[trackbird]

I've been driving a Jeep Liberty for a couple years as my daily driver (and I've hated virtually every minute of it). Long story short, a 2105 Silverado crew cab followed me home this weekend (just in time for fireworks, my wife and I are both licensed "Exhibitors Assistants" (pyro techs) for professional shows). Within 12 hours of signing paperwork, we were hauling stuff around the site and driving through in 6" of soft muddy grass (oops). It's a truck, right?

I need a front license plate bracket. My truck came from out of state and what they gave me requires drilling holes in the bumper (I'd rather not due to rust concerns). Is there anything like the SLP bracket for the 4th gens that fits the new trucks?

I'm looking for a roll up (semi rigid/secure) tonneau cover.

Throttle response sucks, so I'm going to need a programmer to fix the throttle feel. I'm not worried about power (it makes enough for now), but the throttle could use some help. It opens really slow and then you start stabbing it to get it to move. I'm not a fan.

Has anybody fixed any of these issues? Tips, tricks or recommended parts?

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14 towing/ 22 average is impressive for sure. The '16 Grand Cherokee with the v6 barely manages to average 21mpg. Weight distributing hitch is a good idea, especially since I will need to purchase a new one with the truck. While a 2500 would be cool, I can't justify having one. I would choose better gas mileage and more comfortable ride over towing, since I would most likely only tow my car to track days a couple times a year. I live so close to a few tracks that it's not worth throwing the car on a trailer.

Re: factory bed liner. While I don't doubt your place does trucks off the lot for a local dealer, Chevy offers a factory sprayed liner that is incredibly high quality. It's very thick, and it's done by robot so the thickness is even, and the tape lines are perfect. I was at the CT auto show yesterday talking to a Chevy rep about it. At a $335 option, I think it's an absolute steal. I'm hoping there are plenty of leftover '16's next year, I would love to find a 1500 with the "custom" package (body colored bumpers and aluminum wheels). Time to start saving for that deposit.

+1 to the weathertech stuff. I won't let family members buy new cars without it.

[trackbird]

14 towing/ 22 average is impressive for sure. The '16 Grand Cherokee with the v6 barely manages to average 21mpg. Weight distributing hitch is a good idea, especially since I will need to purchase a new one with the truck. While a 2500 would be cool, I can't justify having one. I would choose better gas mileage and more comfortable ride over towing, since I would most likely only tow my car to track days a couple times a year. I live so close to a few tracks that it's not worth throwing the car on a trailer.

Re: factory bed liner. While I don't doubt your place does trucks off the lot for a local dealer, Chevy offers a factory sprayed liner that is incredibly high quality. It's very thick, and it's done by robot so the thickness is even, and the tape lines are perfect. I was at the CT auto show yesterday talking to a Chevy rep about it. At a $335 option, I think it's an absolute steal. I'm hoping there are plenty of leftover '16's next year, I would love to find a 1500 with the "custom" package (body colored bumpers and aluminum wheels). Time to start saving for that deposit.

+1 to the weathertech stuff. I won't let family members buy new cars without it.

My V6 Jeep liberty got 17 highway and 13-14 MPG in town. The truck gets much better mileage. I was a little shocked. And that "14 towing" was mostly "hauling butt". It wasn't just 65 mph. It was 75-80 on cruise (literally). I can't argue with that one bit.

I like the 18" wheels (and I prefer the non-Z71 wheels with the split spoke design). I've been in pretty deep mud/goo and never scratched the face of the wheel. The 20" wheels don't have the wider tire sidewall to "open up" the channel in the mud and it looks like you can scratch the face of the wheel if you get in the deep stuff (and there's less sidewall before the wheel is below ground level). If you don't plan to go off road, it really won't matter.

Interesting, I didn't know for sure if GM was doing them or taking them to the local guys to spray in the "factory liners". Some of the trucks on the lot looked very well done. The guys that did my 3500 were awesome. It was amazingly uniform and the cut lines were perfect. I was amazed they could do such a nice job. It looked like a robot did it (it was hand sprayed). My friend had one done by some guys in Zanesville, OH and it looks like my old one. The lines are perfect and the thickness is just like my old one. I was thinking about taking my truck to them to respray it. The new job they did on mine is much, much thicker, but they have tape under one little corner behind the cab and it's going to do the trick, it's not up to the standards set by these other shops that make "artwork".


My current work truck is a 2015 Silverado "WT" package with 5.3 liter/3.42 gears. It's a 2wd, regular cab long bed. I don't think the fuel economy gauge has ever been reset and it's showing an average of 19.8 mpg since it was new (it has 16k miles on it). It's a lot quicker than my 4x4 crew cab since it's likely 1,000 lbs lighter. I just wish the seat went back a bit. I'm only 5'11" and I could use another inch of seat travel in the standard cab.