LONO100's SPORT TRAC BUILD

[LONO100]

the crossbars im using right now are some cheapies from ebay that are based on the standard square bars offered by thule. after last winters snow and rain, the locking mechanisms on them are starting to rust out.

if you want the best crossbars on the market, the best are by far the thule aeroblades. a set of those with the towers will run you 300 bucks or so. i did some part time work at a truck outfitter shop and ive installed my fair share of crossbars and the thule aeroblades sit low, look awesome, they are much lighter than anything on the market, and have the best strength to weight ratio. the best part is that they are dead silent even at freeway speed. no joke. i was so impressed by them, i bought my sister a set and they really are awesome. they are worth the money if you can afford it.

with that said, if you dont have 300+ to spend on crossbars, there are plenty of cheaper sets you can find on ebay and amazon. midnightrebel bought a cheap set off ebay that he loves, you might want to PM him to get the exact model info.

im planning on getting another set of crossbars, what im doing is trolling cragislist for a good used thule or yakima set. hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[NEWT2012]

Love the Trac man. I'm think of leaving the 265 75 16s and getting some 33s. Was the torsion twist and shackle lift enough on it's own to fit the bigger treads?

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Yep, with tt, sl and some trimming you can fit 33's with no problem.

 

[NEWT2012]

I know I cant go more then about 2 inches on my TT because I have a 4wd. Will the 2 inches still be enough? I'm just trying to avoid the cost of a body lift but if I need it, then I need it.

 

[LONO100]

it should be enough, you will get some rubbing and you will need to trim, but its not too bad. a great set of 33" tires make all the difference off road, and in the snow. i cant say it enough.

 

[NEWT2012]

Thanks for the help, and I might do the thinner set of 33s instead of the bully 12.5s. I think there is a 355 85r16. Thinner might be easier for me since I don't have a body lift.

 

[NEWT2012]

255 not 355, my truck would probably not roll with a 355 haha.

 

[obie]

Beautiful ST man, gotta love vehicles that can take you to that pretty scenery. Looks great with the Duratracs too, those are easily my favorite tire ever. Have you considered doing the bottoms of your door panels to keep the black running from one end of the cladding to the other?

Oh, and congrats about getting into Off Road Magazine!

 

[Janti]

nice ride you built there, amazing, am going to copy some ideas on my Trac

 

[LONO100]

Beautiful ST man, gotta love vehicles that can take you to that pretty scenery. Looks great with the Duratracs too, those are easily my favorite tire ever. Have you considered doing the bottoms of your door panels to keep the black running from one end of the cladding to the other?

Oh, and congrats about getting into Off Road Magazine!

thanks, much appreciated obie. do you mean painting the bottom of my door panels black?

 

[LONO100]

nice ride you built there, amazing, am going to copy some ideas on my Trac

thanks so much. feel free to message me any time if you need any help.

 

[LONO100]

here's an update of my rig with the winter cap on and yakima snowboard racks

 

[01STrunner]

Man I'm jealous. I didn't get to use my board rack this winter except once and it wasn't even on my Trac.

 

[LONO100]

Yup, I just bought a new board and bindings for 60% off and I can't wait to go out again. I have to be in Las Vegas for a bachelor party this weekend, but we will def be out on the slopes next weekend.

 

[01STrunner]

Dude that's awesome! Now I'm really jealous lol. I don't get any snow at school in South Carolina unfortunately

 

[Napu(StrongWave)]

Sport trac

The engine looks like mine except your oil fill is oppisite of mine. What is the manufacture date?
Nice job on your S/T!!!!

 

[Flingueur]

Where did you get that Emblem made at????

 

[Xcape2xplore]

Hey Lono100, so where did you get the rear leaf shackles from and can you provide the link. Also, how does it ride with the torsion bar twist? Have you noticed a difference in ride? Is it rougher? In other words, would you reccommend doing the torsion bar twist with the shackles or would you reccommend going some other route to get the lift done?

 

[LONO100]

Hey Lono100, so where did you get the rear leaf shackles from and can you provide the link. Also, how does it ride with the torsion bar twist? Have you noticed a difference in ride? Is it rougher? In other words, would you reccommend doing the torsion bar twist with the shackles or would you reccommend going some other route to get the lift done?

the shackles are warrior product #153 shackles. i just googled to find the cheapest price and got them straight off amazon. just search "warrior product #153 shackles" on amazon and they should come up for about 80 bucks shipped to your door.

 

[LONO100]

Where did you get that Emblem made at????

thanks for the compliments, i hope you got my reply on the emblem overlay.