Styx's Slowly but Surely Black Build

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Picked up a new dirt bike the other day so I got a bed extender for the truck to haul both bikes...





The bed extender was actually quite easy to install, despite everything I've read. The directions were pretty vague but it was easy to figure out.

 

what color countersteers are those? it looks really good

 

Thanks! I think the color is called Gunmetal Graphite...

 

So I picked up a used hitch from Spagget13 and cleaned it up and put a fresh coat of paint on it. Installed it today.



Cleaned up for paint



Fresh paint





Brackets installed



Fresh and ready for install



All bolted up and ready to go

 

Picked up a K&N drop in filter today and decided to do a throttle body and MAF cleaning while I was at it... The throttle body was pretty dirty and after the cleaning it idles way smoother!

 

Sold my dirtbike to fund the next phase of my truck build! Picked up these Icon 2.0 rear shocks, Icon 3 leaf AAL, and stainless steel extended brake line from the guys at Demello. Should be installing tomorrow and putting on some bigger tires! More pics to come...

 

My Icon AAL's and rear 2.0s didnt come with those larger cool stickers

 

Lol That sucks... you wont be able to see the ones on the AAL tho once it installed... the shocks do look good tho!

 

So I finally upgraded my garbage street tires to a set of BFG ATs in 285/75/R16... Couldn't be happier with the result! Still gotta install my rear lift tho then i'll be set... for now...

Before:


During:


AFTER!

 

Big improvement!

 

Good looking rig! That wheel and tire combo is awesome! How do you like your Icon set up?

 

Thanks man I do love these wheels... I love the Icons, great off road and on. I haven't installed my rear setup yet but I'll post back when I do. Hopefully some time this week!

 

Installed my rear setup today! Stainless braid extended brake line, Icon 3 leaf AAL, and Icon 2.0 shocks.

First thing was to install the extended brake line and bleed the brakes and proportion valve.


Removing the old stuff


Installing AAL




Back on the ground


Looking much better!



Took her out for a test run... rode great! I love this new setup...

 

Also did a little more work to the pinch weld mod... hammered it down all the way and hit it with a little black spray paint.

 

Nice love the look with the 285's. How much lift did you get from the icon 3 leaf aal and how much better does it ride with it?

 

To be honest I'm not sure about exactly how much lift I got out of it... I haven't measured it. But I do have my stock ride height numbers around somewhere I'll have to find em. The ride is really nice, it's firmer and feels a lot better. And now the rear can keep up with the fronts off road lol.

 

Ok got my height measurements... looks like I only got 1" of lift out of the Icon AAL. Which is ok with me because it sits perfectly level now!

Stock: hub to fender
Left front 21 1/2"
Right front 21 1/4"
Left rear 22 1/4"
Right rear 22"

Icon coilovers and AAL: hub to fender
Left front 23 1/2"
Right front 23 1/2"
Left rear 23 1/4"
Right rear 23"

The following are my ground to fender measurements which will obviously change based on tire size, PSI, etc but i wanted to see how much total lift I got with the suspension and tires.

Stock with 265/70/16s:
Left front 35 3/4"
Right front 35 1/2"
Left rear 36 3/4"
Right rear 36 1/2"

Lifted with 285/75/16s:
Left front 39"
Right front 38 3/4"
Left rear 38 3/4"
Right rear 38 1/2"

 

Nice thanks for the #'s.

 

Towed for the first time ever with the Tacoma... My father in laws taco (the silver one in the background of the first pic) blew a head gasket so it was my tacos responsibility to get the boat to the lake. Lol. She handled it just fine even tho it was pretty slow going up the Tejon pass on the 5.