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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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this summer im gonna left my truck up even higher with a 6 inch fabetch lift with some 35 ntg's and mt classic lock wheels and may repaint the truck eletric blue or keep it black and i need your opions on what color should i go i got the pic of fabtech and had someone chop it for me(thanks wermbang). im kind digging keeping it black but eletric blue looks sick

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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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This is a no brainer, black!
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Black its a tuff color. the blue is nice but its pretty do you want ur truck pretty or tuff or pretty
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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keep it black. They would never cover all of the black with blue, there would be black traces under the hood, maybe around the weatherstripping, etc that you would see forever. Black and chrome would look pretty bada$$ though IMO
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Redone4x4
keep it black. They would never cover all of the black with blue, there would be black traces under the hood, maybe around the weatherstripping, etc that you would see forever. Black and chrome would look pretty bada$$ though IMO
True, but if there is any color that should be seen under the hood or under the truck the color choice for me would be black. I bet nobody would even notice and it won't show in between gaps..etc because it's black and will be shadowed. Even the door area i bet would be least noticeable for anoyone who didn't know better.

I like Blue, but I'm biased. Black is a tough color to keep clean. It shows everything, swirls, scrathces. It's a fulltime job keeping black shining nice.
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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I really don't have a preference for color, but IMO you need to rethink the kit. Fabtech kits for an IFS, torsion bar 1500 put the CV axles at about the most extreme angles of any of the suspension lifts on the market. More than a few guys have had to replace broken CV axles when choosing this "bargain" lift kit...
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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black trucks rule...and yes it is a fulltime job keeping it shinning....
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by HammerZ71
I really don't have a preference for color, but IMO you need to rethink the kit. Fabtech kits for an IFS, torsion bar 1500 put the CV axles at about the most extreme angles of any of the suspension lifts on the market. More than a few guys have had to replace broken CV axles when choosing this "bargain" lift kit...
my truck is 2wd i forgot to put it in my sig
 
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Old May 7, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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I'm gonna say blue just because there is already too many black trucks around this place. Hell, I wanted a Sunburst Orange, but I don't know if they offer that on the MC.
 
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Old May 8, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by dirtydog
True, but if there is any color that should be seen under the hood or under the truck the color choice for me would be black. I bet nobody would even notice and it won't show in between gaps..etc because it's black and will be shadowed. Even the door area i bet would be least noticeable for anoyone who didn't know better.

I like Blue, but I'm biased. Black is a tough color to keep clean. It shows everything, swirls, scrathces. It's a fulltime job keeping black shining nice.
this is true.....I have owned 2 black cars and never again. The swirls/scratches never seem to disappear. My dad always said theres no substitute for factory paint and that it would never look the same so that kinda stuck with me since i was a kid.
 
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