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Now that I am on a roll. The Icon Stage 3's arrived last week and were installed the day after. I didn't do it as I just don't have the time although it sure is a lot more rewarding when you do the work. Reasonable charge ($560) which included the alignment. How does it run? Smooth as glass and I can definitely tell the difference between the stock suspension and this one on the regular highway. There were no vibrations at any speed and it is such as smooth ride even though I barely got time to break in the stock system. Time to do some reloading to go to the range and take it back in the woods. Will travel down to Panama City next month where I have there are some long washboardy roads that should prove a small test for their capabilities. A trip out west would be much more fun.













Will get some pics of the truck outside later as it was dark by the time we finished.

Measurements before Lift
Drivers Side
Front Tire 34 ¼
Middle of Door Handle 40 ¼
Rear Tire 35 ¼

Measurements after Lift
Drivers Side Passenger Side
Front Tire 36 1/8
Middle of Door Handle 43 1/8
Rear Tire 36 ½

Passenger Side
Front Tire 36 ½
Middle of Door Handle 43 ¼
Rear Tire 37

Think I still need to adjust the passenger side somewhat.


Here were the specs for the alignment (it says 2012 but it is a 2014). Seems like a few of the measurements are somewhat out of spec but I intend to drive it for about a month and then get it rechecked. Please comment in regards to the figures.



CBI bumper might be my Christmas present. Thank you Lord for all you provide!

 

Some photos of my truck with the Icon Stage 3 Lift installed.

Took the photos at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

A display of missiles tested and built at the Arsenal. The smallest one at the left was a German V-2 (those of you who don't know what a V-2 rocket is please consult Wikipedia or your history books).




A close up of the lift.




Took this photo of the original test stands for the Redstone rocket (that is a Redstone rocket on the right side of the stand). This is where our space program began in the late 1940's with Werner Von Braun and others. NASA is still a big part of the base.





Love my Icon lift/suspension. More impressed and keep hunting for major potholes to check it out on till I get a chance to go afield.

 

Wanna trade wheels when I get home? Haha nice build. I was wondering what yours looked like. Very nice

 

Last thing I want to do right now. Visited with Brian and Justin and left with a whole new laundry list of things to do as well as re contemplating what order to do them in.

 

figured i'd ask anyways haha. what are some new list of things to do?

 

Differential filter mod probably comes first. Prepping for a CBI bumper second. Want a CB and that will be third. Plenty of other stuff on the list but want to do a lot of stuff incrementally to make sure I don't have to replace my suspension 50 times or so!!!!

 

Looking good

 

A few more changes to the truck.

Checked out the Thule racks with my carryall on them. Just wanted to adjust them in case we use it. Would much rather have a RTT and maybe one day it will show up at the house.






Got some reverse LEDs from Jumpers LED. They are brighter and light it up better.

Before LEDs







With LEDs







New RamMount for Garmin Rhino. Kind of close to the hands but haven’t really spent much time adjusting it. Just glad I have not had to drill any holes in my truck yet.








CBI bumper should be en route. Will be busy for a few days then and hope to get it on before Christmas but as long as it’s here no longer in a hurry.

 

New Weathertech Matts are in. Glad I ordered the grey color as it really looks better than the black I originally planned on.

Matt 1



Matt 2



Matt 3



Aside from looking nice they really should keep my truck from getting dirty. The extended edges up the sides should keep more of the trash out of the carpet.

 

Bump

 

Everything at the painters and will be installed next week. By the way, they will not paint a propane tank!



First Things First - Installed the Bushwacker Fender Flares. Picked up the bumper and delivered to my friends house. Install commences on Saturday.





Nothing like cutting up a 2014 that I have only had for two months. Proud to say my hands weren't sweating and I never screwed up and damaged any of the truck that I shouldn't. Cutting is done although I had to take off about another 1.5 inches to get it to fit around the curved area.




First fitting and too close to the cut. Time to cut some more off.



Adjustment tool (special order).



Bolt Inspection.



Swing gate is on and operational with accessories.





Started at 0900 and finished by dark. Time for a beer.





