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The BFG would be at the bottom of my list.

Goodyear Wrangler MTR
Cooper STT Pro
Nitto, although I'm not sure exactly what size you're after.

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I am running 35 12.5 r15
thank you John.....

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I'm running 35x12.5r15 Goodyear mtr kevlars on my tj and have been nothing but happy with them.

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Ended up with the GoodYear MTR's mounted and balanced.
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Now to assemble the trailer and work on the telescoping rack for the root top tent.

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Ordered my gas springs for the lid from www.liftsupportdepot.com tonight.
28 inches extended with 150 pounds of thrust. I ordered two, one for each side.
My lid is extremely heavy, I think I over built it and then some.
I am hoping the gas springs not only assist in lifting it open but keep it open until I pull it closed.
We shall see...

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Made a little headway today.
I bolted up the axle and wheels, then I set the body on top. Body isn't bolted down yet.
I still need to:
- Weld on shock mounts.
- Make base platforms that I can build a telescoping rack for the roof top tent.
- Fab up some tube fenders.
Then take it all down and paint the body to match the jeep, Rhino line the inside and flat top portion of lid (to set kayaks on), take the frame to the powder coater.
After all that I can put it back together, hook up brake lights, hook up electric brakes, exterior lighting, interior lighting, install parking brake, tongue box with 2 deep cycle batteries, solar panels and buy my roof top tent and batwing awning, load levelers, and a few other nick nacks...
Hoping to still be done before December 1st for snow camping...
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Few more pics...
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So the aluminum hubcentric spacer won't fit all the way onto the hub because the hub has a slight taper that I did not catch when I measured and ordered them.
Does anyone know a place in the South Seattle to Tacoma area that can make the inside circle a little bigger??
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Gas Springs made it in today.
I should have time to mount these to the Lid this weekend.
I was able to get them switched from 150 pounds to 200 pounds.
Hopefully thats enough to open the lid easily.
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Installed the gas springs today. 200 pounds is a little too much, but I think I can deal with it. The top opens easily but pulling it closed takes a little effort.
I'll see how it goes and maybe down grade to 150 pound springs in the future. I also started on making the rear supports for the rack. Once finished, these will be welded to the rear cross member to support the foundation for the telescoping rack.
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Maybe try them when it's super cold out before you make a change. The struts I've had on hatches and hoods always struggle in the cold...

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Any plans to add a rooftop tent to it? The extra lift might be necessary in that case.

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Yes, I am going to go with the Cascadia Denali extended in grey.
https://cascadiatents.com/shop/mt-denal ... it-series/

I'm going to go with the Foxwing awning as well..
https://cascadiatents.com/shop/foxwing-awning/

Have not decided on my solar panel set up yet. Leaning toward this one: https://www.batterystuff.com/solar-char ... medium=CPC

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Did you get this taken care of? If not, give me a call at the shop and I can have one of my guys bore it out for you.

Mark
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Yeah, thanks Mark, I did.
The corvette shop in Auburn behind the airport was able to bore them out a hair...
Thank you again,

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A few more baby steps today.
Cut and welded up the expanded metal to set the tongue box and propane tank(s) on.
Also made a small platform/base to weld the vertical 2in tube for the collapsable rack.
Hope to make some more headway this weekend.
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Another small step, rear mounts for the telescoping rack are now in place.
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After trying to save and improve the original frame I finally gave up.
Time for a do-over.
Starting off with 2x3 3/16 wall tube.
Ditching the Pintle Hitch setup up and going with the Max Coupler.
Played with my dimple-die set on the gussets, worked out okay.
Had some time this week to make a little headway..
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Made some headway on the new frame yesterday. Won't have time to jump on it again till next weekend.
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Another Step.
Burned in the shock mounts and made the spring hangers today.
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Worked on the front part of the frame today.
I have most of it tacked into place.
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Installed the Spring Hanger Brackets...
The rear shackles were set at 23 degrees which equates to 1 inch offset from the bottom to the top hole of the shackle.
Some more welding and grinding/cleanup left to do..
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Modified the U-bolt Plates to a accept the polyurethane bump stops.
Also finished up welding and cleaning up the frame.
Left to do on the frame is:
- Weld frame portion of shock mounts.
- Weld expanded metal to deck.
After that I think it will be good to go the the powder coater.
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Where did you get the blasting done? Also, looking for someone with a brake press.

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There are places all over that can do this for you, just google it...

For the brake press many shops have those too, google fabricator and the city you live in and I am sure quite a few will come up.
Also most ductwork/ac shops have them. Locally for me I'd hit up John at Auburn Car Repair (not sure if he has one but he can tell you who does) or XO-Fab in Enumclaw

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John doesn't have a press brake. XO-Fab definitely maybe

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Last weekend progress totaled up to be shock placement and expanded metal on front deck...
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Set up the manual trailer brake handle today, now to figure out where I want to run the cable... Done for this weekend...
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