Mid life crisis Cali Swamper!

[SanderR72]

Gotta love the fire sitting close to the underbody diesel tank. Lol


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That’s just the preheating

 

[wildslammer22]

Hello all,
another mid-life crisis Swamper about to pull the trigger on purchase and need some feedback/guidance.
I am really interested in the fully adjustabe Twin-Monotube Projekt set.
From this thread I understand I should be looking for Falken Wildpeak A/T3W tyres for my use case (70-80% on road/highways, 20-30% offroad) for best low-noise/consumption/traction.
And now for the questions:

1. How easy is to adjust the height on-go? Can I do it easily and switch between on/off-road setups?
2. Which wheels to pick? I am inclined to the 17" Monoblock as these appear to be the lightest, but those 18" look so good on the van. Does any of you have experience on the noise, speedo changes and fuel consumption as well as weight when comparing those?

PS: There is a sale on the kit + 4x AT3 18" wheels here in CZ which makes me consider the 18"

Very similar to my set up, I’m on non adjustable Bilstein suspension and it looks like this is Kohne/eibach? My phone doesn’t support translation form Czech!

I’m very happy with mine, in an ideal world I’d have 17” rims but the 18’s look great! The bead bolts are prone to surface rust though so you will be cleaning them regularly if you want the pristine look - I don’t bother, going for the I’ve driven it look!

The ride is better, handles way better and handles the rough stuff pretty well with a decent improvement on clearance. Speedo is actually pretty much spot on now with GPS reading. I’m not sure how much extra value to adjustment would add unless you really need to to get below 2m. Having had KO2’s on these rims for 40k miles I can say the Falkens are much better in terms of road manners, noise and the compromise off road is really only in side wall durability.

 

[Webbah_in_Switzerland]

Grok doesn’t worry so much about those details.

I had to refine my inputs quite a few times to get that. Some of the early ones were downright bizarre!

Grok doesn’t worry so much about those details.

I had to refine my inputs quite a few times to get that. Some of the early ones were downright bizarre!

Here’s my attempt with Grok creating Wildslammer.

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[Californication69]

Likes sports direct mug of tea