2019 Silverado

[k0ua]

Just finished monkeying in the cold with my stupid 08 Sierra TPS system. I can't get it to see all the tires. Sometimes one, but not another and never all of them.

Sure hope GM has sorted this BS out since my 08.

A friend calls them Government motors, another Garbage Motors, but I think Gimmick Motors might be a best description. Never had trouble with the Duramax (Touch vinyl and fake wood) but it's all the junky gimmicky stuff that's given me the problems.

The TPS on my 2010 Silverado works fine.

On another front, some 4wd pickups have an air ride system to lower the height for town and highway, and raise the height about 3 inches for trail.

 

[k0ua]

Looks very nice, but call me when they put a solid front axle with l/o hubs and a truck frame in one.

You phone is going to be as lonely as the old Maytag repairman.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I kind of like the RIDE my "Fake" front axle provides.

If I didn't, maybe I would drive a Ford or Dodge. Helps you stay awake on those long days, trying to keep it between the lines. lol

 

[Rustyiron]

I kind of like the RIDE my "Fake" front axle provides.

If I didn't, maybe I would drive a Ford or Dodge. Helps you stay awake on those long days, trying to keep it between the lines. lol

If you only knew the hours of fun we had on the jobsite "messing" around with Ford vs Chebby thing, particularly with the front car like suspension on GM trucks. When all the kidding is over, I've seen the Chevy's thrashed & worked just as hard as any other and do just fine. For me, you just don't hold up a work truck with torsion bars and swing arms.

 

[WilliamBos]

It's going to be similar to the deal with Ford on the 650 and 750 series a few years ago. Navistar will build the frame and GM will supply the cab and hood, it will be Duramax powered.

There will be two trucks - a navistar version with navistar power too.

 

[WilliamBos]

Hopefully GM will buy ball joints with grease fittings and unit bearings from Moog for these new 1500’s, too much junk from them in the past.

 

[timswi]

Hopefully GM will buy ball joints with grease fittings and unit bearings from Moog for these new 1500’s, too much junk from them in the past.

I can honestly say I have not replaced a front end part on any GM trucks built from the 1990's on and a few of them went 200K on the original ball joints and suspensions. The only under the truck repairs were one exhaust system, one fuel pump (at 175k) ,a couple of rear u-joints and general brake replacements.

 

[ruffdog]

Hopefully GM will buy ball joints with grease fittings and unit bearings from Moog for these new 1500’s, too much junk from them in the past.

The neighbor has a F250 that gets ball joints often. That is not a fun job.

 

[Btown]

The neighbor has a F250 that gets ball joints often. That is not a fun job.

Put a new set on my 250 two years ago, it was 15 years old and it was the first time they were replaced.

 

[jwstewar]

I don't think having grease fittings vs. not is as big of deal as it used to be. I've had 4 Chevy Trucks - 6 if you count our Trailblazer and Suburban. The only one that needed anything ever replaced on the front end was a '93 S/10 had to have an idler arm replaced and guess what, it had grease fittings. I can always tell when my '99 Silverado is getting ready for an oil change, the steering gets a little stiffer and you can hear it. Once greased no issues, has been that way since day 1. The 'burb only has a couple grease fittings on it, it doesn't have the same "issue." Heck, my old Honda had 310k miles on it, not a single grease fitting. No front end parts were ever replaced on it. I had it aligned around 280k miles when I put the last set of tires on it, they said nothing was out of spec and nothing was worn. So I don't buy into the fact that if it doesn't have grease fittings it is crap.