Hi,
I asked a few of you for input to help get me started, and I took the plunge and ordered a whole bunch of bits and figured I'd undertake this adventure on my own... at least as much as possible. Thought it might be fun to document somewhat as I futz through the process.
I've had over 1000 lbs of stuff show up at the house this week, with a bit more showing up on Monday next week, and a couple items delayed a couple weeks (no biggie). A bunch from Northridge4x4, some from 4-Wheel Parts, fenders direct from Metal Cloak, and so on. There's some great deals to be had out there if you spend the time to check a few sites out, and lots of free shipping too which is great.
I'm limited for space, so I've had to throw the motorcycle in the living room for a while. Same for all the parts that I ordered. To say my girlfriend is displeased is a slight understatement.
I'm really stoked for these AEV Savagre wheels!
I didn't realize how much wider the 35" BFG KM2's would be over stock until I put them side by side. You can also see how tiny my garage is, which should be interesting once I get this thing on jack stands.
Today I managed to get some time to run the wheels and tires over to the shop just down the street for some mounting and balancing. Maybe tomorrow I'll try throwing them on the rig, just for shits and giggles. I've seen this look a few times across my internet travels, but it just looks so much more bad ass in person.
For me time is kinda hard to come by, so it will be a pretty slow process building this thing. I'll update this once in a while as I go along, make mistakes, mount new parts, or actually take it wheeling
Wish me luck. I truly have never done this before.
Ryan
I asked a few of you for input to help get me started, and I took the plunge and ordered a whole bunch of bits and figured I'd undertake this adventure on my own... at least as much as possible. Thought it might be fun to document somewhat as I futz through the process.
I've had over 1000 lbs of stuff show up at the house this week, with a bit more showing up on Monday next week, and a couple items delayed a couple weeks (no biggie). A bunch from Northridge4x4, some from 4-Wheel Parts, fenders direct from Metal Cloak, and so on. There's some great deals to be had out there if you spend the time to check a few sites out, and lots of free shipping too which is great.
I'm limited for space, so I've had to throw the motorcycle in the living room for a while. Same for all the parts that I ordered. To say my girlfriend is displeased is a slight understatement.
I'm really stoked for these AEV Savagre wheels!
I didn't realize how much wider the 35" BFG KM2's would be over stock until I put them side by side. You can also see how tiny my garage is, which should be interesting once I get this thing on jack stands.
Today I managed to get some time to run the wheels and tires over to the shop just down the street for some mounting and balancing. Maybe tomorrow I'll try throwing them on the rig, just for shits and giggles. I've seen this look a few times across my internet travels, but it just looks so much more bad ass in person.
For me time is kinda hard to come by, so it will be a pretty slow process building this thing. I'll update this once in a while as I go along, make mistakes, mount new parts, or actually take it wheeling
Wish me luck. I truly have never done this before.
Ryan