Dropped my Z71 'Hoe on a 3/5 with 22's

[DaRosa218]

So, I finally sold my lift and tires to Matt here on the forum! What did I do to it now you ask? Well, here we go.

I removed my keys and spacers and installed a DJM 3/5 lowering kit and put on Matt's old 22" AVE's on 305/45r22. It handles amazingly and love how it looks. Best of all my fuel mileage went from 12mpg to 18.5mpg by ditching the 33's.


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Because I'm getting better fuel mileage, She's no longer going up for-sale and plan to keep her for quite a while.

 

[westcoast]

wow you gained that much in MPG? wow. BTW that OBS blue tahoe does it have a whiplash kit on it?

 

[dwmmatt23]

, man congrats on the mpg increase. Now I know I have a problem with mine cause my fuel meter on the way back showed I was getting the exact same mileage that I was getting with the 22''s, 11mpg in town and 15.5mpg freeway no matter what with the terra grapplers. Thanks again for the swap and key install.

by the way I noticed now I have your truck in my sig avatar, I got to get some updated pics tomorrow, haha

 

[Arctic-Rodz]

Man..... looked better lifted IMO

as long as you like the results is all that matters though!

 

[DaRosa218]

wow you gained that much in MPG? wow. BTW that OBS blue tahoe does it have a whiplash kit on it?

Well, after looking at a few things I noticed that one of my o2 sensors had a torn wire but was hanging in just barely. I replaced it and I think that was what gave me a mpg increase. As for the blue Tahoe, it has a 10" whiplash suspension on 36" Iroc super-Swampers.

 

[07Burb]

Nice man! A gain in MPG and it looks killer being dropped back down!

 

[dirty runner]

trucks looking good. like it lowered better

 

[westcoast]

Well, after looking at a few things I noticed that one of my o2 sensors had a torn wire but was hanging in just barely. I replaced it and I think that was what gave me a mpg increase. As for the blue Tahoe, it has a 10" whiplash suspension on 36" Iroc super-Swampers.

hmmmm did you buy that tahoe like that? I rembember seeing it for sale for the longest time.

 

[1badss]

That's what I am talking about. Just got me a 05 Z-71 that I have the same thing planned for. Nice, very nice!!!!

 

[DaRosa218]

hmmmm did you buy that tahoe like that? I rembember seeing it for sale for the longest time.

We actually just sold it. That was my Dad who had it forsale on craigslist. He actually traded it for a Dodge 3500 Quad Cab 4x4 Dually.