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Yea i thought so too and that was the plan for the bumper skid and metalmiller skid to flow in the same angle and its the same as budbuilts 3/16

 

I think im going to goto this one over durhamtown since ive already been to durhamtown twice and im sure ill end up going again anyway... but if yall wanna go with me ill be in spartanburg that week before so youd have to find a way to meet me there and we'd leave from there...should make the trip 100 miles shorter so save on a little gas money

 

also my cv angles now


and a poser shot

 

angles are a bit steep...ha better carry a few in the garage....truck still looking good.

 

Yea well that pic is a bit deceiving cause the driver side was parked up on a rock but they are barely steeper than they were with the diff drop so i dont think it will be an issue plus my eibachs have broken in now so i should be good and i plan to have the winch very soon!

 

Hey man where did you get that smaller box under the tool box from? That is a great idea. Did you bolt it down to the bed?

 

I built it myself and put some handles on it to hold my recovery/camping gear...still need to fill it up some more but right now its got a fold up chair, 2 chains, 30k tow strap, some drings, 2 foldup shovels, my receiver hitch, a grill, tarp and a few cheater bars and pry bars Its still got some space left too! but i just measure the height and subtraced about a 1/4" cause i know i wouldnt get it cut perfect then measured the depth of the toolbox and made them the same and nah its not bolted down just slided in and out...i also bedlined it to hold off the rain since its cheap particle board and thats all i ahd but its been holding up just fine so far

 

Would you possibly be interested in making another one lol

 

Haha its easy man but if you really wanted me to i could just give me the measurments and i dont have anymore of that bedliner cause that damn box probably soaked up a quart or so

 

Painted all my shackles yesterday...no pics yet though, maybe will get some tomorrow.
Never seen anyone color match shackles before so its somewhat interesting looking and pointless at the same time cause their just gonna get dirty and scratched to hell anyway

 

Just filled up with gas after my best tank to date... 339 miles & 21.2 mpg
I normally average 17.6 for reference, so its a pretty big deal to me

 

Bout time i finally got a pic of my painted shackles...is it gay, storm trooper-ish??? Opinions



Like i said though they are just going to get scratched and abused anyway and will probably be brown first time offroad but for now they look good while im at the mall cruising speed bumps!

 

Impressive for a V6!

 

um how did you get this mpg with 33s? i have 31s and dont get near that.

 

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Yes, i thought the same thing plus factoring in all the added weight i have as well. it came at a cost though, being passed by 18wheelers up hill on the interstate doing 60-65

Well worth it IMO!

^^^ & mine are 32's and also i got 4wd so thats more added weight than you too haha. I owe it to the ultragauge and keeping an eye on instant mpg and throttle position

 

Nice build, Chad. It was good meeting you down in Columbia.

 

Thanks man, Im looking forward to meeting up again sometime soon and hopefully next time i will be a little more active Lets just say ill be leaving the gal at home from now on

 

maybe it my exhaust. need to change plugs too. wish i knew why i cant get that mpg. i cleaned my tb too.

 

idk plugs and wires should help... I changed mine about 2 months ago and notivced a little difference...went with all NGK plugs and wires and it only took like 20 minutes to do it all. Try sefoaming it too, ive done that and it seemed to help a bit and maybe a true exhaust would help to..dont think straight pipe works too well on these trucks but just try staying out of the gas and ride 60-65 on the highway and see how that goes..it helps me since i have 4:10's

 

oh ya my exhaust was killing me then i put a cheap glass pack on. just waiting for that job and get magnaflow or stock muffler....most likely magnaflo