LB7... I play torque number wars with it like the big 3... Right now, its HJAT powered. Tomarrow, maybe a big ol VA, the next day.....? can this be achived with th 05' as well ? mahalkita 10-04-2004, 12:58 AM Picked up mine just a few days ago - a GMC 2500 HD CC SB 4 x 4 in midnight blue metallic (the color just came out for the 2005s and was available only on the SUVs before that, looks really cool). Now I can understand how somebody gets addicted to just a Pickup truck with a diesel engine...really love that diesel power and sound. The only culprit is the very bouncy ride, I have to investigate how to improve that. Changed already the shocks to Bilstein but that did not help much at all - much less than I expected for sure. Also that skinny tires ride terrible and look worst! I think it was well worth to wait to get the right truck in the right color with the right options I wanted. Reineke 10-04-2004, 02:04 AM The new 05 LLY is now 310 hp and 605 lbft (with Allison). Manuals have 520 lbft. I have the brochure. The Dmax is now the KING of torque. So is it safe to say the brochures are out now? I checked last weekend and no one had it yet.... Dmax Tim 10-04-2004, 05:47 AM The new 05 LLY is now 310 hp and 605 lbft (with Allison). Manuals have 520 lbft. I have the brochure. The Dmax is now the KING of torque. Pooey, I'll keep my outdated LB7... I play torque number wars with it like the big 3... Right now, its HJAT powered. Tomarrow, maybe a big ol VA, the next day.....? Eric, why the *****FOOTING around where's the EXTREME? http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley15.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley15.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif They are building my 05 soon so we'll see if any better than my 04.5 FASTOYS 10-04-2004, 07:59 AM Mahilkita, I would have thought for sure that Bilstiens would have cleared your ride right up from what i have been hearing. I was thinking of getting a set for my bouncy rig as well but now im not so sure what to do!?http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif DuckhunterInTN 10-04-2004, 09:14 AM If you aren't pulling with yours then let some of the air out of tires. Mine had like 70lbs in it from the factory. I let it down to 50 and it made a world of difference. You need to air them back up, of course, before you pull any sizable load.... dmaxalliTech 10-04-2004, 09:54 AM The new 05 LLY is now 310 hp and 605 lbft (with Allison). Manuals have 520 lbft. I have the brochure. The Dmax is now the KING of torque. Pooey, I'll keep my outdated LB7... I play torque number wars with it like the big 3... Right now, its HJAT powered. Tomarrow, maybe a big ol VA, the next day.....? Eric, why the *****FOOTING around where's the EXTREME? http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley15.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley15.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif They are building my 05 soon so we'll see if any better than my 04.5 http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley15.gif I made a phone call......http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley3.gif mahalkita 10-04-2004, 12:36 PM fasttoys, I heared and have read exactly the same thing - the Bilsteins are the way to go. Therefore my disappointment after installing them. Basically the same bouncy ride. I have asked the whole family to judge and everybody said that there is no difference at all. I personally think there is a little difference but almost not worth mentioning. So far I am only driving the truck without any load and no trailer behind it. Maybe the Bilstein shocks improve when the truck is loaded or pulling a heavy weight, but I don't know. I am researching to convert to air bags...to get back some of the lost ride quality I had before with my Avalanche which I have traded for this truck. Frank Edited by: mahalkita chuntag95 10-04-2004, 03:11 PM I second checking your tire pressures. You don't have to get bounced around and beat to death. WillowCreekStable 10-04-2004, 06:27 PM Mahalkita - Your ride quality shouldn't be that bad, but I doubt you'll get it as good as the Av. I have both, I call the Av my 4 wheel drive LeSabre....... Polinox 10-04-2004, 10:32 PM I have had mine 3 weeks and I am at 3700 miles. Love the truck. Engine light has come on twice. First time was loose intercooler hoses. One week later codes again. Dealer is now talking with Chevrolet. (Codes - 2 on EGR & 1 on low turbo boost - identical codes both times). Will know more tomorrow. In the mean while, the dealer says it is OK to drive! Edited by: Polinox Reaper 10-04-2004, 10:54 PM Mahalkita, put about 6-50lb bags of sand or gravel in the bed towards the tail gate and you will get a smooth ride http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif mahalkita 10-05-2004, 12:37 AM Reaper, I will try that, thanks for the advice. I will also check tire pressures and lower it if possible. I think the best is putting on some bigger wider tires which will carry the same load with much less air pressure. Anybody changed the leaf springs to air bags? Are they soft? I don't expect the ride to be like my Av was, but that would be really nice, also the handling... Maverick 10-05-2004, 07:44 AM The new 05 LLY is now 310 hp and 605 lbft (with Allison). Manuals have 520 lbft. I have the brochure. The Dmax is now the KING of torque. So is it safe to say the brochures are out now? I checked last weekend and no one had it yet.... Got mine at my GMC dealer. Chevy dealers should have theirs out too I would think. 310 hp is @ 3000 rpm....605 lbft is @ 1600 rpm. 3500 4wd Max towing cap. is now 16,7000 lbs. You can now order 10 different kinds of 20" wheels (6 lug) on your light duty GMC. I thought that was pretty cool. I am trading my current truck in. I have lots of aftermarket stuff with cheap prices in the For Sale forum.Edited by: Maverick | ||