I did the same on some method 707s. Used a hand router and a carbide bit with a bearing to take the lip down to the flush surface. Wouldn’t recommend if you don’t like mildy sketchy tasks. Good enough for me though since I had the wheels leftover form another vehicle. Have wheeled them pretty...
No difference in someone posting a write up and someone posting up a YouTube video. Keep on keeping on.
Only recommendation is maybe start a thread and keep updating it when you have a new video to share. Sort of like a build thread.
Those inner metal tubes are sleeves for the wheel lugs to clamp against. What year are the wheels from?
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/real-time-help-needed-removing-wheel-lug-nut-spacer-insert.236228/
That's my truck in the photo. Didn't know he ripped it and is using it on his website lol
Bumper is meh. Probably stout enough for most people.
There are a few things i would like to change and plan on doing so. Bumper was really cheap when i bought it.
Go with Dissent, especially with their...
The cheap knockoff Amazon Soupy seals worked for about a year longer than I thought they would and only one failed horribly.
Trying out the marlin crawler eco seals.
Nah flat surface. Not for soft shackles. Big point load on the shackle and the bumper just asking for the shackle to fracture. Might be fine but I personally don’t like them. Look sick af though 😂
Yes it is. It’s fine. The recovery points in the front are kind of a joke bc a shackle doesn’t like a rectangular hole very much. I don’t know what those were designed for other than looks maybe?
Theres a Giant hole under the winch is kind of a weird design and I’m going to be closing it up and...
Oh yeah. Already did it on the passenger side which was way worse so hopefully this will be easier.
It was my First time doing sheet metal so it’s not the best, but at least I’m learning lol.
I had to take the passenger side up pretty high.