If you're wanting el-cheapo, I grabbed a couple of these, and they're actually quite good so far. I have seen the same bar rebranded elsewhere for closer to 70$. Take about a month to arrive in the mail, but its nice to not have to worry about breaking them.
The sleeping platform adds very little weight, maybe 20 lbs. it's just a few pieces of 2x10, and a sheet of 5/8ths MDF. I went with MDF as its smooth and paintable, but I'm sure plywood would also work fine. The slides retract in and allow the passenger seats to fold back up for use. The 2x10 is just tall enough to allow Rubbermaid tubs to fit underneath, but doesn't compromise headroom much for sittin upright.
Up next is a roof basket, which I got on super sale at princess auto. The truck doesn't have roof racks yet, which will be the next thing to track down.
It's called trout lake, and it's in the goat range national park, which is just north of Kaslo. It's about 60km long, with great camping along it.
Well just returned from a week of dirt roads in eastern BC. Such different scenery then the island! 4Runner worked great.
If you're wanting el-cheapo, I grabbed a couple of these, and they're actually quite good so far. I have seen the same bar rebranded elsewhere for closer to 70$. Take about a month to arrive in the mail, but its nice to not have to worry about breaking them.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/281504923704?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageN...
Finally got the lift components, and over the weekend got everything installed.
Compressing the old springs, a bit terrifying, needed to reuse the old top plate.
Old vs new
Lift complete!
Snorkel arrived, had to throw that on.
And a little Lake Oliphant shakedown, What a blast to drive! suspension worked great, very flex compared to the pickup.
Doing a road trip to the Kootenays this week, gonna hit some trails there and give it a thorough test!
Up next: Bigger Tires!
The sleeping platform adds very little weight, maybe 20 lbs. it's just a few pieces of 2x10, and a sheet of 5/8ths MDF. I went with MDF as its smooth and paintable, but I'm sure plywood would also work fine. The slides retract in and allow the passenger seats to fold back up for use. The 2x10 is just tall enough to allow Rubbermaid tubs to fit underneath, but doesn't compromise headroom much for sittin upright.
Up next is a roof basket, which I got on super sale at princess auto. The truck doesn't have roof racks yet, which will be the next thing to track down.