Good to know. Thanks. It doesn’t free fall there is some resistance, but still a bang. Same as the day I bought it new. I hate the dealership and the whole run around experience. If it has failed the DeeZee is cheaper at $20 and hopefully will last longer. When I hit the fob the tailgate opens nice and smooth to the bottom now.
What is it like to lift/close? The torque rod is designed to create resistance on the way down so it don't bang. And then it has the ability to help lift that damn heavy multipro.
I think it must have some assist. I close it with one hand. There is some weight but with the whole kicker system and all it feels like it must have some weight reduction. I don’t think of it as heavy. I am lucky on the wife front. Mine refuses to drive it and hasn’t once since I bought it. She says it’s too big but she likes riding in it at least.What is it like to lift/close? The torque rod is designed to create resistance on the way down so it don't bang. And then it has the ability to help lift that damn heavy multipro.
I didn't know the '21 was broke, until I bought the '22. Once the wifey saw how easy it was to close, I was heavily requested to take it in and get it repaired. Happy wife, happy life!
Pretty happy with the results. Got the bumper trim pieces done and back on. Nice smooth finish and the paint has some metallic flake in it. Very close to the Original color, not exact. I wanted to keep a contrast color and not go black. Everything else is blacked out. Here is a photo of the stock vader grill with the new painted bumper insert. The grill has a little bit of a bronze tint to it. I think I am happy with it and will remove and paint the grill next week. The bumper inserts just pop off from the front. Looks like the chrome pieces on the grill are just clip on. So removing the grill then taking those off to sand and paint. Like the paint, good coverage, enamel, non fading.
Truck doing truck things!
What are the wheel specs, 17x8.5 zero offset? I see the tire are 305/70/17.... looks nice!!
I did the same 2 months ago for my new '25 AT4. Be careful rolling down the windows as the inserts can scrape aftermarket window film. I keep the back windows up. Also the inserts that cover the door lock stalks don't slide all the way into the window sill. Other that, I live Ruff Liners.
Welcome.Greetings all! Not new to the forum (been lurking for a couple months), but here's my first post. Just bought a 2026 GMC Sierra AT4 a couple of weeks ago, and already had a ton of mods waiting in their boxes for this truck to arrive. Less than a week old, I installed RC's leveling kit with new UCA's. I figured as long as I was removing the factory struts, I might as well replace the Ranchos with Bilstein's on all 4 corners as well. This made a HUGE difference. Being that the Bilstein's had built-in adjustability, I skipped installing the strut spring spacer that comes with the RC kit, as the ring clip on the top position was essentially the same measurement as the strut spacer. I did however, still use the lower spacers that go underneath the struts on the lower control arms to achieve that 1.75"+ lift/leveling. As most already know, it's crazy how fragile and dainty the stock UCA's are when compared to RC's. I also LOVE the red pop.
P.S. Anyone in the market for brand new Rancho strut shocks along with the rears?
