Hey guy's this is going to be my build thread I will post everything from lift to small stuff so stay tuned in and let me know what yall think.

 

here's a list of what I will be doing to her.
soon
Autospring 2.5 leveling kit
33's possibly 34's if I can find some that fit on the stocks
Black door+tail gate handle's
black tailgate emblem
black billet lockable fuel door "gotta stay safe"
later on
black and red "LOBO FX2 SPORT" badges from billet badges
fender flares
rivet mesh billet style grill
black front retros
black led tail lights
black 3rd brake led light
true dual flowmasters with an x pipe tips coming out to the sides behind the wheels
"MIGHT"
smittybilt light mount bar
4 7'' led spotlight
OR
20'' led light bar tucked in the lower pocket

Well that's pretty much it guys might think of more goodies later on. Stay tuned!

 

Please take care of your rare, made for only one year wheels if this is gonna be an off road truck now please!

 

You should put the 09+ emblems on instead of the big chrome bar. I did it to mine and I love it. You can get red ones for yours.

 

So they are rare... I doubt I will do any off roading mainly want it for show. I found some on eBay but their expensive for plastic badges.. I have a question guys I been doing some thinking and I'm gonna go with a Fabtech 6 inch lift 4wheel has 15% off on them so yea lol. I found some 35/12.5/20 for 1300 on craigslist gonna try to deal with the guy and get em for 1000. My question is will they fit and not rub with the lift? I know they will fit in the stock 20x8.5 or at least I think they will... I did some research on the fitment of the tires on the wheels before talking to the guy. I'm asking because 2wd are lower then 4wd and on the fabtech recommendation is says to run 35s on 17s so I just want to make sure I won't have problem running 35s on 20s... I'm a noob at all this so sorry if I sound retarded lol

 

I got the tailgate emblems for all 3 emblems and they were $18 each off ebay. Not too bad. They take some modifying to fit but nothing huge. The 08 holes are round and the 09+ are slots so I had to break them off and add some 3m tape.

 

You can't use factory wheels with a lift, they just don't fit with the offset. 35s with aftermarket wheels will fit though. A 6" on a 2WD is almost identical to a 4" on a 4x4, which can still clear 35s

I have 180 some dollars in my PTM badges, so I agree that they're expensive for little plastic bits!

 

Something must not want me to ride 6" lift and 35s :/... KMAC so 275/60/20 are the biggest I can go even with a 2.5 leveling kit? I don't mind a little bit of trimming or minor rubbing I'll even get the Camburg uca'a if they help to get a beefer tire...

 

http://jackson.craigslist.org/pts/4329990210.html
The tires I was telling y'all about

 

I think we all have something keeping us from doing it. I'm on my parents' insurance still and they won't let me lift it. They're moving to Indiana though, so I might just release my inner "stupid college kid" and get one anyway After gears, I'm gonna be $7k into my lift, wheels, and tires. And that's if I install it myself, but getting coilovers and fat 20x12s, both of which are quite expensive. You can run 275/65/20 (34.1") on a 2.5" level, but they'll still rub after trimming. A friend of mine has that size BFG AT/KOs on factory 20s with 2.5" level. New UCAs would only help if the wheels/tires were rubbing on the UCAs, and I don't know if they would be.

Also keep in mind, or shop, that there are multiple "cheap" choices of AT 275/60/20 tires that run about $200 a piece. BFG Rugged Terrains like I have, Cooper LTZ and AT3, along with some Dynapros I think (?) and maybe one or two others. But, once you jump to 275/65/20, the cheapest AT tire is almost $300 a pop. 1" isn't worth $300-400 to me, personally. My BFGs are $265 each in a 275/65/20. My wheels are bent and chewing the hell out of my tires, so I didn't want to put expensive ones on it.

Now, another option is to get the lift, get the 35s, and suck it up and get a new set of $800 20s. If you want a lift, you won't be satisfied with anything else, believe me. So if the only thing holding you back is $800 bucks for wheels, just get them

 

Thanks for all your help kmac!! I'll surprise you guys with which ever way I got stay tuned!

 

No problem, I'm excited to see what you do and I hope you lift it so I can drool over it haha.

P.s. I don't think those tires are any kind of deal. They're $1600 plus tax new, so they are appropriately depreciated, but because they're used, they should be worth less than $1300

 

Has anyone used this type of strut compressor ??? Seems more safer then the traditional compressor..

http://m.harborfreight.com/single-ac...sor-43753.html

 

Let's play the guessing game... Is this real or a really good photoshop ???