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

You running the 2.1?

 

Yes sir.

 

Thinking i want 650s.

 

Why didn't you get that diff in the 4sale section? You going 8"?

 

Yea can't hurt. They ride awesome on my dd. 650 is good too though.

No worth it. Shipping was 80 bucks. I can get one locally for 200.

And I'm gonna try and get the 4.56 one for my dbl cab. Then Igor will be regeared and I'll have a front diff for Frank. Win win.

 

Fernando is saying he is using 600 with a winch and bumper.

But I thought I heard Mike wanted 700s next with his setup. And ads

 

He has 700s now.

Mike also has full front skids, plate bumper and 10k winch and compressor up front. He has a heavy front end.

I'm not super familiar with Fernandos rig but I know he has skids and a tube bumper. Still lighter then mike.

Ads is what Id go too if I could afford them and sell my kings. Nothing wrong with the Kings at all. Just like the ads ones better.

What is your front setup now? And future plans?

 

Haven't heard much about ADS.

Right now just skids and sliders.

Plan to add a plate bumper
Won't have a winch for a while

Rather add rear w/ tire swing before both tho.

 

I like my ADS with the 650# spring. In the short time ive been able to test them they have done great.

 

Ads is a small company out of AZ. Their quality is top notch. I run them on Frank and my dad has them on his truck front and rear. Super smooth. Timmy has some, so does brett as well as Troy as he just stated. They are very nice. Can't recomend them enough.

That said. Nothing wrong with kings either.

Ads will do better against corrosion though.

For the setup your talking, Id go 600 or 650.

 

There a dude in the 1st gen BST thread that has roof brackets for cheap if you do get a bar.

 

Damn. it's super cheap now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291354681132

However, I wish I had gone with this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/272156190648

 

I'm gonna guess he would rather have Cree LED's because if I remember correctly OSRAM is older technology (I.E. Not as bright or efficient)

 

Few simple not super important reasons.

1) that's the ame lights as the pods I put on Igor. Which I really like. No hot spots and good distance and flood.

2) 10w led and single row. The optics on the 10w LEDS are better then the one I have now imo. And I like the single row look.

3) straight bar instead of curved. The curved flows better with the truck yes but it will be way easier to make a glare shield on a straight bar.


That ossram bar also isn't 400w. Still on 3w LEDS. All the bars like that are. I opened mine up and looked.

Id still be down to sell you this one for cheap. But hell. New one is pretty damn cheap.

But that other one will work better I think. I still think ill buy it at some point.

 

Here ben. This guy runs all of those brand of lights. Has the 42 on the roof and a 30 in the bumper.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/night-prowler-build-pic-heavy.412096/

 

Or you could make them

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vgNh3fLxJc

 

must be nice

make me some ditch light brackets while you are at it

 

Nah I made an offer to them. Think they wanted 185 or so for it. Not 3x as much.

Worth it to me I think. But whatever.

Be ready for glare if you get lopro mounts like relentless ones. Which imo are the only mounts that look decent at all. If you let that bar get above the roof line. It'll be loud and effect milage.

 

Worse then I thouht it would be.