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5th Wheeling
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From: Palmer, AK
Thanks, bought the truck back for 3600. The last picture is from Slide Mountain here in AK. Trail takes off from my Grandparent's house, been going back there my whole life. Probably my favorite spot anywhere.
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From: raymond alberta
holly crap what happened to it? ... great rebuild man...i just rebuilt the 95 in my sig after it was wrote off...man that can be a PITA to get inspected and insured again...
hey who makes those wheels what size are they and are they street legal? LOL...i want them!
hey who makes those wheels what size are they and are they street legal? LOL...i want them!
5th Wheeling
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Palmer, AK
Rolled it doing about 65 a couple years ago, thought I was Ken Block or something. My stupid mistake, I used to love drifting corners on the highway when the roads were wet. Used to.... The wheels pre-wreck are Pro Comp 6089's 18x9 with 4.5" backspacing. The wheels now are 16x14 with 2" backspacing, made by Marsh Racing. They're supposed to be offroad only but they ride just fine even without balancing, once my tires warm up that is. The only problem so far is the powder coating or lack of, one of my wheels is straight rust already. I run in pretty nasty mud, no real rocks, and the coating wore off after the first trip.
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From: raymond alberta
oh really that sucks...i found some 15x10 8 spoke wagon wheel style wheels with 2" backspacing on summit but they are raw steel, but from the sounds of things that would be better haha
wow you must have really rolled er good to hardly even touch the cab or front end
wow you must have really rolled er good to hardly even touch the cab or front end
5th Wheeling
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From: Palmer, AK
When the man upstairs finally takes me that'll be the first thing I ask to see. I got super lucky, blessed to be alive. The road I rolled on had nasty consequence too, I rolled twice and wound up on my tires backwards in a pulloff on the other side of the road. There's no guardrail on that stretch. Fifty feet further and we would have rolled about a thousand feet down into a river. Bent my frame, broke two wheels, destroyed the bed, but it never touched the cab. I wasn't even wearing a seatbelt, walked away without a scratch. Not even a bruise...my girlfriend (now wife) was sitting in the middle. Same thing, not a scratch. Guardian angel was working overtime.
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From: raymond alberta
no kidding man...you got wicked lucky there...especially with no seatbelts...must have been like human pinball haha...
i have almost rolled ole blue a few times haha...its like a cat always lands on all four
i have almost rolled ole blue a few times haha...its like a cat always lands on all four
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Anchorage, AK
SLDMTN,
Awesome SD! I just totaled out my truck and am thinking of doing a big rebuild but it will be a long time before I have anything "worthy".
I can't wait to start off roading around Alaska.
Awesome SD! I just totaled out my truck and am thinking of doing a big rebuild but it will be a long time before I have anything "worthy".
I can't wait to start off roading around Alaska.
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From: raymond alberta
yeah no kidden...i think wed all be screwed if they did though!!!
ive always wondered how much my truck weighs for sure? ... i figure its gotta be kicking round 2-3 ton eh...4-6000 lbs?
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From: Olympia
And yeah, thats probably about right for the truck of yours.
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Lots of great rigs in this thread.
I don't have enough money to play yet but I like to keep my mind occupied with what I would do with money. I can't even decide.
Id love to off road my F250 but wouldn't want it to become annoying in daily driving situations. Would also love to build up an old Scout or Bronco too. Ugh. I am going to be broke for life.
I don't have enough money to play yet but I like to keep my mind occupied with what I would do with money. I can't even decide.
Id love to off road my F250 but wouldn't want it to become annoying in daily driving situations. Would also love to build up an old Scout or Bronco too. Ugh. I am going to be broke for life.
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^^^ word of advice....dont wheel your DD if its your only source of transportation.
It would bring teh suckage if you broke a driveshaft or something at 4am and had no way to get it fixed before work. It seems I never end up playing on bright sun shiney days. Its usually 2am and pouring rain when the shat hits the fan.
It would bring teh suckage if you broke a driveshaft or something at 4am and had no way to get it fixed before work. It seems I never end up playing on bright sun shiney days. Its usually 2am and pouring rain when the shat hits the fan.
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From: Springfield, VA
^^^ word of advice....dont wheel your DD if its your only source of transportation.
It would bring teh suckage if you broke a driveshaft or something at 4am and had no way to get it fixed before work. It seems I never end up playing on bright sun shiney days. Its usually 2am and pouring rain when the shat hits the fan.
It would bring teh suckage if you broke a driveshaft or something at 4am and had no way to get it fixed before work. It seems I never end up playing on bright sun shiney days. Its usually 2am and pouring rain when the shat hits the fan.
And from some of the schennigan pics I've seen, you don't party with bright shiney people most times either....