HomerTaco's big old bucket o’ bolts build

Looks like you had fun.

 

Gotta get you up here sometime Chris.

Bryan timed that pretty good.

Yessir - the only casualty was my compressor. Switches are all lit up but it's not kicking on for some reason.

I think I may relocate it to the bed cubby instead once I get it going again.

 

Why does your tailgate look so tall? Is the space between the bumper and tailgate just blending into the black paint of the tailgate?

Matt

 

Must be - there's about a 1 1/2" gap between the tailgate and the top of the bumper.
Optical illusion.

 

I think so. When zoomed in, i see what appears to be the typical gap.

 

Gotcha lol...Looked like a full size's tailgate for a second.

I know what you mean with stuff making the truck look really weird without it. Even in the short time I've had my roof rack, I've gotten so used to the look that when I look at my old pictures, my truck looks really naked!

Matt

 

Did you check the fuse for the compressor? The lights on the switches aren't illuminated by that power supply so they aren't any indication of whether or not the compressor is getting power.

Also, did you not trim your front bumper? I had to take like 4 inches off it for the 315s. Enough that I'm going to use that metal to plate my cab mount chop

 

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Checked the fuses & wiring. Nothing obvious unfortunately.

No, i just rub it a bit flexed. Also not as much flex w/ the sway bar still on.

 

You still have the sway bar on!?!?

 

I know right!? Mr. Homer refuses to drive without that dang thing. He needs to figure out a disconnect system... or take it off

 

Yea when he finally takes it off he'll be like "oh damn that thing was stupid, I really don't need it"

 

Dalton had one in his truck.
Guess we failed ARB locker troubleshooting 102, DOH!

 

I won't want to remove mine either. I still corner harder than i should

 

Well there's your problem... Jays head is stuck behind Craig's dash

 

It's really not that big of a deal. I drive the same as when it was on. Truck just feels a little more like a boat the way it gets body roll when you make sharp turns faster than you should.

My truck is very top heavy too

 

This is a ridiculous question....however, Can you still comfortably corner at 70? 80? 100? I'm going to have to have something else to drive before i start lifting and building my truck....i still drive like a stupid teenager. I feel like i'd die without the sway bar at this point.

 

I'm no racecar driver, but I don't like to do less than 5 over the speed limit. I try to use the cruise control on highways to avoid getting speeding tickets. But when I take an exit ramp I don't usually hit the brakes unless it's a real sharp 25mph turn. Usually just kill the cruise control and coast through the turn. I don't ever feel like the truck is going to roll over.

But you can't be stupid either. I wouldn't do 100 and rip a turn. I don't think the truck will flip much easier with out the sway bar, I think it mostly just keeps the cab more level while going through a turn.

Easy enough to remove and see how it feels, then decide.


Also no reason to wait till you have another vehicle to build your truck up. Mine is my daily driver and I don't think if have it any other way.

Even Wyatt daily drives his truck and it's a sas on 40's.

 

I have yet to take mine off but at this point I think it's acting as a crossmember for my belly skid