The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

I like it haha what I'd want really..

Lol! Hell ya man they are awesome.

And really if I did extended fun coilovers UCAs I'd have pretty good travel all around to take me many a place.

 

Haha yeah, I'm debating going with Icon or Fox extended coilovers with resies in the rear, and also run expo leafs, and all pro UCA's.

Don't laugh! It only encourages him...

 

You mean icon or fox extended coilover with resis in the front..and a 11" shocks out back with the expos haha

 

Hmm, I worded that terribly... Haha

I was thinking I'd go with extended up front and resies in the back. Or do you think I'd be better off with just resies up front. Heck, I'm not even sure if I'll need resies at all haha

 

Resis all around man! Case you ever want to hit the whoops. Cause you can with a good mid travel setup. Cooling is great for shocks man.

 

Hmm, curse you and your good reasoning causing me to spend more money in the future!

Seems that I come up with more and more stuff I want to buy every time I post in this thread! Haha

Hmm, $2700 for everything before shipping...

 

Cheaper then just the LT front kit...before shocks...hahahahahahaha

So I'm really saving you money..haha

 

Haha I guess you could say that... Plus that also means I don't have to wait for a new DD before I upgrade the suspension...

 

Exactly!!

Will work great.

 

Haha yup! Tent setup this year, and either suspesnion or armor next year...

Maybe I'll have a truck that's half as awesome as yours in 2 years... Haha

 

Wont take much you'll see! be there before ya know it.

and if your doing tent this year..id do suspension next..or at least the rear to take the extra weight. And then some armor. Maybe rear suspension and sliders and a bumper.

 

Yeah, that's kind of what I thought as well. I want to go ahead and do a full size spare, sliders, boxrocket bed rack, then a CVT for this year.

Then next year maybe do expos, Icons, and u-bolt flip kit first. Then work on getting the front done. Depending on how much my tax refund is next year maybe I'll be able to get a rear bumper like yours. The rear bumper with a swingout has grown on me now... Haha

 

Start saving mine cost a ton. IDK if Tim will make another or not. Im sure he will for the right price. Or if adam will..or whoever. If you can weld you can just always add your own to really just about any bumper.

Really the swingout is the best place for a fullsized 33-35'' spare tire. hands down.

Does have its disadvantages..but i love it. Can't wait to add a table to mine. Im going to tweak mine a bit more tho first.


But thats a good plan otherwise man! get too it

 

Haha that's what I figured... I thought that maybe I could just order an Elite and just have somebody else build me the tiregate and I'd just put the two together... Or maybe even ship an Elite bumper to somebody like BoxRocket to build me one. so many options haha

I really like the idea of the table, would be much simpler than lugging around a fold out table in the bed. Plus I like your jerry can setup. Is there a specific reason why every tiregate I see on 1st gens has the tire at a slight angle?

Haha hopefully I'll start rolling with the plan around the end of June. Unfortunately, I'm going to be at home with the gf in the beginning of June as well as going to Church Camp. Haha So there goes a chunk of my money.

 

The reason for tilting the tire forwards is so that it reduces the chances of it dragging on the ground if you go up something really steep. And if it does contact only a small portion contacts.

Adding one to an Elite will be trickier then most. My Spindle (which is freaking HUGE, Tim went over board with it lol) is integrated into the inside of the bumper and i know he had to change the top lip for the swingout arm.

But i have never seen one with out the swing out..so yea. haha. Steve is going to try adding dual swingouts to his tho pretty soon i believe.

and women..money stealers they are haha

 

Got ya, I knew there had to be a reason. Haha

Hmm, yeah. Could be tricky...Hopefully by the time it comes around for me to order one, he'll have it available or somebody will be willing to help me out.

I saw that Steve was attempting dual swingouts. Should be interesting...

Haha women definitely are that!

 

yea and like i said. Could always ask if he will make another one. He told me after he finished mine i doubted he ever would just cause it took so long..but i was the first one..so maybe he would do it again Worth a shot to ask i guess. just be ready for a big price tag if you get the wrap arounds and receiver mounts and all.

 

This is true. But I've still got another year or so before I get one, so I'm not going to bother him just yet. I know mine will be expensive, as I want all the options he offers. I also want aluminum if possible... Gonna be expensive! I'm wanting to run as much aluminum as I can to keep this thing at a halfway decent weight for a dail driver...

 

yea if he had offered the AL discount on the GB i was in..TOTALLY woulda done it.

But when i asked about it for my front it was 250 extra i think. Didn't even want to know what the rear woulda been haha But i wish mine where AL now..truck is a heavy ass beast now..

 

Yeah, it's still $250 for the aluminum on his site. Since I won't be getting in on the GB it'll run me around $1,260 for the front in aluminum.

I definitely don't want to be as heavy as you are! But I figure with all aluminum bumpers, sliders, and a bed rack that won't always have a tent on it won't hurt me too bad.