New pics of my rig.
01-15-2009, 05:05 PM
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Looks......
......sinister.
Nice clean rig, man.
Curious if you have any rubbing issues at that height.
What offset / backspacing on the wheels?
I'm running slightly larger than stock tire with the 4" BS on same wheels. No rubbage with stock wheels and same tires, but now I get rubbing at mid-turn if there is any articulation pushing inside front wheel upwards. It rubs on the Limited flare, bottom bolt. Haven't gotten around to fixing yet, but I have set of '99 springs to install in spring.
......sinister.
Nice clean rig, man.
Curious if you have any rubbing issues at that height.
What offset / backspacing on the wheels?
I'm running slightly larger than stock tire with the 4" BS on same wheels. No rubbage with stock wheels and same tires, but now I get rubbing at mid-turn if there is any articulation pushing inside front wheel upwards. It rubs on the Limited flare, bottom bolt. Haven't gotten around to fixing yet, but I have set of '99 springs to install in spring.
01-15-2009, 09:16 PM
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No clear coat on the bumpers.
My front tires did rub on the limited fender flares on the front while turning. As you can see by the picture I ripped off the flare attached to the front bumper. You can see in the second picture I used a dremel and cut the lower plastic part of the front bumper at an angle. Then I used a hammer and pounded the metal part of the bumper in more. No issues with rubbing now. The backspacing on the wheels is 4".
My front tires did rub on the limited fender flares on the front while turning. As you can see by the picture I ripped off the flare attached to the front bumper. You can see in the second picture I used a dremel and cut the lower plastic part of the front bumper at an angle. Then I used a hammer and pounded the metal part of the bumper in more. No issues with rubbing now. The backspacing on the wheels is 4".
01-15-2009, 09:18 PM
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01-16-2009, 08:05 PM
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01-16-2009, 08:55 PM
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Ohio4r: I just realized the truck in your avatar has a drivers side drop. Got some american full width's under there or somethin? probly means its got a chev 350 or somethin and chev running gear! Whats up with that? 
Btw nice runner yougot there
Btw nice runner yougot there
01-22-2009, 10:27 PM
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01-23-2009, 05:52 AM
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The truck is looking great! You sure aren't wasting any time!
I see your hitch is one of the drop hitch versions, they make one that is straight across or you can just flip the cross bar upside down. I see you don't have a problem with cutting yoru stock tin so this is what I did on my old 98. You will have to get some new chain hoops put on but that shouldn't cost much. I'm sure it will be cheaper than buying a whole other hitch. If your planning on doing a body lift I would do that before doing this mod, you might not have to cut at all depending on how high you go.
My Hitch Flip Writeup
I am also curious what you did with your light wires. I have never wanted to drill a hole so I'm curious about your findings.
I see your hitch is one of the drop hitch versions, they make one that is straight across or you can just flip the cross bar upside down. I see you don't have a problem with cutting yoru stock tin so this is what I did on my old 98. You will have to get some new chain hoops put on but that shouldn't cost much. I'm sure it will be cheaper than buying a whole other hitch. If your planning on doing a body lift I would do that before doing this mod, you might not have to cut at all depending on how high you go.
My Hitch Flip Writeup
I am also curious what you did with your light wires. I have never wanted to drill a hole so I'm curious about your findings.
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01-23-2009, 07:12 AM
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Cool rig but I'm always skeptical of all that spray can paint on a rig under
real world trail riding ,bush and tree rubbing and river bed crossing.
My rig gets pretty roughed up with no painted panels, bumpers, wheels etc....
With all due respect to everyone......... I know there are runners that are decked out ,that will never see the dirt or are kept far from any real world off roading. My buddy has one of them..............decked out with big tires,lift, etc and
gets to the trail 2-3 times a year...............otherwise it's kept as better than factory new in his garage...........while he drives a 2nd older runner to get better gas mileage......
And he treats that one like it's new as well!!
Something I always consider when modding or comparing my runner to another.
Herculiner intrigues me.......or powdercoating.
Kenny S>
real world trail riding ,bush and tree rubbing and river bed crossing.
My rig gets pretty roughed up with no painted panels, bumpers, wheels etc....
With all due respect to everyone......... I know there are runners that are decked out ,that will never see the dirt or are kept far from any real world off roading. My buddy has one of them..............decked out with big tires,lift, etc and
gets to the trail 2-3 times a year...............otherwise it's kept as better than factory new in his garage...........while he drives a 2nd older runner to get better gas mileage......
And he treats that one like it's new as well!!
Something I always consider when modding or comparing my runner to another.
Herculiner intrigues me.......or powdercoating.
Kenny S>
01-23-2009, 10:09 PM
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I fed the wires through the drivers side rear door and routed the wires under the interior panels up to the dash. I covered the wires in wire tubing. I just slammed the door a couple times to flatten it out. It sealed up nicely. We just got a lot of rain and no water leaked through. I had to get creative with mounting the lights to the basket. I bought some metal brackets at home depot and drilled where you mount the wind faring to. I was able to drop the lights down to where I wanted. I trimmed the wind faring to slide over the light brackets.
Cool rig but I'm always skeptical of all that spray can paint on a rig under
real world trail riding ,bush and tree rubbing and river bed crossing.
My rig gets pretty roughed up with no painted panels, bumpers, wheels etc....
With all due respect to everyone......... I know there are runners that are decked out ,that will never see the dirt or are kept far from any real world off roading. My buddy has one of them..............decked out with big tires,lift, etc and
gets to the trail 2-3 times a year...............otherwise it's kept as better than factory new in his garage...........while he drives a 2nd older runner to get better gas mileage......
And he treats that one like it's new as well!!
Something I always consider when modding or comparing my runner to another.
Herculiner intrigues me.......or powdercoating.
Kenny S>
real world trail riding ,bush and tree rubbing and river bed crossing.
My rig gets pretty roughed up with no painted panels, bumpers, wheels etc....
With all due respect to everyone......... I know there are runners that are decked out ,that will never see the dirt or are kept far from any real world off roading. My buddy has one of them..............decked out with big tires,lift, etc and
gets to the trail 2-3 times a year...............otherwise it's kept as better than factory new in his garage...........while he drives a 2nd older runner to get better gas mileage......
And he treats that one like it's new as well!!
Something I always consider when modding or comparing my runner to another.
Herculiner intrigues me.......or powdercoating.
Kenny S>
01-24-2009, 05:01 PM
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I have the same exact truck. Super happy with it. No money to put into the mods yet, but I'm looking to make the wheels black and maybe the bumper. Thanks for showing me what it's going to look like!
01-26-2009, 08:44 AM
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Quick question. Your rig has inspired me to go ahead with the painting of the bumpers and grill on my rig. I really like how yours turned out. I picked up some Bulldog this weekend for $14 and i found some high performance rustoleum flat black paint for like $4 a can. Did you have to do much prep work (sanding, cleaning, primer?) Thanks for any info or tips.
01-26-2009, 10:50 AM
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Quick question. Your rig has inspired me to go ahead with the painting of the bumpers and grill on my rig. I really like how yours turned out. I picked up some Bulldog this weekend for $14 and i found some high performance rustoleum flat black paint for like $4 a can. Did you have to do much prep work (sanding, cleaning, primer?) Thanks for any info or tips.
