OBS picture thread:

obs7.3 · Jun 25, 2013

:jawdrop: :drool:

that's awesome

Jacob 76 · Jun 25, 2013

Thanks. It definitely took me long enough, but I'd say it was worth it. Rides good, handles good, tows good, and it's got the wow factor so that's cool.

Strokin572 · Jun 26, 2013

That is awesome, that's some flex, and mud

Redpower · Jun 26, 2013

What I started with.

Pretty much finished up. Just got to put the badges on the side yet.

superduty4x4 · Jun 26, 2013

Jacob 76 said:
Heres mine. Just got done doing a radius arm and subframe build.

I'm curious, is the big gusset on the front axle a personal preference or was it needed? How is the ride with the coil overs and radius arms up front, and where did you find the coil overs?

Jacob 76 · Jun 26, 2013

superduty4x4 said:
I'm curious, is the big gusset on the front axle a personal preference or was it needed? How is the ride with the coil overs and radius arms up front, and where did you find the coil overs?

The truss was mostly for a square mounting surface to mount the link brackets to. I didn't want to cut a section out of the driver side spring perch like a lot of guys do to mount links so I bought a WFO truss and modified it to work for me. That and I plan to wheel the crap out of it and don't want to worry about bending or spinning a tube on my front end. It rides great! The springs are 450/550 on the coilovers and I got the shocks themselves used from a guy my brother works with.

Crownsville Stroker 7.3 · Jun 26, 2013

Anyone ever lower a 4x4 obs not slammed or bagged but just enough that you can tell? If so how?

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brewer · Jun 27, 2013

Here's an update on mine. Got my 4.5" PMF RSK w/ V codes on a couple months back. Next up is N Fab steps and possibly a Protech headache rack and trac bars (do I dare go to OUO trac bars? :lookaround

, then moving to motor work.

Stretched her legs in the mountains a bit at our camping spot

obs7.3 · Jun 27, 2013

rancherstroker6 said:
Here's an update on mine. Got my 4.5" PMF RSK w/ V codes on a couple months back. Next up is N Fab steps and possibly a Protech headache rack and trac bars (do I dare go to OUO trac bars? :lookaround, then moving to motor work.

Don't do OUO, they're a great quality but you can make a set yourself for about 1/4 the cost of OUO. I made mine myself and spent a total of 200 bucks mounting brackets and all. I was in school though and had the welding program make my mounts but you can make a strong mount yourself if you have access to a welder and scrap metal.
Another friend of mine had a shop make up his bars and mounts for $350 installed. Has had them on for 2 years and hasn't had a problem. (And he doesn't baby his truck too often)
I'm just saying there's a lot of other options out there that are cheaper that do the exact same thing as OUO bars... I just can't justify spending $1000 for something that's pretty simple to do yourself, there's plenty of write ups on here about how to build your own set. Save the extra money and put it in your engine work funds

Greger96obs · Jun 27, 2013

Rancherstrocker6

Rancherstrocker6 what size wheel and tire combo are you running? Are those bilstein shocks? how's the ride? NICE TRUCK!

Greger96obs · Jun 27, 2013

Rear

What did you do in the rear suspension blocks? Lift springs?

brewer · Jun 28, 2013

obs7.3 said:
Don't do OUO, they're a great quality but you can make a set yourself for about 1/4 the cost of OUO. I made mine myself and spent a total of 200 bucks mounting brackets and all. I was in school though and had the welding program make my mounts but you can make a strong mount yourself if you have access to a welder and scrap metal.
Another friend of mine had a shop make up his bars and mounts for $350 installed. Has had them on for 2 years and hasn't had a problem. (And he doesn't baby his truck too often)
I'm just saying there's a lot of other options out there that are cheaper that do the exact same thing as OUO bars... I just can't justify spending $1000 for something that's pretty simple to do yourself, there's plenty of write ups on here about how to build your own set. Save the extra money and put it in your engine work funds

Thanks. Yea still trying to plan it out, trying to find a deal on some pre-mades since I don't have a lot of time. Still looking around. It needs something though.

Greger96obs said:
What did you do in the rear suspension blocks? Lift springs?

Greger96obs said:
Rancherstrocker6 what size wheel and tire combo are you running? Are those bilstein shocks? how's the ride? NICE TRUCK!

Much thanks. It's got 18" XD Hoss on 325/60/18 Goodyear Duratracs. Yep, bilstein 5100s on all 4 corners. The rear has 5.5" blocks from PMF also. Its just barely rear end low, so gonna do trac bars that bolt under the blocks to give it another inch or so.

It rides awesome, its super soft for an OBS (but wouldnt think twice about hauling in it) and I might argue it rides just as good if not better than my friend's 06 6.0 F350 on coils. I did have to recently put a BDS dual shock steering stabilizer on it, but now I'm really impressed with the overall setup.

Greger96obs · Jun 28, 2013

Truck

Awesome truck! I think you need to flip your shocks so the boot is down.

oneton · Jun 28, 2013

anyone used or seen a grant roll pan on a obs?

mxtwo50r · Jun 29, 2013

Almost there....

Jacob 76 · Jun 29, 2013

Holy crap. That's some offset. What Backspacing do those wheels have? Good looking truck.

mxtwo50r · Jun 29, 2013

18x12 cheyennes with 2" 8x6.5-8x170 adapters. Probably going to go with some new 17x14 welds so I can ditch the spacers if I can ever find an actual picture of how they look.

obs7.3 · Jun 30, 2013

rancherstroker6 said:
Thanks. Yea still trying to plan it out, trying to find a deal on some pre-mades since I don't have a lot of time. Still looking around. It needs something though.

Pro comp makes a premade set of bars and iirc river city diesel does too. but you'd still need mounts... on the axle I had a 1/4"x1" piece of flat steel bent into a U shape that I drilled a hole thru that was the same size as the bolt in the shock mount. I welded the piece right above the factory shock mount. I painted it and used it as the new shock mount and used the factory mount for the traction bars.

Or you can get the axle mounts from summit Lol. All you gotta do is weld them where you want.

Then you just need some flat steel to make up a frame mount. The hardest/longest part is deciding where you wanna put the mounts and then getting the material. The welding and bolting don't take but an hour once you have everything.

JD3020 · Jun 30, 2013

oneton · Jun 30, 2013

mxtwo50r said:
18x12 cheyennes with 2" 8x6.5-8x170 adapters. Probably going to go with some new 17x14 welds so I can ditch the spacers if I can ever find an actual picture of how they look.

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