Colorado B.S. Thread

YES! another chance for us to lock the gate on you!

Enjoy

 

DD

 

And I'm at Kinkos... straight flipp'n copies.

One of these days.

 

My vote based on what you’re saying is either a performance bilstien set with rear Dakar
https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/store/p473/Performance_Bilstein_Kit_(HS16BK-2).html

Or an Icon stage 3.

And larger tires on stock rims and undercarriage armor.

You could go less suspension like an OME kit and probably be fine, but fuck that.

The kings seem like a lot of performance cost that you might not need? But on the other hand, you should get something pretty decent right? Get something that adds a little bit of travel beyond stock and added droop IMO.

 

Home gurus. I have been tasked to repair some things on the house.

Gas furnace vent. Leaked with the old roof and I need to repair the water damage on the inside of the house which appears to only be around the exhaust pipe and also replace the rusty top cap.

Hot water heater vent. Leaked with the old roof and I need to repair the water damage on the inside of the house which appears to only be around the exhaust pipe and also extend the pipe on the roof to be above roof line.

Replace garbage disposal which should be easy and also add a coupler where the abs and pvc drain pipe meet because it is currently glued together.

Any tips for the two vents?

 

Who on here is at Sushi Basho tonight. Didn't get a pic but a nicely built 2nd gen in dark gray I believe with bead rack and awning.

 

My truck use for daily is similar to your. I have gone through 3 different suspension setups and by far my ICON 2.5 front and rear with resi is hands down worth the money. If I were to start over on something new, first and only suspension I would buy is 2.5 body shocks with resi's front and rear. When I lift my wife's 4r it will get 2.5 body shocks.

The only upgrade I may consider when I go to rebuild these shocks will be the CDC resi's. Other then that it has been awesome!

Make sure to check out @Toytec Lifts since they are local here in Denver.

 

Oh man great schedule. Busy 48 hour shifts can take a toll but good time off in return.

 

Even more impressed! As if I wasn’t already!

 

Great info thanks. Did you have a AAL or leaf pack in addition to icon kit? Flip kit? Bump stops anything else? Between 2-3 inches of lift would be great.

 

I’m just a clown.

Oh and I would take Gramps advice. His truck rides so nice and does great off road.

 

My barstools keep raising automatically by themselves....do I got a ghost or can I fix them?

 

Either do a drywall repair around the interior of the vents, or trim them out with a removable panel for future repairs.

 

Again from my multiple suspension purchases I would at the least do a full leaf pack in back. AALs are a band aid to the super soft OEM leaf packs. Dakarhas a grest lift pack that should work for your needs and if you find you are carrying more weight in back on a normal basis they have an extra leaf you can purchase to give the pack some increased weight capacity along with some more rear lift.

I have a U Bolt flip kit installed. Its nice not to worry about dragging u bolts on rocks by accident. And for bumpstops mine are overkill. I have hydrobumps. Not neccessary. A good Timbren bumpstop kit will do the trick and is not a harsh "bump stop" when the suspension hits.

Let me know what other questions you have.

 

New to all the off-road stuff and have a question for this Kingdom of Knowledge known as you guys. I have a 2017 TRD OR with the OME BP-51's on it. I recently took at camping trip and have a topper and then with all the extra weight of the gear in the bed my back sagged a little. I was told the leafs on this kit are medium duty. So the questions is to fix this do I do an AAL? Air-Bags? or what? I will also be towing a small trailer like @Martyinco has in the future. So which is better or is there something else?

 

I take it the bed sits right where you want it without the weight? Assuming you also got Dakars with the BP-51 kit yes you can add their increased weight capacity leaves. Keep in mind it will lift the rear a bit when empty. So if you don't like a little gait then do not put them on. Air bags with bag cups are a great way to go for the added weight and keeping some flex in the suspension.

 

Mine seem to get lower the longer I sit there, my chin almost rests on the bar as the night goes on.

 

Without the extra weight I like the way it sits. So I guess the airbags in that guess would be better just because of the way it would sit? Do you need to deflate the airbags when off-roading on a trail due to flex so you don't puncture them? I don't know much about this hence the question.