riz_atx's 16 Locked, Geared, and Tuned TRD 4x4 "Big Perm 3.0" Build/Biking/BS Thread

Add some sizzle to Big Perm, hit it with some gloss white or a good accent color

 

I was gonna initially but I don't wanna wait

Hmmmmm, man, this is a great idea. Was gonna do it a silver or gray color. I dig the gloss for sure.

 

Well I put a poll up since I'm indecisive about the color

 

I voted silver metalic but would say go for a match to one of the grey/silver/gunmetal(i'm not sure what color those strips are) stripes on your bedside decals.

 

Not a bad idea at all!

 

its not as bold as some people like to go but you already have the monochrome colors going so continuing is easy. I'm not bold enough to go to some bright flashy color. Cant go wrong with white and it would look good. It is a good area to bring in more of a 3rd color! Mine gusseted spindles are black(with barnwell red dirt) because I bought them that way and would have probably painted them that way anyways since I'm boring.

 

My fiance thought white would be good and work too. I feel like it may be dirty all the time. But whichever color i get, im gonna get glossy af!

 

Do the same color/texture as the GFC bars

 

Thats like a grey/cement color, which is also in the bedside decals as well

 

forgot about those but yeah right along what I was thinking.

Would likely be dirtier than the white truck but its mostly behind the tire/wheel so it wont stand out so bad. It would get more spray from the tires but on my truck so does the entire sides of the truck.

 

Wooooooooord!!!!

Hows your truck ride after all the upgrades? Im betting its a whole new world!

 

Good, back seems to roll more than before. I still need the rear shock relocate installed, cross bar and add a bunch of preload to the fronts( I dont think they put in any preload on them 2 maybe 3 threads is all thats showing right now). The front may be sitting lower than the OME w/886's I took off and the back got raised quite a but with the AAL and hangers added.

 

Word! It took me a little bit to get the preload dialed in on mine but once it was set, it was alllllllll good! Can they be adjusted easily ? Ads just needs wheels off the ground and a decent 4" punch to turn the collar

 

Instructions say the non resi versions could be done on the truck with "some difficulty" and the resi versions probably wont have room to adjust on the truck and need to be removed and put in a vice. I'll probably try and do it on the truck with the tires off and on stands/jacked up to take the pressure off. They came with an adjuster tool that looks like a ~6" punch, I quickly glanced at it and the instructions in the bag with it yesterday on my lunch break.

 

I used a high temp ceramic paint. Hardens really nicely

 

Word Chad! Morning Bud!

 

Morning Sohail

 

Good Morning Sohail

 

Morning Sohail. I think you should match the finish off your ADS components. Gray/metallic

 

Howdy Suh!

Morning Suh!

Morning!!

Great idea! The shock bodies are a brushed aluminum, the springs a metallic grey. So I think that metallic silver/grey may be the sweet spot



Also, just now, I got the wheel hub assemblies and the seals! Unfortunately it's wet raining and a little colder today so painting is gonna have to wait.

Gonna roll into Bee Cave later and return the ball joint service kit and some Amazon stuff followed by picking up some paint