Love the rig man!

 

So I got a ton done this weekend. New KO2 35's are on. fixed the hefty rattle and squeak in the back. Trimmed fenders. Put on spacers, changed oil, cleaned the inside of the car. Greased the SPC UCA to stop them from making an obnoxious noise when going over a bump. Trimmed the coil buckets. Also found that using white lithium grease cleans the rubber trim around the windows very well. Parts of mine were turning white, like in the picture, lithium grease on a rag, a simple wipe and they look brand new again.

Heres some pics, it was dark. I need to get some better pics with the new tires.

Prepping the cut fenders for some paint

If these pieces are white like mine, hit them with some white lithium grease, they look brand new after. This is the before shot.

 

Lookin sharp!

 

Thanks bio. I've been on MT's for the last 4 years. Going to an AT tire feels so much different. Like riding on a cloud that's not yelling at you going down the highway

 

Haha I hear that! I did the same the last time I replaced my tires. Went to an AT and love that they aren't screaming at me.

 

Looks great:rockin: I love my K02s so far. Had a lot of rain on the way in this am and they are much better than I anticipated in standing water.

 

Wow, that looks great!

 

nice...

 

After daylight sayings it's dark now when I get home from work so better pics will have to wait until this weekend. It was really foggy this morning when I stopped for lunch stuff before work. Got this in the parking lot.

 

Really looks great, I think im going to try to squeak in 35's next time I need tires, what gears are you running?

 

3.13's atm sadly, at it's really noticible how much power is gone. But I have the m205 and 226 sitting in the garage, and those are going to get 4.10's in feb/march of next year. Titan swap should be done around april is what I am planning on.

My old tires wouldnt have made it through the winter, and I didnt want to rebuy tires again in the spring, so I'll just have to deal with the power/MPG hit for now.

Looks beefy as F. Looks great with those tires man!

Thanks! One of the guys at Firestone were really excited to put them on, he had been waiting to see large KO2's. I really like them so far. Super quite on the road.

 

Looks beefy as F. Looks great with those tires man!

 

Thanks! One of the guys at Firestone were really excited to put them on, he had been waiting to see large KO2's. I really like them so far. Super quite on the road.

That's good to hear that they are quite. I'm thinking of getting the KO2's in 33's come the tire swap.

 

Still way to early for me to say this, but as of right now, I dont think I see myself changing to another tire. They look great, ride quiet, not heavy for other tires in their size class. Hopefully they handle fine in the snow.

 

Damn. I want 35's. Looking great!

 

Nice truck. Looks great!

 

Awesome! I need 35's so bad...

 

Great looking X! Nice color too (I have the same). for some reason my 06 has that style Steelie as a spare, didn't like them at first but they grew on me and they look great under the midnight blue and so good meat on them. Keeping an eye CL for a set now...

 

Lookin good man... Wow.

 

Looks awesome! Any chance you will follow up with your fuel economy for us? And maybe after you swap gears?

 

Thanks everyone for the replies! Glad you like it!



Sure, I drive about 60 miles round trip everyday downtown and back. I would say this week so far I've lost at least 1-2mpg. I should have a more exact number in the next few days.

They have def put 4.10's at the top of the list. If you do not plan on re-gearing in the future I cant suggest 35's at this point on 3.13's. The difference between 285/75/16 and 315/75/16 is to big of a difference in power. I feel like a Prius now if I need to speed up and merge on the highway.

We have a wheeling trip this weekend and I'm honestly concerned I might not have enough power for some obstacles, but we'll see!

 

I've been running the same tire/size for a bit now with 4.56's, couldn't imagine doing it on 3.13's! Keep an eye on trans temps this weekendccasion5:

I love the new KO2 so far. I've done dry desert, rocks, and now some snow both on and off pavement. Been extremely happy with them, hope you have the same experience. They are leaps and bounds above the old KO.

 

Tires were great this weekend. We stuck to a really mild trail so the gearing wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. Overall very happy with them.

 

pretty sure I have a bearing going out in the r180. I can feel a rotation in the floor board when driving. I use to think it was the wheel bearings, but those are replaced. Only thing left would be the front diff. Hoping it holds out till the spring.

 

updated first page with some pics from the last weekend

 

Looks beastly man!

 

Looking good with the 35's!!!!

Post up here: http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=113905&highlight=35's

 

got the new wheel liners in, i cut my old ones up to bad for them to be useful. These were cheap, and it kind of shows vs the OEM ones, the OEM ones are a lot more rubbery. But, with a heat gun these were easier to mold to get them to fit how I wanted.