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well to start, here is my truck when i bought it.

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Wow, I've never seen anything like that before. Was it a special order?

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here is my truck this morning. since the last pic it has a new black grill, new piaas to replace stock fogs, new brush guard, new steps, rear tailight guards, rear tire carrier, nav install and ipod hookup.

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and here is my truck this afternoon. since this morning, it now has powdercoated rims and a new set of toyos.:clapping: i still need to sand and paint the wheel covers.

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and one last pic for good measure......

so, any opinions or thoughts?

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What size Toyos?

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looks good i would get the new style mirrors

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thanks, ill get em eventually just dont want to have to deal with the sanding and painting right now. dont like the chrome.

and the toyos are 37x13.5x17

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Looks Great!:perfect10s:

Did you change out your steering stab?

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Looks SHARP!!! Congrats!!!

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Your ride looks great ! What would I need to convert the rear spare tire carrier to a regulat no-tire bumper . I want the clean rear profile and place the tire inside . Thanks

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:iagree:

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74,
Looks great!

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Darth Vader says YES!

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yeah looks great... i also was wondering if you had much rubbing with those tires..? thanks!

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Well Done!

Now that it's primered, what color are you going to paint it?:D

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That was fast. You may want to leave the wheel covers off. Personally, I think it looks tough without them.

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looks sweet. nice going

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thanks for all the great responses everyone, i appreciate it.

the only rubbing i have so far is, when the wheels are fully turned and the windows are down and the radio is off, i can hear a slight rubbing on the sway bar, but that shouldn't hurt anything. it is a little worse in reverse, but again not bad. no rubbing on the plastics or in the rear. since the tires went on yesterday i have only been on paved surfaces though. im sure there will be some rubbing off road. who knows. now i do plan on trimming a small piece in the rear wheel wells and flipping the airbag sensor on the rears so i have plenty of room when off roading.

and the center caps for the wheels, i really think i like the look with them off. i was going to paint the center caps black and put them on but not anymore. ill paint them and then keep em stored until i change my mind someday. thanks everyone.

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looks really nice! i think you should leave the covers off.. when you say flip the air ride sensor .. what are you gonna to do .. switch it to the inside the frame from where it is mounted? thanks for the info

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YES do tell us what you are going to do:confused:

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Looks saweet

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thanks. i heard from drmiles that you need to move the arm so it doesnt break when offroading. he posted this pic showing it. hope you dont mind drmiles!

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So are you going to do it yourself or have the dealer do it. I am very courious to know because I want to get these tires but my draw back was that of the air ride sensors breaking. My dealer told me that you can not move them.

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So it looks like this peice was moved from the front to behind? Is that right? If so How do you do it?
And do you move just the top part or the bottom as well?

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So is that an aftermarket bracket and who makes it?

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Nice transformation! 1 less "bling mobile out there!

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lol, to be honest, i have to talk to drmiles some more about it. im planning on doing it on friday. im under the impression that drmiles did it himself and that it was pretty easy.

he explains it somewhat to me at this link, http://www.kylebennett.com/showthrea...1&page=1&pp=10 its on the third page, that thread also has some pics of his ride with the same tire doing some offroadin. hope this helps you out some.

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Yes those pics are great. Once you figure out how to do it, please let me know. I think I am going to get the 37 toyos now:excited:

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Gotta laugh.:jump:

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:jump: Bully, you have the 37" BFG M/T's right? How's the gas mileage and highway ride with the larger tire diameter? I'm looking at either the 35's or the 37's in the Toyo.... - been looking for a while :)

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I'll try to explain. Been two years since I dun it. First the connector rod is attached to the lever arm on the sensor. On the outside it is rubber, on the insice is a hard plastic pin that travels through the center or the rubber piece. Mine broke the hard pin. I then drilled out the rest of the pin making a small 1/16th hole in the rubber piece. Then took a number 6 sheet metal screw, placed the connector rod with the hole in the rubber, on the inside of the sensor lever arm. Then secured it with the #6 sheet metal screw from the outside through the lever arm into the connector rubber end.

Hope that helps. It is easy once you get the arm apart

Also not sure but you should be able to pry the pin out with a flat head screw driver. Don't worry if you break it.

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Hey look, I figured out how to use paint
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Air bag Sensor = Ride height sensor

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FYI, I broke the driver side twice, then broke both in one ditch before I figured out a fix.

Good Luck :dancingbanana:

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No I still have my stock tires, I am in the same boat as you trying to figure out what I should get.:confused: the BFG's or the Toyos. I know Oldhiker has the 37 BFG's.

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Thanks I think now I will get the Toyos instead of the BFG's :)

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one thing to think about is, the bfg's are 12.5 wide and the toyos are 13.5 wide. if you want the look of a little more tire under you go with the toyos, if you want a little less rubbing, go with the bfg's. my deciding factor was i wanted a little wider tire for the looks. also, if you shop around at different discount tire stores and ntb stores, you can get them to price match www.tiredeals4less.com prices, which are dirt cheap. you just need to go back and forth and they will continue to beat each others prices. i got my five installed, mounted, and balanced for 1500 out the door. hope that helps you guys out. and make sure to post up some pics when you get them installed!

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so what size toyos are you running on the stock wheel ?

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That is one awsome transformation.:perfect10s: :iagree: