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snocat1 wrote:Hey Pauleo, did you only pay 146 for all four shocks?

Yup. plus their $12.95 "HANDLING" fee. Shipping is supposedly free.
$158.95 to the door. Hope they come today!!!

Pauleo

the front you will nedd to remove the front wheels the rears you can just lay under the truck to change where did you order from ? for you being in OHIO summit racing would be like next day for you Thanks for the heads up! I ordered them from this place . I'm pretty sure that Summit was more money....

Pauleo

Ordered the Rancho RS 5000's on Saturday. I hope to have them Tuesday or Wednesday and I'll hopefully install them the day I get `em! I can't wait to feel the difference!!!

Pauleo

I bet if the Bilstein's had been red, you would have found a way to get them ;) :P :P :P Ah! You know me all too well!!! :P :P :P I took your advise because I think you guys know what you are talking about, but I had ulterior motives! You see, I have more of an investment in the shocks than the plu...

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jeff024 wrote:what shocks are you ordering ?

These...

I got `em for 159.95 to my door. I wanted Bilstien's but I just didn't want to spend that much money for them. I think the Ranchos will suit me. Time will tell though.

Pauleo

OK! Survey says.....................SHOCKS! Thanks guys! Will order the shocks today.

HJ. You can delete this topic if you want. Appreciate the input.

Pauleo

My CC is a 2001 and with approx. 50k miles. I want to either replace the shocks or give it new plugs & wires. I can't make up my mind what to do and I can only do 1 or the other. Any suggestions?

Edited title-HJ

Pauleo

And Jeff024, what are your thoughts on the NGK's & Taylors? I think that's what I'm wanting. Notice any differences?

Pauleo

Alright. I really want to change my plugs and wires but I don't know about doing it myself! How in the world did you guys get to those things????? :?: :shock: I did the BL on my truck myself but everything was fairly easy to get to. I don't know if I can tackle this one! You would think that plugs &...

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I LOVE the crew cab!!!!!! I wanna paint mine that way!!!!!!!

Pauleo

AZS10Crew wrote:Dang Brule...it's not a '32 3-window coupe...it's just a truck!

Wadda ya mean, just A TRUCK!?!?!?

Pauleo

I can't say for sure yet what the difference might be... I think I'll wait until you figure it out. I would like to do this mod since it is a FREE one!!! But I'm not gonna fiddle with it since I don't have a voltage meter & it's not making any noticable difference for you. I would think that it wou...

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Keep us posted on your results!

Pauleo

I have to agree with AZ. I replaced the head unit in mine with a Pioneer Super Tuner III and I could hear a good difference. I then replaced the door speakers with Pioneers and gained a little mids. But to be honest, I don't know if it was worth the money for the amount of sound difference. That MIG...

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Always happy to post pics of MY crew!!! Even though you didn't ask for them, here's my before & after...

I have 30's though. Not 31's.

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I don't know much about these things but I had this happen to a vehicle of mine before and it was a rad hose collapsing. Have you checked them to see if they are soft?

Pauleo

Very sweet, Bob! I'm glad that your dealership was willing to work with you and treat you like a customer should be treated! That's the FIRST good story I've heard about a GM dealership in a while. Thanks for posting!!!

Pauleo

Thinking I might go with these.

Just cause they are RED like my CC!

$146 plus a $12.95 handling fee from this place.

Pauleo

I don't know a thing about SL's so forgive me in advance if I offend anyone or otherwise stick my foot in my mouth. But why in the world would someone want to do a solid front axle??? I understand the greater approach & departure angles associated with a higher truck but don't you have LESS ground c...

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Yeah, I don't do any off roading to speak of. Although I WANT TO BADLY and given the chance I would!!!! All my driving is paved surfaces. So I don't think I need anything heavy duty. Just something that will make the CC ride more like a truck. And, of coarse, be durable.

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I know that there has been a TON of posts about shocks and that Bilsteins are viewed as the best. The thing is, I really don't wanna give $240 them! It's just out of my budget, plain & simple. Is there a "second best" out there? I heard some of you suggest the Ranchos. Are they priced any better? I ...

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OK. I gotta get `em! 50k miles and mine are TOAST!

Pauleo

I agree completely with Reed! It seems intimidating at first, but just go for it. Especially if you have some others helping you! I did mine all by myself and I AM NOT good at working on cars or trucks!!! Seriously! It took me 3 days to do mine, but again I was by myself and I suck at auto mechanics...

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MAN! I am sick, Jeff! It took me too long to talk my wife in to letting me get the chrome 15" wheels I have now. They are only a year old. She would nevelet me go bigger. I WOULD LOVE TO GO 17"!!!!!! I am DEFINATELY jeleous! That is the look that I've been wanting. BTW, do you have aftermarket headl...

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By any chance would bad (factory) shocks make the truck sway a bit at highway speeds???

Pauleo

Ahh! I see! Thanks, Barch-Man!

Pauleo

Are these things easy to install? I mean, to you just unbolt one and bolt on the other? Or do you have to repack grease or anything like that???

Pauleo

Thanks guys i believe i have the tools and assembly abilty for the 2" BL. Heres my plan A: In a matter of minutes i will order the Boise AAL.When I recieve that I will also do the tb crank. B: 30-9.5-15 tires on my stock rims. In a month C: 2" BL .....fall of '05 Mark Sounds like a great plan to me...

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When I changed the bulb color in my dash to red, I painted the faces of my needles red. I wished I would have known that I could have popped the needles off, scrape off the orange & paint THAT part instead. It would have looked a whole lot cleaner. Dollar short & a day late....story of my life! :cry...

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Looks VERY, VERY nice! That's sweet! I'm wishin I had the GMC now instead of the Chevy!!! How much is that thing??? Are you gonna offer something like that for the S-10??

Pauleo

RocK wrote:Well here they are on and shiny.

Aww, MAN! That looks AWESOME!!! I likey!

Pauleo

Question. My radio is XM ready. So does that mean that I wouldn't need the extra piece of equipment hanging on the dash??? If so, that would be cool. But is there a boombox or something that I could get so that I could listen to XM other than in the truck??? Or maybe just something that I could hook...

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This is a mod I would like to do also. As far as the exiting console goes, mine rattles around and squeeks & creeks now so I couldn''t imagine the floor shift console could be any worse. I think that my only trouble would be getting it hooked up to the tranny. I wouldn't even know where to begin on ...

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I had the chance to do some cruisin' around today and I must say that I do notice a slight difference in performance. I also went & bought a new 4" tip with baffles. I can hear the difference now. When I get another 60 bucks to "INVEST" in my CC, I wanna get the custom pipe. I tried to tell my wife,...

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Yea, I have a V-force muffler on mine and I love it. I'm not sure if it's the same muffler as you got or not, but I have no complaints what-so-ever. The idle sound sounds like a V8 and at wide open, it sounds very aggressive. Cruising at 2000rpm on the freeway, you can barely notice it. What shop d...

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Personally , I would then save some money for the PA 2" body lift. If you have any skills with hand tools we can talk you through it in a weekend. Yep! My sentiments, exactly! I did mine by myself! I'm not mechanically inclined, but I had a set of sockets & wrenches and got r dun in a weekend all b...

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I just installed one of these on my CC. Anybody have any experience with them? I don't think I have any performance gains, and the truck isn't much louder. Yet the muffler shop told me it would open things up a lot more than stock. I guess we'll see.

Pauleo

WOW! Very nice!

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I WANT IT!

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Whoa! I really like the black!!!! Looks really good, man!

Pauleo

WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME!!!! This site is FULL of very good information! I hope you find it as useful as I have! Be prepared to open your wallet cause this stuff is addicting!!!

And that is a sweet ride! After all.... it's a CREW!!!!!!!!

Pauleo

wamason wrote:"When momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"

AMEN, BROTHER!!!!

Take care of the Mrs!

Pauleo

well I rethought it and called back and got these instead 17x7.5s they say here by next fri we will see .I wanted the lugs covered less to clean :) image I like those better :D Don't forsake the happy household for truck parts though. If your wife is going to be unhappy...it is not worth it! Make s...

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MAN! Did we get WAY off topic!!! HJ will put our bells in a sling for sure! :shock: :lol: After looking your diagram over, and considering I would like to do this with the headlights, I think I would be much better off with an aftermarket kit. They don't even use existing bulbs. You drill a small ho...

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Pauleo, I will try to draw you out a diagram on how to make this work. It may require two or three relays total, and a few diodes. Let me do some thinking and I'll get back to ya. I just did a search on the internet for headlight strobes and came across an inexpensive set for $25.00! I didn't know ...

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barch97 wrote:it's too bad they haven't got a car wash in "Mississississississippi"

That's just wrong!

Pauleo

So if I do what you say & wire the power through a switch, will I still be able to have the lights function normally???

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jeff024 wrote:I made the leap.....

I'm jeleous!!!

Cool rims, man!

Can't wait to see the pics! And I KNOW you're gonna post pics!!!!

Pauleo

GREAT! :x Thanks alot, you guys! I thought I was gonna be done with mods & stuff for a while! Now I gotta go get a relay & flasher to make my headlights do that!!!! :lol: Instead of flashing my high beams to people to "say hello" or whatever, it would be cool to alternate the lights back & forth. Bu...

