joonbug's build

Hell yeah. Half those gouges would be on the bottom of my doors. It just makes going over big rocks pretty worry free. If I ever start over, sliders will be my very first upgrade.

 

The rear being about 3” higher than before the lift, running the bike up the ramp and onto the bed was getting a little sketchy. I’ll still load it on the bed if I’m going far, but for the local riding parks, got me a new hitch rack. Once I get the FRAC installed, it will come in handy to check on the bike while driving.

 

10-28-17
Barney Riley Trail
with @16tunterd and @GodlessPro.

This trail was exactly the opposite of what we were expecting. We thought we were going to plow right through it. Boy, were we wrong. The entire trail was very rocky, tight brush, steep inclines, and big boulders. It took us over 4 hours to travel just 11 miles to the end of the trail. I don’t remember ever getting above 15 mph. And after we got to the end, we had to climb back out of there the way we came in. We had to boogie on out as we were running out of daylight and actually didn’t make it out until the sun went down. A couple of times we were wondering if we were going to make it out alive. Lol. Overall, loved the difficulty... we had such a great time.

Beautiful sunrise on the way there


We ignored the recommendation


Most of the trail looked like this


Or this...


Climb to the peak


From the peak down to the river


Matt without sliders. This was the average incline on the descent. A few spots got much worse. A couple... downright scary.


Down at the river




Best damn burger I ever had... avocado and bacon. mmmmmmm... bacon...

 

Did incur a little damage. Pushed my bumper in over an inch.



The bumper is supposed to line up with the trim piece above it.


And more stripes.


Maybe the RDS bumper will come sooner than planned.

 

A few videos

https://youtu.be/j3QtD6yvw54

https://youtu.be/YXegPuU17l0

And this is the kind of conversations I have to listen to all day long between Warren and Matt. LOL. And you can also hear me stop to break a branch so the guys behind won't get a giant pinstripe. That's why my truck looks so much worse than theirs.
https://youtu.be/wmgYZogCQkI

 

Forgot to add this video. Nothing special but has Pink Floyd playing in the background.

https://youtu.be/TEcMK8zMw9U

 

Took the front apart today to try to straighten the pushed in bumper corner.


First found the three tabs holding the bumper corner to the center piece broke off. There’s no fixing that without buying a whole new entire center piece. So I just removed the tabs and it lays much more flush now. I think it should be fine without them.



Also found the metal frame piece the bumpers are attached to is what’s bent and don’t think it’s repairable without a lot of work. So I just yanked on it as much as I could to bend it back as much as possible. Bent it back enough to get the trim piece above it to get back flush with the fender. And enough to get it to stop rubbing the tire at full lock.


Good enough til I get a new offroad bumper. Oh, and I attached the front camera while I had the grille off and thought about installing the FRAC... but got lazy. Maybe next week.

 

I didn't know you were rubbing.
I had my grille off today too, installed the camera and my A.D.D. took me to something else. lol
Only 19 days 'til bumper day (black Friday). So far, cheapest I've found it is at 4 Wheel parts for roughly 1,050 w/ free shipping

 

Yeah the bumper was pushed in just enough to make it rub in reverse again. Didn’t realize til I got home and backed out of my driveway. Actually, I probably would have just left it as it was if it didn’t rub.

 

Very nice truck, I'm a long way from getting to your level, but I have a couple questions for you. I think you managed to mount your spare underneath, is there room under there for a narrow 35"? Or is it too tight? And how well does your tire fit?

Also, I too noticed that the SDHQ sliders look slightly short. I wonder if they would make me a custom set that went closer to the rear tire.

Thanks,
Scott

 

Thanks Scott. My 295/70's are about 34.5" and it's pressed up against that bracket that holds the spare tire in place. It's in there really tightly, not sure how the 35's will fit. If you remove that bracket and as long as you don't have the fat Coachbuilder shackles, I think you should be able to get a 35 in there. I'm actually planning to cut that bracket off soon, I don't like the impression it leaves on my spare tire.

Not sure about the sliders. The reason it's short is because the rear fender drops a little bit lower than the cab area. If it were longer, it would hit it, so they would probably have to completely change the design. I'm sure they could but I would imagine it being pretty expensive for them to make a one off. If anything, I would ask them if they could just weld on a piece on the end that tapers down a little bit to avoid hitting the body. Might not hold up the weight of the truck but will probably push loose rocks out the way.

 

Thanks Joon. Maybe I'll go a bit smaller tire. IDK I'm trying to go bigger tires, but I have to be stealthy about it (wife concerns), so I was going to use the stock wheels. I think your tire might be too wide for stock wheels, I'll have to check.

BTW - Nice family camping pics. Enjoy.

 

BAMF sliders.

$100 rebate on MRDS bumpers starting on Monday. I spoke with N-Fab and they advised shopping the the best deal then sending them the "box top" when the bumper is received. I'm ordering one then.

 

I'm running the same tire on stock wheels with 1.25" spidertrax spacers.

 

I’m ready. Let’s go!!!!

 

3.89 for gas.... was that right?

 

That is beautiful, I wish I could experience something like that

 

The drop in reception is worth it for me. I just use my phone

 

That is so dope!

 

Rear Seat Fold Down Mod How ??? Where??? How Much???

 

Fold down seat mod is for DC only.

 

I was thinking about returning the antenna, but since discovered Amazon Music. It’s free for Prime members and it’s awesome. Never even knew about it. No more radio for me.

 

Like @16tunterd said, can only be done on DoubleCabs. It really is a shame because it’s one of the most useful mods. It’s too bad everyone can’t do it.

 

Just ordered... Big thanks to Joey @sdhq_offroad. Now the wait begins.

ICON 3.0 Front Coilover Remote Resis w/clickers
ICON RXT Multi-rate Leaf Springs
ICON RXT 2.5 Omega Bypass Rear Resis w/clickers
ICON UCA Delta Joints

 

Wow. Need all that just to keep up w @dcsleeper408 ?

 

damn !

 

Until he goes long travel.

 

Looks like a few more months before you get your RTT.