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Building a Toy, a photo essay.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by JB, Nov 8, 2015.

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  1. Dec 29, 2015 at 9:53 PM
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    Picked up my 48" Hi-Lift today. I need to figure out how I am going to mount it because my tonneau cover limits the amount of useable bed space.
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  2. Dec 30, 2015 at 8:34 AM
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    I take a look. Thanks for the advice.
     
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  3. Dec 30, 2015 at 9:50 PM
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    I usually use Meguairs products for detailing my truck, but I got some AmmoNYC products for Christmas. I used the wheel regimen today.
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    The Plumb wheel cleaner was pretty sweet. It turns plumb colored as it releases brake dust. My wheels were fairly clean to start with, but you can see it change colors in this photo.
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    The brute wheel soap is suppose to be more aggressive than paint soap and I will say that my wheels cleaned easier and faster, compared with normal car wash.
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    The third product is a "Mud tire gel." It did leave a nice black finish on the tire that wasn't too shiny, but it is so thick that it was more difficult to apply compared with Meguairs Endurance Tire Gel. The Meguiars gel can last me weeks after one application and I imagine the Ammo Mud will do the same. But the Meguairs gel is easier to apply so I may stick with that in the future. This photo shows the final finish of the Ammo mud.
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  4. Dec 31, 2015 at 9:01 PM
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  5. Jan 7, 2016 at 5:27 PM
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    My view of San Francisco last night while turning onto final approach for Oakland.
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  6. Jan 10, 2016 at 10:31 PM
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    Tonight's weather was weird.
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  7. Jan 11, 2016 at 8:50 AM
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    Did you ever get your hi lift installed?
     
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  8. Jan 11, 2016 at 8:58 AM
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    Not yet, for a few reasons. I don't have any armor yet so I have no where to support the lift, I am researching the mounts I want that can accommodate my tonneau cover, and I haven't been home much lately to do anything to my truck.
     
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    I just bought the Pelfreybilt mounts the other night
     
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    I was looking at those and I will probably go the same route. I also want their sliders! :bananadance:
     
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    Drove around the Donner Pass area today with the wife after a couple inches of fresh powder fell overnight. The Toyo R/T's ran perfectly with 4WD up some pretty steep inclines. I did lose traction in 2WD, but that is to be expected. Overall the tires drove great in the snow.
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    I love it when @SCSPerformance posts my photos on their Instagram account!
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    There. I subbed. Now entertain me.
     
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    I'll do my best. I promise nothing.

    But thanks for being here!
     
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    :cheers:

    So do you have any more thoughts on the Icons, or can you even compare them to anything else?

    Also, did yo do anything to your leafs? I don't recall seeing any mention.

    I'll end up putting on a 2-ish inch lift I hope before summer, and am currently thinking Kings or OME BP-51s, if they review well after release. And All Pro Expos or Dakars in the back to deal with the cap, hauling crap, and towing the camper etc.
     
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    Oh yeah, we're SCS bros now...
     
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    F5's! I almost bought those myself, but could resist the special edition Stealth 6's. I do like how the F5's come in 16 inches.
     
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    Yeah, I was dead set on 16s for offroading and preserving as much power and mileage as practicable while increasing the offroad capability with hacking. Mine's a DD too. I was really drawn to the Stealth 6s. Really a gorgeous wheel. But the 16 limitation had me down to Konig Countersteer Offroads or the F5s. My truck should basically look like this Saturday afternoon, but longbed:
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    It looks great. I was about to ask where you took the photo and still had stock wheels in your bed until I realized it's not your truck. I was a little bummed that Stealth 6 didn't come in 16. In fact, I had the wheels I'm my garage for 3 months before I could mount them due to the fact that I couldn't swap them with my stock wheels.
    I wonder what the weight difference between the F5's and the Stealth 6's is. Can't say it really matters for me because my tires are E load rated and are pretty heavy.

    As much as I may want to off road, I really don't get out too often so I went with the 17 inch wheels knowing I would spend most my time on road.
     
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