got my truck a little dirty
went to see how close my new tires would be from rubbing anywhere when flexing my truck out ... i would say i am SUPER close in the rear but the suspension is just stiff enough to stop me soo far .. i might flare out the rear bedsides with a "909 yank"
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Nice pics. That yank is a pretty bold move but will look really good once done. How far out are you going to push it? Are you going to be doing the work yourself? If you do, make sure you have plenty of pics. That is the kind of sensible destruction I love.
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YEAH WHAT MIKE SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The caps lock button on the keyboard lights up green when you push it. Gaige is a ninja when it comes to pushing buttons, especially when they light up
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Truck looks great Matt. I know a lot of people complain the Rockstars are over used but I honestly think it's because they are so badass.
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You should look into a simple spare mount like nightmatt is running.
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i'm having a buddy build me a pre-runner style that will hold it similar to how it is in the picture just not quite as much angle and the toolbox will be removed when that's done to get it closer to the front
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Gotcha and sweet.
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That's cool, I like the Rockstars to
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I would say us matt's are alike lol I'm doing the same thing going prerunner style. A body guy at work is going to do my yank on the bedsides until I get some rear glass fenders ordered.
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Luckily my tires tuck but very close |
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The tire mount Dave was talking about |
And u may ask. Y yes those r socket extensions on the end so I can use it to take my tires off an on without carrying more tools
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Matt, is it the same guy that did the painting for me?
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Yup. Well sorta, there are two of them that do it together one paints and the other does the body work.
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I would check your rear springs and make sure they are not back bending before yanking on sheetmetal. Ideally they should be flat or slightly arched (to the positive) and that can be set with bumpstops.
Massive flex can be detrimmental in some cases...and if you were doing these pics with any anti-sway bars hooked up in the front...wait you have IFS...hmmmm....you'd be amazed how much more static flex you'd have is you can loosen up the front suspension. NICE spare mount! Did you make that nightmatt??? I need one myself! |
Naw I had another guy that makes them on another forum make it for me. He makes it for either one or two tires. Two tires u just stack them on top or eachother. I got the one cause it still fits undevmy conneau cover
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Dodge trucks extreme. (Dtx) thi k I paid like $125 or something like that. He makes them in his spare time at home. The guy works at carli suspension
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Thanks...slightly cheaper that ORU and I like the extension idea!
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Ohh an his name is Shaun. Screen name is heimz
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Thanks again!
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It's got a huge nut on the underside and it mounts through the old tire mount crossmember support bar so it super strong and it's not pulling on the actual sheetmetal of the bed. I've seen people offroad with ones like ones like that and it rip the sheetmetal apart
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Ur welcome
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I'm curious as to why you'd want more flex. Is it because you aren't running lockers? Were you planning on some serious rock crawling or off camber work? Or are you worried about contact if you jump the truck?. I'm looking at the pictures you took of your truck and your rear suspension is already doing most of the work. It looks like my truck without the front sway bar disconnected. |
i don't really want more flex and part of my lift kit was a add-a-leaf which made it alot stiffer in the rear to keep me from flexing as much i'm only wanting the flare for a little more clearance bc it does get close to the top of the fender on some spots .. i didn't grab a picture then ... but especially when i have some weight in the truck and take certain inclines... for instance i use my truck as a truck lol and put wood and stuff in there when we cut it down in the woods and the terrain is never smooth
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I rode my bumpstops most of the way to Tulsa when we moved here from Phoenix. However the other choice was to let them backbend...:( |
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Yeah, you are pulling metal...that space has to come from somewhere.
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Damn man.
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Damn! You definitely need some 4.56s!
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