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Unread 09-02-2014, 10:09 PM
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It's amazing what we can load on em.... with my 5er and my jeep in tow I'm 30,600 with room for another 70 gallons of fuel on the truck and all water tanks empty on the 5er..... of course that weight is spread over 16 tires... LOL

Stink, did you end up cranking up the torsion bars any?
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Unread 09-03-2014, 07:53 AM
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My bars are cranked about an inch, thats all. That was 50K ago and ball joints are holding up great so I aint going any higher.




I havent put her on scales but Ive got alot of extra crap that stays in it daily. Winch/cradle and all the wiring that goes with it. Inverters, drills, saw, dual batteries, machetes, axe, ice chest,ropes and chains, etc, etc... spare hub trailer parts. Also My tool drawers (not counting the above items) weigh at least 300 lbs if not more Im sure.


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well I was gonna suggest going 1"... carry on....lol
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I played around with one of my aluminum wheels yesterday. Instead of wet sanding and polishing I opted for something a little less maintenance wise. I used the duplicolor etching primer and their "Stainless steel" colored wheel paint. I wanted a satin aluminum look. While I had it off sanding, painting, etc... I went ahead and taped off for the black plastikote and did a test run on it. I like the way they came out and will probably remove it, then paint the black with some satin enamel and do the other 3 the same.

Also repainted center caps and drilled/taped the 3 holes to accept nicer phillips screws instead of the rusted allen heads that are Were in there.


Let me know what you think!



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Wheel looks great Stink. I agree on the phillips head screw idea too.
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Thanks!
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Looks good to me too. The black sets it off. No polishing, nice. Yet it looks polished enough to me.
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Unread 10-07-2014, 09:32 AM
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Well I thought I'd never finish but got them all done this weekend. Got about 16 hours in them


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Sharp looking truck Stink. That's they way they should look from the factory I think.

You got a front mounted receiver hitch? If so what brand? I really need one I think.
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I built it bud. Love it...use it for my basket or to winch. Have my winch on a removable mount that I can use front or rear.
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