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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 11:55 PM
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Talking Changed a few things on the truck

Well, since posting pictures of a bunch of boxes in the general discussion section I've strung some of you on far longer than I actually intended to. Finally and at long last I have pictures as promised!

First, what she looked like before the recent round of mods:
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What she looks like now:


New mods (visible):
Boss 335 20x8.5 wheels (Super Finish Black) with Gorilla splined locking lug nuts
Hankook Ventus ST RH06 tires (265/50-R20)
OEM Night Runner Headlights
OEM paint ready grill, color matched surround with gloss black crosshairs
Figure Engineering Gloss Black powdercoat grill inserts
Dual Piston front calipers (coated black)
Painted rear brake drums (black)
Springtech 2" rear lowering shackles
Removed Trailmaster 2" front leveling kit

New mods (not shown):
New shocks all around, Rancho fronts and Belltech rears
Moog rear sway bar links (Did you know the stock ones are made of plastic? Madness!)
WeatherTech Digital Fit floor mats (The Catch-All Xtremes were warping and didn't stay in place)











I'm still waiting on a custom grill badge and thinking about some vinyl graphics on the bed side but I'll probably hold off on the graphics for now. Hope it was worth the wait!
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 12:01 AM
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Very Nice!

Got any part information on those dual piston calipers?

Would like to look into those.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 12:20 AM
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dwammmn, that looks good.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Thanks! Honestly the calipers were a result of me bringing it to my mechanic (can't work on vehicles in my apartment lot sadly) when I got a second stuck caliper and I forgot what brand they were. He recommended them and at that point I was ready to go to anything of decent quality that wasn't OEM (after two stuck OEM calipers I wasn't going to try for a third). If I remember next week I'll give him a call and ask.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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Damn you Rich, now I have to clean off the screen on my laptop! Its all sticky! Truck looks sharp though
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 12:55 AM
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Very nice mods! I'd say it was worth the wait
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 01:41 AM
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DAMN LOOKS GOOD!! damn I'm kinda jealous now
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 02:44 AM
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not to thread jack, but my truck came with dual piston calipers.. is that normal?
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 03:03 AM
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not to thread jack, but my truck came with dual piston calipers.. is that normal?
mine did too I thought that all the 3gens had them
 
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 03:40 AM
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Rich, your truck looks amazing brother. Those new wheels with the rear drop looks sick.
 
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