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God i want one.....only person who wants one more is my wife. She wants it to go get groceries
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Bad ass.
You'd like access to our yard. :) 100's of HEMTT's and half blown up vehicles, but all government property. |
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I think thats just about the most bad ass thing I have even seen.
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Cool. I would love to have a stock one. Stock trucks are over rated J/K Thanks! |
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Looks good, and looks very fun, but I liked it a lot better in its original form.
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Sweet truck, but I can only imagine how slow that thing is now with those tires.
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This is definitely the post of the day, if not the week! Great job. I want one and don't even know what I'd do with it.
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so you're rolling on 2,080 lbs of rubber? That is a lot of rolling resistance!
Don't they make anything similarly sized that weighs less? |
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Quoted: Bad ass. You'd like access to our yard. :) 100's of HEMTT's and half blown up vehicles, but all government property. +1 |
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so you're rolling on 2,080 lbs of rubber? That is a lot of rolling resistance! Don't they make anything similarly sized that weighs less? Nothing that im aware of. The Military uses them every day, the tires are new from Gov Surplus, where else are you going to find new Mich. 53" tires for under $200 each? You have to drive it like a normal truck, it takes time and more import, distance to stop. |
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Only thing I don't agree with it the height of the bed, did you try it without the 4x4 wood between it and the frame? Just looks thrown on there. Only aesthetic because it has no real function anyways but the stuff that matters looks top notch.
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At first thought it was stupid, but when I saw the final pictures, I realized that its AWESOME!
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Only thing I don't agree with it the height of the bed, did you try it without the 4x4 wood between it and the frame? Just looks thrown on there. Only aesthetic because it has no real function anyways but the stuff that matters looks top notch. Theres no 4x4 wood, that is a steel spacer, it is needed because of suspension travel, the box sits 9 inches higher then the truck frame, with out the spacer it is only 5 inches. The fender in the box helps alittle but there is a need for for the extra heigth, believe me ti would have been easier if I had not need to do it. Thanks for the positive feed back. |
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I like it way much!
Where at in SD? Will I see it anywhere around Yankon when I am one for Christmas? |
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Very Cool, My boss has been wanting to do one just like yours.
I love it, Thats what my son needs to drive to High school instead of my suburban. What do the bumper stickers say they aren't real clear even on my 42" TV Jason edited for spelling |
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Only thing I don't agree with it the height of the bed, did you try it without the 4x4 wood between it and the frame? Just looks thrown on there. Only aesthetic because it has no real function anyways but the stuff that matters looks top notch. I agree. Bad ass built and killer truck but the bed needs to be dropped a bit to make it really sharp! |
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So, it is possible to find a wheel/tire combo that makes those axles look puny.
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So, it is possible to find a wheel/tire combo that makes those axles look puny. Right |
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Bad ass. You'd like access to our yard. :) 100's of HEMTT's and half blown up vehicles, but all government property. Ft McCoy? (I was always more of a 800 series 5 ton kind of guy, real brakes and a Cummins) ETA, I had to work on M35A2's so I wasn't as much of a fan as some people. |
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The box needs to be that high or the rear tires would rub when the suspension flexs. There is currently 10 inchs of clearance where the tire would rub the box. If you look at most pickup trucks the top of the box is roughly the same height as the hood just like this truck.
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I like it way much! Where at in SD? Will I see it anywhere around Yankon when I am one for Christmas? Sorry , out on the west end of the state. |
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The box needs to be that high or the rear tires would rub when the suspension flexs. There is currently 10 inchs of clearance where the tire would rub the box. If you look at most pickup trucks the top of the box is roughly the same height as the hood just like this truck. A tool box in front of the rear tires might be useful and fill the space. |
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I don't see any way in hell the suspension would flex 9" on the rear end of that thing unless you took 2/3 of those leafs out. The frame is going to flex and twist before those springs give you that much travel. Hell for that matter you'd never be able to put enough weight back there to make it squat that much.
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Without the spacer the tires would only have 5 inches of clearance without a load or any flex. We thought that with a load and some flex the things might rub. Theres a chance this will see some fire fighting action but that is still up in the air at this point, how ever we wanted to be prepared. Considering how big the truck is whats another 4 inches under the box? The other reason for the height is because most likly there will be a tool box mounted under the bed as well as the the fuel tank being relocated up under the bed on the otherside.
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is the bed height due to tire clearance? they look really clean without the wheel gap http://www.steelsoldiers.com/vbclassified/uploaded/ve43q29ss.jpg That truck is not lifted and it appears to only have stock suspension and 46" inch tires instead of the 9 inch lift and 53" tire that my rig has. Your %100 right they look sharp even without all the extra large tires and lift kit work. |
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Incredible work all around. It's definitely one of the coolest trucks on the road.
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Nothing that shows it in action yet. Maybe this week Ill get to run it in the snow alittle.
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Nothing that shows it in action yet. Maybe this week Ill get to run it in the snow alittle.
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Isn't that a bit much for a fence fixin' rig.
Nice work by the way. |
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Damn thats a cool truck, burly with a lot of grit and no gloss.
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Awesome job!!!
I wish I was even half as talented/mechanically able as you are. |
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