- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
That front mount hitch could work pretty well. I’m not sure if that works for Kevin but I’m interested
Kevin's (slow) Excursion mod/upgrade thread
- Thread starter Kevin B.
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That front mount hitch could work pretty well. I’m not sure if that works for Kevin but I’m interested
- Location
- Stinkwater
Could probably make one fit with a little persuasion? But none of his DIY kits have the winch plate. Easier to work it up from scratch at that point.
I thought about it, that'd be super easy. I'm just not a fan of receiver mounted winches though. They bring a lot of disadvantages to the table.
But also a lot of advantages. Loved mine. went in the front or back of any vehicle, so I can get pulled out the direction I want. Usable in each of my vehicles, instead of having one for each vehicle. Transferred to the trailer when needed. Many uses.
But.. stuck out far, lower than I would like, had to hook up the cables each time I wanted to use it, portable so everyone I knew thought they could also use it, etc.
- Location
- West Jordan
The big issue for me with a multi-mount winch is where do you store it when you're not using it? To do it properly and safely IMO, you need a receiver tube permanently mounted somewhere in/on the vehicle that the winch can live full-time. If that's in a pickup bed, then it's not so bad (other than eating up bed space and being attractive to thieves). In an SUV, it's a deal breaker.
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I left it in the front of the truck full time, moved it to other vehicles when needed. Now it just sits on a shelf in the garage until I want to use it.
- Location
- Stinkwater
Although if I was going to run a hitch mount, this is a cool way to do it.
www.jackit.com
XRC Winch Black Box by Smittybilt
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- Location
- Stinkwater
A couple weeks ago I drove Three Corners to Four Corners with @DAA and @frieed, a good test for the beast and I learned some things about where I can take it and how far I can push it. Didn't find the limit yet, but I got close a couple times!
Sleeping in the back is tits. No tent to screw with when I get to camp, don't even have to pack the sleeping bag in the morning. Roll out at dawn, scare up breakfast, close up the back and hit the road. This potential is one of the reasons I decided to go with such a beast of a rig, and I'm glad it's paying off.
I pulled the drawers out, and I'm experimenting with running the kitchen in a Craftsman rolling tool chest. It's working out well, a little flimsy and I definitely wouldn't buy it for anything but light loads like I'm using it for. The latches rattle, gotta do something about that. I do like pulling it out of the back and having kitchen set up in 30 seconds.
Rocky Mountain Pinstripes are inevitable. Resistance is futile. Bedliner for the sides is going on The List. I'll pick something that lays nice and flat with a minimum of texture, and probably color match it?
Shocks are SHOT. The beast wallows like a barge through the rocks and ruts and the steering is almost nonexistent through washboard and high speed bumpy shit. Something Must Be Done. I'll be buying tires this fall - I don't want to buy another set of 33s and I'm not in a place for the axle swap yet, so I hit up @mesha for a set of 4" lift springs and he hooked me up with a great price. Next paycheck I'll pick up a set of Bilstein 5100s and be ready to throw them on, and that'll have me set for new tires this fall.
Sleeping in the back is tits. No tent to screw with when I get to camp, don't even have to pack the sleeping bag in the morning. Roll out at dawn, scare up breakfast, close up the back and hit the road. This potential is one of the reasons I decided to go with such a beast of a rig, and I'm glad it's paying off.
I pulled the drawers out, and I'm experimenting with running the kitchen in a Craftsman rolling tool chest. It's working out well, a little flimsy and I definitely wouldn't buy it for anything but light loads like I'm using it for. The latches rattle, gotta do something about that. I do like pulling it out of the back and having kitchen set up in 30 seconds.
Rocky Mountain Pinstripes are inevitable. Resistance is futile. Bedliner for the sides is going on The List. I'll pick something that lays nice and flat with a minimum of texture, and probably color match it?
Shocks are SHOT. The beast wallows like a barge through the rocks and ruts and the steering is almost nonexistent through washboard and high speed bumpy shit. Something Must Be Done. I'll be buying tires this fall - I don't want to buy another set of 33s and I'm not in a place for the axle swap yet, so I hit up @mesha for a set of 4" lift springs and he hooked me up with a great price. Next paycheck I'll pick up a set of Bilstein 5100s and be ready to throw them on, and that'll have me set for new tires this fall.
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johngottfredson
Threat Level Midnight
- Location
- Alpine
I love the big rig. I had an ‘85 k5 suburban -$500 purchase price, second hand 35’s, a lunchbox locker, and nothing to lose. Was like driving my living room! Those excursions are hilariously big and beefy, love seeing it in action. Old man camping at its finest.
- Location
- Stinkwater
I feel attacked.
- Location
- Stinkwater
I've been putting this off due to a bum shoulder, but I think these guys have about seen their last trail.
Picked up the shocks from Jack-It a couple weeks ago, and the caster wedges I forgot to order finally showed up yesterday. So I broke out everything and managed to get the truck in the air and two of the caster wedges installed ...
... just in time for the rain to start. Whose fault is this rain stuff? I want to speak to their manager.
I'll have two to three hours each morning between work and bed to get this done before my next weekend. Except when it rains, natch. I picked up an electric impact that should make things easier on the shoulder (why didn't I have one of these before? This thing is tits!), so we'll see how long this takes.
Picked up the shocks from Jack-It a couple weeks ago, and the caster wedges I forgot to order finally showed up yesterday. So I broke out everything and managed to get the truck in the air and two of the caster wedges installed ...
... just in time for the rain to start. Whose fault is this rain stuff? I want to speak to their manager.
I'll have two to three hours each morning between work and bed to get this done before my next weekend. Except when it rains, natch. I picked up an electric impact that should make things easier on the shoulder (why didn't I have one of these before? This thing is tits!), so we'll see how long this takes.
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- Location
- Stinkwater
I don't like to jump to conclusions? But I thought this side of the truck felt a little lighter when I was jacking it up.
Also, I'm not saying these pinnacles of suspension technology were on the truck when it was new, but they totally were.
Also, I'm not saying these pinnacles of suspension technology were on the truck when it was new, but they totally were.
glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
I give this upgrade a 10/10 both for being cool and for use of the term "tits". Electric impacts are indeed tits!
I divide my life into two different periods: before and after getting a cordless impact. They are in fact the bees sneeze.
When time machines become affordable I will be using one to go back in time and punch myself in the d*ck for being too cheap to buy one sooner.
Love the build too. I've always liked Excursions and think they'd be fun to wheel.
When time machines become affordable I will be using one to go back in time and punch myself in the d*ck for being too cheap to buy one sooner.
Love the build too. I've always liked Excursions and think they'd be fun to wheel.
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
- Location
- Stinkwater
Brian posted a pic a while back of Chris Cordes' Excursion. Here's what he's done to his interior. That's a Dometic fridge as his center console.
I don't see that happening any time soon to mine, I need the 2nd and 3rd row at least for now. But this does look neat.
I don't see that happening any time soon to mine, I need the 2nd and 3rd row at least for now. But this does look neat.
- Location
- Stinkwater
Track bar surprise! I did not expect anticipate this and it's throwing a wrench in my gears.
So I suppose in order of easiest to hardest I'm looking at a) adjustable track bar, b) cut and sleeve, or c) drop bracket. What's the right way? Is there a "right" way?
So I suppose in order of easiest to hardest I'm looking at a) adjustable track bar, b) cut and sleeve, or c) drop bracket. What's the right way? Is there a "right" way?
- Location
- The Village of Kay
I would say option a or c. I'm a little surprised to have a track bar on a leaf sprung rig.
- Location
- Stinkwater
I was too! I'm thinking that the 7.3 is a much heavier motor than my 10 banger and I'm ever-so-slightly entertaining bad thoughts about leaving it off and seeing what happens.
I'd be interested too. I know my father-in-law's '91 crew cab would get death wobble on the highway, when his track bar bushings were worn.