Babe the Blue Ox
Joined: Jun 2014
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From: Nowhereville, Barton City Michigan
Yes, i had +20 wheels with 305/70/17 Toyo ATIII, they fit perfectly, those tires are 33.9" tall. On that same set of wheels, I ran BFG KO2's at 315/70/17, with no problems either, but thought I'd like just a little more clearance. My level is just under 3", so there is that too.
FWIW, right now I have Raptor OEM wheels at +34 offset, with 315/70/17 Falken AT4W's, 34.7", and no problem with that set up either.
Sheesh, that was chocolatey!
Oh well, i guess there is an argument for taking off the cover, allowing you to clean out gunky oil - though hopefully if there is a drain plug, you can drain more often and keep it cleaner - if it comes out gunky again, you could remove the cover at that point.
Oh well, i guess there is an argument for taking off the cover, allowing you to clean out gunky oil - though hopefully if there is a drain plug, you can drain more often and keep it cleaner - if it comes out gunky again, you could remove the cover at that point.
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Joined: May 2013
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
I spent some money last night to build out the rest of my bed storage I have been talking about for a couple of years now. Looking forward to it. Hope to start working on the base plates this weekend along with a couple of other changes to the cap. I also need to rebuild my mountain bike. Here is a before picture.

Current state.


As you can see, I already tried stripping the paint on the rear triangle. That was a can and a half of Home Depot paint stripper. And I couldn't even get the welds and little bits very good. So I found a local blaster. Gonna have the frame blasted to raw aluminum and then just clear coat it. Got a new fork, shock, and drivetrain coming for it. Then I am ready to ride. Stoked for the first trip to NC in a couple of weeks.

Current state.


As you can see, I already tried stripping the paint on the rear triangle. That was a can and a half of Home Depot paint stripper. And I couldn't even get the welds and little bits very good. So I found a local blaster. Gonna have the frame blasted to raw aluminum and then just clear coat it. Got a new fork, shock, and drivetrain coming for it. Then I am ready to ride. Stoked for the first trip to NC in a couple of weeks.
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Gonna build out my own xtrusion offroad style bed rack under the cap. The plan right now is to have a couple of Rotopax water containers on one side. Move up the on board compressor for the airbags up to get it away from gear in the bed. Mount a Milwaukee packout with my tools and molle panels for additional gear. Also want to add a Rotopax storage container for easily accessible bungees and straps that are buried in the bottom of the undercover swingbox at the moment. That's the high points.
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Joined: May 2013
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Added some more BuiltRight storage in the truck. Seat back panel and panel on center console lid.


I also built myself a toolkit using a Rotopax storage container, a UTV tool roll kit, and a bunch of Husky tools. This will be mounted on my undercap storage. The material for that is to be delivered tomorrow.


Also working on planning a cross country roadtrip this summer. PA --> The Badlands --> Yellowstone --> Sandbridge, ID --> Bellingham, WA --> Whistler, BC, Canada --> Banff, Canada --> PA. It's going to the trip of a lifetime.


I also built myself a toolkit using a Rotopax storage container, a UTV tool roll kit, and a bunch of Husky tools. This will be mounted on my undercap storage. The material for that is to be delivered tomorrow.


Also working on planning a cross country roadtrip this summer. PA --> The Badlands --> Yellowstone --> Sandbridge, ID --> Bellingham, WA --> Whistler, BC, Canada --> Banff, Canada --> PA. It's going to the trip of a lifetime.
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Not much else on the truck to share. I did get all the material for the extrusion rack in the bed delivered, but won't have time to play with that until after Easter. I did get the bike all built back up. With the exception of the bottom bracket and cranks. Waiting on one tool from Amazon.













