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Terndrerrr’s “Build It Like I Wish It Had Come Stock” thread

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Builds (2014-2021)' started by Terndrerrr, Mar 14, 2021.

  1. Jan 23, 2023 at 9:10 AM
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    Terndrerrr

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    What is the goal of the upgrade? If you like what I did, you can do the same thing. Just order the TRD Fox kit from Sparks, and 285/75R18s will fit no problem on OEM wheels.
     
  2. Jan 23, 2023 at 9:31 AM
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    So far I just put a new set of bfg's ko2 all terrains. Stock size on stock wheels
     
  3. Jan 23, 2023 at 9:36 AM
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  4. Jan 23, 2023 at 9:42 AM
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    Right now not so many mods haha. Just looking at ideas
     
  5. Feb 9, 2023 at 5:41 PM
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    Hit 40k a while back. Still absolutely zero issues. I expect this at 140k, 240k, and beyond. Changed my oil and reset the maintenance light after taking this pic:
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    I also spent a long time cleaning the carpet and floor mats. Finally got all of my hunting season dirt, mud, burrs, and straw out of the truck. I use a cheap auto 12v vacuum with a couple of useful attachments from Amazon. It works really well, especially if I pull up the floor moldings right inside the door.
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    If I had to complain about something with my truck, it would be the interior plastic. My kids aren’t the most careful, and I took this pic of the back of the console after cleaning it twice with soap and water. These scuffs are ridiculous. Can’t wait to see what it will look like in a few more years. :rant:
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  6. Feb 10, 2023 at 1:00 PM
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    I've heard careful application of a heat gun can smooth some of those scuffs away. I personally have never tried it, so use at your own discretion.!
     
  7. Feb 10, 2023 at 1:28 PM
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    Yeah, as much as I love my truck, that's the one thing that annoys me. I mean, don't get me wrong - I'd rather gripe about door scuffs than lifters, transmission issues, etc...but if you asked me "Hey, would you pay an extra few hundred bux for better quality interior plastic?" Hell yes I would.
     
  8. Feb 15, 2023 at 9:34 AM
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    Tbrandt I read it on an internet forum, it must be true.

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    How are you liking the Duratracs? I'm looking at picking up a very lightly used set of LT275/70r18 for a good deal on a second set of "fun" tires. I found the limit of Bridgestone Duellers in about 16" of snowpack the other day and had a great couple of hours getting unstuck with a rather irritated wife.

    I've heard to rotate them often.
     
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  9. Feb 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM
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    I am closing in on 40k with mine. They probably don’t have a lot of life left. But I think I’m going to stick with them for my next set. I don’t have excess noise or uneven wear issues, and I rotate every 3k or so. They’re decent on pavement and absolutely killer off road.
     
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  10. Apr 4, 2023 at 3:53 PM
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    Still haven’t trimmed/installed my mountain hatch yet. Is it worth it?
     
  11. Apr 4, 2023 at 5:48 PM
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    I use it every time we go camping. If you prepare meat/veggies/etc on your camping trips, it’s great.

    And it’s easy to trim.
     
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  12. Apr 11, 2023 at 3:42 AM
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    Great build thread! Thanks for letting me know where to find it
     
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  13. Apr 12, 2023 at 6:43 AM
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    It will look just like that in 20 years. Maybe in 200 years, too. Compare that to a luxurious, eco-friendly plastic in Volvo, which dries up and falls in pieces in 5 years in turns into goo in 10 years. In 20 years you have a perfect, hot zinc double-dipped rust-free car body with no intact plastic left inside the cabin.
     
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  14. Apr 12, 2023 at 6:54 AM
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    I just came back from the last offroading in this winter season. General Grabbers were unstoppable once I figured out how to disable traction control in 4HI properly (a long button press, like 3 seconds or so). It went through ~10 inches of black ice + dry fluffy snow + thick crust like a hot knife through butter.

    I'm debating if I want to switch to almost-35" narrow Falkens when Generals run out or replace UCAs to fit in real 35x12 Generals.
     
  15. Jul 17, 2023 at 7:16 AM
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    Another trip out to Land Between The Lakes. Took the kids to give my wife a break. We explored, swam, kayaked in a downpour, and collected some cool rocks. Always a good time.

