'Never Enough' Build'n Chat

Got an hour to do some more welding. All the gussets and the main plate is 1/4”.



How it looks like from the top

And in this photo it is not fully bolted. I’ll be making some washers for you that you may have to drill out for the bolt size you want. Essentially the plate is drilled over size, and with the washers it will stay in place.

 

Probably going to do some cap passes on the front side (it doesn’t need it but what the hell, get some practice in). Then I’ll wire wheel it for ya. I’m not going to paint it though. I figure you may be doing some painting on your bumper and colour code that you may want lol.

 

Looks great!

Exactly what I wanted, thanks so much

 

No worries. So far so good on the May 31st delivery. I also have your lights (don’t remember if I told ya)

 

The count down is on going

The wife has told me - 'dont mention it again until you are touching it'

 

Guess I should put some info on what I learned here.

Fuck mud.



Yea.

 

Bummer looks like you had fun though.

 

Oh we both know that mud is fun when you are playing in it.

Once you leave and have to deal with it. That is when you realize wtf you have done.

 

For sure I won’t be doing mud again for sometime if I have a choice.

 

Yes sir, that is 100% confirmed.

 

okokok

It was a blast


Let me put the video's here as well

Failing big time. Look noob, use some skinny pedal. WTF are you doing in this video.....

 

Man that’s sloppy looked like it didn’t matter what line you could of picked something would of happened.

 

I love the st maxx best tire I’ve ever had only short coming I’ve had with them it the mud as well.
Whens the arb going on?

 

Yea the ST Pro's are the mud option, guy that was riding shotgun with me had them on his Jeep (which was at home of course). He would not STFU about how he would have 'walked' up that hill.

Currently I am still in love with the ST Maxx's, they are so good all around. Not sure what is going to change my mind on them..

I get the Bumper on Saturday. Already talking to my buddy locally for some assistance on Sunday for install.

We will see how the plan goes.

 

Hell ya !!! I’m stepping up to 315s soon gonna try the falken at3 hear good things about them. The maxx is just a little to aggressive for the amount of driving I do plus in that size way more expensive.
Gonna be interesting to see how you get that 2nd gen arb to fit a 2.5 I’ve read just a little bit about it.
Also with the hitch receiver welded in are you going to have a cradle to use front and rear?

 

From what Iv found on here, the mounting plates just need some grinding. That is as much info as I could find about it fitting. No one went into detail with pictures. So it cant be that hard


My winch will be in a cradle, yes. When I get one, I want a nice one. Wireless remote, synthetic line. I like the 'buy once, cry once' thing. So I will blow my load on a nice one, and keep it in perfect condition in my basement. Until I need to use it and it will come along for the good times.

That way I can have front or rear winch


Road salt here just eats everything, I wont kill a beautiful winch by leaving it attached to my rig all year.

 

Your smart doing that!!
I’ve been contemplating getting an arb to replace the eBay bumper I love the way they look an had one on last truck. But def would be getting the one you have I don’t like how the 2.5s stick out so far.

 

I didnt think I was going to be able to get the one I wanted. The 2.5 fits and looks totally different than the one I got.

 

Hell ya can’t wait to see it done..so I can copy it if I go that route.

 

I will post my reference material here as well then.

Printed both of these install instructions. So we can see the differences for modification.

https://www.carid.com/images/arb/items/pdf/3423130-fitting-instructions.pdf
https://www.carid.com/images/arb/items/pdf/3423140-fitting-instructions.pdf