My TRX Build - Overland Focused

[desertfox73]

high enough where me, at 5/10, requires a step stool in order to use it. oh well. nothing in life is perfect.

Compromise is part of overlanding for sure! Either way, it's a sweet setup!

 

[nickinfleet]

Compromise is part of overlanding for sure! Either way, it's a sweet setup!

i really appreciate the compliment!

 

[WebInt]

Sweet build. Working a similar build with a SmartCap and a rtt. Have you noticed any issues with satellite radio or gps reception since the rtt covers the stock antenna?

 

[nickinfleet]

GPS no. I have never used satellite radio so I cannot speak to that. I always play music off my phone. Thanks so much for the compliment.

 

[Dudebro]

@nickinfleet I hate seeing your truck. It makes me want to throw $$$$ around.

 

[RedEyeTRX]

Love the ADD bumpers! I had them on a Silverado, only complaint was over time the small rock chips in the powder coat started to rust. I pulled them off, sent them to LineX and had them coated front and back. Worked out nicely.

Love the overall build too! Its definitely a purpose built rig, everything has a place and everything in its place! And you USE the truck for what you built it for. Not rag'n on Jeep owners, but 99% of them build a "cool" looking rig and never venture off the pavement. It looks fun, more power to ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RedEyeTRX]

high enough where me, at 5/10, requires a step stool in order to use it. oh well. nothing in life is perfect.

You might be able to engineer a way for the supports to extend lower for use and retract for storage. I always love a good challenge to improve on a stock design!

 

[TReX-RAM]

Thanks so much. Here is a bunch of random photos to give you an idea but I didn’t take photos after doing that mod specifically. I should have. The fronts did not last my first trip out and I had to remove and trash them. Rears are pretty bent but still look ok.

Ok, now that I have seen your cargo glide, I think I am leaning more this way than drawers. Your setup is sweet!

 

[desertfox73]

Ok, now that I have seen your cargo glide, I think I am leaning more this way than drawers. Your setup is sweet!

Having done both (slide and Decked), I would never go back to drawers again. The slide is so much more practical, and has more usable space. If you have a tonneau, the security/protection issue is addressed as well.

I have no experience with CargoGlide, but I recommend checking out Nuthouse Industries. They custom fabricate 1000# capacity, full-extension slides from aluminum, so they are considerably lighter than CG. Plus, they will customize L-track, fridge cut-outs (which allows the fridge to sit lower in the slide and also stay put), etc.

I've run Nuthouse on my last 3 trucks, and they are awesome.

 

[TReX-RAM]

Having done both (slide and Decked), I would never go back to drawers again. The slide is so much more practical, and has more usable space. If you have a tonneau, the security/protection issue is addressed as well.

I have no experience with CargoGlide, but I recommend checking out Nuthouse Industries. They custom fabricate 1000# capacity, full-extension slides from aluminum, so they are considerably lighter than CG. Plus, they will customize L-track, fridge cut-outs (which allows the fridge to sit lower in the slide and also stay put), etc.

I've run Nuthouse on my last 3 trucks, and they are awesome.

Man this truck is getting expensive

 

[Dudebro]

Man this truck is getting expensive

Dang. This setup is rad.

 

[desertfox73]

Man this truck is getting expensive

They make great stuff! This was my old gladiator with the basic slide.

 

[TReX-RAM]

They make great stuff! This was my old gladiator with the basic slide.

Damn, that was a nice set-up!

 

[nickinfleet]

Man this truck is getting expensive

Wow this is incredible. Had I known this existed I may have opted for this as opposed to the full RSI setup. Extremely cool!

 

[nickinfleet]

Ok, now that I have seen your cargo glide, I think I am leaning more this way than drawers. Your setup is sweet!

Thank you so much Paul!

 

[nickinfleet]

Love the ADD bumpers! I had them on a Silverado, only complaint was over time the small rock chips in the powder coat started to rust. I pulled them off, sent them to LineX and had them coated front and back. Worked out nicely.

Love the overall build too! Its definitely a purpose built rig, everything has a place and everything in its place! And you USE the truck for what you built it for. Not rag'n on Jeep owners, but 99% of them build a "cool" looking rig and never venture off the pavement. It looks fun, more power to ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I greatly appreciate the compliments on the build. It was extremely fun piecing together through hours of research.

The feedback on the ADD bumpers is appreciated. I will certainly keep an eye on them over time. I don’t daily drive this truck mainly due to convenience so it will be interesting to see if I experience the same issue with the product. So far I have been happy.

 

[nickinfleet]

@nickinfleet I hate seeing your truck. It makes me want to throw $$$$ around.

No need to build a truck to do that. Just walk into a strip club

 

[Risar]

Nick do you have any pictures of the ADD bumpers from a distance? I'm trying to get a feel for how much shallower the front is vs the stock bumper and everyone has close up shots.

Also - love the setup.

 

[jss1]

Great truck! In terms of your Bwoody sway bar links…did you notice a difference and how was the installation? Thanks.

 

[nickinfleet]

Nick do you have any pictures of the ADD bumpers from a distance? I'm trying to get a feel for how much shallower the front is vs the stock bumper and everyone has close up shots.

Also - love the setup.

I got you on IG so I will send some directly to you today.