Long Travel 3rd gen on 38s

Yes I am. And they are definitely beefy lol

 

Update: truck can still not idle for longer than 10 minutes. I knew I wasn't electrically smart, but I didn't know I could screw up a truck by relocating the battery

 

More photos because why not

 

Love a fun project! You ever end up putting an exhaust back on? Might make it run better. No back pressure on a stock engine cut yer torque in half

 

It's gonna get a full exhaust one day but it's the least of my worries right now tbh lol. I just need to get it running longer than 10 minutes

 

Wowza

 

Alternator failed load test. Still have no idea why it shit the bed being 4 years old and 47k miles.

 

Bedsides mounted, cross members welded.

 

It's weird seeing a tire in your engine bay

 

Wheels for sale: basically brand new Method mr312 17x8.5 -12 offset.

MSRP is $369. Asking $1150 for all. No tires included.

Located in Chico California

 

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38s do not fit

 

38s fit now

 

Both bedsides are mounted

Yes I know my shop is a mess

 

Just need an alternator and to finish tubbing the front. So excited to get this thing ready for camping

 

One side tubing done

 

I love reading the long travel builds on here. Money pit builds when done right, like yours, are so cool.

Just wanted to say seeing your double spare setup reminded me of Donuts 'Ranger Money Pit build.' Around the 4:30 mark in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqRGvtuamF8&t=1s - they acknowledge double stacking spares horizontally is a bad idea, as they lost both of them in the race.

 

We are so back

 

Didn't last long. Pretty sure my alternator is toast after 15 miles on the freeway. 2 alternators done so far, something is wrong with the electrical system on this truck. Dropped it off at a local shop for some diagnosis

 

Turns out it was just a loose ground within the fuse box. Yeah I did end up paying a tech to tell me a ground was loose.

First time on dirt was a blast. This thing is so plush. Small bump sensitivity is so shit but on the bigger hits it is so smooth