Project "Striper" Build Thread
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the stripes are here to stay. I'll be painting the truck this summer, exactly as it looks now. I am, in now way qualified to mask out clean ass stripes but I've got a plan that involves photos taken of the truck now and a projector to transfer the layout onto the truck. Should be a fun build-up, will document here. Thanks for reading!
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the stripes are here to stay. I'll be painting the truck this summer, exactly as it looks now. I am, in now way qualified to mask out clean ass stripes but I've got a plan that involves photos taken of the truck now and a projector to transfer the layout onto the truck. Should be a fun build-up, will document here. Thanks for reading!
I like the design, does it look like factory stickers, or more like someone with a spray can? I see what looks like overspray towards the bottom
my wife now wants me to copy the design when I paint mine this summer
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Well, ole Striper is the real deal. Just pulled out of my drive 350 miles from home base with a new cap, wheels and some other odds and ends. Hope you guys make it home in good shape. Sure did enjoy the visit.
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Thanks again for the spots of motor and gear oil!
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Dude, if you and your wife are that into the stripes, you should do it! It would be awesome to have a striper crew! I'm painting mine in June, when were you planning to do yours?
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working on a few other things, got a hefty to do list in my build thread, but I plan to spray it myself sometime this spring or early summer. My dad also has a jeep he wants to paint, so we plan to turn his garage into a paint booth,
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Well, I ordered tires yesterday, a set of 33x10.50x15 BFG All Terrain TA-KO2's to mount on my SR5 alloys (thanks Charchee!). Now the truck is going to be a dog until I can switch from the stock 4.10's to 4.88's. I'm in the market for stock 4.88 third members, so if you have some of know someone that does, send me my way!
If I don't find any, I'll be doing a ring and pinion swap front and back. I'd much rather just swap out the diffs.
If I don't find any, I'll be doing a ring and pinion swap front and back. I'd much rather just swap out the diffs.
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Well, I ordered tires yesterday, a set of 33x10.50x15 BFG All Terrain TA-KO2's to mount on my SR5 alloys (thanks Charchee!). Now the truck is going to be a dog until I can switch from the stock 4.10's to 4.88's. I'm in the market for stock 4.88 third members, so if you have some of know someone that does, send me my way!
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No pics yet! I ordered the tires from Discount Tire Direct, $740 to my doorstep. Walmart will mount and balance them for $80 and I'll install them myself. I ordered a new set of 24 lug nuts that arrived yesterday, I expect the tires here Thursday or Friday. I will most definitely post pics once they're on!
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As long as they are the factory spec and not the acorn style lug nuts. Also, make sure they lug centric balance the wheels. Even though stock Alloys are both hub and lug centric, you can get an uneven balance by just going the quickie way most places do and going hub centric. My 33x10.5s wouldn't balance and I thought I had a bad set until I made them lug centric balance them. The tire guys hate doing it because they have to use an adapter on the machine and it takes a few more minutes, but oh well, you just spent a grand to buy them.
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As long as they are the factory spec and not the acorn style lug nuts. Also, make sure they lug centric balance the wheels. Even though stock Alloys are both hub and lug centric, you can get an uneven balance by just going the quickie way most places do and going hub centric. My 33x10.5s wouldn't balance and I thought I had a bad set until I made them lug centric balance them. The tire guys hate doing it because they have to use an adapter on the machine and it takes a few more minutes, but oh well, you just spent a grand to buy them.
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I have called a well known local shop with good reviews that's been around forever and they'll mount and balance for $25 a tire. I asked them specifically about lug-centric balancing and they said that wouldn't be a problem at all.
The tires came in yesterday, I'm going to head over to that shop early Saturday morning and be first in line. Pics to follow.