What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

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The best hood struts IMO. You can adjust the height of the hood. I extended my hood height opening to 6”. And there are no measurements needed when installing the struts.(except for the additional height of the hood that you prefer). Installed one on my friend’s Inferno Taco last weekend after I did mine couple weeks ago.

 

I also hang a piece of screen-door nylon screen in front of the radiator to catch the bugs. The screen is glued to two pieces of yardstick. It fits between the back of the grill and the front of the radiator (right up against the radiator). The bottom dowel (yardstick) just hangs free, is enough weight to keep the screen stretched, but light enough to not put a strain on anything. The top dowel is long enough (side to side) to rest on some trim pieces at the top of the radiator. I do have two spring clips there for extra peace of mind, but they aren't really needed.
Screen has been in place since 2019 and my radiator still looks brand new.

 

Hmm, not a bad idea. That probably also cuts down on the reflectivity of the radiator too. That would probably look good on a truck going ever closer to 'that murdered out' look without having to spray paint on the radiator.

 

That is a great color combination for sure!

 

Gotta love the white letters out. Classic look that I don’t think will ever get old!

 

Happened across this post after hearing about your plans in person yesterday. Stoked to see how it turns out. Also thanks for the load bar suggestion. Falcon RTT install was easy!

 

The screen material is black.

 

Installed front SumoSprings bump stops this morning. Great upgrade, truck feels much more composed under breaking and over bumps in the road. Brake dive is the biggest noticeable difference. Highly recommend them, before I was wanting to do 6112/5160s and these will hold me over for a while.

 

Great looking rig. What wheels do you have on there?

 

looks good…would these struts allow for ditch lights? I’ve seen some photos that after installing struts the ditch lights hit the windshield.

 

Then adjust it so that the hood doesn't lift so high.

 

Yeah I didn’t know they were adjustable until reading his post.

 

Pardon my ignorance, but is the rod/tube assembly adjustable, or is the height adjusted by moving the mounting brackets?

 

I was wondering the same thing but thought I might do some digging on YouTube. It would be more user friendly to adjust the struts for sure

 

Thanks! These are the Summit Off-road Dakars in Matte Black. 17x9 -25 offset. One of the lightest wheels I could find. Super happy with them.

 

I believe it is the second one, so you have to choose wisely when installing it.

 

I’ve been looking at the Summit Apex wheels…I was worried about the -25 offset but those look great! I knew those looked familiar when I saw them…they look great

 

Won @MESO and coopscustoms 1221 collaboration contest on Instagram. Meso's stuff already looks good but with the coopscustom lazer design is even more amazing. Minimalist key fob, gasshole, door handle covers. Thanks again @MESO