-Official Truck Thread-

[cavymeister]

Installed, as in permanently on the truck? I was not aware such a thing existed, details?

Probably not worth it with the 20" rims, not much tire sidewall to spread. I would like to purchase some nice 17" rims and something in a 305 size for the truck, airing down then will be much more effective but I probably wouldn't need it anyway with the slightly wider footprint.

Didn't you read my post? I know it's a tiny little S10, and it's going the opposite direction than you, but my York 210 EDC (engine driven compressor) will pump out 8-9 CFM at 90 PSI. That'll fill my 10 gallons of reserve from 110-175 in about 35 seconds or so.

Viair makes GREAT electric compressors, but holy hell. I'll pass on waiting for 2-3 minutes between hitting the switches. I can run a DA with my York.

[HairyScandinavian]

Didn't you read my post? I know it's a tiny little S10, and it's going the opposite direction than you, but my York 210 EDC (engine driven compressor) will pump out 8-9 CFM at 90 PSI. That'll fill my 10 gallons of reserve from 110-175 in about 35 seconds or so.

Viair makes GREAT electric compressors, but holy hell. I'll pass on waiting for 2-3 minutes between hitting the switches. I can run a DA with my York.

I somehow missed that brah, not sure how. Those things would have been freaking great when we hunted down in old Mexico. We would pack 8 spare tires for our 2 or 3 trucks on a 2 week trip, having ready and quick access to compressor would have made for a few less tire changes though most were severe lacerations from the sharp rocks climbing the hills.

[cavymeister]

I somehow missed that brah, not sure how. Those things would have been freaking great when we hunted down in old Mexico. We would pack 8 spare tires for our 2 or 3 trucks on a 2 week trip, having ready and quick access to compressor would have made for a few less tire changes though most were severe lacerations from the sharp rocks climbing the hills.

http://www.onboardair.com/

That's a great site with a lot of parts. Honestly, though, if you're decent with a welder and have some junkyards around, you can pick up a 209, or 210 for $50-$75 and just rig something up. The Sanden compressors are GREAT for the high pressures, but are a little lacking on the flow side of things and you have to oil them in-line (at the suction port).

Remember to vent the crank case or you'll be draining your oil trap and refilling every other time you use it.

[insomniac23]

fuk, you guys got me wanting a truck now...honda ridgeline any good?

[Onebadgtx]

fuk, you guys got me wanting a truck now...honda ridgeline any good?

If I remeber correctly, it is built on the frame of a minivan. They also had some issues because the cab and bed are one panel, when offroading the entire panel was bending and the paint flaking off. But this was a while ago.

[HairyScandinavian]

fuk, you guys got me wanting a truck now...honda ridgeline any good?

There's a lot of options brah, but that's not one that I would choose personally. As far as trucks are concerned IMO stick with the big 4 (big 4 wut) Toyota, Dodge, Ford, Chevy in no particular order. I don't know too much about the others, but you can reduce costs and possibly get better fuel economy by going with Dodge's little 4.7 liter v8. Funny that little 4.7 still puts out over 300 hp.

[Hartski]

I'm looking at getting a front replacement bumper to combat the deer in my area. I'm looking at these....


www.ironbullbumpers.com
http://www.bodyguardbumpers.com/

[HairyScandinavian]

I'm looking at getting a front replacement bumper to combat the deer in my area. I'm looking at these....


www.ironbullbumpers.com
http://www.bodyguardbumpers.com/

There's a dude that got the IronBull without the bully bar and posted pics recently, that thing looks freaking beast (as my teenager would say, I think that means good). Matching front and rear would be great. I would love to replace mine with the IB as well but if I get to that point I'd have to look and see if the factory fog light wiring is easily transferable over to it because I hate running wires.

[Onebadgtx]

There's a lot of options brah, but that's not one that I would choose personally. As far as trucks are concerned IMO stick with the big 4 (big 4 wut) Toyota, Dodge, Ford, Chevy in no particular order. I don't know too much about the others, but you can reduce costs and possibly get better fuel economy by going with Dodge's little 4.7 liter v8. Funny that little 4.7 still puts out over 300 hp.

In my experience, the Hemi with MDS actually gets better mileage than the 4.7L.

[HairyScandinavian]

In my experience, the Hemi with MDS actually gets better mileage than the 4.7L.

Yeah I haven't looked up the stats, but I wouldn't be surprised. Gotta change out those factory copper plugs every 30k to keep it up from what I understand, 16 plugs too. I'm about to do mine probably next paycheck.