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Hey Corey! Can you take a close up pic of those Lund's & post `em? I wonder how much of a "lip" is noticed with the double sided tape.

Pauleo

I figured you guys would know more about this stuff than I would.

f9k9 wrote:Probably works as well as just a "NOS" decal...

Maybe I'll just get the NOS decal!!!

Pauleo

RocK wrote:Well I figured I would post a pic of the rims I ordered. Just to get a waddaya think??

They look SWEET, Rock! I hope you can make them work on your rig!

Pauleo

Anyboby heard of these things???

Speed Chip

Pauleo

Hey! Just found one for ya! Check out this link...

http://www.truckxccessory.com/truckxcce ... overs.html

Pauleo

ZIGGY K wrote:THANKS PAULEO, i'll give it a LOOK !!!!!

No problem. Here's a pic of the wheels I bought from them.

[img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-3/9 ... 825[1].jpg[/img]

Happy hunting! Let us know what you come up with!!!

Pauleo

American Racing makes a few. But when I was looking, I really didn't like any of them. Try www.wayneswheels.net . They are out of California and are real good to work with. Also, the rims I bought from them were less expensive than if I bought them locally. And that was even with the shipping added!...

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kf6kmx wrote:... Took two pics tonight...

Lookin' Good! I would like to find a cool way to mount a CB in my truck. I don't want to remove the ashtray & mount it there because I smoke & I use the lighter all the time.

HEY WAMASON!
Snap some pics of YOUR setup for us! It really sounds cool!

Pauleo

...I used some CAT5 cable to extend and mount my CB's controls inside the garage door opener compartment, so when I open that, my CB's faceplate swings down with it... I extended the Mic plug to come out on the side of my center console close to the floor so I can plug a mic in there. Any pics???? ...

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...I'm thinking about going the full cold-air-intake kit on the S10.. Actually, I think that someone said that, if you do the airbox mod & the K&N filter, it really does the same thing as the FIPK. I can't remember who it was but I was sure they said to save your money if looking to buy the whole k...

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Cool beans!

Pauleo

Hmm. When I put mine in, I noticed the idle RPM went down and the engine made a much cooler sound

when I stepped on the gas! But as for gas mileage, I didn't notice any difference.

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Once its all fished into place and done, I'll take some photos in the daylight and post them.

Yes! Please do! I think I smell another mod coming on for my CC!

Pauleo

40k for a 1/2 ton pickup makes me sick :roll: I couldn't agree more Frankly, I doubt I will ever buy a new vehicle again. No offense to anyone who plans to, but I feel like I'm being ripped off when buying a new car or truck... Yep, I know how you feel! New truck prices are just NUTS!!! With GM's l...

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Am afraid to admit that I agree with Pauleo... I read about YOUR experiences with the GM and I figured you would have no problem agreeing with me. I'm sure that these kind of problems exsist with all the manufacturers but, like I said, I have just heard WAY too many horror stories about GM lately. ...

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I know how you feel :lol: The GM employee discount AND the rebates open to the public had me eyeballing full size GMC trucks night before last. $11K off sticker makes me think to much for my own good :roll: If I ever make another NEW vehicle purchase, I think I may steer clear of GM. Don't get me w...

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Well folks! I was driving by & saw a new Nissan Titan Crew with 20" rims. I stopped & check it out. It is soooo sweet! :drool: It had a cool tie down system in the bed, an access panel in the outside of the bed (behind the rear tire), power rear window, 5.6L V-8 with 305 horses. Tows like 9600 lbs! ...

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You know what? To each their own!!! I like the lowered CC! Like he said, he's not going off road with it! What's the big deal?? I think he should even go a bit lower! Jim, I like your truck and I like HJ's idea of the Xtreme ground effects. So you'll have a cool street truck that just happens to hav...

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...I guess the moral of the story is to have a little patience, a trait that I have ever been known to possess. Ahh! I know what you mean! I have the same exact problem! :? :lol: I really like the simplicity of that light wing. But there is NO WAY in the world I would pay 80-some bucks for it! That...

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I'm thinkin' I may want to add a brush gaurd, light bar or something!!!

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VERY nice!

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Those are some seriously awesome pics!

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Aww, shucks!

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So, just to get off topic a bit!

This pic brings back up an old topic. Since you had the CC trailering your Cub, why didn't you take it to HOOTERS to take the pic!!!???

Pauleo

Thanks, Barch-Man!

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HJ's Caliper paint link is the stuff I used. Check it out. it has the instructions right there on the site. The paint seems to be holding up well aslo. No visible cracks or chips after the 6 months or so that I have had them done. EDIT: Also, don't worry about having enough paint. Paint those layers...

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