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Cleared the sow off and tried out the new Nitto Terra Grappler 2's. They worked better than expected! KM
What rims do you have and what size is the tire? Looks good. I have the same truck in 4wd, but have the cheap steel rims and need to change them. Or did you paint the stock rims black?
Last edited by southchatham; 01-19-2019 at 12:34 PM.
XD Pulley XD3000 17x8 0 offset, 265-70-17 tires. It's 2wd but manages quite wel between Advance Trac Sport and locked rear axle to get rolling. The G2's surprised me how much better they are than than the stock Micheliens. Still ginger to get rolling with the tuned 2.7 but once going a very noticed improvement. KM
Last edited by 2017bluetruck; 01-19-2019 at 01:25 PM.
Just finished a full detail over a very long weekend. Not too bad for my first attempt ever. Truck looks better than brand new right now (minus a few rock chips from the garbage roads here.) Pictures don’t really do it justice but the paint feels like glass. Really was wishing I had a big garage to work in though. I could do a much better job with some better lighting and not constantly fighting the elements.
Steps were: Clean wheels and tires, strip wash, iron remover, nano skin auto scrub, correcting polish with a da polisher and hitting a few rough spots with compound. Cleaner to make sure there was no polish residue. One coat of Powerlock +, then one coat of Collenite 845. Full interior vacuum and wipe down. And hit the tires with some Adams VRT. I wanted to do another coat of 845 but there was already so much dust and such on the truck after letting it cure overnight that I decided to just wait until after the next wash. I may try out some bead maker the wash after that.
Finally got around to installing the bed extender from my 2013 XLT into my 2018 STX. Perfect fit. Somewhat higher degree of difficulty since the STX has a bedliner, as seen in the picture. Very happy when I'm able to transfer accessories from the previous generation trucks. For me, unfortunately, this is about the only one from my previous truck, with the exception of tow hooks. Since these are a bit pricey and the most expensive accessory I've invested in, I consider myself lucky.
Installed eBay direct fit 3 LED fog lights with the existing fog light housing and fog light H10 harness plug. Also comes with new retainer spring, screw clip & screws.
I'm very happy with the light output of the fogs. The fog light definitely fills up the front of the truck. The beam pattern is very wide and also has a nice sharp cut off so it doesn't blind traffic.
If these didn't work out, I was gonna go the Rigid Industries Dually route. But I can safely say that I won't be spending the money on the Rigid Duallys.
01-19-2019, 12:17 PM
