Blue Overland Build

Couple of updates and shoutouts. First I wanna give a shoutout to @Cascadia Tents for an awesome surprise I got a couple weeks back. Long story short, I entered an online giveaway on Instagram that CVT was hosting. They were giving away some awnings, gear, etc so I thought why not. I didn't hear anything back and I don't even think that winners were announced so I just figured that I didn't win. Then I came home one day to a long box on my porch from CVT. I opened it up and found an enormous 99" awning that apparently I had one from the giveaway! Such an awesome surprise and I would like you thank you so much for the awning! I'm going to put it to good use!


Next, I wanna give a huge shoutout to @fatfurious2 who saved me a bunch of time and money by offering to "TW express" my sliders from @Mobtown Offroad. He went out of his way to stop in Baltimore on his way up from Virginia to Queens, and then even detoured from the NJ Turnpike to the Garden State Parkway (one runs along the coast, and one runs inland) so that we could meet up. Such an awesome member and I appreciate it greatly for doing it for someone you never even met. Also, you gotta great looking truck haha.. Thanks again, hopefully we can wheel together soon!




Last are a couple updates, first, I bought this rubber cap seal to hopefully stop water from coming into my bed during ran storms. I know on our trucks, sealing the tailgate area is hard, but I also ad some water leaks coming from the front of the cap so hopefully this will plug it up for good. Just waiting on some nicer weather to install. Second, I put on my @TepuiTents weather hood for, hopefully, some winter camping. Wasn't too hard to get on once I got a good technique going, and then simple folded it back up with the tent. I'll give a better review when I actually use it!

 

Nice truck

 

Thanks man

 

Thanks for the shoutout! Glad to be part of your build!

 

Loved watching your truck drive away that Bruteforce is awesome

 

Couple weeks late for the pic but...

 

Are those 285's?

 

You get those off CL?? I saw 34x10.5x17 km2's for cheap that were new!

 

They're 34x10.5r17 BFG all terrains

Yeah but they're BFG KO2s, all terrains lol

 

They look good!

 

Thanks! Really loving them so far

 

I'm generally not in love with the ARB front bumper but just looks so good on this truck. Makes me want to get it!

 

Thanks I really love the ARB. I'm a big fan of anything ARB but especially like their bumpers. It really gave the truck an entire new look

 

I have a few questions..

Dakars with

$81 d29xl leaf spring

d29xl add-a-leaf -is that a dark made leaf to add to stock? Or one added to the Dakar pack?

How do you like the 886 coils? Would you have gone 887 or 888 if you had a winch?

What blinker is that in the ARB bumper? looks way better than the ones it comes with.

-thanks

 

The

$81 d29xl leaf spring

d29xl is and add a leaf to the dakar leaf pack. Basically for my set up with the cap, tent, spare, camp gear, etc all in the back the d29xl on top of the dakar pack adds a little more lift and a little more weight capacity. I personally love the 886 coils, and when I first got the lift, these coils were the heaviest they offered. The what I love about having all ARB stuff is that these 886s are made to carry the ARB bumper with a winch. I have a winch that I will be installing soon, but I'm sure these 886s will work fine. Lastly, the ARB light that I have in there is an LED offered by ARB. They should just make them standard if you ask me. The old light constantly went out and got water in them so I was tired to fixing it. The LEDs are awesome and I haven't had a single problem with them since installing (knock on wood). They were about 100 bucks but so worth it

 

I agree about the

$81 D29XL Leaf Spring

D29XL. I just installed mine and it rides smooth as butter with my bed rack, RTT, swing out bumper and gear

 

Yeah no doubt.. I actually still retain a little rake still when fully loaded up which is awesome. Bumper mod is next haha

 

Yeah depending on the load, I can usually keep a little rake. I just picked up a 4xInnovations bumper off a buddy who was switching to an All Pro dual swing out, but the front bumper mod is next for me along with some King coilovers (colormatch ftw lol)

 

Nice man looks great, I also have a shackle flip sitting in my mods pile thats been there for a long time, gotta get that done too.. Color matching is only reason to get the kings too lol

 

Great build!