I was chatting with Slee at Overland Expo (Amory and Christo) and I looked all around their Honey Badger build.
-Sliders are frame-mounted. In fact, they did something pretty cool where they built effectively a steel sleeve that goes over the main frame rail, and they built their sliders to...
OP, I think you need to drive it and see if the hybrid engagement/disengagement bothers you. The ICE POP sound is a little cringy to me. Even 7300 miles in, I notice it every time.
The powertrain, generally, is smooth. The transmission is mostly in the background (so much so, Lexus will not...
Yes, unfortunately, it made a "slight rubbing" situation much worse. The OEM scrub radius/OEM wheel offset is the easiest way to clear 35s with a bit of trimming and removing mudflaps.
Live and learn!
Hopefully, this helps anyone considering running 35s. It takes a lot more work to do it right (no rubbing) than I was ultimately willing to undertake.
I did repaint the sway bars where it was rubbed down to bare metal. Everything is back to stock now.
After running my 35 inch tires for a while, I decided to put on wheel spacers.
I previously ran spiderTrax wheel spacers on my 200 series, and for three years and a ton of trails I never had an issue.
**edited** The 1" wheel spacers ultimately led to more rubbing, requiring more trimming...
OP here. No need to "steer me toward a vehicle that can actually handle that thing."
My post was not me asking for help or guidance.
One more time for anyone in the cheap seats: that "monstrosity" is handled just fine by my Raptor - a 1/2 ton truck with the same OEM tow rating.
The...
I appreciate that - and yes, I have configured mine similarly. I'm not sure why they can't tell us actual temps, that's standard in the industry in 2025. I don't have any real interest in a "vague idea" of what all my temps are doing.