UPGRADE ?s - Going to hit the ground running day 1

[Trailmaker]

Funny. That’s exactly what I have and even with my tire at 2psi it hits the bumper and track bar.

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The PW does have the 2500 hitch which help. But track bar is different too. I would rotate a worn tire in instead of stuffing one with the hair still on it.

 

[crazykid1994]

Oh you have not met my friend. https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-...Reciprocating-Saw-Tool-Only-DCS380B/203164237

Hah. If only that would solve it.

The PW does have the 2500 hitch which help. But track bar is different too. I would rotate a worn tire in instead of stuffing one with the hair still on it.

Unfortunately they all are still new. Hardly 2000 miles on them. I did not realize the hitches themselves were different well minus the size hitch

 

[Trailmaker]

Funny. That’s exactly what I have and even with my tire at 2psi it hits the bumper and track bar.

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Take a ratcheting strap and pull it tight against the hitch slightly depressing the side that was rubbing against the track bar? Till you get the others worn down some.

 

[crazykid1994]

Take a ratcheting strap and pull it tight against the hitch slightly depressing the side that was rubbing against the track bar? Till you get the others worn down some.

Don’t know why I hadn’t thought of that. I’ll definitely have to give that a shot. If this works I’ll be excited.

 

[Grand Mesa]

Inferno, since you live in Colorado, Discount Tire has this to state about....

"ARE MUD TIRES GOOD IN SNOW?

To sum up, running mud tires in snow is a great way to test the crumple zones of your truck or SUV - especially if the roads haven't been plowed or salted."

https://www.discounttire.com/learn/all-terrain-mud-tires-in-snow

 

[Tahoebronco]

1:stay with 35s if you want to run chains. But you can run 37s without mods on a 19-20
2: @Grand Mesa knows tires tap that resource
3:I’m no help here.
4: @22hemi13 can help here.
5: spod A pillar is sweet. RC is 1/2 the price and keeps it simple but reliable.
6: so Maple and White Knuckle are the most popular I like Randy Ellis design and made my own off their mounting technology but a full truck long step for my needs.

I added some pictures of what I did to my rig to give you ideas.
Good luck on your purchase.

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Thanks for posting the pictures of your mods. Do you get much glare off the hood when you run the aux lights?

 

[Moparfanatic21]

I run 40s Milestar Patagonia MT and love them in the snow.

I run 2 switch pro switch panels and love it better then my sPod

I will go with either Maple off road or white knuckle rock sliders, I have yet to decide

 

[Trailmaker]

Thanks for posting the pictures of your mods. Do you get much glare off the hood when you run the aux lights?

Not really, no. I’m running 10• and I rather have semi spot so I need to buy a lens to correct that.

 

[Bahn112]

Rock sliders I went with Maple Off-Road. I sent a few emails to white knuckle and never got a reply. I sent an email to Maple and got a response fast. Other emails answered quickly as well. I choose Maple since they seem to have a better focus on customer service. I went ahead and picked up Maples skid plate as well to add some extra armor.

That's odd, I just ordered a set of sliders from WK and Natalie was great to deal with. Quick with email responses as well as taking my order over the phone since their website has issues in regards to the freight stuff when checking out.
From what i've read though you can't go wrong with either WK or Maple stuff.

 

[olyelr]

That's odd, I just ordered a set of sliders from WK and Natalie was great to deal with. Quick with email responses as well as taking my order over the phone since their website has issues in regards to the freight stuff when checking out.
From what i've read though you can't go wrong with either WK or Maple stuff.

Completely agree. Natalie was great to work with for sure.

Im kind of glad Maple wasnt around yet when I bought my WK sliders...that would be a tough decision between the two.

One thing to consider is if you live in the states, how is shipping/customs from Canada? Maybe its no big deal...I have no clue.

 

[BoldAdventure]

Completely agree. Natalie was great to work with for sure.

Im kind of glad Maple wasnt around yet when I bought my WK sliders...that would be a tough decision between the two.

One thing to consider is if you live in the states, how is shipping/customs from Canada? Maybe its no big deal...I have no clue.

USD is stronger to CAD, but it is pretty close that you just have to ask which company you want to support and whose design you like better. There is marginal savings between the two. And I love Neil.

But you're at 1362.67 (USD) commercial or 1486.22 (USD) residential shipping his sliders to you.

 

[olyelr]

USD is stronger to CAD, but it is pretty close that you just have to ask which company you want to support and whose design you like better. There is marginal savings between the two. And I love Neil.

But you're at 1362.67 (USD) commercial or 1486.22 (USD) residential shipping his sliders to you.

Yea, price wise it is pretty much a crapshoot then. Cant remember for sure what I paid for the WK’s delivered, but it was right around there.

If I had to do it over again, I would probably go with Maple’s sliders simply because he is a small/new company and I like that. It is tough to break into something like that, and I would like to give him props.

 

[BoldAdventure]

Yea, price wise it is pretty much a crapshoot then. Cant remember for sure what I paid for the WK’s delivered, but it was right around there.

If I had to do it over again, I would probably go with Maple’s sliders simply because he is a small/new company and I like that. It is tough to break into something like that, and I would like to give him props.

White Knuckle is a small company too. Super small. About 3 people there. And John & Natalie there have been very supportive including offering discounts for those coming to PWIM.

It's a crap shoot. Both are good companies.

 

[olyelr]

White Knuckle is a small company too. Super small. About 3 people there. And John & Natalie there have been very supportive including offering discounts for those coming to PWIM.

It's a crap shoot. Both are good companies.

WOW, never would have guessed. All the different vehicles they build stuff for I would have thought they were bigger...crazy!

 

[lnferno]

Just an update. Have done quite a few mods within the first month of ownership.

 

[lnferno]

...and this

Flowmaster FX:

 

[Alloway]

Wow that looks good! Did you go up to a 35 duratrac?

 

[Grand Mesa]

Inferno, if you haven't changed to 35", the Toyo C/T has a 3 Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol and have become recently available in Colorado. Seriously, since you live and drive in Colorado those off-road tires which are shown on this forum and really look good on a new Power Wagon in Florida might not be worth even 2 bits in the snow out here.

Yesterday, on a snowy morning I was awaiting for a "811 Dig" guy to show up at 7:30 AM as he stated on the phone to my wife, but then around 8 AM the Sheriff was parked out in front of our acreage on the highway with his lights on stopping traffic. CDOT soon came by with a large digital road closed sign. A vehicle had slid off the road further up. I haven't been able to contact the "811 dig" guy since after he never showed up yesterday to mark my acreage. All calls to his cell phone have gone unanswered. Hopefully, it wasn't him who fatally slid off our highway.



https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/wes...cle_e916a59a-802b-11ea-a06d-838211499ec2.html

 

[lnferno]

Wow that looks good! Did you go up to a 35 duratrac?

Yup. I switched the tires out to 35” Duratracs load E the very first day of ownership.

 

[Trailmaker]

Just an update. Have done quite a few mods within the first month of ownership.

Where did you get your hood brackets? I bought 18s and had to modify them to fit.