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some of my favorites from this summer

I plan on building a three link for the rear and I don't need the 3/4 ton springs for most of what I use the truck for so if I slap on some different leafs it wil be from an OBS f150, cheap and bolt in. Thanks for the info on the SD springs leojr!

Seeing as how I have hit that spot several times and the bed is pretty bad in other places I won't worry about fixing it. That is part of the reason I have not replaced the drivers fender or door. As soon as I do it will get crunched on the trail!

I made a trip to pull-a-part and gabbed a few things for the truck. First was a tail light to fix my trail damage. I also got several different temp sensors for the overhead console. The one that came with it was reading way low. After trying all four sensors I was a little discouraged as...

Truck is looking good! I want to do a Moab trip next year, looks like a ton of fun.

Thanks man, I am still using the super stiff factory 3/4 ton rear springs. However I am thinking about swapping them to 1/2 tons for now to soften the rear up and get more flex from the back. Eventually I will three link it and ditch the leafs all together for the best ride/flex combo.

Yeah we thought about swimming to the island, but no one was brave enough to attempt it! Here is the video from the trip up and down

The other big reason to switch to disks is they are far better in the wet and mud. I had my drums loose a bunch of grip on the trail this weekend after a long water crossing and a really slow decent. I never got going fast enough on the trail to clean them off and restore their grip. It wasn't...

Surprise lake camping trip After having read about Surprise lake near MT. Rainier some time ago I have always wanted to go up there and check it out. It wasn't until this July that I made it up there for the first time and it was amazing! Super great camp spot and a fun 4x4 trail up to the...

Colorado Springs and my grandparents cabin up near Fairplay. I grew up in the Springs and still have a bunch of family there.

Not a ton new, but I did get an explorer overhead console installed. Everything works except the temp is way off. I think I need to try a different sensor, however it came out of the car that the console came out of so it should read correctly. The mods needed to fit it were not too difficult...

Thanks for reading, I am glad people are getting something out of it! I cant remember what width they are, but I think they are 9". The lowest I have aired down to is 18 psi rear and 22 psi front. I have not popped a bead yet.

updates Not a ton new on the truck, but I ended up having to reinforce the tongue on my trailer as it was cracking from the previous owners stupidity. I also picked up a explorer overhead console for my truck so I have outside temp, compass, and a place for my accessory switches. I also finally...

My experience with the ford specific forums is they don't care about a diesel OBS truck unless it has 1000hp and shiny chrome wheels! Lol! Tell your cousin the truck is looking good and stay safe over there!

Looking good. It is amazing how much adding bumpers improves the look of a truck.

I forgot that you are in that area now. We made Long beach an impromptu lunch stop on our way back from Oregon. I did notice a ton of FS roads off the 101 and was tempted to go exploring but my family would have killed me after the already long weekend!

Chaos, The 2.5" shocks should be plenty big enough to work for our trucks. The way to tell is if you are overheating them and getting them to fade. Mine have never faded and the trip I went on last week was a great test, lots of rocky and bumpy trail to heat the shocks up. If you need more...

Thanks, your suburban is one of my favorites on here. As for radius arm vs three link I personally feel that the extra complexity and design time required for a three link is not totally worth it for a DD/wheeler truck. Radius arms are so simple it is pretty hard to screw them up and I can turn...

Thanks MTM, I use it every chance I get. Your cousins build is making good progress and looking good!

Looking good!