Atl-atl is at it again, Ive added another truck to the fleet. 2024 Power Wagon inside!

[Atl-atl]

Well I havent gotten around to trimming yet. I also still havent gotten my front bumper. So Ive been busy working on other(mostly non Ram) projects. I did get my topper installed(Leer 100XR with keyless entry, carpeted headliner, side slider windows, removable front slider window) and put in a Bedrug as well as sealing the crap out of the bed, tailgate and topper door. Its quite cozy in there now. I dont know if its ever possible to make one of these fiberglass toppers totally dust proof but Im about as close as I think you can get.


The fitment is slightly off in this pic. You can see at the drivers rear corner its sticking out. I adjusted it a little and it looks better now.



For the bed, I used backer rod to plug the larger holes and then siliconed them into place. I know I know silicone will be a pain in the future if I ever want to remove it but I dont care about that. I wanted it to be as weather proof as possible. I also learned the Billet Silver is nearly identical to duct tape hahaha

 

[Kingsize24]

Looks great! I used this with my old topper on my 2012 for a while before going to my 2018. Worked pretty good. I also use it on my M1102 to seal that tailgate up.

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[brokenfoot]

On my Tacoma I had a RLD canopy and they install a "positive pressure vent" on the roof. Its really just a horse trailer vent, but the idea is you create positive pressure inside the shell to assist in keeping the dust out.

You seem to like cutting so maybe you'd consider doing it if dust becomes a big problem. https://dogboxparts.com/product/1-p...-flow-roof-vent-low-profile-gasket-trim-ring/

 

[Klutch7]

Awesome to see this coming together. I am thinking of a similar bed setup for my Ford with the full bedrug and a cap, likely the GFC topper. Thanks for keeping this thread updated!

 

[Atl-atl]

On my Tacoma I had a RLD canopy and they install a "positive pressure vent" on the roof. Its really just a horse trailer vent, but the idea is you create positive pressure inside the shell to assist in keeping the dust out.

You seem to like cutting so maybe you'd consider doing it if dust becomes a big problem. https://dogboxparts.com/product/1-p...-flow-roof-vent-low-profile-gasket-trim-ring/

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This is a good idea. For now Im going to try keeping the slider open just a bit to see if that works.

Awesome to see this coming together. I am thinking of a similar bed setup for my Ford with the full bedrug and a cap, likely the GFC topper. Thanks for keeping this thread updated!

Thanks!

 

[Atl-atl]

After putting about a thousand miles on the truck after installing the lift I decided to get off road and flex it out a little to see exactly whats working/not working, where I need to trim, check for interference etc. Im pleasantly surprised by the outcome. My biggest concern has been the front axle location. Pushing it forward 1.5 inches is quite a bit but Im happy to report that I have no major issues. All moving parts are clear of each other; track bar, axle, steering components, shocks etc. It all clears which I really cant believe. If I had an aftermarket diff cover it might hit the track bar but it would depend on the shape. I thought I would be having to custom fab a frame side track bar mount but its not needed. Everything seems to work great. Truck still flexes to the bumps and behaves correctly driving at speed.

There is one thing that really needs to be tended, the front bump stops. Only about 50% of the rubber contacts the bump pad on axle and there is a hard brake line that is pretty close to touching. The brake line actually just clears and the bump still hits the pad but Im not super happy with it. That being said, I could 100% get away with doing super minimal trimming, similar to what a stock truck running 37s needs. For now Ive actually left it alone and Im just driving the truck because I have some other plans in the works. One of those plans is to have a machine shop make me new "pucks" for the Synergy radius drops that only move the axle forward 1 inch. This would be the easiest way for me to accomplish getting the bumps to hit the axle pad in the correct spot while still having the axle forward enough to not need much trimming. Ive got a buddy who does exactly this type of thing for work and a few weeks ago we were chatting about exactly how to accomplish it and it seems pretty simple. Fast forward to KOH and I was talking to the guys in the Synergy booth who brought up the exact same idea. So I think Im going to move forward with it. More to come on that later.

Here are the flexed out pics. In these the front is not quite on the bumps but close enough for me to get the info I needed. The front coils actually look great given the 1.5" stretch. They look at least as good as stock and with the Carli weld in coil retainers Im not at all worried about the springs walking away. The rear isnt even close to the bumps and thats fine, theres a lot less trimming work to be done in the rear to fit the 40s.