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I did and they came in quite a while ago. Centramatic PN 400-422. They fit great with no sanding of the hubs. They are a bit noisy at low speed. You can definitely hear the sand sloshing around. At almost 30mph exactly, though, the sand settles to one side and the noise goes away. I only have...

Fog Lights Update: While driving at night this weekend I discovered something strange. Whenever I would turn right my fog lights would come on. Turning left did nothing. Apparently Dodge has gotten fancy on us. When you turn right or left, it turns on that respective fog light until you...

Can't believe I forgot to post these! After two months of being confined to the garage I finally got the chance to drive it around a bit. Super happy with the results so far. Drives smooth. No vibrations and pretty quiet inside. Plenty of power and brakes. Shifts firmly and on cue after...

Thank you sir! I think you've got an excellent idea here. Adjustable arms make this slotted hole completely unnecessary. I can definitely see them moving around in there. The one thing I'm not 100% stoked about on the Core4x4 arms is how little clamping area you have on either side of the ball...

Thanks man! I can't wait to see it. You better start a build thread so all of us can point and make fun. lol :)

FRONT SUSPENSION (Part 2) So now that I've got enough tire clearance to drive it comfortably, next thing was to take a look at the airbags and make sure they were happy over the full range of suspension height. Slowly letting the air out of the bags I found that the bags and shock bottom out at...

FRONT SUSPENSION (Part 1) I knew the combination of a Kelderman front airbag setup combined with a lift and moving the axle forward was going to be an adventure into uncharted waters. There are no kits for this and there isn't any info I've found on the web. My goal is to do as little...

I remember he said he used chain guide.

Interesting discussion here regarding subframe mounting. With regard to the spacer between the flatbed subframe and truck frame, wood seems to be a common choice, but others have mentioned UHMW, rubber and even polyurethane. Other than contacting a local plastics supplier to have them cut, does...

I'd love to find a way to do CTIS! That way I wouldn't even have to get out which suits my laziness just fine. The Humvee has geared hubs with a hollow axle shaft which make this kind of easy. DBL has a geared hub kit too. Without that, though, I don't see an easy way. I did consider those...

A few have asked about the AIR SYSTEM: Dual Viair compressor setup for speed/redundancy, 7.5 gallon tank capacity, Airlift 3P bag controller and semi-automated tire dump/fill. Mostly self explanatory except for a few things: For airing tires up or down, I've got this crazy idea I'm going to...

There should be room for the water tank between the top storage box and the spare tire. It'll sit on top of the bed and stand up. Not long or wide, but pretty tall, like 10Wx27Lx32H. In pic below, blue is water tank, black is spare tire, and brown is firewood storage unless I think of something...

I hear ya man. That was my idea too: adjust the bags to level the truck. My worry though is that the bags will be "spongy" and let the camper rock in the wind or or move around when you walk. Not sure if I'm gonna like that... Maybe with adjustable shocks, setting them to full stiff would help...

It's been a busy week here. I sold the Arctic Fox truck camper and got the custom aluminum bed ordered. It's been good working with AlumLine so far. Their lead time is estimated to be about 2 months and the price was about the same as a "standard" bed from a local dealer with me buying and...

Thanks man! I went with the 3P, pressure control only kit. I know it's electronics and that brings reliability questions out in the wilderness, but it just does so much! Their one simple valve box takes the place of 8 individual valves and 5 pressure sensors and all that wiring. Seemed like a...

And a few more pics of the console panel and dash now that they're done:

More interior stuff: Footwell LED Lights: The SLT trim package doesn't come with footwell lights, but it's a simple matter to add them. The wiring harness pigtails are already there under the dash and fully functional. They're taped up out of the way, so you just have to pull them down and...

Excellent comments above! I am working with a place in Orem, UT called Core4X4 for the control arms. That's their speciality. I took them the stock arms and asked them to build a set 1" longer. I got a call a week later saying they've been working with Currie to build some customized Johnny...

Hell, in the past two months mine has barely left the garage! I want to take it out so bad it's killing me. Once the flatbed gets on though I'll be driving it all over Southern Utah for sure. I'd love to see your build so I'll be sure to give you a heads up. I'm super interested in the custom...

Thanks ripper! I'm still waiting on the front lower control arms and rear bumper to be done so I've moved on to ripping apart the cab now. Running wiring, mounting stuff and getting the console modified to accept the CB and 2 meter Ham radios. I've been using my new Swag Offroad press brake kit...