So It has been a while since I updated this. I got back to the states about a month ago after some months of gallavanting around central america. After months of living and traveling in my truck I decided on some upgrades that were neccessary. I have some pics but not of everything.
First on my list was fixing the stereo, the used amp I had put it in crapped the bed just after crossing the US border (convenient timing at least). I decided to utilize this to upgrade my speakers and head unit as well, plus run a new switch panel into the dash to control, an air compressor, lockers, winches, the fuel, and the lights.
Next I decided to upgrade my tires to 35s (got a screaming deal on a barely used set).... Then came the gears and lockers. I decided to go with 4.56 and I am very happy with the 35s it is the perfect combo for this truck, puts me slightly lower than my stock tires and 373 gears. I went with the arb air locker for the back and a truetrac in front. It works nicely with the automatic hubs the truetrac is only engaged when in 4x4. The arb is the only selectable locker available for this truck, I would have prefered an elocker but oh well.... The both perform awesome. Unfortunately I cant seem to find any of the pics I did of the install. The job ended up taking me three days, I did the whole thing in my tree service parking lot outdoors... fun stuff. Only reason it took so long is I had to order some shims and some new o rings for the air locker (oops).
After that I drove east to see my bro in boston and hang with family and friends in NY where I am now. I decided to take advantage of my dads welder and grinder to make a rear bumper and throw a winch on the back. I ended up picking up a brand new badlands winch (harbor freight) for a hundred bucks with no solenoid. I already had a spare solid state so no issues there. I also built the bumper to hold all of my recovery gear.
I have also revamped some of my wiring, I orginally had my battery in the bed and it was a real pain to get too. I thought there was no way to mount two batteries under the hood which is why I did it that way... however I found a dual battery tray for two optimas that bolts right it... wish I knew about that a year ago.
Only a few things left to do now, I got a superchip on the way in to get a few more mpgs and bring my speedo to normal. Also gotta finish up making a center console that goes over the safe in the center, also gotta put some locks on the new bumper and finish wiring in the winch. Also I ordered a lighted license plate bracket so that is not the final resting place of my license plate in the pic.
Doing the stereo install.... yeah I know its a mess... I am still living in my truck you know!
Heres the bumper
Thats it for pics for now... hopefully Ill get some up of some of the other things I have been working on
