DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

Bad day when you start scratching the hoop

 

I was meaning the whole bumper so that it had a uniform paint across all of it.

 

I've stopped paying for powder coating on armor, it looks stupid when you touch it up as the texture is always different.

 

Got the first half of my lift today!! I would like to thank Downsouth Motorsports for the great customer service and the amazing packaging of the product as nothing was even remotely scratched. I hope the All Pro stuff arrives on time tomorrow in as great condition as well. Can't wait to get the lift install and start exploring.

 

That color doesn't look like it works well with the silver mica, you should just trade them to me so the fashion police don't pull you over

 

Anybody done the exhaust reroute on the 3rd gen? Where would I go to have this done? I see talk of it on the forums but no specifics about what the new route the pipe takes. I would prefer to take it someplace that has done it before.

 

You just have to feel out a muffler shop. If they sound unsure try another. There are several examples of what to do and not to do on 2nd gens, and the concept will be similar.

 

URD has a reroute for the 3rd gens that bolts on in place of the current y pipe. It should be cheaper to have a muffler shop do a custom reroute though.

 

What's the attraction for a reroute? What do you gain?

 

1-2 inches of clearance. the exhaust wraps under the tcase, the reroute moves it around the tcase

 

With out the reroute there is a drop in height going to the last skid, which leaves a 1/2" or so edge to catch what ever your skids hit below. When the reroute is done it leaves a smooth skid surface to slide on with out the change in skid clearance.

 

Closer to 1/2"

 

i stand corrected. half inch

 

Hmm, okay. So it's useful, but not amazing unless doing armor.

 

I bought a skid that had the bump out for the exhaust and it still rubbed from vibration so I did the reroute. Should have done it the first time so I'd have a flat t case skid

 

The clearance savings are way better with armor, the bump to allow the exhaust to stay are often a bit excessive.

 

Don't be jealous. lol who cares what it looks like if it works and it's covered in mud!

 

No mud for this guy

 

Yeah I'm probably not going to take my truck through mud intentionally for a long time after I put these on. Mud seems to always tear something up. Can't afford to be buying a new set of these

 

on a 2nd gen it's about dead at 1 inch, if you are adding a skid plate add another 1/4"