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Thanks guys for the positive words, we all have so much experience, its good to share. A little update.
I have been riding around with this update for a bit now, about 200 miles/week. They are still working well and I am very happy with the value of the change. The ride on-road is much...
I have an ECV M1114, cast rear upper spring mounts, non progressive rear springs. I had trouble driving it over 2MPH off road and wouldn't take it on some of the bad roads around town because it was so rough. Per some other threads I pulled the shocks completely for a few miles, rode much...
@Vaportrail:
Thanks! Coating is UPOL: Epoxy primer, raptor 2k via schutz gun with a few 10min drop coats. Black interior/bed and tintable using their basalt gray color on the outside. It lives up to the reviews, great stuff so far, tough as nails, easy to put down, touchy to get an exact...
What I ended up getting: Black rhino axle 18x9.5 +6mm offset with Toyo 38x13.5 tires. The bore is slightly larger so take care when installing. The actual dimensional differences between the tires are 1.25" taller (unloaded), 1.1" wider tread width as expected but a 2.1" greater width due to...
I am finishing up my M1114 build and have been going back and forth on wheel choices. Some back of the napkin, real rough numbers I used for looking at the bearing loading with higher offset wheels:
Unarmored hub load/Max GVW hub load 1750lb/3750lb (@50/50 which i know isnt striclty true)...