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by gerbil21 » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:14 am

Well i been on this site and gmtnation, and The os for a while but i just actually signed up here

anyways im from Queens, New york and have a 05 GMC Envoy 4x4

Mods so far:
2011 Z71 Rear Springs
2011 Tahoe Rear Shocks (with the washers that nobody talks about :evil: )
Plast- Dipped Grille, Rims, and lower Trimming

Future Mods:
Bull Bar
Bigger Tires
Thule Roof Rack
Ext. Brakes
PCM Tune
Trans Go. Shift Kit
vette Servo
Tinted Windows
Blistein front Coilovers W/Longer springs for a 1.5" lift
Air intake and Exhaust
G80 from a Ext.

Look at that amazing lift :D
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bsy79pc4ow4mndj/IMAG0242.jpg

oh no its normal again :(
https://www.dropbox.com/s/78fee4e62r6adld/IMAG0244.jpg

stock w/Plasti- Dipped Grille
https://www.dropbox.com/s/geifjfd6ffs80ok/IMAG0245.jpg

How it is now
https://www.dropbox.com/s/em8hnt2f1it1s20/IMAG0260.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6y41b1knqtkv2vu/IMAG0261.jpg

also if anyone wants to help me with my 9mpg fell free to over at gmtnation
http://gmtnation.com/forums/topic/11565 ... idle-drop/
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by Moots1288 » Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:50 am

Welcome man, I am also from Queens. Nice looking truck, if you plan on wheeling forget the bull bar and save the money for some other mods in the future.

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by navigator » Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:52 pm

welcome Jeremyah, do you have any more info on your front Bilstein coilovers with longer springs? It sounds like another option for those just wanting to level things up.
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by v7guy » Tue Aug 19, 2014 3:57 pm

Well, now you just gotta develop a plan and lift it. Looks like you've got at least a rough idea of what you want to do. You've got a few of us around the area and a fair bit more within a couple hour drive. Nice to see another Envoy. I would look hard at Moots and Regulator as the Envoy gives a couple more challenges due to smaller fender clearance, but nothing crazy.
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by gerbil21 » Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:18 pm

Moots1288 wrote:Welcome man, I am also from Queens. Nice looking truck, if you plan on wheeling forget the bull bar and save the money for some other mods in the future.

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i don't plan on serious offroading but i want a good lift noting to crazy like a sas swap :D but i do want it to be usable and i dont want a lift just for looks. and besides i don't i would go anywhere if i did a real offroad lift since i would get no mpg's and im already getting 9mpg :( maybe i can drive on the dirt in the gas station and call it offroading since that's as far as i'll get :D


navigator wrote:welcome Jeremyah, do you have any more info on your front Bilstein coilovers with longer springs? It sounds like another option for those just wanting to level things up.


i read in this tread about it
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4175

he used Moog 81114 springs w/blisteins and got a 1" lift with the same ride quality
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by Opeth » Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:58 pm

Welcome! ....and the NY crowd grows larger :)
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by ErikSS » Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:05 pm

Welcome. Few of us PLAN on crazy offroading with our TBs. But sometimes it happens. :-)
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by Moots1288 » Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:45 pm

ErikSS wrote:Welcome. Few of us PLAN on crazy offroading with our TBs. But sometimes it happens. :-)
and dd them.. And drive them long distances for a weekend..
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by Cable810 » Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:13 pm

Welcome!!
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by gerbil21 » Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:53 pm

Cable810 wrote:Welcome!!

Thanks!
Opeth wrote:Welcome! ....and the NY crowd grows larger :)
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by SmokeyMcBlazer » Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:36 am

welcome aboard bro
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by djthumper » Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:26 am

Welcome
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by v7guy » Wed Aug 20, 2014 10:45 am

If you're getting 9 mpg now, there's something really amiss and you should probably get it addressed. You should be seeing at least 14 or 15. On the trailblazer with 32s and 3.42s with a tire on a roof rack I was seeing 12-13, with 4.10s and 33s on the envoy I'm seeing around 14, I think Moots is 15mpg or better since he swapped to 4.56s

Moral of the story, you can improve mpg with mods!

You'll find most of us daily drive our trucks and many of us find that after the first trip we're hooked. Which results in driving in groups hours away to wheel anda hang out for a weekend few times a year.

If you're just looking for appearance slap on a MarkMC suspension lift, some spacers or adapters and some 32s on stock wheels. No need for skids or anything.
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