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Originally Posted by Sad_Savant
nah, bfg m/t's are gonna become a thing of the past pretty soon...with all these companies figuring out new siping methods on mud terrains and ways to extend treadlife tires like BFG M/T's and Buckshott Mudders are gonna fade away...they wear out too fast, get horrible road traction, too loud, ride's pretty crappy, and are dangerous on slick roads...

keep in mind my comments are all based on a comparison to a siped mud terrain...when used for only what they are intended for, which is no highway usage, the bfg's and maxxis's are great...i'm just putting it into perspective that very few of us have dedicated trail rigs, but alot of us run mud terrains...
i see your point, its a very good one, when i had my bfgs on my ranger i had them siped for that reason alone, i have done the same thing with my 37s on my f250 ... siping helped alot on slick roads, but those mtrs are sure great on road + the off road ... love the MTRS, my bfgs are awesome too but when i get my actual lift im going with the mtr!
 
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Truck Looks Awesome! I'm going to have to get some pointers from ya, as soon as the Bronco goes under the knife.
 
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ill try and help the best i can but there is some guess work involved. lol
 
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zach.....man the truck looks bad ***.....that thing is sweet!
 
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i am going to hump it next time i see it
 
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Originally Posted by Sad_Savant
nah, bfg m/t's are gonna become a thing of the past pretty soon...with all these companies figuring out new siping methods on mud terrains and ways to extend treadlife tires like BFG M/T's and Buckshott Mudders are gonna fade away...they wear out too fast, get horrible road traction, too loud, ride's pretty crappy, and are dangerous on slick roads...

keep in mind my comments are all based on a comparison to a siped mud terrain...when used for only what they are intended for, which is no highway usage, the bfg's and maxxis's are great...i'm just putting it into perspective that very few of us have dedicated trail rigs, but alot of us run mud terrains...

They already have a new BFG MT design in the works, Looks very similar to the Krawler. Which if it performs anything like the krawler does,it will hand every other MT on the market their asses
 
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So you ever plan on making it way down south, like FL?
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
They already have a new BFG MT design in the works, Looks very similar to the Krawler. Which if it performs anything like the krawler does,it will hand every other MT on the market their asses
nice....i like the Krawler tire, not the price.....
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
yeah i really want some gas charged bump stops so its not like bam thats the limit. know what i mean?

http://www.timbren.com/aeon-double-c...on-springs.htm

Just get some timbren springs. Much cheaper. they work very well.
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
http://www.timbren.com/aeon-double-c...on-springs.htm

Just get some timbren springs. Much cheaper. they work very well.

thanks for the link.

did you see the numbers i posted up?
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
thanks for the link.

did you see the numbers i posted up?

yea thanks, those timbren stops work really well from what ive seen. I plan on using them on my truck.
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
yea thanks, those timbren stops work really well from what ive seen. I plan on using them on my truck.

they looks like they will, i just need to see how or which ones will work best for me.
 
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Looks awesome man, i cant wait to see it in person!!!
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
they looks like they will, i just need to see how or which ones will work best for me.
They are progressive so the more they compress the stiffer they get. So just choose a size and weight that will work.
 
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
They are progressive so the more they compress the stiffer they get. So just choose a size and weight that will work.

i saw that, are you putting yours inside the coil? its about the only place that would work for me on the D30
 
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Originally Posted by 01xltranger4x4
Looks awesome man, i cant wait to see it in person!!!

thanks mark, you will see it soon im sure
 
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Looks great Zach. Good luck with it!
 
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Zach that thing is a monster! It looks great!

What's your ride height now, give or take? Say, from the ground to the top of the front fenderwell?
 
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I dont know the front fenderwell but it is 32" to the bottom of the door. its roughly 2" higher than when i tore it apart.

it was 11 from the tire to the fender, so that is 46" some im gonna say 48-49 inches now ???
 
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Zach, what are you doing with your superlift drive shaft?
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
i saw that, are you putting yours inside the coil? its about the only place that would work for me on the D30
No im going to try and mount mine seperate from the coils. I did some looking around and i think im going to be using these.

A550-55 for the rear (double)
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A170-55 for the front(single)

Im thinking of using bumpcans for air bumps to make them adjustable. would be pretty much exactly like this...


 
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Originally Posted by quest51210
hope you mean the truck, if you do then X2
LOL yes I mean the truck, I've never seen Zach, so I have no opinion on him being sexy or not
 
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holy crap man thats a nice piece of work u got there man..congrats i kno it was a pain but damn it paid off
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
I dont know the front fenderwell but it is 32" to the bottom of the door. its roughly 2" higher than when i tore it apart.

it was 11 from the tire to the fender, so that is 46" some im gonna say 48-49 inches now ???

The bottom of my door is at about 33 ish i think.. that's with a 3" body lift, suspension and runnin on 37's (sas) Thinkin bout dumpin the b-lift and hackin the fenders though.. KILLER LOOKIN TRUCK TOO!!!
 


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