2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD Custom Fit Bed Liner

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 at 1:22 pm

The Silverado Line up is sure to please the Chevrolet enthusiast, there are many improvement over last years model. One particular item that has not changed is the box. The same custom fit bed liner that also fit the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado with the same bed length. Dual Liner is the only bed liner manufacturer that actually makes a reconstruction of the trucks bed into very expensive vacuum form molds. These molds are designed with hundreds of tiny holes that vacuum the heated polyethylene panel to the precise shape of the mold. The bed liner is composed of two side panels, a load guard, a tail gate cover, and a Zero Skid Bed Mat. This very expensive process insures that the Dual Liner will fit perfectly in your truck. It is the only bed liner available that will not cause any adverse effects to your truck, unlike the drop ins that shift around and chaff your paint off. The installation requires no permanent alteration of your trucks finish either, unlike the Spray On bed liners that need to be “scuffed up” with grinders to get the chemicals to adhere. Also you can take the Dual Liner out at any time, Spray Ons no matter how faded, scratched, dented or discolored can not be removed easily.

As you’ve surely seen by now, the new 2011 Silverado HD lineup looks a lot like the old one. But don’t let that fool you-Chevrolet made several significant changes to its heavy-duty line of trucks, which make the pickups run cleaner, tow more, and allows them to be more capable. The new Silverado 3500HD can tow as much as 21,700 pounds with a payload capacity of 6635 pounds. GM also redesigned the independent front suspension, increasing the front axle weight rating and making all 4WD models snowplow-ready. And with all of the performance, ride, and capability changes for the 2011 model year, we were eager to find out how the new pickups perform. Chevrolet provided us with a four-wheel-drive 2500HD LT extended cab with the 6.0-liter Vortec V-8 and a rear-drive 3500HD LT crew cab dualie with the 6.6-liter Duramax turbo-diesel.

The first thing we noticed was how much quieter the cabin was than in past models. Part of that is thanks to the use of hydraulic body mounts under the cab, and part is due to the use of new fully boxed frames. The frames also use more cross members, with hydro-formed front frame segments. These changes increased bending, torsional, and beaming stiffness and helped reduce vibrations. Another benefit was how much better ride comfort and handling are in the new model. Both trucks have nicely weighted steering, too, making the 2500 and 3500 ride and drive like smaller trucks. However, the cabins of both trucks were definitely less luxury-biased than other heavy-duty models on the market. Styling was pretty boring inside, which is fine for most truck people. For the big-belt-buckle crowd, though, the conservative cabins may prove too bland.

It is exciting to watch the Chevrolet Silverado pick up truck evolve into a even more comfortable and more capable vehicle. It is also very exciting to see that bed liners have finally evolved to protect these much improved machines, providing more protection and much more flexibility to haul even the most extreme of cargo with out causing any harm to your truck.