Silverado rust
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I'm sure my budget of 8K limits me to the worst there is to see out there, but pretty surprised to see so many rotted out rockers on the Silverado 2500 '00 thru '04 .....So far, the 6.0L 2500 silverado has had the best ride and suspension for what I'm looking for and it's been really hard to find (especially here in the northeast) a good solid crew cab to match......Are there inherent problems with metal in certain year models?.....or is "Salt" mostly the offender here -or- would you not find the same problems with rotted rockers, say in Texas or cars in the south?
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The road salt is the killer. They all get it after awhile, but the road salt compounds it. Try looking at trucks a little further south where the salt use isn't so prevalent.
For example:
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/3238378623.html
For example:
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/3238378623.html
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You don't have to go too far south to get out of the salt belt. Even Pensylvania and Ohio are improvements. From your location I would consider looking in Virginia.
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Scippy,,what is killing those rockers is when going down rocky roads the tires kick up the rocks which hit the rockers then the rocks chip the paint off then in the winter months the road salt finish's thenm off likr mentioned..me personally i would look west or take a road trip to AZ and find a rust free one..then once you get it home apply chip guard to the bottom of the rockers and some good mud flaps..also would not hurt to get the vehicle undercoated..
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The road salt is the killer. They all get it after awhile, but the road salt compounds it. Try looking at trucks a little further south where the salt use isn't so prevalent.
For example:
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/3238378623.html
For example:
http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/3238378623.html