I just wanted to post a few pictures of my truck with the newly-installed 3" OME (751F/763R) running 285/75 16s. The wheels have been finished with Duplicolor wheel paint (rattle can) and I am very pleased with how they came out. The tires I am running are from TreadWright. They are retreads composed of BFG sidewalls and the older Goodyear MTR tread pattern. So far, I LOVE these tires. I know of several other folks that run TreadWright tires and have been very pleased; I couldn't find a bad review. I installed the suspension a few weeks back and my only gripe was lining up the lower front shock mounts. All-in-all, it went smoothly and I am very pleased with the result.

The ride is much improved: stiff, but not jarring. I have a little bit of rub on the front bumper with the larger tires, but this won't be an issue when my custom-designed Bottorf shows up! The truck is also sporting a Bottorf tire carrier that allows use of a slide-in fuel can carrier (5 gallon Blitz/NATO) when I remove the center cap of the spare. Very cool!

I recently put up the Farmtek flooring on the roof and will be installing some used Hella lamps (FF300) I picked up and a dual-beam work lamp very soon.

If you have any questions about the install process, tires, etc, just post here or shoot me a PM and I will be glad to help out any way I can.











Thanks!
Adam

 

Whow...Really nice job.... looks great...

X Chris

 

What color did you use for the wheels? They look fantastic! And how did you go about matching the center caps while still keeping the Land Rover Emblem?

Great looking truck! Looking forward to seeing it with the bumper installed!

 

You even washed it before taking pictures, I nearly didn't recognize it.
Can't wait to see her with the new bumper and sliders.
You know, once you get the bumper and stuff, you will have to get out and hit a trail or two, no more fishing for awhile.

 

That a GREAT looking truck!!!!

 

Looking good. I like where you are going with this truck...

 

looks great.

have you done any measuresments from the floor to the wheel well? if so, please post.

oh, and nice photoshop on the license plate.

 

Thanks for the compliments, everyone!

JavaRacer: I used Duplicolor's Graphite wheel coating. You can see more about their product and colors here. As for the center cap, I ordered some of the kind with a raised logo from AB, painted them graphite, and used a gold metallic sharpie paint pen on the raised bits. I clear-coated the wheels and center caps, and I am pleased with how they came out. I felt it was a nice, complimentary alternative to the more common black, and very easy to touch up!

Disco Mike: With the luck I have been having with trout lately, there really is no reason for me to keep fishing We will get some wheeling in for sure.

oysterhead: I actually haven't made that measurement yet. I will do so later and post the results here. I had thought about photoshopping in something clever in place of my license plate characters...maybe next time (I was lazy).