HoosierT's Lightning Blue Ranger Build

[HoosierT]

Got rid of my fx4 decals since I don’t have much fx4 stuff left on my truck. Plus I wanted matte black.

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[LightningBlue]

Very nice build. Keep it coming.

 

[Sunpilot]

I am glad to. And anyone else who would like it for that matter. PM me your email address and I'll send you the PDF. I'll add that the center four holes in the side plates are there specifically to hold Rotopax and are sized properly for their mount. The slotted holes are sized to hold the MaxTraxx Brackets and Bike Mounts from KBVoodoo (AKA Max Modular). You could use them for whatever, just thought you might want to know what they were initially sized for.

Did you ever get the rack finished? I'm curious to see it and how it performs. Looks awesome. I'd love to have a set of plans if you don't mind. Thanks.

 

[HoosierT]

Got my Warn bumper. As soon as the truck gets back from getting fixed from the crash, this will be on. Pretty stoked about this particular mod.

 

[HoosierT]

Got the bumper put together and the winch mounted. Now I just need to get my truck back...

 

[awelzel]

Icon lift is on. Ride is improved a lot IMO. 4wp is doing my alignment today and I’m going to have them raise it another 1/2” since they only lift 2” out of the box.

Was your preload thread exposure 2" out of the box or did whatever the preload measurement out of the box gave you a 2" lift?

 

[HoosierT]

Was your preload thread exposure 2" out of the box or did whatever the preload measurement out of the box gave you a 2" lift?

Preload gave me 2” lift. I don’t remember the thread exposure.

 

[Sunpilot]

Got the bumper put together and the winch mounted. Now I just need to get my truck back...

What gauge steel do you think the bumper shell is made of?

 

[HoosierT]

What gauge steel do you think the bumper shell is made of?

My micrometer shows exactly .11” which leads me to believe it’s 12 gauge. Sure feels thicker than that though.
Edit: just looked at specs and they say it’s 11 gauge which seems right.

 

[Msfitoy]

There's the BEEF! Nice steel bumpers

 

[Sunpilot]

My micrometer shows exactly .11” which leads me to believe it’s 12 gauge. Sure feels thicker than that though.
Edit: just looked at specs and they say it’s 11 gauge which seems right.

Thanks. 11ga isn't that beefy, but we're not running tanks here LOL

 

[HoosierT]

Thanks. 11ga isn't that beefy, but we're not running tanks here LOL

Yea there are certainly thicker options but I won't be rock crawling. Worst case, I might have minor tree contact on a tight trail.

 

[Sunpilot]

Yea there are certainly thicker options but I won't be rock crawling. Worst case, I might have minor tree contact on a tight trail.

Or a deer on the highway, God forbid.

 

[HoosierT]

Just got my winch thimble and got it spliced. I’m used to splicing small 1/8-3/16” line for hammocks; this big stuff is a breeze to splice. Pulled it all of the spool so I could do a proper locked brummel. Can’t wait to get this thing out in the wild and try it out.

 

[HoosierT]

Time to paint parking sensors black to match the new bumper.

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