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Old 01-02-2015, 10:58 AM
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Love this truck. Always loved the step side rangers.
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Old 01-02-2015, 02:02 PM
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Love this truck. Always loved the step side rangers.
Thanks man, I appreciate it! And needless to say, I also have a thing for stepsides. Haha
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Old 01-02-2015, 04:01 PM
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Finished up the winch late last night ( gave up on finding the controller and picked up a wireless one). Then hit up some trails this afternoon to try out the new toy. Lol
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Old 01-03-2015, 01:13 PM
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Spent the day workin on the truck. Got the bed off (only broke one bolt!) and finally got around to replacing the broken shackle and rotten hangers. What a joyful experience that was... haha Also got the spare tire down (winch has been seized since I bought the truck.)





Drivers side:








Passengers side:





I had to do the same thing this past fall. Both of my shackles broke in half.

Driver's side


Passenger's side


While I had the bed off I used some cans Of Rustoleum undercoat on my frame

Before



After



But while I was working I found this


Looks like I'll be replacing it come summer

Nice winch btw. where did you get it? I've been looking at getting one
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Old 01-03-2015, 02:01 PM
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Nice, it's a joyful experience ain't it? Haha. And yea, I uncovered some cancer when I tore into mine to; rear crossmember looked like Swiss cheese.

The winch and cradle are harbor freight specials that I got a few years back for my old truck; finally got around to mounting them. Haha
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Old 01-03-2015, 02:17 PM
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Nice, it's a joyful experience ain't it? Haha. And yea, I uncovered some cancer when I tore into mine to; rear crossmember looked like Swiss cheese.
Oh yes haha. My spare tire carrier is rotting away also. The PO towed a boat so the back foot or so is rusted real bad. I had to replace my rear diff cover after I did the shackles and hangers. A little hole rusted through.


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The winch and cradle are harbor freight specials that I got a few years back for my old truck; finally got around to mounting them. Haha
Ah ok. I was looking at the harbor freight winches but wasn't sure how good they are
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Old 01-03-2015, 02:48 PM
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Oh yes haha. My spare tire carrier is rotting away also. The PO towed a boat so the back foot or so is rusted real bad. I had to replace my rear diff cover after I did the shackles and hangers. A little hole rusted through. Ah ok. I was looking at the harbor freight winches but wasn't sure how good they are
The joys of living in the rust belt. Haha

I've only played around with the winch a few times, but so far I'm pretty impressed. We'll see how it holds up when I actually need it, but I don't foresee any issues.
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Old 01-03-2015, 03:11 PM
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The joys of living in the rust belt. Haha

I've only played around with the winch a few times, but so far I'm pretty impressed. We'll see how it holds up when I actually need it, but I don't foresee any issues.
Yep. Lol. So much fun..not!

I'll look into the winch some more. How big is it? 9,000lbs?
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Old 01-03-2015, 03:17 PM
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Yep. Lol. So much fun..not! I'll look into the winch some more. How big is it? 9,000lbs?
Haha

The one I have is a 6,000lb, but I believe they only carry the 9,000lb and 12,000lb now.
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Old 01-03-2015, 03:46 PM
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Haha

The one I have is a 6,000lb, but I believe they only carry the 9,000lb and 12,000lb now.
Damn. Well I'll go look anyway
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Old 01-03-2015, 10:14 PM
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Damn. Well I'll go look anyway
The 9,000 is probably about right for our trucks. I'm afraid the 6,000 may be a bit under powered. I plan on stepping up to a 9,000 eventually (once this one burns up of course. Haha)
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Old 01-03-2015, 10:26 PM
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The 9,000 is probably about right for our trucks. I'm afraid the 6,000 may be a bit under powered. I plan on stepping up to a 9,000 eventually (once this one burns up of course. Haha)
Yeah that makes sense. Better to be overpowered than underpowered...wait, there's no such thing as overpowered
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Old 01-04-2015, 04:19 PM
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Yeah that makes sense. Better to be overpowered than underpowered...wait, there's no such thing as overpowered
Dam straight. Lol
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Old 01-04-2015, 04:21 PM
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Went for a little Sunday drive and stopped off at a few spots along the river.
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Old 01-04-2015, 08:06 PM
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Went for a little Sunday drive and stopped off at a few spots along the river.
Nice!
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