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wow these are cheap I can get them from europe but for a used in date tyre they were still £1850 each plus shipping from germany to the uk which is now plus vat and import duty being we are not in the EU anymore... So it was best option for me to buy new. The 16r20 is really hard to find over...

I had to import the wheels from Germany, i will paint them silver at a later date They are split band rims that the army use

Wheel package................... So my Zetros was ordered from factory with 385/65/22.5 wheels. I think this is becasue in the UK the 22.5s are easy to get hold of. The issue with the 22.5s is they are so small that @ 90kph the engine was @2400rpm. It was reving far to hard for any long...

Now Paint

There was minimal rust on the drivers cab so i stripped it back, insulated it and painted in Upol Raptor Personally, i didnt want any gloss shiney paint on my truck as i want to use it offroad and not park it in some caravan park. The Upol Raptor paint is very robust and will do me some...

Now that all the rear brakes, suspension and air lines are finished. I painted it all in Raptor Paints but i used the tintable paint as the standard Raptor black is terrible. Now its time to remove the cab and have the remainig chassis sand blasted and all old parts removed for new ones. My...

new brakes being fitted

I think you may have got the wrong end of the stick I buy and sell overland trucks I know them inside out The zetros was a gritting machine, its never been in salt water. It sprays salt! The pictures make it look really bad when infact its really not. Its undergone a sand blast so its...

You wouldn't believe it, the last axle in the firimg line was obviously the worst. The first rear axle was bad but not as bad of course But from there forward the rust stopped, like there was a brick wall stopping it. The front axle and cab are absolutely perfect. This doesn't mean I'm not...

REAR PARABOLIC SPRING One of the rear springs were broken so this had to be ordered direct from Mercedes-Benz specialist dealership in Germany This alone was £1200 I ordered new u-bolts, bushes and spring carrier bolts too at the cost of £300 Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

AIR TANKS There was only two air tanks that I deemed unfit for use. This was the typical corrosion around the straps that hold them. After obtaining a quote for £550 for all of them this was a no-brainer so ordered them all. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

REAR BRAKES.... I always had the intention of changing out the rear brakes but I got to be honest I never thought they were going to be this bad. Once I cut the rear drums off due to them being completely welded stuck on due to corrosion, this is when I realised how bad they were. I have...

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Update So after many weeks of hard work its finally sand blasted and painted I stripped it to its chassis prior to sandblast I'm really happy with the outcome Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk