So I shouldn't mention that the place where those pics were taken is only a half hour drive from Calgary? I'm headed back there after work with a couple buddies to do a short trail run then should be home before it even gets too dark
Heh, I'd send pics to ARB to use but I suspect they'd frown on the TJM lights and winch attached to the bumper. Most people in NA don't know TJM, but in Australia they've been around as long as ARB.
Hah, thanks for the kind words everyone.
Latest mod is in, a North Star deep cycle battery to handle the power draw from the winch. The extra wires are for the winch and the wiring harness for the X-Ray lights.
I'm thinking of getting a new set of 17" rims and off-road tires. Can't make decision on BFG MT T/A KM2 or GY MT/R. How's the highway road noise of MT/R comparing to DuraTrac?
So CBI will build an armor or a new bumper to replace the stock? Wondering why CBI do it as custom build rather than a product.
The MT/R is definitely more of an off road tire than the Duratrac, which you can tell just by looking at the tread design. Friends of mine used to run KM2s but found they don't have very good lateral traction which can be bad for side hills. The MT/R is probably as loud as the Duratrac but makes a different noise. More a howl than a hum I guess. The Duratrac will definitely perform better on ice than the MT/R or KM2 though.
I think all of CBI's rear bumpers are stock replacement. They were planning on doing a 5th gen bumper but apparently their test fit vehicle fell through or something. I'd be willing to let them use mine as a test fit if they were interested in making a 5th gen rear bumper.
I love Bud's skid plates and sliders but there are lots of things I hate about his bumpers. Too much to get into.
Have a bunch from last night sitting on my camera, but I didn't get home until midnight. Spoiler alert: there was much three wheeling involved.
From the pic, you seem to still have the wheel spacers on, so with 1.25" spacer + (-10 mm offset ) of your wheel + 285/70R17 MTR, no rubbing in the back of your front wheel well? The wheels don't look very sticking out though.
Yup, lots of rubbing. Had to chop the body mounts, hammer the pinch welds, then cut some plastic from the fender liners.
That's probably the angle of the picture. They've got tons of poke compared to a stock 5th gen.
I'd say you definitely are. I giggle like a 3rd grader when I say it.
