The BS Daycare but no build thread

You'll like them, the Sports throw a ton of light! Annnnd then you'll be wondering what you're missing out on by not getting the Maxxes and it just snowballs from there.

 

But so convenient

 

Dammit!

I'll just have Shawn lead wherever we go.

 

Mount your switch right below the climate control panel in one of those blanks, if you usually keep your hand on the shifter anyway.

 

He can supass me now in some situations. I couldn't get past the last 200' of fremontia (black diamond); too much loose granite on a steeper climb. He got past it with his front locker, which I don't have. I could've winched, but it was end of day so I just took another way around. There may be obstacles I can get over in my bigger tires, but that front locker is huge on his truck.

I almost rolled earlier that day and had to winch myself out. It was a good day, besides smashing my valve stem on a boulder and having to put on my spare to get home. Thinking of switching to rubber stems and loosing my TPMS.

 

Truth be told, I wouldn't need one as I plan to run 2 sets of aux lights, max.

Front fogs, and rear chase lights.

 

Locker buttons?

 

Awe shit I know you've got 35s but I forget you're only rear locked, damn.

I just want to get some maintenance done and replace my coils to see what this solid axle setup in stock form can do.

 

Tied to the factory rotary knob.

But you're right to think that way

Really thinking about it, I shouldn't be too far from buying lockers if prices don't go up. We just got too much other shit to buy atm.

 

Damn new house problems

 

Yeah, gives me anxiety just thinking about all the costs for new shit we'll need.

Biggest cost items are - fridge, blinds, dining table (current one won't match), sofas (won't match), TV stand, dresser (won't match), artificial grass in the small back yard, and more.

 

Just put a pool in like everyone else

 

Open them up, mountaing points above and below. They need to attach to something level. My bottom points are at an angle like 140-160 degrees or so. I could just L-bracket off the side 90 but I think it'll look janky. Might go that route first.

 

Naw, I've never been a fan.

I love jumping in a lake or something like when we go camping in certain areas. But something about an artificial body of water...

 

Ooooh, I thought you meant level as in they'd leave your lights pointed up or down.

You mean the mounting surface isn't parallel to the ground right?

That makes more sense.

 

Yes. Hard to see in the photo where you circled but those attachment points aren't level with ground, at an angle.

 

Fuck, well you know what that means.

Part out your truck; dibs on your wheels and tires

 

Just put your 35s back on buddy.

 

Oh they were drrrrrrrrrry, they needed replacing.

I wouldn't say no to an extra set of tires, some 35s, but not to daily drive on.

 

Decided to finish up welding the bumper!

Just needed some seams on the inside, the light brackets welded in, and the recovery plates.

What's really nice is that Coastal Offroad offers not 1, but 2 positions for your light bracket depending on the type of lights you have.



Since I'm running small 3" x 3" cubes, the closet position works best.







What's interesting is how the recovery points are welded in; the bumper has a "recovery point" that's 3/16" thick just like the front plate.

Except that it receives 2 more plates of the same thickness, on each side. This makes for a really beefy recovery point.











Hope you guys enjoy the weld porn!







Lights will get wired up once I get a switch I like.