SSS install complete, pics up.

[Paragon1]

Burned a day of leave and had a go at it. Overall fit and finish is fantastic, and this was way easier than i thought it would be. One minor issue with fitment of the bolt-on parts that give rigidity to the front quarters by the wheel wells, the holes didnt quite line up but i made it work and will revisit that with the company later. I was going extremely slow with the process but the fact is i could've knocked it out in about 3 hours.

Accessories include a 30" Rough Country single row LED, Factor55 Hawse fairlead, and Warn shackles. A winch is coming soon after i do a bit more research.

I know some you asked to post detailed write-ups, but frankly, they company sends a very thorough one and i have it in PDF if anyone wants to take a read. Its not at all difficult. Just perhaps a bit stressful if you're not used to working with a dremel.

Only thing i did differently was mount the SSS bumper first and then put the original one back on. Didn't hinder anything. Light is hard wired to the battery for now until my switch gets in.

The pic with the lights on is making me contemplate a different paint scheme...

Cheers

 

[Simpleman74]

good work, I like the factory appearance of these but if I am going to toss on that much weight I'm going full bumper. If not just a hidden winch mount. Looks good man!

 

[757blackout]

Man that looks awesome! It looks factory!


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[SR5Bart]

Dang seeing this makes me think twice about it (in a good way). Its going to be between this and the full shrockworks when im ready

 

[Paragon1]

Dang seeing this makes me think twice about it (in a good way). Its going to be between this and the full shrockworks when im ready

I considered the shrock bumper, but preferred the pelfreybilt ones, and there's another that keeps the lines of the vehicle better. Ultimately I settled on this for the sake of subtlety.

 

[XenonDepot]

The truck looks great! I'm happy to hear that you're happy with the 6500k HID bulbs

Steve

 

[H1500308]

Looks great... Two questions: what does it weigh. And, do you have to disconnect/reconnect the airbags for the install?

 

[renau001]

I don't really wanna cut up a bumper or paint. And I have no real need for this. But man, I love the look of this bumper.

 

[LifestyleOverland]

[MENTION=60898]Paragon1[/MENTION] Looks awesome! Welcome to the SSS club We LOVE ours. Kevin at Southern Style Speed does some quality work.

[MENTION=139255]H1500308[/MENTION] It's 62 lbs without the winch.

 

[Paragon1]

Looks great... Two questions: what does it weigh. And, do you have to disconnect/reconnect the airbags for the install?

62lbs as mentioned. No interfacing with the airbags at all. Cutting was super easy since I already had a line to trace based off the trail edition valence. The Dremel with a metal cutting wheel is the best invention ever

 

[Paragon1]

Thanks! Loving it so far. What winch are you using?

 

[LifestyleOverland]

Thanks! Loving it so far. What winch are you using?

We ended up going with the Smittybuilt X20 10K version. I know Warn is better quality overall, but at half the price and with great reviews it was the perfect fit for our level of use. We went with the synthetic line to save a few pounds and make winching just a bit safer.

Smittybilt (98510) X2O Waterproof Synthetic Rope Winch - 10000 lb. Load Capacity

 

[Sleeter]

I went with a Engo 9000, so far I have been very happy with it. As a added bonus the box my Engo came in had a pretty girl on it.

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