Thanks very much to Brian and Gary. Could not have done it without the good advice, the brawn and the common sense of good friends.





A special thanks to Nathan at CBI Offroad who was fully responsible for helping me get the bumper I wanted. He has to be the most patient person in the world after putting up with all my early inquiries before I committed to buying and then my incessant inquiries to ask about this, that and the other. Bumper was finished in record time with updates by them all the way to arrival at the painters and installed without any major hitches. I strongly recommend them to anyone contemplating a aftermarket bumper.

CBI Rear BumperInstall Weight and Measurements

OEM Bumper and Tow Hitch – 91 lbs
CBI Bushmaster Bumper – 131 lbs
Propane Tank Holder – 16 lbs
Jerry Can Holder – 9 lbs
Steel Box – 52 lbs
Swing Gate – 69 lbs
Camp Light Bar and Miscellaneous Brackets, Nuts and Bolts – 14 lbs
Total –289 lbs

Net Gain New CBI Bumper with Swing Gate/Accessories – 190 lbs

Net Gain New CBI Bumper without Swing Gate/Accessories – 40 lbs

Truck Height Measurements
Truck Heights With OEM Bumper
Front Driver 21¼”
Front Passenger 21½”
Rear Driver 21¾”
Rear Passenger 22½”

Truck Heights Without OEM Bumper
Front Driver 21¼”
Front Passenger 21¾”
Rear Driver 21¾”
Rear Passenger 22¾”

Truck Heights With New Bumper/Swing Gate/Accessories
Front Driver 21½” (Gained ¼”)
Front Passenger 21½” (No Change)
Rear Driver 21¼” (Lost ½”)
Rear Passenger 21¾” (Lost ¾”)

Truck Height New Bumper Without Swing Gate/Accessories
Front Driver 21 ¾” (Gained back ¼”)
Front Passenger 22” (Gained back ½”)
Rear Driver 21 ¾” (Gained back ½”)
Rear Passenger
22” (Gained back ¼”)

 

Love the build! Looks excellent. Sub'd to see future mods

 

Got these installed around Christmas. Good deal as owner needed some Christmas cash. Was hoping for a bit of MPG gain but doesn't look like I have gained anything so far.

 

Concerned about rust on the spindle on the new CBI bumper. Took a heavy cardboard tube and applied the Gorilla duct tape for a tight fit. Lubed up the spindle and put it on. Hopefully will keep a lot of the rust away. Closeups look a lot worse than further away.

 

Not a hard thing to do and not too expensive either.

 

Not too hard to do but nerve racking wondering if measurements are right until after the install.








Never put these on a vehicle before and they do make it a lot easier to access and even close the hood.

 

The hood struts looks nice. I'm thinking about doing those. Any tips on the install?

 

1. Measure three times before drilling. Their directions they provided were good but I needed to look at an online version as the printed one was kind of dark to see the pictures.
2. Use a punch for all the bracket holes for the rivets/screws. They only mention doing it for the first hole on the top brackets but I did it again on each second hole. Even so, my drill bit had a tendency to wander until I held the bracket tight with one hand and drilled with the other. Might have been better if I drilled an initial hole with a small bit at first for all of them.
3. Be careful when hammering the punch on the hood, my hood came down after it shook loose from the factory rod for the first rivet.
4. The bottom brackets don't sit exactly flush on my truck and I did the back hole on the bracket first to make sure it did not get out of alignment.
5. Don't forget to remove the tape before you rivet it down (Doh!).

Really like the Redline Tuning Quicklifts and how much easier it makes it to open as well as close. Great product.

 

Looking good in here! But I still want to know why I wasn't invited to the bumper party!!!???? Or are we gonna blame it on Brian... The rate you are going you are gonna have the build finished before I get a chance to see it in person again!

just need to get you some new tires...

 

Well the UWS Toolbox is finally finished. Not real pretty but I do have a secure box in the truck. Had to cut off the left side in order to get it past the entrance to the shell. Then to get the lid to go up without hitting the window on the left side I had to cut off a triangled section on the right side. Then to get the full extension of the lid to the top of the shell on the right sice I had to run another slice down the middle. Helluva thing aint it!