Sorry for the newb question, but what is this???
I saw it a bit aga and still not sure what it does...
15' Silverado build
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Sorry for the newb question, but what is this???
I saw it a bit aga and still not sure what it does...
This awesome little device is a tire pressure gauge that screws onto the stem and you remove the valve core to air down. It keeps the core held inside so you can't lose it and makes airing down much quicker.
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That would make it a nice little device to have around. On a related question; I've seen some rigs with big tanks of C02 or air. is this used to put air back into the tires???
Yes. Just think of them as a big paintball co2 tank with an air Chuck. Instead of using normal air they are filled with straight co2 and no need for a compressor/moving parts or power. The theory with co2 or nitrogen in tires relates to expansion ratios due to temperature variations and some say that you may be less likely to lose air through any micro cracks since the molecule size is different than normal air.
Hope that wasn't too confusing or incorrect if someone has better info
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Another not to crazy of an update. Still waiting on my cap to return, supposedly it will be here this week. If not it looks like I'll be taking my business elsewhere. Bought some cooking supplies today and ordered some more from amazon for the expo trip.
Nothing else has been accomplished since a good chunk involves the cap itself. I'm thinking of mounting a twin 5lb propane bottle setup with a hose in the cap for those cold nights and then not need those little 1lb bottles.. more to come this week I hope and then some fun updates for the expo
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Nothing else has been accomplished since a good chunk involves the cap itself. I'm thinking of mounting a twin 5lb propane bottle setup with a hose in the cap for those cold nights and then not need those little 1lb bottles.. more to come this week I hope and then some fun updates for the expo
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Finally the Cap returned today, im not happy with the little bit of work done to the cap and some of the original issues still remaining. Nothing like ARE having it for over a month and hardly do anything to it. I'll have to make a phone call tomorrow about it but I dont think that i can recommend ARE based on customer service alone.
the cross bars on the HD series caps are Proprietary ARE bars. They are not yakima, thule or anything else. The bars are also spaced just far enough apart to not allow a tent to go on top without a rack. Im pretty sure ill be ordering the Front Runner rack tomorrow, Maybe a 52"W x 69.4"L. potentially an awning as well though I have not decided on which size, 78" takes up the whole side of the cap and the next step down is in the 55' or shorter range but having some input would be great.
here is a couple pictures with measurements, First one is of the width.
This is the length from the Front of the Forward bar to the rear bar.
And i'll have to think about lowering the bars a little due to the height
And a last one of the mounting points to the rail.
the cross bars on the HD series caps are Proprietary ARE bars. They are not yakima, thule or anything else. The bars are also spaced just far enough apart to not allow a tent to go on top without a rack. Im pretty sure ill be ordering the Front Runner rack tomorrow, Maybe a 52"W x 69.4"L. potentially an awning as well though I have not decided on which size, 78" takes up the whole side of the cap and the next step down is in the 55' or shorter range but having some input would be great.
here is a couple pictures with measurements, First one is of the width.
This is the length from the Front of the Forward bar to the rear bar.
And i'll have to think about lowering the bars a little due to the height
And a last one of the mounting points to the rail.
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For those that dont know what makes the HD series HD... This is a CX HD series cap. Basically a CX cap that went to the commercial side to get a skeleton put in. Here are some pictures of the skeleton, The roof rack is tied into the Extruded Alum skeleton to disperse the weight to the bed rails. This gives it a load rating of 550lbs per ARE.
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wrmmt
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Sorry to hear about the topper, luckily the issues I have are pretty minor and not noticeable so I haven't tried to do anything about it. That story doesn't encourage me to do anything either... I went with the 55" CVT awning along the back of the topper above the door. Its a little small, but gives a good cover for the tailgate area for cooking and entry into the back. I wouldn't mind a little additional coverage, but can't (nor would I want to) go any bigger on the back. If you are going on the side I would go with the 79" unless there is something else you want to do with that area that the awning would interfere with.
Thanks for the info, i was thinking of getting the KingCamp on amazon for the rear its got an arched roof that hopefully will allow for the window to go all the way up. That will be a after expo deal. I did just buy one of the 79" awnings that is on the CVT trailer headed for the expo and a Mesh room that has to be shipped. Looking forward to the Rack getting here tomorrow for sure but buying it ate up the tent budget for this trip. I think we are looking pretty hard at the Summit Series for CVT since we might be encountering from Snowfall on trips northward. 23zero is on the list too, interested to see them.
I guess the big question is does anyone know where to get some of these metal pieces for the ARE cross bars? do they look familiar? I need to come up with a solution so i can mount the awning and the Rack in the channels if needed. Worst case i can just Grind down some thick washers and figure out how to tighten it down. i'll most likely order some security bolts once i return from Expo and figure out what im gunna need.
wrmmt
Adventurer
When I got my frontrunner, I got it with the feet and they came with silver plates very similar to those in the first picture. Unfortunately, they were way to heavy duty for the Thule rails on my topper (side note, not impressed with the hardware that fits in those Thule rails, not sure I would trust a RTT up there the way it is now...). I ended up ordering some plates from Thule and got some bolts to fit locally. Unfortunately I can't comment on the ARE hardware, but I would assume it would be a similar situation. I think I ended up finding the part number I needed and then searching that online for somewhere that sells them. Doesn't really address your question to well, but about all I got!...
Bryan_FRO
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Whoooooh! I've been patiently waiting for this to show up! Cant wait to see the fitment!
Let us know if you need anything!
-Bryan
Everything has gone smooth as butter till I got to actually mounting it... Apparently A.R.E. does not measure twice/cut once and the cross bars were not square, so I had to drill a new hole in the side rail of the rack and I just went to retrieve some bolts to secure it to the bars..
Almost there!!
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