Recent content by wbslngr

Currently I'm working on running some wire connecting the cab to the bed for my portable solar solution. What I wanted to avoid was permanently adding extra batteries, charge controller and inverter on the truck. Instead I wanted something that could easily be removed for use at home, or in...

So I already sold the CVT Mt. Ranier and I have the custom rack and bed cover up locally for sale if anyone in the area is interested. Since my last update I've put removable mount plates on both sides and added rivnuts for Rotopax mounts to perfectly tuck two 2 Gallon containers on each side...

UPDATE: So we sold my wife's SUV and bought her a Tesla Model 3. It's an amazing vehicle, I can't say enough good things about it. That isn't the point of the update, but I shared because her SUV was our road trip mobile. We did a short trip from Oklahoma to California in the Model 3 and it...

Somehow I neglected to take a photo of the front of the truck right after I installed the ADD Front Bumper. I did not like the way the stock grill looked with the bumper, so I ordered one of the Raptor Style grills off ebay and modified it to house the front facing camera from the stock...

The last issue with the rear bumper was that the control box for the Warn 9.5XP set right on top, pointing the port for plugging in the wired or wireless controller right towards the spare tire. With the spare installed, there was not enough room to plug in!!! That was fine, really, because I...

Once the rear bumper arrived I got to work getting the Baja Designs Lights and Winch mounted up. The lights were a perfect fit. However, I ran into an issue with the Warn Fairlead as it did not clear the bottom mounting bolts for the winch and therefore did not line up correctly where Road...

So, now that I had a Switch Pros and New Winch (Warn 9.5XP) and Rear Bumper on the way (also ordered the Swarfworks Sunglass Holder Mount)... I decided to go ahead and order some 1/0 welding cable and get the battery take-off run going to the back of the truck at the same time. I ordered the...

Another strange issue I ran into on the front of the truck was when I went to wire up the 40" rigid light bar. It came with a harness and relay, so I figured for now I would just wire it up to the battery using the relay and use power from the fog light harness (deleted when I installed the...

Update... First up FRONT BUMPER. It was a little bit of a struggle in the beginning... lots of wasted time, which I hate, but I've learned a bit that hopefully will help some of you if considering the same route. I'll just get this out of the way... turns out that (on a 2016 anyhow) you CANNOT...

Got the bulk of the rack together. Gonna bolt it up and mount tent tomorrow so I can drive over and check out Rendezvous Friday morning. I’ll work on the details and finishing it up next week. My buddy really helped me get it together quickly and use his shop. He also volunteered to test it out...

Looks like the offset is 6mm. Part Number 1795SPK066135G87 Sprocket Truck Rims by Black Rhino

Not sure about the bigger tires. These were recommended by the guys at MEO to ensure that I wouldn’t have any issues. Based on the room I have with these 285-70/17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers, I’m guessing you’d be alright with a lift under normal driving. I have not added any lift to rear and the the...

Update... Icon Stage 2 installed, wheels and tires mounted. I have all the pieces cut for the rack and am hoping to wrap up welding it this evening so I can get my tent mounted. Progress!

I am certain they would not survive coming down on rocks (extruded aluminum). In fact, I am planning on either building some custom rock sliders that will allow me to keep them, or replacing them entirely with an aftermarket set of sliders before I mess them up. I really like having the step so...

Decided to get a jump on the build thread and do it between football games... lol. https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/if-you-build-it-2016-f-150-fx4.27345/