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Old Aug 20, 2020 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke
About to put in some work today👍👍



Hurry up! We wanna see this thing! Great looking truck!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 07:21 AM
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After waiting for over a month for all my Carli stuff to arrive, we finally got everything put on. I think it turned out pretty good.







 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 08:01 AM
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That's the best looking blacked out truck I've ever seen! You did a superb job and took care of every detail. Bravo!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke
After waiting for over a month for all my Carli stuff to arrive, we finally got everything put on. I think it turned out pretty good.



That looks awesome! Great stance - aggressive but not overdone. Have you noticed any rubbing issues yet?
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 08:36 AM
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Amazing ! Perfectly aggressive but not overdone. The end result of good taste and high quality parts generally yields such results. Nice work!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 09:35 AM
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Looks good! Just enough color in the wheels to make them pop. I like it.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 09:43 AM
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Wow - looks outstanding! One of the top SD’s on FTE. Very well done.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2020 | 11:13 PM
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The wheels truly set it off! Great choice.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2020 | 06:51 AM
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How would you rate the Carli Commuter setup. How different between stock. Almost ready to pull the trigger myself.
Truck looks really good!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2020 | 01:10 PM
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My god, this is a magnificent build!
 
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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DC1972
That looks awesome! Great stance - aggressive but not overdone. Have you noticed any rubbing issues yet?
It didn’t rub with this combo however it was close. I did trim the little tab off on the plastic cap and shaved some metal behind it. Both screws still installed. Just wanted to be sure I maintained clearance under flex.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by thenorway
How would you rate the Carli Commuter setup. How different between stock. Almost ready to pull the trigger myself.
Truck looks really good!
The Carli kit is definitely worth it. IMO stock ride was not bad at all even with snow plow springs. The biggest difference is how muted the bumps are now. You still feel them but there is no feedback through the steering and you don’t get that jolt in your seat. When stock, if I hit an expansion joint or bridge deck the steering wheel would try to jerk out of my hand and the truck felt like it hopped in the lane. Now there is none of that. In fact the other day we ran out a very rough back road (paved) that I’ve driven several times and I couldn’t believe how drastic of a difference the suspension made. Before the truck was all over the place and you felt every imperfection in the road. I literally thought it was a different road.

I just have the basic commuter kit with rear mini packs. Run tire pressure at 45F/40R.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 09:10 PM
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Also added a DPF back exhaust, AFE big bore HD 5”. Got an amazing deal on it so to me it was worth it to replace that god awful stock pipe. Clearly there is no performance gain from this but I think it looks better.




 
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Old Oct 8, 2020 | 07:41 AM
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Added a couple parts from SPE. Still need to do the hot side pipe.



Cold side pipe

CCV reroute
 
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke
Also added a DPF back exhaust, AFE big bore HD 5”. Got an amazing deal on it so to me it was worth it to replace that god awful stock pipe. Clearly there is no performance gain from this but I think it looks better.



Love the wheels/tires. Can you share the specs? Thanks
 
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