Winch, Bumper, Braces, and Tires/Wheels
First I would like to send an apology for going silent so long. I have taken a new job that is consuming all of my time and is on the East Coast. My rig is sitting unused in Montana overlooking the Yellowstone River.
I installed a Buckstop Baja winch bumper with the warn 16.5 winch. I like the look of the Baja, but the large tubes tend to interfere with the lights at night and block my side view. I would not recommend the upper tube and if anyone wants to buy the baja kit, I would be willing to sell (not a good sales pitch
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I have not installed the Rickson wheels but sent some pics showing the difference between the stock tire/wheel and the 275/80 R20 MPT 81/Rickson. The Rickson wheels look amazing and appear to be nearly indestructible!
I have had a couple of people ask about the flat bed details. The main rails are 6" and the cross rails are 3". If I were doing it again, I would make sure that there are no cross rails in the wheel travel area, creating an additional 3" of clearance.
Also note that the first washboard road I drove the camper shifted on the flatbed, so I attached some plates to prevent that in the future. There are plates in the front and rear as well. I have not tested this solution.
Lastly, I included a pic of the running boards that I had custom built. They are nearly bulletproof and sure make getting in and out a lot easier.
![Front Tire.jpg Front Tire.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59137-bdb7779fb772fa1b92b519737ab4ebd0.jpg)
![rear tire.jpg rear tire.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59136-255c8abe63e4ca7b8f3e88531b769704.jpg)
![rear tire two.jpg rear tire two.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59135-abd3dfa2012514d7eeaf75d618be3e2b.jpg)
![running boards.jpg running boards.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59138-32d73a9a38f583507291a92f3bb89819.jpg)
![side-plates.jpg side-plates.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59139-33cbb4591495dee6d41fb81e57796740.jpg)
![Bumper.jpg Bumper.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59140-f9dfa61ae5aa74de19a64a622dc7a416.jpg)
![Frame Rail View.jpg Frame Rail View.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59141-52df7bc91996b6102959109bcb03aedf.jpg)
![FlatBed Frame Rail Dimension.jpg FlatBed Frame Rail Dimension.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/59/59142-95f0ef321dab378c847511d407266732.jpg)