xonetruthcrewx
09-03-2012, 03:20 PM
Thread title pretty much explains what went down. My desire to make this happen really started when I got my CBI Tire Carrier. I went with the 'premium' model that has the pass through receiver at the bottom. This brought things to a whole new level of 'low hanging'. Not to mention the additional overhang.
When I removed my spare I noticed that the 4th Gens have a boxed in frame. This is a good thing. And being that the stock receiver is just bolted to that, why not remove it and install a receiver directly into the frame. Stronger, better, BAM!
Stock Receiver w/Tire Carrier
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/TireCarrier.jpg
Height Measurements with Stock Receiver
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PreMeasurement2.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PreMeasurement1.jpg
Bumper Removed, Stock Receiver Shown
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/StockReceiver2.jpg
Stock Receiver Removed and Marked for Cutting
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/FrameMarked.jpg
Frame Cut
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/FrameCut.jpg
Receiver Welded In
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/ReceiverInstalled.jpg
New Measurements
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PostMeasurement1.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PostMeasurement2.jpg
All Said and Done..
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/Overall1.jpg
Oh, Removed all the Spare Tire BS in the process. Dropped like 15lbs! Race Car Status.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/SpareBSRemoval.jpg
So 20 bucks later and about 4 hours of my time, I have much less hangage. Gained 4.5" of clearance over the stock setup. Quite happy with this.
When I removed my spare I noticed that the 4th Gens have a boxed in frame. This is a good thing. And being that the stock receiver is just bolted to that, why not remove it and install a receiver directly into the frame. Stronger, better, BAM!
Stock Receiver w/Tire Carrier
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/TireCarrier.jpg
Height Measurements with Stock Receiver
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PreMeasurement2.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PreMeasurement1.jpg
Bumper Removed, Stock Receiver Shown
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/StockReceiver2.jpg
Stock Receiver Removed and Marked for Cutting
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/FrameMarked.jpg
Frame Cut
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/FrameCut.jpg
Receiver Welded In
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/ReceiverInstalled.jpg
New Measurements
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PostMeasurement1.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/PostMeasurement2.jpg
All Said and Done..
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/Overall1.jpg
Oh, Removed all the Spare Tire BS in the process. Dropped like 15lbs! Race Car Status.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f392/xonetruthcrewx/4th%20Gen/SpareBSRemoval.jpg
So 20 bucks later and about 4 hours of my time, I have much less hangage. Gained 4.5" of clearance over the stock setup. Quite happy with this.