2017 Double Cab Long Bed Offroad Build

Since these are crappy pics in a dark garage let's call these teasers..

Icon Omega S2
Icon Omega RXT (stock shock for comparison)
And CBI bedrack

 

have a better picture with the bars behind the grill?

 

Got the RXTs installed over the weekend as well! So for those curious the RXT shock has a max extended length of 26" (from center of eyelet to the bottom of the shock mount surface). 10.25" of exposed shaft. So my set-up of Dakar springs and Icon hydro bumps (without the 5/8" spacer installed) pairs with these about perfectly.

The shocks limit my downtravel by about 1" and I have about a 1/2" safety margin at full compression. S

 

It will be interesting to see how well the RXT shocks hold up. The side-mount eyelet means the shock shaft is in bending. In theory it may hasten seal wear, causing leaks, etc.

 

I can see what you mean - There is a uniball style spacer in the bottom eyelet that allows it to pivot on the lower mounting bolt.

So I think the additional bending would only be due to the the increased distance (lever arm) from the center of the rear axle to the center of the shock shaft. But oh well - we shall see how well it lasts!

Icon has been doing an offset upper mount for their Raptor RXT shocks for a little while now, there isn't much info out there on these either so I'm kinda taking a gamble with a new technology but I'm totally happy with them so far! A huge improvement over the 2.0" rear shocks and these allow me to use the full travel of my springs.

 

Truck is looking great man!! How are you liking the S2? I can't wait to get mine on the truck.

 

Thanks man!! The S2s definitely smooth things out and the front doesn't feel nearly as bouncy now that I can control the rebound. I haven't done any serious offroading with them yet, just a couple dirt roads and they make things so much smoother. Even on road there is a noticeable improvement

I'm glad I scooped them up from @SixthSnail

 

Nice, good to hear. And yeah, that was a killer deal. I've got my S2 sitting down at the shop, just gotta pick it up and install it.

 

Did you end up getting bypass S2s?

 

yep. Pretty excited for another level of adjustability. Gonna be a lot happening at once here pretty soon. S2, new wheels, new tent, compressors and a few other things.

 

Someone asked how i installed the tonneau with the CBI rack so here it is!

I bolted the side rails of the cover direct to the rack. Also removed the foam backing from the cover and sealed it to the rack with silicone.

 

Swapped out my Pelfreybilt fuse plate in favor of the new SDHQ one for mounting my SwitchPro 8100. I did have to modify their plate a little bit to make it work the Redline hood struts. If it wasn't for the hood struts i it would fit perfectly. Unfortunately this modification involved cutting off the SDHQ's nicely etched logo.

 

Your dakar springs look like they are going into a negative arch, do you have allot of weight on them ?

 

Not at all. Usually about 200 lbs of stuff in the bed. Those pics are at full droop too with no weight on the suspension

 

New updates on the way...

Hardshell RTT
CBI Front and rear bumpers
Misc. lighting and camping toys

Possibly a dual battery?

 

Some pics of the truck from a trip down to San Rafel Swell. In the wash just past Ding and Dang Trailhead for those who know the area

 

Can you give some additional information regarding your onboard hot water system. I am currently gathering parts up for something very similar to build up a 2018 DCLBOR and think that some hot water would be the ticket for keeping the wife smiling on multi day trips. Thanks again!

 

goals.
Basically exactly where mine needs to be
Nicely done.

 

Made a trip up to CBI this weekend to pick up a T3 front and rear bumper for my truck. I placed an order for the rear on 3/13 then added the front on 3/30 and I got a call on 4/13 that both were ready!! So I hit the road and spent the weekend camping up that way. Photo is from Birch Creek BLM area.

Great guys up there and helped me cram all this in to my truck along with my camping gear for the weekend. As soon as I got back I got to work on the rear. Pulling the old bumper and bolting the new one on was super simple - took me about 45 min in total and the CBI lined up great and slid right on with a little help from a jack as I was working by myself.

The only issue was the the latch was not in the box of parts I picked up so a quick call to CBI and they got me one out UPS overnight! Also they emailed me instructions for the swing arms which helped out a bit to confirm how everything went together.

The wiring for the trailer harness does need to be extended as well.

Also I got my bike rack attached to my CBI bed rack

Next step - Finish up the swing arms and wiring then tackle the front!

 

very nice dude!!