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Picked up my 3500 a couple weeks ago and started the mods. First was the Carli Back Country 2.0, bed lining, rocker lining and of course new wheels and tires.
The tires are 295/70/18 on XD Addicts. I like both this size and this tire as they are fairly quiet, very tough (4000 pound max load) and have no bad qualities. I have them on my Rubicon and had them on the 11' Power Wagon as well. They work great in the dry, wet and snow. Not much difference on ice from what I can tell so far.
I like this specific size as it is approx 1-1.5 inches narrower than 12.50's (which are usually 13" plus). Due to this, they have extremely good road manners and both the Power Wagon and the new truck track perfectly straight down the road and aren't as sensitive to bumps and irregularities. Being nearly as tall as 35's, I don't loose much in diff clearance.
If anyone is curious, the Carli suspension is incredible. My wife has a new Grand Cherokee Overland Summit, which is a fantastic vehicle, and I would say the ride in my truck rivals the GC on all but washboard. It's very obvious how much tuning and engineering went into this kit.
Next up are Carli off road air bags and possibly deletes/tuner. I don't need more power but I want better shifting and maybe better MPG. Also on order are a set of Aluminess bumpers.
The red stripe in the pics is a bit of photoshop fun. I really liked the looks of my 2011 PW and am going to do a red stripe on the truck in the same bed spray material.
The tires are 295/70/18 on XD Addicts. I like both this size and this tire as they are fairly quiet, very tough (4000 pound max load) and have no bad qualities. I have them on my Rubicon and had them on the 11' Power Wagon as well. They work great in the dry, wet and snow. Not much difference on ice from what I can tell so far.
I like this specific size as it is approx 1-1.5 inches narrower than 12.50's (which are usually 13" plus). Due to this, they have extremely good road manners and both the Power Wagon and the new truck track perfectly straight down the road and aren't as sensitive to bumps and irregularities. Being nearly as tall as 35's, I don't loose much in diff clearance.
If anyone is curious, the Carli suspension is incredible. My wife has a new Grand Cherokee Overland Summit, which is a fantastic vehicle, and I would say the ride in my truck rivals the GC on all but washboard. It's very obvious how much tuning and engineering went into this kit.
Next up are Carli off road air bags and possibly deletes/tuner. I don't need more power but I want better shifting and maybe better MPG. Also on order are a set of Aluminess bumpers.
The red stripe in the pics is a bit of photoshop fun. I really liked the looks of my 2011 PW and am going to do a red stripe on the truck in the same bed spray material.
