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

Ahh, so as long as it has grip it's fine open, but if it loses traction to the drive wheel then you lock it.

 

Sweet!!!!

 

yea in that case..don't even think about lockers yet.

Look at where i go..i have no lockers..only been to one place where one would have been probably required..but sadly..due to the LBJ failure just before it..i didn't even really attempt it for saftely purposes.

And getting out and doing different type of wheeling will really help dial in what you want out of the truck. For all you know, just a basic lift and tires with sliders could make the truck all the capable you want and sticking to rough roads.

Or..you'll want to do some pretty serious crawling and bashing..

or..go super fast over terrain..

you don't know till you get out and try

I had been more or less offroading a lot all my life. But never in anything out side a more or less stock rig with oversized tires. But it never stopped us. You can take your rig MANY places as it is now. You'd be surprised. It will also make you appreciate the armor or shocks or whatever it is you add to the rig, that much more.

I always talk shit to my buddies about not needing a locker on here as im sure many have noticed. But do i want one. You bet your ass i do. I want two. I want to go to the next level. But at the same time, i have learned to pick lines very well..because it was a necessity for me. Would it make wheeling easy? of course. But i will appreciate the lockers that much more when i get them from going for so long without them.

Don't be rushed about getting all the coolest armor and stuff for it. Its expensive man. really expensive. Make sure the money you spend, is going to last as long as possible and take you the places you want. There is no need for the biggest badest truck on TW as fast as possible. You'll get there. its inevitable haha

but take your time. Choose wisely, spend your money once and enjoy the living shit out of it.

 

I think you have it backwards. If you had that front locker, not only would it make it difficult to turn, but the locked wheels would cause the tires to slip and slide down the incline

 

You kind of said this, but this is very dependent on terrain and such. haha For example if it is muddy out and you slide into ruts the front locker helps a ton in driving to turn back out of the ruts. So when you are on that off camber you can locker the front locker an turn into the hill a little and it can help hold you up the hill a bit.

One good example of what Mark said is, try driving on an icy road with your rear locker engaged and just stay on the throttle a little (not mashed, just maintaining speed basically) when you take the corner. Your ass end will walk out on you almost every time, where as you won't walk out as bad if you are open. Granted it's all about driving style and just slowing down and coasting through the corners works well with the rear locked.

 

well that doesn't make sense..that bold part contradicts everything i said..haha so how can you agree with it??

 

Good words all around there.

 

wheeling as fast as possible will just break stuff..haha unless properly built to handle said fast..

but fair enough

 

So am I in 1st place on Tw then?

 

No

 

But I'm in the banner...

 

Not linked to your build tho..linked to The Epic pic thread..you don't win. haha

 

fuck you. why you always gotta bring me down.

 

Cause i bring you up higher then anyone else too..

The lows just make the highs seem higher

96s FTW

 

OK

But I like to plan ahead (it scares mom when i tell mom how much money it'd take to make my truck what i want)

I've got the lift, gonna be getting the tires tomorrow, and i'd get the sliders when i sell my old truck but i've spent a lot of money lately ($500 on new BFG A/T K/O's, $40 on a torque wrench, $120 on my lift, and i'll be dropping ~$600 on a bed liner soon)

But i am getting in the dirt as much as i can.

Thanks for the advice

No, you will never be 1st place anywhere, just accept it.


Does this look right?
front right


front left

 

Your plans will change is what im saying. Especially if you rush into to it. You'll wish you had done something else..or you'll go the "cheaper" way and then end up getting the better more expensive part anyways thus wasting your money when you could have just waited and save to get it in the first place.

5-600 here and there is ONLY the begining man haha they only get more expensive. Im at the point where just about everything i want now..is 3 grand or more as you pointed out..your bumper is a grand by itself..

tires lift and sliders is a great place to start. Now enjoy it a while and get a feel for things.

and what are we looking for in the photos??

 

Yeah, S/C is $3500 armor is $$$ OBA is $$, and that's not including audio,lights, an misc. interior stuff.

Yeah, i know it's gonna change as i find what works for me.

The height, i thought taco lean was ~1/4'' difference
What's pictured is close to 3/4'' difference, and that's with a 1/4 of a tank of gas, nobody in the truck.

 

well your suspension is old hahaseems a bit much..but its taco lean either way..

 

Isn't that annoying? There really is not much worth doing that isn't at least 1500 to 2g

 

cool, i thought it was sort of goofy that it's that far off, but i don't see any issues caused by it.

How do you get the link in the text to go to a certain post number?
I'd like to redo my build and can't figure it out.