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<blockquote data-quote="ayoustin" data-source="post: 1639217" data-attributes="member: 28480"><p>Getting ready for a week and a half trip out to CO at the end of the month with the GF. We're going to be camping at a couple national parks and watching the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb amongst other things.</p><p></p><p>Finally got the Smittybilt Gen 2 XL tent. Went to go pick it up from 4WP and they had the wrong one so had to wait another week or so for them to ship me the right one. Very happy with the purchase other than that. Doesn't take too long to setup and has way more space than the two of us need but we also bought it for camping at the track on race weekends and we'll have more shit those times. Overall I'm happy with the build quality of it for its price and the features it has.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]170383[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I also decided to pull the trigger on some FP lock rings for my wheels. Just finished getting those installed the other day and am happy that is finally done with. I can only fit 2 wheels at a time in my daily so ended up having to go to the tire shop 4 times to drop off and pick up each pair of wheels to get the outer beads dismounted and the spare balanced. I also made the mistake of installing the first ring without tire lube, ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FORGET LUBE. Took me the better part of 30 mins to pry the ring off with prybars and still ended up nicking the paint on the wheel in an indiscreet area.</p><p></p><p>Be sure to clean the loctite out of the threads where the beauty ring bolts are. Dirty threads make for inconsistent torque readings. Use a thread chaser like pictured, not a thread tap. Run it in and out until the loctite is all gone. Blow out with an air gun afterwards.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]170385[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I also decided to polish the wheels which turned the finish from a matte into a gloss, I felt it went with the shiny lock rings better. Factory finish on the left, polished on the right. Doesn't make a huge change but definitely reflects light a bit better.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]170386[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Getting the bolts all snugged down until the ring is seated takes longer than anything else!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]170387[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Very satisfied with the outcome look. Rotated the tires at the same time and did a 5 tire rotation so going to need to buy a 5th ring for the wheel that's the spare now. Planning to take a trip to Silver Lake Dunes next month or August. Looking forward to seeing how it does with single digit tire pressure <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]170382[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I've only got a few more things left to do to the truck until I've got it where I want. Only stuff left is get some fog lights installed, a pair of oil catch cans, a better stock location intercooler, and some Deavers + hydro bump combo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ayoustin, post: 1639217, member: 28480"] Getting ready for a week and a half trip out to CO at the end of the month with the GF. We're going to be camping at a couple national parks and watching the Pike's Peak International Hill Climb amongst other things. Finally got the Smittybilt Gen 2 XL tent. Went to go pick it up from 4WP and they had the wrong one so had to wait another week or so for them to ship me the right one. Very happy with the purchase other than that. Doesn't take too long to setup and has way more space than the two of us need but we also bought it for camping at the track on race weekends and we'll have more shit those times. Overall I'm happy with the build quality of it for its price and the features it has. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Tent.jpg"]170383[/ATTACH] I also decided to pull the trigger on some FP lock rings for my wheels. Just finished getting those installed the other day and am happy that is finally done with. I can only fit 2 wheels at a time in my daily so ended up having to go to the tire shop 4 times to drop off and pick up each pair of wheels to get the outer beads dismounted and the spare balanced. I also made the mistake of installing the first ring without tire lube, ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FORGET LUBE. Took me the better part of 30 mins to pry the ring off with prybars and still ended up nicking the paint on the wheel in an indiscreet area. Be sure to clean the loctite out of the threads where the beauty ring bolts are. Dirty threads make for inconsistent torque readings. Use a thread chaser like pictured, not a thread tap. Run it in and out until the loctite is all gone. Blow out with an air gun afterwards. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Clean Threads.jpg"]170385[/ATTACH] I also decided to polish the wheels which turned the finish from a matte into a gloss, I felt it went with the shiny lock rings better. Factory finish on the left, polished on the right. Doesn't make a huge change but definitely reflects light a bit better. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Polish vs Not.jpg"]170386[/ATTACH] Getting the bolts all snugged down until the ring is seated takes longer than anything else! [ATTACH type="full" alt="Lock Ring 1.jpg"]170387[/ATTACH] Very satisfied with the outcome look. Rotated the tires at the same time and did a 5 tire rotation so going to need to buy a 5th ring for the wheel that's the spare now. Planning to take a trip to Silver Lake Dunes next month or August. Looking forward to seeing how it does with single digit tire pressure :D [ATTACH type="full" alt="Wheels Installed.jpg"]170382[/ATTACH] I've only got a few more things left to do to the truck until I've got it where I want. Only stuff left is get some fog lights installed, a pair of oil catch cans, a better stock location intercooler, and some Deavers + hydro bump combo. [/QUOTE]
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