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The opening was the one for OEM bed lights, which my truck does not have. Usually when they bed line these they paint right over the cover plates but, in my case, they seemed to have taken the plates off and did not replace them. So, I drop wires down from the bed, got underneath and followed...

Put some 12V power ports in the bed.

You can buy the lower grill with mounting hardware from SKT Customs and add your own lights, or you can buy the complete kit, with lights and harnesses, from Vice Design.

Where I live fog is rarely a problem. Spotting deer and hogs before they try to commit suicide running in front of you is the primary application so I went with driving lights.

It is almost impossible to seal the bed of any pickup to prevent dust intrusion. There are openings everywhere. Park it in a sunny spot, crawl inside and close the tailgate. Start stuffing foam and weather stripping everywhere you see light coming through.

Installed fuse box/switch system. I know these are Chinesium but I've used these in boats and UTVs and they work well. The wireless switch panel means no fishing wires through the firewall and I can take the remote on the boat and use it to light up the boat ramp after dark. More...

Installed some lights.

You can order a kit from Vice Designs that includes the lights, harnesses and replacement grille. The grille will come from SKT and the lights/harnesses will come from Vice.

Or you need better suspension or a bigger truck. I see a lot of trailers being pulled by tow vehicles that are too small for the job.

When you use a weight distribution hitch with a trailer that is lighter than the tow vehicle you are transferring some of the weight of the vehicle to the trailer. Given the tires on most trailers that is a bad idea.

Sorry for my confusion but did you add a cargo camera or a front-facing (grille) camera?

Did you have it aligned? If not, there's your problem. It is also possible they knocked some wheel weights off and you have a balance problem. I've had those shocks and they were great. I have Eibachs on now which are very similar and they are fine.

I hope you chase them and find out! Worst case--can you just tap into them on the back of the HU?

Could you expound on this statement? What do you find deficient with your current setup?

When you finish this epic trip it would be interesting for you to double back and discuss what you like, dislike and would do differently with the truck. Given that some of the components and mods were expensive, were they absolutely necessary? Or, perhaps you didn't go far enough and felt...

Great thread!

That tire will be the same width but more than 2" taller so your speedo will be off about 5MPH at 70MPH. Road noise is more a function of tread pattern, not size. I don't know about rubbing.

Well, Matt's Offroad Recovery would disagree with you.

Mine are 275/65/20 Milestar Paragonia. They are 34.1" according to Milestar and when I corrected my speedometer for that size it came out perfectly. A 35" tire would only be another 0.5" taller and I wanted to save unsprung weight. Also, I think prices take a big jump for 35 inch tires so I...

I have 34.1" tires on stock 20" wheels, 2" lift. No problem.