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Having sold tires for two different dealers I can say you really can't compare treadware ratings across different brands. The treadware rating is better used when comparing tires from the same manufacture. As for a long wearing tire I would also recommend the Bridgestone Dueler, I grabbed some take offs that had 65k miles on them for emergency use, used two for another 5k miles before I bought my Pirellis. The Pirelli Scorpians I have though have not held up well, maybe get 40k out of the before its time to replace. I will go with the Prada Spec X next time.

So I can buy the $15 six times before I've spent $100. I try not to "top it off" and over fill, and I doubt if I have the truck in 6 years.

Yep, but the TSB has you buy $150 in parts plus a run down to the parts store to buy 5-6 foot of rubber hose to fix a flaw that should have never been there in the first place. I went to Rock Auto, bought #2142149 for $15 and used 2 foot of hose to replace the part. Yes I know it doesn't move the vent, but I managed 5 years and 75000 miles on the original so who cares.

Man this whole "noise" thing with the EBC sports is insane. Look, if you have stock exhaust, windows down, radio off, on a fresh paved "baby butt smooth" road, in a quiet neighborhood and apply the brakes below 35 with your head out the window then you will hear the swish sound. So is it annoying? Well, it might be to you if you brake like I just mentioned all the time. HOWEVER, it does not bother me because those stars never align all at once on a daily basis. Obtuse? Maybe but give the Sports a try they are GREAT!!

What does the fluid look and smell like? If it is already black and smells burnt then leave well enough alone. If the fluid has some color and does not smell burnt then flush away. I've seen trannys come in with burnt fluid that the customer just HAD to have flushed and we had to push the car off the lift because the tranny would no longer pull the vehicle off it. LOL Unless your vehicle has been used to tow allot in high heat or mountains then the fluid should be ok to flush. The manual says 100k mile service on the trans unless severe duty, and I'm a firm believer in that.

A faint "whirr" sound yes.........noisy............not really, and even the whirr sound goes away after a few thousand miles. Besides that dimples won't crack like the drilled ones do.

Going to start ordering parts soon for front end rebuild and have question regarding fitment. Looking at outer tie rod ends I see 2wd and 4wd, being the VHO is torsion bar do we use the 4wd tie rod ends?

I usually go Wagner, but on a whim I put the Cmax pads on my VHO with the EBC rotors last brake service. With about 25k+ miles I will report they are doing fine with minimal dust. When I say minimal I mean I can go three weeks without washing the truck and not have black front wheels. Couldn't say that about the Wagners I put on the Envoy before I sold it, those things were dusty as grandmas attic. I will most likely get about 50k out of these pads at the rate they are wearing with normal stop and go commuting. I can't speak for the cheaper pads but the CMax's seem to be just as good as any I've used.

I have at least 20K miles on my EBC sport rotors and AZ C-Max pads. The pads were seated per instructions, and was anal to the point of using the parking brake to hold it at stop lights.till they were broke in. Early on I did hear a whirring or light whooshing sound but have either got used to it or it went away. The rotors are loads better than Taiwan eBay crap don't kid yourself. I have no qualms about using them again or recommending to anyone.

Ok I finally put 2" shackles on the rear last weekend, looks good but need to crank the keys down about 3/4" in front for a slight rake. I've read numerous folks say pop out the front bump stops to trim and its "easy" but how easy are they to get back in the cups?

Will these fit the 2wd SSS and VHO's with the 14bolt rear?

Bilsteins FTW!! I just installed them on my Envoy after much debate and boy did I make the right choice. I will be changing out the stockers on the VHO soon with them as the stock shocks are getting stiff.

I put some 3GD EBC Sport on about 25k ago, seem to be holding up well. These are the dimpled/slotted rotors from EBC and look about as good now as when I installed them.

Banks Exhaust #48332 will fit with minor tweaking of the mounting. That part number was for the 1500HD which except for the hangers was more or less the same exhaust as ours.

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