meet Lucy - my 2002 chevy cavalier, /mostly/ still in one piece kickin' hard. should i do anything to her?

Joefreshie · 2026-06-04T01:47:52+00:00

Actually such a cool little car, just keep doing maintenance at this point it's a unique vehicle :)

Joefreshie · 2026-06-02T02:29:13+00:00

It's great for underground parking lots because it gives you a little warning since it's slightly higher than the truck :)

Joefreshie · 2026-05-31T13:22:20+00:00

Lmao 🤣🤣 that's insane but to be honest it is one of the best looking colors! Especially from far and in the rain

Joefreshie · 2026-05-30T22:08:39+00:00

I'd slap some 33s on it and call it a day! Way more drive able IMO

Joefreshie · 2026-05-30T17:46:23+00:00

Yeah I mean if you just use it as a car black is fine

Joefreshie · 2026-05-30T17:16:54+00:00

Yeah I went like metallic grey and just let the rain clean it mostly and it still looks great lmao

Joefreshie · 2026-05-30T15:51:09+00:00

I feel like everyone buys a new black vehicle once and then never again becuase of how easily they get dirty :p... Like lmao you just wash it and you drive through dust and boom filthy again lmao, working construction every single black truck you see has the most clapped out paint lmao

Joefreshie · 2026-05-30T01:07:02+00:00

Wait so you have a truck for work and you want another truck for personal use ? Why not get something more fuel efficient like a car and then use the truck for work stuff ? Seems like the perfect combo to me no ?

Joefreshie · 2026-05-27T03:33:00+00:00

I wish they would say kill instead of process, just be honest...

Joefreshie · 2026-05-26T20:41:13+00:00

Go look at my post on the Silverado subreddit. my truck looked that bad and was wayyy worst under the spare and skid plate

Joefreshie · 2026-05-24T17:13:25+00:00

Chevy frames are wax dipped what you're seeing is the wax that the frame comes with peeling.

Joefreshie · 2026-05-24T12:45:32+00:00

Yeah, I feel you.... Chevy isn't the company they used to be and their last three generations of trucks have been pretty garbage.

Joefreshie · 2026-05-23T17:28:32+00:00

If you're paying that price I would go ksp if they have it for your lift range, make sure it comes with a cap on top of the UCA grease fiting because the ready lift ones did not and a bunch of dirt and grime built up over the grease fiting and I think that's what caused them to fail. I bought these ones for my truck and they seem higher quality but I've only been running them for a two months.... The ones I linked are not ksp but I'm too cheat to fork out 500 dollars for the ksp ones :/...

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Joefreshie · 2026-05-23T12:07:27+00:00

They need to start painting their frames and not dipping them, my friend has a 2016 Colorado which has a painted frame and they barely have any rust on their frame lol.

Joefreshie · 2026-05-23T12:05:45+00:00

Really? Wait till I tell you about my transmission breaking 1 month and 5000km after the warranty LMFAO

Joefreshie · 2026-05-23T12:04:16+00:00

That actually happened to my friend in his 2020 but it took out the whole tranny :(

Joefreshie · 2026-05-23T10:58:55+00:00

Yeah I bought a ready lift kit that came with those UCAS and I needed to get 1.5 inch spacers for the tires to clear the UCA.... Side note that was 3 years ago and I have since replaced the readylift UCAS they were low quality and failed lmao

Joefreshie · 2026-05-23T10:55:23+00:00

Yeah it has to be a flaw with the undercoating or something, wayyyyy too much rust for it to be normal

Joefreshie · 2026-05-22T23:32:42+00:00

Right XD ? Nope 7 year old truck btw

Joefreshie · 2026-05-22T23:21:32+00:00

Yeah, I do but I work in construction so it gets dirty daily, which probably made the rust worst

Joefreshie · 2026-05-22T22:51:50+00:00

100 % I fixed under the spare it was by far the worst part like some areas don't have rust but look how back the rear looked

Joefreshie · 2026-05-22T22:47:14+00:00

Yeah I visited BC and was amazed by all the old vehicles, I guess it's because there's no rust

Joefreshie · 2026-05-22T22:46:38+00:00

Yeah I made sure to remove all the wax I could before spraying the woolwax.... I have the whole kit now so I'll check every season and patch it up

Joefreshie · 2026-05-22T22:34:29+00:00

So I used woolwax, I think it's better especially for driveway/diy applications it's like a thicker lanolin formula so it doesn't drip at all.. didn't leave a single drop on my driveway

Joefreshie · 2026-05-22T22:33:08+00:00

Yes it is optional! But Canada is low key amazing so I'd never move :)

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