[StrongMan728]

Not trying to be an ass hole, just callin' 'em like I see 'em. It's hard to take truck talk seriously when you haven't even had your license for a year. It doesn't help that you didn't buy the truck yourself, or that as far as I know, you don't actually haul or tow anything on a daily basis. Hell, you legally can't even wrench in a shop, work on a crew, or be out past midnight.

turn 17 tommrow bro. im selling this truck, and im hopefully going to use the money to buy another one. i tow trailers about 2 times a week (hay on top)

qft.

ok

Cut the kid some slack guys, he just wants to talk about trucks. :/

Hell I drove a big Chevy 4x4 around that my dad gave me for probably 6 years before parking it for a while and eventually selling it. That thing got maybe 8mpg tops but it was a beast. While mudding in the middle of the night in a heavy downpour I accidentally ran over a freaking refrigerator that somebody dumped, and I don't mean hit it I mean I actually ran it the fawk over... should have seen the huge "WTF was that" look on the girls' faces it was priceless.

lol thanks bro

[insomniac23]

your age says your 15 now....wut?

when i said your dads truck i meant hes the one that paid for it therfore its his truck, just because he gave it to you IMO doesnt make it your truck.

[cavymeister]

your age says your 15 now....wut?

when i said your dads truck i meant hes the one that paid for it therfore its his truck, just because he gave it to you IMO doesnt make it your truck.

My Dad gave me the Toyota. I guess that it's not mine then.


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Oh yeah.... and yes you need a truck. You don't need to tow anything, or go off road, but everyone needs one, or four.

[StrongMan728]

your age says your 15 now....wut?

when i said your dads truck i meant hes the one that paid for it therfore its his truck, just because he gave it to you IMO doesnt make it your truck.

? my dad didnt pay for the truck... my uncle did and he gave it to my dad, SO its my uncles truck, BUT my dad got it, THEN he gave it to me. so IMO its my truck

[insomniac23]

My Dad gave me the Toyota. I guess that it's not mine then.


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Oh yeah.... and yes you need a truck. You don't need to tow anything, or go off road, but everyone needs one, or four.

XD there is a huge difference bewteen a man who has earned many things before receiving a truck of his own and claiming it as his as to a boy getting a truck and claiming its his.

being real im probably gonna get a STi, i need AWD but hardly tow anything + can just use my dads vehicle when i do tow mah boat (he gave it to me lol). i just want to a truck to be bigger + go muddin + run over sh!t(yes real mature)

[cavymeister]

XD there is a huge difference bewteen a man who has earned many things before receiving a truck of his own and claiming it as his as to a boy getting a truck and claiming its his.

being real im probably gonna get a STi, i need AWD but hardly tow anything + can just use my dads vehicle when i do tow mah boat (he gave it to me lol). i just want to a truck to be bigger + go muddin + run over sh!t(yes real mature)

Hell with a WRX, or STI you don't really need a truck. I took my old WRX to the sand drag strip and was smoking the trucks out there with street tires. I had a blast with that thing.

Ya know, don't rule out small older japanese SUVs. Raiders, rodeos, etc. They are surpsingly capable off road and can usually be had for dirt cheap as well. Because they are so small, they are usually very nimble and can fit into places that the full size trucks can't.

[Onebadgtx]

Yeah I haven't looked up the stats, but I wouldn't be surprised. Gotta change out those factory copper plugs every 30k to keep it up from what I understand, 16 plugs too. I'm about to do mine probably next paycheck.

Just did mine... What a pain in the ass. I changed over to Autolite iridiums though, there is a sweet rebate on them until the end of the year, I think I paid about $2.50/plug. Cheapest price I found was through Rockauto.com

[LAWLER89]

Because they are so small, they are usually very nimble and can fit into places that the full size trucks can't.

This is why I always bust up laughing when I see F-250s and Silverado 3500s with 6" lifts and competition mud tires. You always see these Bro-warriors on access roads pretending they're at the Rubicon trail. It's always funny imagining how badly my stock Jeep with BFG KOs would blaze those tanks on a real trek.

Nothing like having a truck whose ball joints and tie rods are getting eaten up just so you can have all show and no go with your daily driver.

[cavymeister]

This is why I always bust up laughing when I see F-250s and Silverado 3500s with 6" lifts and competition mud tires. You always see these Bro-warriors on access roads pretending they're at the Rubicon trail. It's always funny imagining how badly my stock Jeep with BFG KOs would blaze those tanks on a real trek.

Nothing like having a truck whose ball joints and tie rods are getting eaten up just so you can have all show and no go with your daily driver.

Jeep Lawler??


Go get a pic like this... NAO! Reps for life, I'll paypal you $3.50 and mail you a half eaten ham sandwhich if you do.

[Onebadgtx]

Repost from last page with pics working -

2010 Ram 1500 Sport 4x4 Crew Hemi w/ 3.92's.

Mods -
Exterior: 20% Tint, Truxedo Lo Pro QT, Line-X, Complete POR-15 Undercoat, 3M Stoneguard, Factory Tow Hooks, Retro Solutions 6000k 55 watt HIDs, LED Cargo lights and HID Reverse Lights, Tinted Tail Lights and Cargo Light.

Interior: Mopar Slush Mats, LED Map and Dome Lights, OTRATTW Switch Panel and Compressor, Backup Lights, Driving Lights switches.

Engine: Jet 180 T-Stat, Billet Tech Catch Can (Painted Black), K&N Intake, Diablo Predator, Borla 40349, Magnaflow Y-Pipe.

