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Mine is a Swiss HDU. It's pretty nice. There's a few little features that are nicer on the ARE DCU cap, like the smooth roof panel vs the swiss's corrugated. Water tends to pool up there a bit when parked. Other than that, all the different brands of alu.inum contractor caps are pretty much...

I have a Chevy Colorado, so the cab height is a little bit lower than a full size. I believe my cap is 28 inches tall, so sticks up about three inches higher than the cab. I also have the deluxe ladder rack that has side rails and the 30-inch cabover section giving me about four and a half by 8...

I like mine, but there are a few things to look out for. They dent REALLY easily. While they don't RUST, they will CORRODE, particularly if you spend much time in the salt belt. Mine has corrosion around the door latches. It starts out as blisters in the paint so you know what to look out...

My 4x4 Colorado used to do 18-20 highway at 60-70mph. I added an aluminum cap with a rack and it went down to 17-18 Then I lifted 2" and put on a tube front bumper that exposes the full front profile of the tires, suspension, and skid plate, and it went down to 16. Then I put on a set of 32"...

I got a set of use d triples and cut them down as well... V-bar cross chains on 3 link spacing with cam locks. I rarely get to use them here in Michigan. They make the ride miserable on a 32" tire... Feels like driving sand paddles on the road, but you keep moving.

I would think that a spray on bed liner product would dissolve foam. The VOC content in most paints and coatings will just reduce it to a shriveled lump of nothing.

Always ran Blizzak WS50 (an inch narrower, but an inch over diameter) back when I had my subaruWRX wagon. That thing was an unstoppable tank with those tires on. The ONLY time I ever got stuck in the snow was when I got high-centered on a 3 foot bank of rock hard plow snow.

Yep, big time. Some winches pulling power is nearly halved on the first couple wraps, so a snatch block not only doubles the capacity, but doubles the amount of line you have out, putting it into a torquier layer on the drum. It's really crazy to see the amount of pulling power you can...

When anchoring a block, your anchor rigging should be rated for the Max pulling power of your winch multiplied by the number of parts on your line. So a 12,000 lb winch with a 2 part line (single snatch block) should have a 24,000 lb anchor. A 4 part line (double block on the anchor and a...

That's what I used on my front bumper. With proper application (many light coats... I think I did 6 or 7) over a good primer, it holds up very well, and the textured finish touches up nicely. The dark gun metal "black" looks slightly out of place on my black truck but I like it. It's...

I used to (a few years back) work at a foundry that did contract work for 2 of the big 3, plus Roush, Detroit Diesel, and Dana. Lots of specialty parts that required extra care when casting to ensure metallurgical superiority and part quality. We did a lot of tow hooks for trucks and SUVs...

I've got a no-name 14" led bar on the back of mine... 24 3w Cree leds with flood light pattern. I think it's rated for 5k lumens or something like that. Its bo-name Chinese though so who knows how over-inflated that is. Its more than enough light to work by, light up camp, back up with, etc...

My Colorado needs one of these. Haha

I threw some lights on my bumper today... went cheap. The fog lights are actually from harbor freight. 55w yellow fogs. They changed the design recently and while they seem a bit flimsy, the look decent and throw a pretty nice beam pattern. I'll see how they hold up. At $13 per pair, I'm...