New Chevy 5500HD?

[tomford]

hey guys, i was wondering if chevy makes a 5500HD in a pickup body style. i saw a lifted new (08-10) crew cab duramax dually on 22.5 alcoas and on the door it said 5500HD. Is there such a thing? i know they have 4500 and 5500 in the kodiak style but im not sure about the pickup body style.

Ill have a pic up soon...

Tom

 

[blowedupmotor87]

I've seen them with beds added BUT, I believe GM delivers them as chassis cab only, what is put on them is up to the consumer. I believe all the pickup bed trucks were done by conversion companies.

 

[tomford]

Tom

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

Looks like someone wanted their truck to look bigger than it is...

 

[blowedupmotor87]

Looks like someone wanted their truck to look bigger than it is...

Bingo! Badge engineering! LOL! Nice looking truck but, it's just a lifted 3500 with wheel adapters (bigger lug pattern), fancy big truck wheels and tires, and a new set of 5500 badges.

 

[tomford]

thats what i figured. I didnt get to talk to the guy, i went to ask him about the truck and he looked at me and walked away

 

[79bonanza]

any specs on the 5500 hd

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

any specs on the 5500 hd

Why?

 

[blowedupmotor87]

any specs on the 5500 hd

True 5500 dimensions:
http://eogld.ecomm.gm.com/NASApp/me...D=1472&package=1592&series=1&section=2&page=0

What one looks like (a GMC but, you get the idea):

I don't think GM has updated the looks of their medium duty line-up yet, if they have, I haven't seen the new look. I think they are still rocking the previous generations overall look for now, probably be a few more years before an update.



ANYWAYS...
Good looking truck Tomford! Looks like they wanted to have a flashy rig to show off for their business! I definitely think it would be cool if GM would make a 5500 pickup model like the one ya snapped a pic of (like Ford does with the 450/550) I think it would be a cool truck! (Especially if they could see fit to put a solid axle in it like the pic I posted but have it not be a tall Kodiak style body but just a regular pickup style cab and frontend setup, would be PIMP!!!)

 

[sweetk30]

you can see the drop bracket for the tbar crossmebmer that goes with the lift kit.

and gm sold the med truck line if i recall along with the allision tranny line but kept the 1000 model for there dmax trucks.

i drove a truck like that with 19.5 tires n rims and didnt like it 1 bit. drove like crap if you ask me. and vary stiff feelin on the road from no tire flex and give.

also he was going threw front end parts much faster . extra weight was eating them up. and breaking took longer.