Suspension: 6" Zone Offroad Lift, 325/60/20 Goodyear Duratrac's, 1" Wheel & Hub Centric Motorsport - Tech Spacers.

[LAWLER89]

Having only seen the driveway picture with the 20"s on the last page, I assumed it was another pavement princess. But glad to see it gets some time in the digs, too.

[Onebadgtx]

Having only seen the driveway picture with the 20"s on the last page, I assumed it was another pavement princess. But glad to see it gets some time in the digs, too.

Oh yes she does. I had it airborne the last time out, which required a re-alignment afterwards.... I won't be doing that again!

[LAWLER89]

Oh yes she does. I had it airborne the last time out, which required a re-alignment afterwards.... I won't be doing that again!

That would probably explain why I always pull right. But solid axle=toe set only. At least IFS has some advantages.

[-rhino-]

Having only seen the driveway picture with the 20"s on the last page, I assumed it was another pavement princess. But glad to see it gets some time in the digs, too.

Cali is notorious for this. Brb, 6+ inch lift, mud tires, re-geared, etc and they never even offroad. My truck definitely gets it offroad time/

Speaking of which, getting some new BFG AT's mounted tomorrow. Got almost 50k out of this set.

[brookhart63]

That would probably explain why I always pull right. But solid axle=toe set only. At least IFS has some advantages.

lol at stock jeep out wheeling big trucks. Pictures of said jeep wheeling?

[Onebadgtx]

lol at stock jeep out wheeling big trucks. Pictures of said jeep wheeling?

Not really that difficult. If he's talking a lifted diesel, I wouldn't doubt it; my F-250 4x4 crew cab 7.3 sunk everytime I got into something soft, about the only thing that might have helped would have been paddle tires or tracks.

[Hartski]

Always wanted to get the Mattracks for my truck. I would fear no snowstorm with those things!

[HairyScandinavian]

Cali is notorious for this. Brb, 6+ inch lift, mud tires, re-geared, etc and they never even offroad. My truck definitely gets it offroad time/

Speaking of which, getting some new BFG AT's mounted tomorrow. Got almost 50k out of this set.

It's not just Cali, that's everywhere man. Lots of them here, and millions of women driving stock 4x4 SUV's that'll never engage the transfer case in their lifetime too.
I've got 80+k on the set of USED BFG AT's on my old truck, still haven't replaced them though they do need it now. I wanted to go that route on the new truck as well but just couldn't afford it with those damn 20" rims.

lol at stock jeep out wheeling big trucks. Pictures of said jeep wheeling?

Not really that difficult. If he's talking a lifted diesel, I wouldn't doubt it; my F-250 4x4 crew cab 7.3 sunk everytime I got into something soft, about the only thing that might have helped would have been paddle tires or tracks.

Depends on the terrain and the rig. I've see jeeps getting a pull from a big as heavy diesel before and I've seen them drive around stuck trucks too. On the beach if you have a heavy diesel you better have some wide ass tires to spread that weight. Jeeps do pretty well down there, but seems to me a nice light 1/2 ton truck is the best way to go. Jeeps also usually will not be able to pull a heavy stuck truck out of the sand. Now have a good slick mud hole that's got a hard slick bottom and the extra weight on the heavy truck might do better than a jeep. Climbing rocks? Think we all know the answer there, and I think that's where the Lawling one is coming from.

[insomniac23]

Repost from last page with pics working -

2010 Ram 1500 Sport 4x4 Crew Hemi w/ 3.92's.

Mods -
Exterior: 20% Tint, Truxedo Lo Pro QT, Line-X, Complete POR-15 Undercoat, 3M Stoneguard, Factory Tow Hooks, Retro Solutions 6000k 55 watt HIDs, LED Cargo lights and HID Reverse Lights, Tinted Tail Lights and Cargo Light.

Interior: Mopar Slush Mats, LED Map and Dome Lights, OTRATTW Switch Panel and Compressor, Backup Lights, Driving Lights switches.

Engine: Jet 180 T-Stat, Billet Tech Catch Can (Painted Black), K&N Intake, Diablo Predator, Borla 40349, Magnaflow Y-Pipe.

Suspension: 6" Zone Offroad Lift, 325/60/20 Goodyear Duratrac's, 1" Wheel & Hub Centric Motorsport - Tech Spacers.



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myron ar15 stickr+truck

im glad your back to posting again in the OR, missed you....no homo

[LAWLER89]

lol at stock jeep out wheeling big trucks. Pictures of said jeep wheeling?

Don't have any on my PC; laptop crashed.

But if you're ever at Pickle Gulch, Stillwater Pass, or Mt. Herman, come at me bro.

Climbing rocks? Think we all know the answer there, and I think that's where the Lawling one is coming from.

Pretty much hit the nail on the head. Colorado trails are thin, tight, and require some sharp adjustments. Trying to fit a diesel rig in a lane that's only 4 1/2" wide, then turn it on top of the climb is going to be impossible. Long wheelbases are your enemy on Colorado trails.