I just found out I got volunteered to help my inlaws move some stuff up to their cabin at Chilliwack Lake on Sunday, so I'm definetly taking the long way home! Last time I was up there I had a bobcat walk across the road in front of me, so I'll take the camera and do some exploring. As for the spare, I took my 4 take-offs and went to Abbsry Used tires, and got one Dunlop radial rover (older than me, and almost bald, but the right size) How much do you want for yours?

 

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WHAT A BEAST! it sits way higher and the aggressive thread looks nice. how long was the install? ran into any problems?

 

The truck looks good with the lift.
i lifted mine 5" and it took 2 guys about 6 hours to do a combined
3"suspension lift and 2"body lift and that includes adjusting the front bumper fitting extended brake hoses and lowering the rad

 

that has always been up to interpretation.
Personally i think it depends on type of mud.

Up here in the pacific northwest we have all kinds of mud.
The one that what you said is definitely true for is something i call gumbo (mud)

But we have a lot of ash sediment (from the Mount St. Helens eruption) mixed with sand that forms a pretty good mud, and there is nothing to dig into with that. Width is what you want, the top is just as stiff the 6 inches deep.

Mud that forms in the bay by where the ocean meets the columbia river, you want a wide tire as well. but further up the river away from the ocean you would probably want a more narrow tire.

Not sure about mud from just our regular soil, as i haven't played around in any of that.

 

Looks nice! I'm running 265/75/16s with the same wheels that I had 305/70/16s on.. The wheels have around a 4.5" backspacing or something to that affect and I dont remember the offset. I don't like the way my tires are narrow but they stick out of the wheel well like a larger tire. It's almost like a poser big tire look. You truck looks nice the way it is

 

so to clarify you have stock everything minus the new bfgs and a 2" body lift?

 

Not quite. I've done the deckplate mod too I know a suspension lift would have done more for offroadability but my wife said no. So this way I've got 2" more ground clearance than my horrible 265/75/16's had (actually measured a hair over 29" tall!) and some meaty tread.
My wife doesn't like the idea of one day having to lift a baby into a lifted truck, so I'm looking for alternatives (flat bottom - clocked t-case new crossmember etc.), all the while trying to convince her that an OEM lift would really not be that much higher. That's not going so well, so armour is next on the list. Sliders then a BudBuilt skid plate, and maybe the bellypan too.

 

what kind of tools did you need, and was the adjusted bracket difficult to install?

 

Do you have to add extensions to the shifter and did it come with bumper brackets or do you not have to do all that stuff? Looks good to by the way.

 

I ordered all the parts from www.4crawler.com and I got all the parts I needed. It came with 10 lift blocks, Grade 8 hardware, billet aluminum steering shaft extension, and front bumper adjutment brackets. The front bumper bracket is simple to install: it's a two square pieces of steel with four holes in each and you simply bolt them to the frame (using your old bumper bolts) and then bolt your bumper to them using the supplied bolts. The steering extension was a little tougher, just because it is in a tough to reach spot, but once you figure out how to get both your hands up there it goes pretty quick. I didn't need the shifter extension as I've got an Auto, and I don't mind if the t-case shifter sits a little lower. There is also a radiator drop bracket available, but I chose to simply remove the lower fan shroud instead. If you live in a very warm area or tow with your truck the radiator bracket would be a good idea. Everything was pretty straight forward, and there is a very complete set of instructions on his site.

All you need for tools is 13mm, 14mm, and 17mm sockets and wrenches (including a 14mm deep socket), a floor or hi-lift jack (the toyota bottle jack is a no go) and a couple of pieces of wood (2x4) to spread out the pressure from the jack on the rocker panel so you don't dent anything. An extra set of hands is a big help as well. And, don't forget, before you get started to lower your spare tire because once you get the lift on the hole in the bumper won't line up with the winch under the truck. That would be an easy fix, but much easier without the tire in the way.