props to RTE - truly trail rated products
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What actually bent on the bumper and how? The weight of the truck did not do that....
What broke up front?
What actually bent on the bumper and how? The weight of the truck did not do that....
What broke up front?
I pulled the longside cv to follow up the longtracks thread. It looks good to the naked eye. The shortside inner shaft broke.
So, what is the story- did you have all six bolts in the front for the bumper? How bad is your frame bent?
D Chapman said:
Here's the first attempt. Not exactly where I bent it in the first pic that day. Had many rocks into the body.
Front pic was me in the garage today, longside of the cv's/inner shaft look OK. So just the shortside inner shaft failed (see the longtracks thread).
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cptyarderho said:
Frame is fine!
I only am using the 4 bolts.. every trip it does rotate up and I have to readjust. Just never got around ot putting in the other 2 (have to drill). No big deal though.
This bumper is stout as we all say it is, so now hopefully the BS threads that come up asking which bumper to get this can help sway people on their descion. If I can beat the shit out of it like this, the rest of you people won't even scratch it.
you know, I don't start these threads just because, I am just trying to share knowledge whether people take it or not is up to them.
now you just need to email those pics to steve. he should add a "Justin's Adventures" link on the RTE site with all your crazy ass pics.
off topic, but do you notice the front baja claw that is facing the wrong direction? i was talking to a friend about that cause he said he didn't want a spare that could only go on one side. Obviously it wouldn't hurt offroad in an emergency, but he means more along the lines of as a long time thing on the street if he had to.
off topic, but do you notice the front baja claw that is facing the wrong direction? i was talking to a friend about that cause he said he didn't want a spare that could only go on one side. Obviously it wouldn't hurt offroad in an emergency, but he means more along the lines of as a long time thing on the street if he had to.
RTE is for real and to top it Steve is a great person to work with. Giving credit where credit is due.
those tires I got are the procock(short for procomp) extreme terrain, not baja claw, not sure what that tread pattern looks like sounds similar.
I wasen't expecting much from procomp but these tires are not bad at all. On the side the truck was basically driving on the beads, with 9-10psi no pops. I finally popped a bead after I bent a rim:
So for the naysayers that say steelies are not worth it over alloy, convenience?
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DAMN. awesome.
Pic #4 at the top. I think I can make out a smile through the front windshield. Don't think I've seen a pic of a truck at an angle like that without the driver smiling.
Pic #4 at the top. I think I can make out a smile through the front windshield. Don't think I've seen a pic of a truck at an angle like that without the driver smiling.
justinhaaga said:
i agree 100% with you. all my suspension is RTE along with bumper and sliders. Steve is awsome and i think people should see how his parts are being used. I just can't wait till i'm out of school and i can put my truck to use more like you are. hopefully on wednesday....
I will have to agree 100% The RTE stuff I've bought and used is incredible, not only performance and durability, but overall fit and finish too! It's amazing how well everything fits. Even though I'll never beat my stuff like this, it's nice to know it will hold up.
justinhaaga said:
Justin, how did you bend the rim back so it holds air on the trail? BFH?(for when this happens to me..)
Haha, I rolled my truck a little further than that a while back (90* off camber total) luckily I didn't have as much damage, looks earily similar though. I too blew a bead and bent a rim, unfortunatly it was an alloy rim, and even though it's didn't bend half as far it was cracked to peices.
RTE does make a pretty damn tip-top product!
RTE does make a pretty damn tip-top product!
Actually, off-road is exactly where you don't want an off-road tire with a directional tread pattern on the wrong side. With most mud tires that have directional tread it's not going to matter that much on-road. As far as traction is concerned.DiscoveryXD said:
I'm sure most of them have never seriously bent a rim and needed to straighten it in the field.justinhaaga said:
gmookher said:
sledge hammer. It took a few beatings but worked. Also, this tire held to the bead so it was easy to pump it back up, but if you blow a bead carry around a c02 tank of air. You can blast a tire back on it's bead, hence why I don't carry a spare.
oh by the way, the rim didn't bend when I was sideways... That was at another place.