RogueTRD's Supercharged "Squatch" Build/Adventure Thread

Excellent find!! Love your truck also!!!

 

Thanks! I was wondering when you'd discover my thread and "like" it up!

 

I was just letting it marinade

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I remember my first ChadsPride like...memories...in the corner of my mind...

 

I can't decide on tire size..... 285/75/17...295/70/17...315/70/17?

 

My recommendation would be the 295s. They are actually slightly bigger then 33s. Won't have the hassle of squeezing 35s. Still have driveability on stock gearing. And not as expensive

 

You can kid yourself and pretened you want the smaller tires, but we all know you will cave to the 315s

 

Could be true... I don't want to regret it though.

 

Downsides of 35s as I see it are:
- Work required
- Gas mileage hit
- Gear expense
- Stock level difficulty trails now become very boring

 

Yeah, and I don't wanna re-gear yet. I am leaning towards the 34's. I do want a bit taller tire. I'm sure I'll do 35's eventually.

 

Yea do the 35's when you regear. Although there's only a few pounds per tire and about 0.6" difference in height compared to 34's. A regear would be a good idea on both of those sizes tbh. I ran the 34's before I regeared and noticed a lot of downshifting on uphills. After the regear that went away.

 

Don't think you would notice a big difference in acceleration and transmission shifts between the 34's and 35's. On that note, I'm getting 315/70/17 in February

 

Sweet! I'm wrestling with myself over which ones to get. I think going up a tire size wouldn't be as bad because I'm boosted, but at the same time, I will do gears someday.

 

Last night I received official word that I'm the newest member of Team Overland . I'm very excited to be part of this great group of folks and looking forward to helping veterans.

 

Well done sir!

 

Awesome build you have here! Been thinking about getting a high clearance rear bumper myself. How's the view with the tire on the gate? How difficult was it to reroute your backup camera?

 

Thanks!

It definetly cuts down on visibility. I haven't rerouted my camera yet but it's on the list.

 

I figured it would make visibility difficult, but the gate looks very convenient. I think pelfreybilt makes some sort of camera reroute mount in their rear bumper, at least it's a selectable option on their website. Thanks

 

Pelfrey and Brute Force both make relocate kits.

 

Here are a couple of pics from our short little run last week. The snow was really crappy and it was cooooooold, but we had fun.