4merMP
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Just put on new Method 414 wheels with a 5+2 offset and System 3 XTR 370 tires in 32x10x15 today. This added a couple inches in width over stock. I like the wider stance. I went with matte black wheels with black lug nuts. They also offer the wheels in Graphite, but I figured if I ever wanted to touch-up, the black would be a lot easier to match.
I have been running stock wheels with 32" Carnivores and have been very pleased so far. But I am pleasantly surprised with the more aggressive lugs on the XTR 370s. They also appear to be a beefier tire with heavier sidewalls. Ran them down the road and I don't think they are quite as smooth as the Carnivores, but they did fine at 65-70mph. So I can't complain.
Here's a photo, too, of the HMF muffler installed a while back. I like it and the tone a lot better than stock. Additionally, I finally got around to getting set up for using our 10 1/2" tablet with Lifetime Trailmaps. The pictures show the locking holder, the AJK mounting plate and the Ram Mount hardware we needed to make it work.
Everyone, including me, doesn't like all the cab noise in these things. I'm hard of hearing and have run heavy equipment most of my adult life, so the noise doesn't really bother me, except that it makes it nearly impossible to for my wife and I to talk running at trail speeds. So we purchased the Cardo Packtalk Edge ORV wireless intercoms for our helmets a while back. That made it MUCH easier to hear each other without slowing down. Just a few days ago, I saw Cardo offered headsets with the same JBL speakers that would work with our intercoms when we weren't wearing helmets. Just tried those today and absolutely love them. The earmuff style headsets perfectly muffles the noise to just a little "hum" and the sound is crystal clear talking to each other. I highly recommend them. Yeah, they cost a few hundred bucks, but THEY WORK and make it pleasant inside the cab. No "noise" is kinda peaceful at 8500rpms.
I have been running stock wheels with 32" Carnivores and have been very pleased so far. But I am pleasantly surprised with the more aggressive lugs on the XTR 370s. They also appear to be a beefier tire with heavier sidewalls. Ran them down the road and I don't think they are quite as smooth as the Carnivores, but they did fine at 65-70mph. So I can't complain.
Here's a photo, too, of the HMF muffler installed a while back. I like it and the tone a lot better than stock. Additionally, I finally got around to getting set up for using our 10 1/2" tablet with Lifetime Trailmaps. The pictures show the locking holder, the AJK mounting plate and the Ram Mount hardware we needed to make it work.
Everyone, including me, doesn't like all the cab noise in these things. I'm hard of hearing and have run heavy equipment most of my adult life, so the noise doesn't really bother me, except that it makes it nearly impossible to for my wife and I to talk running at trail speeds. So we purchased the Cardo Packtalk Edge ORV wireless intercoms for our helmets a while back. That made it MUCH easier to hear each other without slowing down. Just a few days ago, I saw Cardo offered headsets with the same JBL speakers that would work with our intercoms when we weren't wearing helmets. Just tried those today and absolutely love them. The earmuff style headsets perfectly muffles the noise to just a little "hum" and the sound is crystal clear talking to each other. I highly recommend them. Yeah, they cost a few hundred bucks, but THEY WORK and make it pleasant inside the cab. No "noise" is kinda peaceful at 8500rpms.
