Drove up to Elkhart, IN last week to pick up this factory blem topper. Painted to my factory color with all the specs I had already planned on if I had bought new. Saved over $2000 vs new.
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America's Tire in Auburn swapped out my P-metric Wildpeak A/T3W for Load Range E. So far so good but I only have 20 miles on them so far. At 33psi (35psi on dash display) they didn't feel much different than the SL versions. I notice a little more impact sharpness on potholes but it's not bad. I do notice it takes a bit more effort to slow down and maintain speed on steep hills but the change isn't as big as it was when going from the Geolandar 32's to the heavier 33" AT3Ws. That said, anyone going from the paper thin lightweight 30.5" OEM tires to this setup will feel a pretty large difference and not for the better. A tune and new gearing will fix all of that though. It's the price you pay to play... :grin2:
After about 8,500 miles my P285s had about 10 32nds tread left. I used them pretty hard and according to other forum reports the first few 32nds of tread goes fast then wear slows down. With these freshies I'm happy to see about 17 32nds tread depth (claimed is 18) which means much better traction off-road at the expense of a little wet traction on road. I live where it only rains 3 or so months of the year so..... Falken over-rates their tread depth. My P285s were only about 13 32nds when new although they claim 14. I've been very happy with these tires and even the vibration issue was rather mild. It's mostly gone with the new tires but there is still a little there and I have a feeling it's related to something other than the wheels/tires as this truck was never as smooth riding as my old '16 All-Terrain.
After about 8,500 miles my P285s had about 10 32nds tread left. I used them pretty hard and according to other forum reports the first few 32nds of tread goes fast then wear slows down. With these freshies I'm happy to see about 17 32nds tread depth (claimed is 18) which means much better traction off-road at the expense of a little wet traction on road. I live where it only rains 3 or so months of the year so..... Falken over-rates their tread depth. My P285s were only about 13 32nds when new although they claim 14. I've been very happy with these tires and even the vibration issue was rather mild. It's mostly gone with the new tires but there is still a little there and I have a feeling it's related to something other than the wheels/tires as this truck was never as smooth riding as my old '16 All-Terrain.
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Nothing to crazy, I made
a little plate to attach my magnetic light onto. I do a lot of cooking in the rear gate of my car. It will definitely help out when it’s dark.
a little plate to attach my magnetic light onto. I do a lot of cooking in the rear gate of my car. It will definitely help out when it’s dark.
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Thank you. I can’t wait to get out and try it.
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Changed my rear diff fluid, had tires rotated, air filters changed, and oil changed all for the Mojave Road trip I’m going on Thursday!
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New tires mounted up in preparation for the lift going on this weekend.
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Finished up the final touches on my rear Drawer system/Sleeping Platform 
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Got the suspension and tires mounted up on the trailer! Now to start figuring what and how to mount everything else.
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That looks great. Mind sharing where you got the hood brackets for the lights?
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Drove to and from work, then after work went to Lowe's to pick up parts to build a RTT Rack on top of my Diamondback cover!
Thanks, Ya not a problem 99-06-chevy-silverado-hood-light-mounts I ordered them on amazon since I had a few other things coming.
they worked great no modifications needed
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Did another test fit of the roof rack - needs one more adjustment to the design I think, and then I should be able to bolt it down.
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Test fit the new containers. 
Got the lift done on the front today in between rain showers. Time for pizza and beer now as the rain is gonna go through midnight. Will tackle the back tomorrow.
