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Jr. You just sold all the lift kit stuff!!
Truck is looking great, can’t wait to see it in person in Dacono Colorado!
I think the factory flares look good on that body style. My truck lived in Missouri salt country for 7 years before I moved to Alabama. I kept it for another 4 years after moving and never had any rust issues around the fender flares. Never removed them to clean behind there either. Either way, Ravin8 is looking really good Chief. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Looks great. I'd leave the flares.I bet a roof pod would sure come in handy for the trip now that you have less room in the back. A nice color matched pod :wink
Don. Top notch. You don’t need me to tell you this, but I’m grateful that there have been and are men like you who have ran into harms way with much abandon to protect our great country and way of life.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: stlaser on March 02, 2019, 10:11:01 PMTruck is looking great, can’t wait to see it in person in Dacono Colorado! You will! I want to introduce Chris to his future wife and Parents in law! Just kiddin' but who knows...So, yea, here's the deal with anyone we visit. Give us some work to do. We are willing to do anything anyone needs. We want to serve as many as we can. so Shawn, get the pre-rangers to clean up the shop, and I'll paint something or haul some old oil or something. Later on we'll eat something together and tell stories...
Quote from: Flyin6 on March 03, 2019, 03:24:04 PMQuote from: stlaser on March 02, 2019, 10:11:01 PMTruck is looking great, can’t wait to see it in person in Dacono Colorado! You will! I want to introduce Chris to his future wife and Parents in law! Just kiddin' but who knows...So, yea, here's the deal with anyone we visit. Give us some work to do. We are willing to do anything anyone needs. We want to serve as many as we can. so Shawn, get the pre-rangers to clean up the shop, and I'll paint something or haul some old oil or something. Later on we'll eat something together and tell stories...Lol, trying to tie down two Teegardin women will be difficult enough....Now, eating and telling stories with some good Kentucky Bourbon should be easy enough though!
How many people does it require to assemble a religion? We need to be knocking on that door don’t we? A group of folks that have same mind? What other requirementsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sounds like you got some fair coin for all of SD parts. Sort of a blessing with the end result and changing directions.
If you’ve got the time before your trip a smoother ride and more articulation never hurt anything. Are you accounting for the weight of these new bumpers in your lift heights? I’m assuming the front will be a good bit heavier than the rear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Great progress Don- Leave stock flares. Go easier path on springs with 1” blocks and you can ponder the other route after your trip!You and the boys are certainly welcome to kick back after Chicago traffic should you be riding on 90; we’re 1 mile off exit and 2 miles from Cabelas.
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
If you end up 1500 odd miles northwest from Mike, well more north...The same applies. I’m at the end of the road...750 ish miles from Cabelas.
Careful on the soft shackles guys, make sure you know how to hook them up properly. They work well when used correctly, I’ve wheeled with guys who had no actual pick points (saving weight) but would hook these up off of tube bumpers or rock sliders etc. mainly Toyota rigs for the record has been my experience (you know the motors that when wound up sound like my wr450).....
Link to company? Those soft shackles look cool, never heard of em before but not a hard core wheeler either.Extinguishers only work if you can get to them,,,,,,Need to see some tire on that critter!
Biggest issue is not cutting them, many recovery points were built for a steel D-ring which doesn’t care about sharp edges of steel. From my understanding the connection of the soft shackle (where it hooks to itself) should be centered between the two pick points on a side. Placing the soft shackle connection (where it hooks to itself) can allow it to come loose. The ones I have used were hard to hook the noose over the knot, it was very tight so not sure how it could come undone honestly, maybe while using in conjunction with a jerk em strap not sure? They claim these are better than a d-ring as the d-ring on the end of a rubber band essentially is not a good thing. I personally rig the d-ring attached to a solid point so that isn’t an issue...
Definitely good info on the struts in an engine fire. I always knew to approach at a 45* angle, but now I know why. Soft shackles...interesting. I can definitely see the advantage, but would thing a continuous loop would be safer. Attach like a prusik, and hook the recovery cable/strap to it. No know to come loose in a spectacular fashion. I'll definitely be watching some youtube on this!
Quote from: JR on March 04, 2019, 09:00:59 PMLink to company? Those soft shackles look cool, never heard of em before but not a hard core wheeler either.Extinguishers only work if you can get to them,,,,,,Need to see some tire on that critter!https://tuffstuff4x4.com/product-category/recovery-gear/TuffStuff 4X4Actually a couple of co-joined companies, manufacturer and 4X4 company who owns the manufacturing activity. 866-220-0171Ask for AmadorI want to develop the relationship with them. I am always on the prowl for good people to associate RealMan with.I have something in the works...https://www.facebook.com/tuffstuff4x4racinghttps://www.instagram.com/tuffstuff4x4/