NC10TRDSPORT's DCLB Build

Don't know how I didn't notice your post! I'm trying to decide on if I want to get wheels before I will get tires. I wanted to within a couple weeks but all the wheels I want are sold out for at least another month. So until I get new wheels or decide not to I won't be getting them.

 

Small updates that will be big changes lol:

1) Climbing over a road block at a bridge a couple weeks ago I smacked the frame off a rock. It became time to get a set of sliders and soon.

2) Last thursday I was crawling around in a logging job and a baseball bat sized root snapped up and broke off my tailpipe just behind the muffler. So I am going to get a new muffler and have my local exhaust shop build me a new high clearance tail pipe. Might have the Y-pipe rerouted when I have that done too.

3) Oil change last night. (63000 miles)

4) During oil change, I noticed just how worn my Dynapros are. So on to getting a set of ST MAXX tires much sooner and putting them on the stock wheels. Gonna sand them down after the tires are on and plasti dip them black. Probably get them within a couple weeks. Will chop the cab mounts at this time and get an alignment too.

5) Insurance bill came due for the year. Dropped $300 from last year so that is welcomed very much now that I'm looking at roughly $1600 in tires, sliders, and exhaust work. May need a wheelbearing for the passenger front too.

I am still trying to sell the set of tube steps I have in the attic (still in bubble wrap). So if anyone reading this wants to buy them or knows someone who does, PM me. I'll drive a small distance to meet up.

 

How did I know you'd be lurking?

 

Gonna be needing a nice IFS skid too...

 

1. I need sliders too
2. Def get the y pipe re-routed now while it's in the muffler shop. It'll save ya down the road.
3.cooper Maxx fo da win!
4. Wheel bearing = hub master general nj636
5. I put my tube steps up in buy sell trade and sold them to a guy in NY who found the ad and made a TW account just to contact me and buy them. I was sketched out but it was all good in the end

 

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Organized my toolbox last night after half a quart of gear oil spilled inside it



And added my "Benson X" tool mounts to the bed side. Gave me lots more room inside the toolbox and now I can very quickly grab my shovel or axe if I need to.

 

Someone may have a new set of wheels ordered...

 

Had a real disappointment last Friday. When my wheels showed up wednesday I knew I'd be off work at noon on Friday. Was gonna be easy to go to the tire shop and get some new skins. Was at the shop by 12:30. I asked for the Cooper ST Maxx tires in 285/70R17. Sold out. FUUUUUUUCK! Well, I should have known. They're the biggest Cooper distributor in the area so when I stopped in the week before they had 16 of them in stock, and none now didn't surprise me. Hopefully they'll have them by Wednesday this week.

 

Theres a chance I'll come up to clarion this weekend.

 

If you do shoot me a text! I'll be around home all weekend! Can definitely schedule a meeting!

 

Oh and I can get you those bumper brackets finally

 

Sweet I'll let you know

 

Grizzly update as well:
Been riding more lately. Couple poker runs including last saturday
My friends and my Grizz:


And about 30 miles later mine looked like this:


Was a good ride. A couple near rollovers but nothing too bad. The Grizz has almost 1700 miles on it now.

 

Thanks bud! Still time to get 315s. Gonna call this afternoon to see if the 285s are in stock yet. Love my Grizzly! We're losing riding areas really fast with logging jobs going through here like you wouldn't believe! Makes for "interesting" riding through the slashings lol

 

Good luck getting the Coopahs! There was several screw ups between my tire shop and Cooper distribution, had to wait a total of 3 weeks for what I was told 3-5 days. It hurt.