The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

Love the new front bumper! When are you mounting a winch, and what kinds are you looking into??

 

Thanks man! Its a sick bumper..just wait till you see the rear

as for winch..im not sure when. Id rather get a locker first so we shall see. Im pretty set on getting a Warn m8000 tho with synthetic line.

 

Copycat!

 

Lol

i know it'll fit now! haha

i am debating on getting a higher rated one just cause ill have a ton of gear in the truck...

 

IIRC you're only 300 lbs more than me and we'll have essentially the same set up.


With a snatch block the m8000 will do 16k... that's a lot...

 

true true..

ill cross that bridge when i get there i guess haha

 

Man, that's not good! Sorry to hear that. Definitely not something you hear very often happening with Bilstiens, or would expect out of them for that matter either.

You think that it was from over compressing them though? Have you talked with DS or Bilstein directly about this and had their opinions or talked warranty?

You've got me wondering now about getting longer bump stops.

 

go warn or ramsey, American made...only way to go!

The Ramsey Patriot 8000 looks like a super nice setup similar to the warn m8000.

 

Unless you do a lot of offloading..i think your fine.

Does suck tho..

huh ill have to look into that Ramsey one. If it comes with synthetic line it could be tempting.



I Also go to work on the truck a bit. Took of the front wheel and went to town on the wheel wells with a hammer. Beat the hell out em. Think i gained almost an inch so hopefully i won't be shredding my lovely KM2s while turning anymore.

I also took off the fender flares..i really like the look actually

 

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Lol

asshole

i have some pics tho of the wells beat in. I forgot to get pics without the flares tho. Ill take some tomorrow when i go wheeling. Hoping to hit a kinda mean road in the Clarksfork canyon.

 

I don't think the m8000 or the ramsey comes with syn line. I know they offer some that does come equipped with syn line. I like the Ramsey's personally because they advertise they make all their winches in the USA. Warn still does but I think they are gradually outsourcing parts because they no longer advertise their winches are made in the USA.

 

The M-8000 does come with a synthetic line, That's what I have on my truck and it is made in the USA.

 

Yea you can order the m8000 with line already on it haha.

 

I never said that warns werent made in the USA.

And good to know that you can order them already with the line.

I will end up with a winch one day.

 

yea me too. Just not sure if i want a locker or winch first.

 

a locker can go backwards tho

 

Monte you thinking lunchbox or ARB?

I am in the same boat...locker or winch first

 

ok Mr engineer explain this to the common folk

 

that is not self recovery...