trreed's upgrade thread

[dripley]

That would take some of the mystery out of the pump failures as far as the Quad is concerned. 

[Dieselfuture]

I'm going to change my vp relay just in case then before I forget about this issue !!!

[trreed]

3 hours ago, jlbayes said:

Oh isn't that a kick in the........

Right?  These dang trucks...

[jlbayes]

14 hours ago, trreed said:

Right?  These dang trucks...

 

You, @TFaoro and @Me78569 should all come and experience my truck. You'll wonder why you even own one after lol

[trreed]

Just kidding about fixing my VP issues. Truck did it again because it hates me.  Time to start checking wiring I guess..

In the meantime, I also am rebuilding this Tahoe motor for my mom, and that will be in the vehicle by next week, so I'll hopefully have some reliable wheels and can really look at this issue

[trreed]

It's been a while since I've updated, but then again its been awhile since I've done anything to the truck... But today, I finally got the 4th gen wheels on the truck and updated to 3rd gen front brakes because why not.  Unfortunately, the tires are smaller than what used to be on the truck (285/75/R16 to 265/70/R17) but they will suffice until I get ahold of a set of 285/70/R17's over summer...

Poor truck is dirty due to days of rain here in CO, and a severe hail storm took its toll on my hood and roof.

[Silverdodge]

Info on 3rd gen brakes?

[trreed]

I used calipers, brackets, pads, and rotors off an 06 2500.  Everything bolts right up.  Only issue I ran into was the brake hose bolt for the '06 being too wide to fit through the stock brake hose.  The original bolt worked like a charm

[Silverdodge]

Any difference?

[notlimah]

Whys having the smaller tires a downside for you? Looks good though, Id like to put 4th gen wheels on mine as well.

[Silverdodge]

10 minutes ago, notlimah said:

Whys having the smaller tires a downside for you? Looks good though, Id like to put 4th gen wheels on mine as well.

I was saying between the stopping ability between second gen and 3rd gen brakes

[notlimah]

Sorry, that question was for trreed! lol I am curious about the difference as well though!

[trreed]

First impressions is that the brakes feel the same. I put them on because of the difference in pad width, and I like the idea of wider pads when towing. 

As for the tires, I guess I've gotten used to the size of the old tires and these look small to me. I've always liked tires with a bit of width and height to them. Personal preference I guess. 

[notlimah]

You'll have to update us after you tow something or get some more miles on it to see how they're working out. Is the only difference the width in the rotor?

 

I hear ya on the tires though, I'm on 315's right now because that's what the truck came with but I'll be going down to 285's when the time comes to replace them.

[trreed]

I'll have a trailer hooked to the truck within the week, so I'll post on how they did. 

Below is a picture of the difference in pad side. 2G on the left, 3G on the right. Since the pads are bigger, the rotor has to have a larger diameter, which means the caliper bracket has to be bigger...  though the calipers themselves look to be identical for 2001 vs 2006. 

[notlimah]

Gotcha, that's a nice comparison. I'll be interested to hear how they perform!

[jlbayes]

Money well spent on the 3rd gens. Add stainless lines in there and it gets better.

 

For everyone else you only need the 3rd gen brackets, rotors and pads. Calipers are the same.

[Silverdodge]

I'm doing 4th gen steering tomorrow lol pretty excited

[trreed]

It's a great upgrade.  Did it a year ago and no problems since

 

[Silverdodge]

Did you reuse yr old nuts or buy new