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<blockquote data-quote="RaptorCoastie" data-source="post: 1125940" data-attributes="member: 19687"><p>Lol. I never intended on buying the actual beadlock ring from Ford. And those wheels designed to run at very low tire pressure aren't worth a shit without that part. You can look at it from the stand point of yes, it's another option in my tool bag, but it's also another part that can break. I never planned on running beadlocks, and have very little foreseeable use of them. There are no beaches near my major routes and I'm not in a location near snow. If I were to go offroad, the pressures required would be completely fine to run on a regular wheel. Also, the idea of being able to leave quickly is important. As much as I hate the term, the truck will be able to "bug out" within an hour. I don't planning on slapping beadlock rings on their and dumping my tire pressure down to 8-10 PSI just to roll down the freeway.</p><p></p><p>To your comment about the stubby antenna. You're right, it may slightly lessen the AM/FM receiving range for my truck, but the same broadcasted messages will be all over VFH (Which is where my ICOM 880H comes in) and CB radio (CB radio will be hooked up as well). Both of which have a weather channel in addition. Not everyone uses AM/FM. The only positive I see would be in receiving mass directives from something like the government in a SHTF situation. But to actually communicate with someone else, VFH is far superior. The VFH radio will be programmed to use channels specific to my location.</p><p></p><p>I just picked up the truck with the tint complete. Seems very solid from what I can tell. I enjoy the Air Blue 80 on the windshield and the side windows/rear window has a more solid thump to it when tapping. Though that could be just my imagination. I don't plan on "testing" my windows, but I'll trust the test that have been done. It did seem a bit quieter though. I'm really looking forward to seeing how quiet the truck gets once I get not only the Angel Armor inserts in the doors and Bulldog kevlar panels in the rear wall but also the SecondSkin Overkill and Dynamat on the doors and floorboard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RaptorCoastie, post: 1125940, member: 19687"] Lol. I never intended on buying the actual beadlock ring from Ford. And those wheels designed to run at very low tire pressure aren't worth a shit without that part. You can look at it from the stand point of yes, it's another option in my tool bag, but it's also another part that can break. I never planned on running beadlocks, and have very little foreseeable use of them. There are no beaches near my major routes and I'm not in a location near snow. If I were to go offroad, the pressures required would be completely fine to run on a regular wheel. Also, the idea of being able to leave quickly is important. As much as I hate the term, the truck will be able to "bug out" within an hour. I don't planning on slapping beadlock rings on their and dumping my tire pressure down to 8-10 PSI just to roll down the freeway. To your comment about the stubby antenna. You're right, it may slightly lessen the AM/FM receiving range for my truck, but the same broadcasted messages will be all over VFH (Which is where my ICOM 880H comes in) and CB radio (CB radio will be hooked up as well). Both of which have a weather channel in addition. Not everyone uses AM/FM. The only positive I see would be in receiving mass directives from something like the government in a SHTF situation. But to actually communicate with someone else, VFH is far superior. The VFH radio will be programmed to use channels specific to my location. I just picked up the truck with the tint complete. Seems very solid from what I can tell. I enjoy the Air Blue 80 on the windshield and the side windows/rear window has a more solid thump to it when tapping. Though that could be just my imagination. I don't plan on "testing" my windows, but I'll trust the test that have been done. It did seem a bit quieter though. I'm really looking forward to seeing how quiet the truck gets once I get not only the Angel Armor inserts in the doors and Bulldog kevlar panels in the rear wall but also the SecondSkin Overkill and Dynamat on the doors and floorboard. [/QUOTE]
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