    Sandwiches on the tailgate:
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    Rocks!
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    The loot!
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    A screenshot from my oldest filming us coming down a trail
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    “Daddy, it glows!”
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  16. Jul 18, 2023 at 7:52 PM
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    OK - you legit were finding cool rocks. You've even got the hammer!
     
  17. Jul 19, 2023 at 4:46 AM
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    Yeah, it looks like some turquoise and a few different colors of fluorite and some other stuff I can’t even guess at. The hammer is my 9-year-old’s. He’s been filling his pockets with everything he thinks is cool since he was able to walk. This little kit is something I pieced together from Amazon and Home Depot for his last birthday. It’s just a hammer, chisel, some brushes, safety goggles, cases, and the toolbox. He has been great about sharing it with his brothers when we’re out exploring. Makes me want to find some other places to dig around!
     
  18. Jul 27, 2023 at 1:29 PM
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    Took a trip to Crater of the Diamonds last weekend with the family. This was our THIRD 1,000+ mile trip since May. :eek2:

    The Crater was a bust, but there are some crystal mines in the area that the kids loved. We brought back two 5-gal buckets full of crystals and rocks with crystals in them and rocks in general. Our VRBO said "mountain cabin" but it was a converted boat/RV storage garage. And a duplex. :facepalm:Concrete floor, "rustic" wood paneling, exposed HVAC ductwork below a drop panel ceiling. Looks charming from the front. Hilarious backwoods redneck Arkansas stuff I guess.

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    The kids collected way too many of these:
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    My youngest washing some of his loot:
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    My middle, ever the organizer:
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    Found a great swimming hole in the Little Missouri River:
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    It was a great trip. I'm just about to roll over 50k miles. :woot:
     
  19. Sep 14, 2023 at 1:45 PM
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    Cool truck! Awesome pictures, awesome mods, awesome activities, and well written! Kudos to you, sir!
     
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  20. Sep 30, 2023 at 2:57 PM
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    My truck spent the last week and a half running all around Colorado in search of elk. By the time we found a couple herds, they were holed up on lower elevation private land, and my hunting partner and I had to get back to Tennessee. Here are some pics though. I’m sitting at over 53xxx miles now.

    Here we are heading up an entirely too narrow trail. We took my 24” chainsaw for exactly this situation, and my buddy hopped out here to cut some deadfall out of our way.
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    At the end of that road, we hiked into the wilderness. After 5.4 miles and 1700 net ft of elevation change to scout several remote meadows deep in the densest deadfall (with absolutely zero fresh elk sign), we drove out the next morning. Found a spot near private land at lower elevations that looked promising, so we stopped on the side of the road. The way my truck is leaning should give you an idea of how steep this field really is.
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    Beautiful views on the way to check out another spot:
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    Parked on the side of a trail. We had spotted a 6x6 bull here and spent the next two days trying to call him out of adjacent private land before we ran out of time and had to come home to Tennessee. I can only imagine him laughing at us now.
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    A couple more pics from a spot where we glassed. Found two herds from this vantage point, both holed up on private land. Lol.
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    Extremely dirty, dusty truck.
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    It was a great trip, even though we came up empty handed.
     
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    A day spent hunting yet empty handed still beats a good week at work.
     
  22. Oct 1, 2023 at 9:02 AM
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    So nice! Keep it up :D
     
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  23. Oct 6, 2023 at 2:53 PM
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    Rolled over 54k miles. Truck still hums along without missing a beat. No rattles, no issues.

    I have some thinking to do though. Two guys and hunting gear on my Colorado trip, and we were at GVWR. The truck didn’t struggle or anything, but you could definitely tell we were at higher elevations. We hit some really hairy roads, and it crawled right over and through everything with ease. I monitored trans temps on the steepest and longest grades (to/from the Eisenhower Tunnel on I70). Pan stayed within 2ºF of engine oil temp, and torque converter stayed under 225ºF. Thank you, transmission cooler!

    Also, my kids are hitting that pre-teen exponential growth phase, and it seems to me that we’re just going to get heavier and heavier with them bringing more stuff on our trips. Everyone wants to get a camper, too. Well, if I towed according to the door jamb, the rest of the family would have to follow in another vehicle behind me. Seems like our needs are changing. I’ll probably be looking at HD trucks pretty hard this fall. I might just go all in on a diesel. :eek2: Fun times. :rolleyes:
     
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