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Got a chance to pretty much wrap up the panel tonight. I've decided that I'm going to wire in an additional relay going to all the forward-facing lights (total of 3 switches), and have that relay triggered by the high beam signal, so that I can have all the front lights on w/ high beams, and...

Got started on a few projects today. First, started the rear bumper; today was pretty much running errands and removing the stock bumper/hitch, and trimming the bed for the new bumper. I'm no stranger to cutting sheet metal off of a vehicle, so this didn't particularly phase me. But the...

My biggest concern with the latch is if one were to fail on the highway, say, after wheeling or something where vibrations have been pretty constant, I wouldn't want the swingout to go flying. Your mention of the pop pin on the hinge side just gave me an idea to use one on the latch side for the...

That's not my panel, but I plan on duplicating it as best possible once all the parts show up. I'll be sure to get some more pictures of it while I'm putting it together for you. I can't wait to see all these lights thrown on. Yesterday I started thinking about a way to get the 10" bar up higher...

I've been stockpiling parts for a couple of weeks now for a few projects... Rear bumper - I have everything I need to get started on that, except enough time to go through and start doing everything. I need to trim the bed a little bit before I can fully start on the project. - 800# latch - pop...

If one of my bikes sells soon, particularly for the price I'm hoping to get, a set of these might find their way onto the taco in the form of a 255/85r16. Little more highway friendly, but look like they'll still hold their own. Thanks to Amazon for the humungous photo.

Ah, good point. Once I got the lift on my jeep and rode without the swaybar, I was pleasantly surprised that it had as little body roll as it did, thanks to the shocks and stiffer springs. I'll give it a shot and see how this rides without, if I don't mind I may ditch it completely, otherwise...

My garage exists, but my personal collection of tooling is pretty poor right now, I'll be using my dad's garage/shop to do all the fabricating until I get my own shop worked out. One of my coworkers is interested in having me build him one as well, so I'm considering doing a sort of group buy on...

Good call, that's been in the back of my mind but I hadn't been thinking about that recently.

Shouldn't be too pricy, since I'm using 2x6 and 2x2 tube as the primary structure it's added a little to the cost, but given the receiver, I want it to be able to hold up to full towing duty should the need arise, and not rely on simple plate. Especially given that class III hitches use 2.5"...

While I was at the alignment shop this morning, I had some time to kill. So I killed time. Killed it good. This design uses simple dimensions (all 3/16" wall), 2x6" tube for the top, 4" plate for the large bevel, and 2" plate for the small bevels. The large portion will be supported by...

Yes I am. They're phenomenal tires, they've been wearing very well so far, and they're quiet for what they are. I much prefer these to any AT on the market, and would prefer these to most mud tires out there. They're quieter than most any m/t, but grip excellently in the rocks, and still do...

Got the chance to get some updated pictures of the truck tonight. It's really not as raked out as I thought it would look. The coils are cranked to do 3" lift, and the expos are supposed to give 4" lift when unloaded. I think it looks good like this.

I hadn't really put any thought into not running the sway bar, I hadn't heard much if that's a thing folks regularly do with these or not; I've mostly thought about trying to make disconnects for it to get it out of the way for wheeling, and still have the option to run it for highway and...

This morning I got an early start to the day with a pile of parts, and a plan. Well, at least a pile of parts. After some grunting, and some cutting of the main leaf spring bolts, the truck started looking a lot more nekkid. Then, as if by magic (and the whole day later, a trip to Yota...

I take pictures on occasion. Most of these were planned shots on either a trip or for a personal project. My lenses are (mostly) manual focus, my camera never leaves manual or aperture priority modes, and I've been putting my flashes to good use lately, doing lots of product shoots either for...

General intro to this dickweed from Colorado... My previous vehicle, and only 4x4 so far, was a 2000 Jeep XJ that I built in the theme of a 4" lift, 31's, built some bumpers for it, had some fun with it, and then grew tired of the complete and utter lack of cargo space when you have 2-3 people...

Get Out And Explore build! (let's face it, you're probably lazy like me, and want to see the truck in its current state... so, here's to the lazy people :cheers: ) Well, I went from this: To this: Cab swap details here, here, and here. Took matters into my own hands. And fixed it...