Hondo Garage's New Thing

Dude that is one sick ass truck bro. Clean and simple. Nice color choice. You obviously have good taste.
Big Up!

 

Mine is the same. 2/25. I actually cried out of joy. While maybe the build date did not move up, to me that email was a big step in what I'm going to embark on next year. So I was still happy.

 

I would like to hear what some of you are running for your rear suspension setup.
Maybe just say what your running and approx weight or a list of what you got back there.
Just wanting others thoughts before I drop some flow!

 

Dakar 096R heavies and B110 5100s. I have the GFC, sliders, a rear bumper with swingout and probably 50ish pounds in the bed.

 

If you run heavy, don't get the Dakar OME heavy springs. Even with the AAL I put in, I'm not completely happy and will go a different route down the road.

 

@rkam65
Oh it’s gonna get heavy. My bed alone has a Decked Drawer system that’s full of gear. Big ARB Fridge on top of that with enough ice cream to sink a boat!
Recover gear, my clothes, shovel, jack, camping stuff. My girlfriend if she doesn’t stop making me eat quinoa...what else.

Anyone rolling Dobinsons or Deavers in the rear? Any suggestions for making the ride as plush as one can?

 

Well you are exactly like mine then. I've got decked drawers. My fridge is going in the cab. I've got my life in the truck because I don't actually have a home due to preparations for a long ass trip next year. My camping gear isn't heavy because i use my hiking set up for car camping, but I do have a custom rear swing arm a friend built and it is a bit heavy. My recovery gear is in the cab and I have a jack off the swingarm. I think GFC mentioned deavers on their Instagram stories the other day. I was going to go Dobinsons at a later date, or whatever is best.

 

Definitely too much for the Dakars. I keep my load pretty light and they work .

 

I just received my ICON RXT leaf springs. I went with the 51101 leafs because of the adjustable 3 configurations. I loaded 250lbs of sand bags in the bed to simulate the camper. I'll start with option 1 - hoping for 1.25" of lift and a softer ride fully loaded.

 

Thanks for the input. I was checking those out, and putting on a full icon lift.
A friend of mine told me to watch out for the Icon Front setup, as the top hats can be an issue.
One TW member mentioned a Deaver spring with Kings for the type of ride I am looking for.
Please keep me in the loop as to how you like those RXT springs.

 

Get your rig weighed and order some custom springs to suit your application.

Do it right or do it twice.

 

I have kings w/ adjusters and love them.

 

I hear you on that. Trying to get some use out of these new Fox shocks that came with my Pro before I move on to a lift. I am rolling low and heavy

I appreciate all the response from those rolling with weight.

Lastly, I pull a stainless steel Offroad trailer with me sometimes. Most of the time I am pulling an Aluminum trailer with my KTMs.
Any thoughts on the best way to compensate for that weight as well, with out making the truck ride like a brick when it’s not pulling a trailer?
Here is a pic of the trailer.
Pay no attention to the Alum Floor strapped to the very top, that’s not part of the equation.

 

Can you tell me more about how you did your control panel? That looks pretty close to what I have in mind. What's the back look like? How did you run the wires?
Cheers,

 

I have the OME HD rear springs and I’m running a Decked Drawer System (205lbs), obviously the GFC no windows (275lbs) a Wilco Max tire carrier and a full spare (255 85 R16 Cooper Maxx on SCS rim). It was just the tiniest bit rear heavy until I removed the factory Spare. Now it’s perfect. I also have a 63qt fridge on an Alu-cab tilting slide, full skids and Mobtown sliders... best to figure you set up than do springs as others have mentioned.

 

@YOTA 4X4 , what about when you load up the back with gear? How's the ride then? I plan on running the same setup as you, but I'm concerned once I also start throwing in all the camping gear in the back for our family trips.

 

Man, I've been out of the loop for a while! I put a deposit down on one of these a year ago, well before they even began production but unfortunately ran into some medical issues that prevented me from pulling the trigger. I left the deposit with them and finally got the funds together but I'm a little bummed to now find out that it'll be a year before I can get my hands on one! I guess this much business is a good problem to have but I would think they'd up their production ability with this much interest! Alas, I guess I'll just be back to drooling over everyone's pictures on here for the next year

 

I don't have my GFC yet, but I am running Heavy (096) Dakars as part of the BP-51 kit. I'm guessing in that pic I have ~800 lbs in the back? It is a bit harsh for my taste when empty but I think it rode really well with that weight.

 

Does anyone know off hand, or could run out and measure, how far from the bed tracks the gfc mounting hardware protrudes into the bed? From pictures it looks like it's a couple inches, but an exact measurement would be ideal.

 

Will do it tonight annoying I'm going to have to cut and weld the mounts for my caliraised molle panel as it didn't fit with the GFC