no kidding^^^ lol

hey dirtco those are the km2's am i correct? if they are how are you liking them and how is the wear? im concidering a set...

 

his current set are the new Goodyear MTRs

 

ok i want sure lol thanks^^^.

in that case how do you like the MTR's? haha

 

first feedback i had read about the T-G mounts...know the disclaimer about more vibration. The Missus gave a set for my B-day..next weeks project..hopefully I can live with it...I know in double low with the 4.7's that thing torques like crazy

Awesome snow pics

 

I walked along the rockslider, tire and bumper. I didn't want to jump into the knee deep snow!

 

I like them alot, one of the best tires I've had!

 

Thanks! I hope they work better for you than they did for me, bolting the stock mounts is pretty easy if you find the TG mounts make too much vibration.

 

I just ordered a Warn M8000 for my 4Runner. I will be ready for some serious snow bashing this spring

 

Excellent thread, and excellent work! = =

 

kept your write up for 'just in case'

 

That's great! We need to figure out a date and place, otherwise it will be Summer before we figure something out.

 

Thanks!

 

I've been very happy with the front bumper but it needed a couple things. First, the tires sometimes rubbed the edge of the bumper when fully compressed. Second, I wanted to brace the outer sections of the bumper in case I got into something really hard.

While I had the fenders off I took care of a couple other things I've had on my list.

Front bumper before



After trimming (bumper and lower fender), and bracing







I also got rid of the chrome trim around the front wheel wells, the rear will get thrown away once I trim the rear fenders.





While I had the fenders off I worked on the rocksliders. I always thought they looked a little short, so I picked up a couple spikes to add some length and complete the overall look of them.

Before



After

 

Wow!! Those look like they are Potentially Deadly for a tire!!!

 

There is plenty of room between the tire and the spikes, if you look close at this picture you can see how much room there is. They are sharp though!

 

what kind of bumper is that if it isnt custom? bad ass rigs dude!

 

Look through the build and you will see it's custom.

 

Love the runner! Sweet rig man!

 

Thanks! I made the bumper, the details are a few pages (or more) back.

Thanks !

 

I've been wanting to add a spare tire carrier for a while, but I didn't want to completely rebuild my rear bumper for a swing out style carrier. I have never had a spare in the past but a plug kit will only go so far in repairing a tire. Now that I'm on 35's and all my friends are on 40's, and since I drive to/from the trail (and a lot of solo wheeling) it was time to get a spare mounted up as soon as possible.

I decided to go with a fold down style carrier so I didn't have to make a new rear bumper, and I like the look of them. I also wanted to add some more body protection while I was at it. I didn't have time to take any step by step pictures in the process. I have also added a back up light, licence plate light and some upper pins but I don't have pictures of that right now. I'll try to take some pictures when I get some time, or the next time I take the truck out. Let me know if you want to see anything specific .