thinking about getting this in the morning

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by Ski-me

Sweet job and glad to hear it ran well. I prefer the 8" wheel width over the 10" so don't second guess it. You would tend to get some potential curb rub and skuff up the 10 wheels. 15x8 will look great.

I'd go through the brakes and be sure they are in order. The seats actually looked pretty good. Give them a good scrubbing and they will probably clean up real nice.

I got a whole new carpet set and that really helped. I think I got it from stockinteriors.com but the vendor/supplier is actually ACC. Most will come from ACC too but that's the one to get.

Check out ball joints and all steering components.

Check out driveline u-joints too. May want to replace for piece of mind.

Overall, sweet deal and congrats!!

Here is mine with 33x12.5r15 on the stock ralley 15x8's. Lift is 2.5" but yours will look pretty close to this.....

i called first thing this morning and my tires were already shipped out i started stripping out the interior and pulled the top off now i see why he put duct tape cross the roof the top bolts down in all the right spots except for the first bolting the front that bolts down to the bed rail is broken off probably cross threaded so the top wasn't cranked down the way it should be. I will attempt drilling it out and i'll try an easy out if it is stubborn not sure what to do with it

i ordered a carpet set fro LMC today along with a new front bumper and brackets and a new dash pad i also ordered all new rubbers all the way around wasn't hard to get up over the $1000 mark which gives you free shipping!

Took it by my body man today and had him give it a once over as well I am going to have him wet sand and buff the whole truck and paint the top maybe flat black and paint the wheels silver the i love the look of the white wheels and dog dish hub caps but not sure it will look good on a black truck

[Ski-me]

Originally Posted by schpeen

i called first thing this morning and my tires were already shipped out i started stripping out the interior and pulled the top off now i see why he put duct tape cross the roof the top bolts down in all the right spots except for the first bolting the front that bolts down to the bed rail is broken off probably cross threaded so the top wasn't cranked down the way it should be. I will attempt drilling it out and i'll try an easy out if it is stubborn not sure what to do with it

i ordered a carpet set fro LMC today along with a new front bumper and brackets and a new dash pad i also ordered all new rubbers all the way around wasn't hard to get up over the $1000 mark which gives you free shipping!

Took it by my body man today and had him give it a once over as well I am going to have him wet sand and buff the whole truck and paint the top maybe flat black and paint the wheels silver the i love the look of the white wheels and dog dish hub caps but not sure it will look good on a black truck

Nice job and way to go after it with a bang! I think LMC also sources carpet from ACC so you're probably good. Depending on if you got the mass backing and jute underlayment.....might be good to refresh the jute matting too.

The canopy bolts are the funky open star type thing, but screw into some flat plate nuts of some sort. I had one bad one so went to home depot and got a flat bar that was the right thickness. Then drilled and tapped it. Then cut off the length I needed and inserted into the channel on the bottom side of the bed rail. Works great and is like the rest of them. They need to slide in the small channel just a little bit so you have flexibility getting the bolt in once the top has been dropped back on.

Take the interior side panels off and you'll gain access to the bottom rail where you can replace the flat bar nuts.

I start with the front cab bolts first to get it sucked in better, and then do the bedrail bolts.

Lets see some pics too!

You'll always find more things to do....and spend on these trucks. It's fun though!

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by Ski-me

Nice job and way to go after it with a bang! I think LMC also sources carpet from ACC so you're probably good. Depending on if you got the mass backing and jute underlayment.....might be good to refresh the jute matting too.

The canopy bolts are the funky open star type thing, but screw into some flat plate nuts of some sort. I had one bad one so went to home depot and got a flat bar that was the right thickness. Then drilled and tapped it. Then cut off the length I needed and inserted into the channel on the bottom side of the bed rail. Works great and is like the rest of them. They need to slide in the small channel just a little bit so you have flexibility getting the bolt in once the top has been dropped


Take the interior side panels off and you'll gain access to the bottom rail where you can replace the flat bar nuts.

I start with the front cab bolts first to get it sucked in better, and then do the bedrail bolts.



Lets see some pics too!




You'll always find more things to do....and spend on these trucks. It's fun though!

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That's good advice thank you very much I believe I will try and pull out the seats today so I will also pull those side panels and drill and tap a plate as you suggested Then I want to start pulling out the dash

[Clrussell]

Originally Posted by schpeen

i called first thing this morning and my tires were already shipped out i started stripping out the interior and pulled the top off now i see why he put duct tape cross the roof the top bolts down in all the right spots except for the first bolting the front that bolts down to the bed rail is broken off probably cross threaded so the top wasn't cranked down the way it should be. I will attempt drilling it out and i'll try an easy out if it is stubborn not sure what to do with it

i ordered a carpet set fro LMC today along with a new front bumper and brackets and a new dash pad i also ordered all new rubbers all the way around wasn't hard to get up over the $1000 mark which gives you free shipping!

Took it by my body man today and had him give it a once over as well I am going to have him wet sand and buff the whole truck and paint the top maybe flat black and paint the wheels silver the i love the look of the white wheels and dog dish hub caps but not sure it will look good on a black truck

Small world Jeff..

Teamtalk member here too..

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by Clrussell

Small world Jeff..

Teamtalk member here too..

how is it a small world? i wouldn't want to paint it!

[Ski-me]

Originally Posted by Clrussell

Small world Jeff..

Teamtalk member here too..

Make sense now....I just don't always put things together!!
Just gotta love these K5's and MC's!

Schpeen.....looking good man! Love the seats and the custom armrest in the doors. Nice touch!

I'm heading to FL with the wife in May. Wish I had time to see your truck and get a ski in! One of the perks of FL for sure! She was just there during Spring break with my girls. Landed in Miami and stayed in Ft Lauderdale, I believe. She did NOT like Miami airport though....very stressful!

[schpeen]

that is awesome feel free to contact me when in town i am sure we have much in common i'll buy you lunch!

[Ski-me]

Originally Posted by schpeen

that is awesome feel free to contact me when in town i am sure we have much in common i'll buy you lunch!

I guess we both have Lexus cars too.
2013 RX450h

[schpeen]

Originally Posted by Ski-me

Make sense now....I just don't always put things together!!
Just gotta love these K5's and MC's!

Schpeen.....looking good man! Love the seats and the custom armrest in the doors. Nice touch!

I'm heading to FL with the wife in May. Wish I had time to see your truck and get a ski in! One of the perks of FL for sure! She was just there during Spring break with my girls. Landed in Miami and stayed in Ft Lauderdale, I believe. She did NOT like Miami airport though....very stressful!

i hate going to miami unless it is to Joe's stone crabs!