55 road trip to all 50 states

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Those shirts are killer!
Thank you. I designed a few, my oldest daughter did a couple and my wife did one also. My wife’s working on getting her Etsy shop back up and running been a few years since she’s done anything with Etsy and then a third party printing company so shirts can get ordered and shipped direct. Once everything’s up and together I’ll post a link.
 
Thank you. I designed a few, my oldest daughter did a couple and my wife did one also. My wife’s working on getting her Etsy shop back up and running been a few years since she’s done anything with Etsy and then a third party printing company so shirts can get ordered and shipped direct. Once everything’s up and together I’ll post a link.
I would wear some of that fine artwork!!
 
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Here’s a start for some shirts and hats and such. If there’s anything specific anyone wants such as color change to make cruiser match there’s or making one of the images into a cup or hat we can do that and get it added, she was just trying to get a start going and it’ll be a evening project for after work hours of getting more things designed and loaded.
 
running over everything tonight. Just got done greasing the new u joints and all the tie rods just another quick checklist of bolts and such. tomorrow we will head out to South point for the official start of the trip. Then it goes to port on the 17th to be shipped out. Will post some pictures in the morning after a late night tonight of running down it. Did 200 miles today for a beach day, 14th birthday and Costco run now load it up for camping and get ready for tomorrow pictures to come this weekend.
 
cruiser gets shipped out Monday for the mainland. Just ordered wheels and tires to be delivered to my folks place for a fresh start on the trip. Has anyone had any use of the kenda klever mt tires? 255/75/17 so 32/10 is what it comes out too was going to go 33/10.5 but wanted to go with a load range c for softer ride over the current e range tires. 6 weeks and counting for the start across the states.

Last minute checks gone over again and fingers crossed we have most the things worked out and ready to go.
 
cruiser gets shipped out Monday for the mainland. Just ordered wheels and tires to be delivered to my folks place for a fresh start on the trip. Has anyone had any use of the kenda klever mt tires? 255/75/17 so 32/10 is what it comes out too was going to go 33/10.5 but wanted to go with a load range c for softer ride over the current e range tires. 6 weeks and counting for the start across the states.

Last minute checks gone over again and fingers crossed we have most the things worked out and ready to go.
Pretty sure MT and soft ride are mutually exclusive terms.

Got to be pretty exciting at this stage.
 
cruiser gets shipped out Monday for the mainland. Just ordered wheels and tires to be delivered to my folks place for a fresh start on the trip. Has anyone had any use of the kenda klever mt tires? 255/75/17 so 32/10 is what it comes out too was going to go 33/10.5 but wanted to go with a load range c for softer ride over the current e range tires. 6 weeks and counting for the start across the states.

Last minute checks gone over again and fingers crossed we have most the things worked out and ready to go.
I have heard good things about the Klever RT and MTs.

@gonzopancho is fixing to put a set on his 55-over-80.
 
cruiser gets shipped out Monday for the mainland. Just ordered wheels and tires to be delivered to my folks place for a fresh start on the trip. Has anyone had any use of the kenda klever mt tires? 255/75/17 so 32/10 is what it comes out too was going to go 33/10.5 but wanted to go with a load range c for softer ride over the current e range tires. 6 weeks and counting for the start across the states.

Last minute checks gone over again and fingers crossed we have most the things worked out and ready to go.

I've had a set of Kenda R/T 35 x 10.5 R17 on my troopy for about 4.5 years. I think they are load range C, but I would have to check. Edit: They are load range D. I like them- good road manners (lots of Hwy miles), relatively quiet, have worn well and work for me in soft sand beach driving. No heavy wheeling with them so I don't know how they would hold up in sharp rocks, but I expect they would be fine.

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I have heard good things about the Klever RT and MTs.

@gonzopancho is fixing to put a set on his 55-over-80.
Yeah I saw that in the pictures yesterday. Well we will find out soon enough they are ordered and will go on soon. Then see how they hold up to 10k miles right off the bat hopefully wear well and have plenty of life left at the end.
 
Dropped it off at port today, now is the killer just waiting. Guess my attention will go to one of the other cruisers for a bit.

Also my wife got another shirt sewn up today while I was working just have to get the matching shorts done so I have my version of a Canadian tux made. No offense @Ol Yeller I’m just not a fan of denim. 🤣😅

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Well the pig should be getting close to touching mainland. I think Tuesday it hits port in Long Beach then trucked up to Oregon to wait for a few weeks for us to fly out. New wheels and tires showed up at my folks, roof top tent is sitting there, ice box is there ready to go as long as measurements were correct for how I built out the back. Got most our stuff packed and in boxes for the trip other than the daily things. But the trip stuff is packed. Got acouple throw blankets that showed up but the dog claimed this one already. Getting close and getting excited.
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