Intro - Chevy '06 Silverado - Castle Rock

[TDash]

Hey what's up everyone, my name is Scott I moved to Colorado in 2015 from the East Bay in California and don't really know anyone out here partly because I work from home.

I live in Castle Rock and am married with 2 young girls and a 3rd on the way.


I'm pretty new to 4 wheeling myself, I've been on a couple trails from when I've gone winter camping out at Jefferson, but my fondest memories of offroading was when I was a young kid with my dad with our '86 Bronco. Looking to get out more, learn a lot and meet some cool people along the way.

My truck is a Chevy '06 Silverado 1500 Z71 crew cab, 5.3L V8. I picked it up last year it was already lifted with the procomp 37" tires but most of the suspension was in bad shape, my mechanic swapped out the shocks with Bilstein 5100 and 5160s in the back. It had a cherry bomb exhaust and I had that ripped out and put in Flowmaster American Thunder cat back system. I have a K&N cold air intake I just haven't had a chance to get it installed yet. The lift is 6" with a 3" body lift and my mechanic buddy is strongly suggesting I take out the body lift, I'm still thinking it over.



http://i.imgur.com/9fRax8n.jpg

[ColoJeeper]

Welcome

[Heather]

Welcome! Castle Rock is the best. Beautiful truck!! Have to agree with your buddy on the body lift :) Hope to see you on the trails!

[dwine]

Welcome, hope to see you riding with us this weekend!

[Brian]

Hey there and welcome!

[JPSCRAWLER]

Welcome! Can't wait to meet you out on the trail. Great looking truck and I think you find most real wheelers will agree with your mechanic. I have seen it take very little to shift a body on frame with that much body lift. Same with these trucks with huge lift blocks under their leafs for lift bad juju. 1-1 1/4 " max in my opinion. See ya soon!

[Brucker]

Welcome

[RockyMtRebel]

Welcome! Looks like I'll see you this weekend at the Gulches!

[dscowell]

Howdy!

[dieseldoc]

Welcome! Can't wait to meet you out on the trail. Great looking truck and I think you find most real wheelers will agree with your mechanic. I have seen it take very little to shift a body on frame with that much body lift. Same with these trucks with huge lift blocks under their leafs for lift bad juju. 1-1 1/4 " max in my opinion. See ya soon!

x2 here

Body lift is for mall crawlers. As well the make the truck look like poo!
The chevy frame hangs low to start with and looks like POO now add body lift! I bet we could hit golf balls through that gap!
The factory blocks suck but its what you get.
I would consider the shackle flip kit from RUFFSTUFF SPECIALTIES
As i am sure your kids ride in this truck, lift blocks and body lift should be very hi on the fix it list!

Any how welcome and loook forward to met you on Saturday

[Riotcake]

Welcome! Glad to see you joined up!

Nice looking truck, I wasn't expecting to see 9 inches of lift on 37"s from a 'newbie' haha. Gotta agree on taking out the body lift... or at least take it as low as you can to still fit those tires.

I look forward to wheeling with you, I might be on the run this Saturday. Still deciding if I want to drive that far since I'm up in Brighton.

[PhillipG65]

Welcome new friend !!!!!
Just don't lose those awesome tires !!! They will help more than any lift !!
Go slow ... let the truck do all the work, you'll be fine and fun times await you !!!!!!!!!
Great choice to be here in this forum, fun first, plan later

[The StRanger]

Welcome to the dark side. . .
We have cookies! ! !

[Java]

:thumb: Welcome! :thumb:

[TJS86TOY]

Welcome!

[Hypoid]

Welcome aboard!

[dieseldoc]

Hey Scott I didn't get any pics of your truck on the ice but I did get proof it was there

Pleased to meet you sir.
Hope to see you more.
Nice to see full size stuff now and then.

[TDash]

wooo thanks Brandon I guess I should have spoke up more asking people to take a vid/pic I think it was just bad luck that Matt was behind me in the line so he got mostly everyone but me lol

[RockyMtRebel]

Yea, I felt bad I wasn't able to video everyone..... next time I'll make sure to get footage of you Scott!!!! Too bad we didn't get some of when you were stuck in the creek ;)

[TDash]

yeah for sure, a nice shot of those 37s pretty much disappeared as a perfect fit into those ice holes

[goSlo]

Scott it's nice to meet ya.

Welcome to the group and hope to see you on a trail in the near future!