What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I’m finally looking forward to hauling some weight in the 3rd Gen work truck without having to sweat about it. I was worried the 47’s would be too harsh of a ride with no weight in the bed. But the ride home from me bros house was not bad at all!!! Plenty of rough expansion joints on the 10 freeway and Topanga’s “ledge” on the road near Hidden Treasures were soaked up in a way I was not expecting. Super stoked on the Sumos as I want to keep the factory SR5 height and rake. Good stuff.

 

little pee pee

 

Bed tent...hmmm. Tell me more. I don't need a RTT but another option might be interesting.

 

That would be stupid if they designed a rack that you need to drill holes in your roof to mount it when factory holes already exist. I’m not the original poster but my prinsu roof rack mounted right into the factory holes. You just have to remove the taping that covered the holes and make holes in your weather stripping.

Check out prinsu

 

I really can't see that 4 inch long piece of metal doing much in a crash but OK.

 

I also prefer those sliders to stick out a little. Really nice.

 

Its pretty impressive how the paint on these SCS wheels holds up to the rigors of daily abuse. I've had one set of painted wheels prior to this and they got eaten up pretty bad over a few years time... The paint on my SCS wheels still looks new after 50k miles and 3 years.

 

Some folks don't think that grille is ugly. Haha

 

I got a rightline bed tent, There are a few companies that make tents like this, but rightline made theirs without a bottom tarp, so you dont have to unload the bed to install it and you can have a bed cover and still be able to use it.

 

Looks like kid approved.

 

These stupid vent covers that have been on my desk for a year.

 

She does, she wants something new.

 

Keep them on the roof and use a pistol cable lock.


Having them in the bed is great ... except:
--- when they are needed and other items are in the way to access them
--- when they are needed and you are covered in mud/snow and have to crawl around in the bed
--- when they are covered in mud/snow and you have to put them back in the bed

Obviously, if you know you're heading out into mucky fun, just pre-position them to rear of the bed or to the roof rack -- and don't stop where any thieves are.
It's the surprise need of them that having them stashed far into the bed is a pain. A pain that a simple cable lock will eliminate.


Edit: Oops, missed jdsmith's suitcase lock suggestion before I posted.

 

Had this one in my shopping cart for a while. I'm not a serious, big time overland guy so I figure this will work for my occasion use.

Guide Gear Compact Truck Tent for Camping, Camp Tents for Pickup Trucks, Fits Truck Bed Length 72-74", Waterproof Rainfly Included, Sleeps 2

Guide Gear Compact Truck Tent for Camping, Camp Tents for Pickup Trucks, Fits Truck Bed Length 72-74", Waterproof Rainfly Included, Sleeps 2

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003C53BGA

 

Knock on wood, I've had mine on my roof for with no lock for almost 3 years now.
They are positioned in the center of the roof rack, hidden between a Pelican case and 1Up bike racks, and if you are under 6' tall you'd need a ladder to reach them.

If I know I'm going to use them I remove them and toss them in the bed for easy access.

 

Got this yesterday, can anyone confirm this has all the sleeves included required for the OEM camber adjustment bolts? LCA bushings.

 

And this waste of space has his "ditch" lights pointed straight down his hood. The same place his headlights point?? Ditch lights should point out to the side - where the ditch is!
They're used to illuminate unknown ground before turning into it. Not daily driving on pavement - in DAY LIGHT, no less! The dumb shit.

Why yellow? They are mounted way too high to be of any benefit in thick fog.

 

Nice setup. With the "longbed" that ought to be pretty comfy. For matresses on that setup Ive used a twin on the bottom. that fits between the wells. Then a queen (or perhaps a double, cant remember) on top of that and it fits to the bed edges. It brings the height to just under the bed rails. Its really comfy and is pretty cheap. The mattresses can be found for only like $10 and $20 bucks respectively.

 

Yeah, I was going to grab something from ikea or spend the money on the airbedz mattress for it. Though right now I just have folding cots that I use.

 

Changing the look a little with some center caps on the F5’s

before


After