Madesicc88
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Going to be doing a simple build on this truck, I want to retain the MPG as much as possible, that’s the reason I got it.
Day I bought it, next to the Raptor I traded in. Loved the Raptor but I hated having a black vehicle, and I do a lot of camping and the truck was so wide that it always ended up with a ton of pin stripes that I would have to fix.
Next morning I headed to my shop to figure out how to reattach my bed rack and RTT to this truck, luckily the tent fit better than I thought it would, I also cut down the cross braces to make them fit much better, don’t like when they stick out. The extra weight really leveled out the truck. The rack is the Yakima Overhaul HD, and the RTT is the Smittybuilt Overlander XL Gen 2, fits my family of 4 and our German Shepherd great.
Next I ordered the Diode Dynamics ditch light brackets so I could remount the Baja Designs light I had from my Raptor.
The only other thing I’ve done so far is Ceramic tint on the front windows and windshield, I park outside and love getting into a truck that’s not ridiculously hot.
Next thing I’ll do is going to be tires, and possibly wheels. I really don’t like these General Grabbers, they pick up every rock they drive over, I have already had to do my first round of chip repair after a few weekends of camping and mountain bike riding. Never had tires this bad before.
After I decide on my wheels and tires, I will probably look into these things next:
Rock sliders
Exhaust
Bed storage/ organization.
Will update as I go.
Day I bought it, next to the Raptor I traded in. Loved the Raptor but I hated having a black vehicle, and I do a lot of camping and the truck was so wide that it always ended up with a ton of pin stripes that I would have to fix.
Next morning I headed to my shop to figure out how to reattach my bed rack and RTT to this truck, luckily the tent fit better than I thought it would, I also cut down the cross braces to make them fit much better, don’t like when they stick out. The extra weight really leveled out the truck. The rack is the Yakima Overhaul HD, and the RTT is the Smittybuilt Overlander XL Gen 2, fits my family of 4 and our German Shepherd great.
Next I ordered the Diode Dynamics ditch light brackets so I could remount the Baja Designs light I had from my Raptor.
The only other thing I’ve done so far is Ceramic tint on the front windows and windshield, I park outside and love getting into a truck that’s not ridiculously hot.
Next thing I’ll do is going to be tires, and possibly wheels. I really don’t like these General Grabbers, they pick up every rock they drive over, I have already had to do my first round of chip repair after a few weekends of camping and mountain bike riding. Never had tires this bad before.
After I decide on my wheels and tires, I will probably look into these things next:
Rock sliders
Exhaust
Bed storage/ organization.
Will update as I go.
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