Nice aritculation with that lift! Good to see a Platinum getting dirty! How do you get away with no front plate in CA? I thought 2 were required there... Maybe the local cops give you a break because you have an Army plate instead. Airborne!

 

great pics, looks like alot of fun!

 

Looks sickk..id be so scared of ruining a platinum though but it is a truckk

 

The Skyjacker lift has performed really well. I accidentally hit the Skyjacker cross member while doing that rock climb and all it did was scratch it a little, so a little paint gone. I've hit some pretty bad bumps, one's that I thought would of bent something, but it's pretty strong.

And the tires....man I love them, great traction all the time (mud it's decent, but it isn't like a MT tire), the tread pattern looks great, and they are super quiet for a tire this big. I'll definitely be buying them again when the time comes (which by the way shouldn't be for awhile...I offroad them decently, and they have 12,500 miles on them. I'm expecting 40k-50k out of them.)

Thanks, I was surprised to see so much articulation as well. It was the first time I had put it on the stairs. Oh, and the truck has been WAAAAY dirtier before, ask OGTerror haha.

The no front plate is two-fold on how I get away with it: I have never been stopped or even commented on about it from an LEO, probably because of the US Army plate in the front, but it's also because the truck is not registered in California. I am technically still a Maryland resident, only in Los Angeles for military and school. Now if any Maryland residents are reading this, yes we also require a front plate, but I figure the LEO's out here in Cali won't know the laws in MD. Regardless, I carry my front plate in the center console, and a set of tools under the back seat. If they give me crap during a traffic stop, I'll change it right there. Takes all of 2 minutes...

 

Oops, missed this one. Yea, I don't like the idea of ruining the Platinum either, but ya gotta remember it's the same exact F-150 as all the others, except it has the interior of a Mercedes Benz. And trust me, you can't see it in the pics, but it needs to be professionally detailed. It has been pinstriped pretty bad on both sides of the truck, from front to rear. I have the front covered in 3M so that helps a bit, but the rest of the truck isn't covered (yet).

Besides scratches, I have had to replace the front right HID bulb and ballast from losing them while offroading (ripped them clear out), I have a crack on the inner front left Bushwacker flare (from the tire hitting it during offroading it), and I also have the rear bumper plastic trim held on by black nylon rivets. My D-ring shackled flipped up underneath it during a bad hit and broke the mounts.

All in all, I've spent like $75 in repairs, but the detailing will be more.


But I use the truck like a TRUCK!!

 

Haha ain't that the truth!

Taking you offroading is always fun because you're so super protective of the truck, but almost always end up doing it anyways. Plus your reactions from my passenger seat are always the best. It's either "slow the f*^! down" or "that was f*1%ing awesome!", with no in between.

 

Haha screw you Chase. You scare the crap out of me cuz you treat that little long traveled tacoma like it's invincible and can fly over everything...literally....haha

 

Hey!

That's what she just said when she read this.

 

Looks great! Think you could get a pic of the clearance between the upper part of the steering knuckle that connects to the control arm and the rim? I'm in desperate need of one as I'm trying to figure out if my 17" rims will work with this skyjacker lift as long as I use a 1.5" wheel spacer. Thanks!

 

Great pics.... nothing like going offroad with an air-conditioned bum. LOL!