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Nice find! I have a '79 that I hope to be working on soon. It's got a built 350 and 4 speed manual trans.

I've had 5 ZJ's (I have a WJ now). The green '94 with 3" lift sold to my buddy that still has it. The black '95 with 6" lift on 33's, 4.10 gears, OX locker front, Detroit Locker in rear. Silver 5.9 was mint and too nice to wheel so I sold it and then installed a 9" long arm on 40's for the...

I bought one new back in '05. Boy, was it ugly in stock configuration! ? ? The combination of the cladding and tiny tires just made it look off balanced. Once I lifted it 6" and ran 35's it looked much better. I didn't like the cladding at first but once the lift was on and I was using it off...

Why? The 17's weigh less and will be better off road. Plus, they look a hell of a lot better!

Funny to read people say that you don't need a diesel. Hell, I don't need half the crap I have but I sure like having it! ? I have a 2008 Chevy Duramax, CST 6" lift on 35's, DPF delete and tuned, air bags with on board compressor, Banks engine brake, FASS lift pump, 52 gallon fuel tank, and I...

Nice truck! I've got an '08 LTZ DirtyMax. It had a CST leveling kit on it when I got it so it sat pretty high. I installed cutout flares which opens the front wheel wells 1&1/2" and 315/70-17s. I still had some rubbing and the leveling kick made it ride like a Mack truck! Wash board roads had me...

The tailgate will come off and a single or double rear door will be in its place like these two. With the extra height of the lift, I'll need some sort of ladder or steps for easier access. I'd like something my dog can go up and down by himself without having to pick him up. It would be nice if...

Started my build thread!(y) https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/2008-chevy-2500-d-max-build.203280/

One of the things I don't care for with a pop up is the canvas/nylon sides of the pop up. I think you lose a lot of heat out of them. So my idea is to use hard sides that clip into place once the top is popped up. I'd make them out of the same material as the rest of the camper. So that leads...

I'm pretty sure I will go with a pop up for a couple reasons. Less wind resistance and resulting fuel mileage loss and don't want the permanent added height (once the build is done I don't think I'll ever remove the camper). So with a pop top being the way to go, the next issue was storage. I...

Now, on to the camper. I know I want more head room but not sure how much. Do I want to be able to stand completely upright (I'm 5'10") or would stooping over a little be acceptable? Do I want a fixed roof or a pop up? I don't do PhotoShop so played around with PS Paint. One is a pop up and...

I looked into a SAS as well as coil over conversion but they were both too much $ and this is not a hard core wheeling rig as I have my Jeep for that. I think this will be a good combination of trail capabilities and on road ride.

Reluctantly decided a lift kit was the only way to resolve the ride and rubbing issues so a CST 6" lift with Fox 2.0 shocks was installed. No more rubbing and the ride is amazing! The leveling keys were removed and stock keys installed cranked all the way down. I live on a dirt road that is...

Fender flares on with new wheel/tire combo. Still rubs with torsion keys cranked full resulting in a ride like a Mack truck! :mad:

Doing the "NorCal Mod", opening up the wheel well by 1&1/2" or so and installing the flares.

The new truck as purchased (I forgot to mention the running boards and camper shell):

The Jeep:

This is my build thread but I don't have a name for the truck yet. ?? I went round and round about what rig to build. In addition to this truck I have a very clean '99 Chevy 1500 Z71 with 120K miles and a '98 Jeep XJ (Cherokee) that is a very competent crawler. The Jeep is on 33's with ARB and...

Thanks for all the info! I am NREMT certified and NV licensed but yeah, it doesn't transfer to other states which I think is stupid. :mad::) Will be starting my build thread soon as I just got my truck back today from getting the lift installed.

Wow, great report with some amazing photos! You get some pretty interesting medical gigs. How do you find these opportunities? I'm a veteran, a retired general contractor and now a volunteer firefighter/EMT working on my A. I'm in rural north west NV. Checking out the Team Rubicon site and...