Hey IH8MUD folks, I guess now that I finally have a Cruiser in the drive it's time to introduce myself.
Snapped a couple pics of my new to me 2016 below.
@mcgaskins, I got one, thanks for the purchasing advice you were so generous with a month or so back.
It's use case is that of a long distance tourer with increasingly off road and remote campsites as my confidence and skill progress. To be clear though I see moderate rated trails and above as only an aspiration at the moment. Coming from an e46 M3 I'm new to off road adventure and not afraid to admit I've got a lot to learn. In fact if you have a favorite resource for basic overland vehicle skills you would like to recommend I would appreciate the advice.
Truck is already equipped with:
ICON Stage 5 Suspension
Total Chaos Panhard Bar
Method 305 NV 17"x8.5" 0 offset wheels
Toyo Open Country 285/75R17 (33.9") (37psi F&R - thanks @gaijin) @Markuson actual measured height of tire on truck 33" tall, 34" across.
ARB 2722 coil springs
What it needs & questions:
A serviceable spare - currently only has a OEM wheel and tire in the spare location. Edit, with the aggressive offset I just need to get a matching wheel and tire and be done with it. Update: Full-sized spare and matching wheel now in a five tire rotation.
Rebuild front ICON shocks - sitting at 39k miles and both are exhibiting some moisture leak so sending to SDHQ and attempting the removal/install myself, I do know about the KDSS valve. How involved otherwise is this swap in and out? Done and working great.
Fridge power - single fused power run to the rear? Portable power? Solar? Dual Battery? Immediate needs will involve 2 to 3 night stays in single locations off grid with only short drives daily. Installed.
Given my use case first priority mods include:
Trekboxx Alpha Drawers - since installed and fantastic
Dometic CFX 75 Fridge - also done and loving it
Perhaps RTT (hard shell) - still under consideration
I would like to keep the mods centered on making our family (of three) overlanding comfortable and frequent but limiting them to a few high quality, high return items. By high return I mean if it's unlikely to make me smile nearly every day by making things easier or be vital to preserving operability and safety then it's not a priority for me at this time. Suggestions welcome from those who through experience have defined the most valuable mods for long distance travel and remote camping.
Two month trip planned for this summer from North Texas to New England, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Snapped a couple pics of my new to me 2016 below.
@mcgaskins, I got one, thanks for the purchasing advice you were so generous with a month or so back.
It's use case is that of a long distance tourer with increasingly off road and remote campsites as my confidence and skill progress. To be clear though I see moderate rated trails and above as only an aspiration at the moment. Coming from an e46 M3 I'm new to off road adventure and not afraid to admit I've got a lot to learn. In fact if you have a favorite resource for basic overland vehicle skills you would like to recommend I would appreciate the advice.
Truck is already equipped with:
ICON Stage 5 Suspension
Total Chaos Panhard Bar
Method 305 NV 17"x8.5" 0 offset wheels
Toyo Open Country 285/75R17 (33.9") (37psi F&R - thanks @gaijin) @Markuson actual measured height of tire on truck 33" tall, 34" across.
ARB 2722 coil springs
What it needs & questions:
Given my use case first priority mods include:
Trekboxx Alpha Drawers - since installed and fantastic
Dometic CFX 75 Fridge - also done and loving it
Perhaps RTT (hard shell) - still under consideration
I would like to keep the mods centered on making our family (of three) overlanding comfortable and frequent but limiting them to a few high quality, high return items. By high return I mean if it's unlikely to make me smile nearly every day by making things easier or be vital to preserving operability and safety then it's not a priority for me at this time. Suggestions welcome from those who through experience have defined the most valuable mods for long distance travel and remote camping.
Two month trip planned for this summer from North Texas to New England, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
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