tareed94

I know what you mean. After doing it last time I started one as soon as I got the truck so I wouldn't have to deal with this later.

That bumper looks great though. I'm so ready to move to a house (hopefully in June). That way I can take on bigger and better projects.

tthibault16

Bumper build day 3, bull bar, light bar and paint

Step 13:Cut out the hole for the 30" 5D projector light bar
Step 14:Made bracket for the light bar and welded them in
Step 15:Fabbed up the bull bar/pre runner bar
Step 16:Tacked then welded the pre runner bar into place
Step 17:Cleaned and prepped the bumper for paint and primer
Step 18:Primed, rock guard, clear coat
Step 19:Final install
Step 20:Admire it for a while

tthibault16

Blacked out the:
Mirror caps
Door handles
Rear bumper (custome built rear bumper hopefully coming in the summer, started but ran out of time)
Rear emblem
Badges
Tailgate trim (where the handle is on not powered tailgates)
Exhaust tip

Removed the Flexfuel badge

tthibault16

Drilled and tapped holes in the pre runner bar and made custom light bar brackets.

Mounted my 20" single row Sae street legal light bar that was mounted in the stock bumper onto the pre runner bar.

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Made a custom light bar cover out of 1/4" lexan and put rare earth magenets recessed onto the back.
Silicones rare earth magnets to the light bar lens to have a seamless light bar cover (I'm not a fan of traditional covers and they don't work for my application.

Made a magnetic license plate mount that can be removed to use the light bar.

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Installed Rubbermaid seat organizer from Canada tire (Walmart carries them for the Americans) into my centre console

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ru...1612p.html#srp

Fits perfect with no trimming and works awesome

tthibault16

The most up to date high quality full truck pictures I have until next summer

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REVIEW

http://daystarweb.com/productdetail.php?productID=1475
Daystar 2" levelling kit

My truck is currently running the 2" day star levelling kit.
My last truck ran a 4" Rancho lift kit with front struts replaced with Rancho coilovers and new Rancho rear shocks.

Pros:
-Daystar levelling kit raised the truck up and made the overall stance look better.
-Got it installed from the dealer for free
-travel and articulation feels the same as stock when rock crawling

Cons:
-Daystar levelling kit only raised the truck up 7/8"-1" once the struck settlers, I am ot very impressed with that.
-comparing the ride to stock it rides the same over bumps, potholes and in strait lines but as soon as you turn it's spongy and feels like a boat, same as stock but way more exadurated
-off-road the truck is very soft and comfortable on bumps until you start turning on gravel roads and trails
-feels like junk compared to the 4" Rancho lifts in every aspect
-had to cut the strut bolts and thread on extension to install (terrible idea)

Overall impression:
If your just looking to lift the front end 1" it does just that.
But if you like to do anything more than just look at your truck it's a waste of money.
Rides spongy and boat like with handeling decressed.
Invest in coilovers or a proper lift kit it's worth the money!

Photo 1:Leveling kit as advertised
Photo 2:Leveling kit installed with factory rims and tires 275x65r18 (32.1" tall by 11" wide)
Photo 3:Leveling kit installed with 20" 2011 rims and 275x65r20 Goodyear Duratracks (34.1" tall by 11.1" wide)
Photo 4:Top Daystar 2" levelling kit (nets 1" of lift) vs 2.75" coilover height using a jack

tthibault16

Looking at houses for me means looking at shops or what property can have the biggest shop

Now the page is up to date minus my ditch lights (off-road lights/rock lights), exhaust mod and mirror light speed disable mod

tareed94

My house deal is pretty good if it goes through. My cousin and her family are moving to Washington State in June and want me to rent their house instead of renting to a stranger. So they're letting me rent their house for the price per month of their mortgage. They'll keep up the insurance and the taxes, I just pay the utilities. Nets me an extra 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, garage, backyard, front yard, larger kitchen, etc. Over my 1 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment (770sq ft) which isn't exactly small. For around $300 more per month.

Did you say you installed coilovers? If so what did you go with? I'm thinking about Fox 2.0's, but I'm wanting to lift towards the end of next year (hopefully). So I don't want to waste money, but then if I don't lift they'd be good. My compromise is going to be rancho quicklifts if I do coils and plan to lift sooner.

What exhaust are you running? I'm looking to run a Magnaflow 12298, change the pipe from resonator to muffler to 3", then do dual 3" pipe all the way straight out the back.