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  1. Wow, these RE are sharp! Need to see one in the wild.
  2. As other's note, it's a mice problem, not a vehicle problem. IME, the bigger exposure to mice making a home out of the vehicle is that eventually it becomes an odor issue that cannot be remedied without pulling apart, replacing, and disinfecting everything. You absolutely, positively, gotta find a way to either (1) get rid of them, or (2) keep them out of the vehicle. There's many methods that are largely up to you including cats, poisons, traps, deterrents, sealants/screens, etc, but likely a combination of these things given they are persistent buggers for food and warmth.
  3. TX, those are aluminum 54" channel rails that mount either with expander bolts or regular bolts to vehicle rooftops, caps, or tonneaus. I got these from Rack Attack, though both Yakima and Thule now have them. http://www.rackattack.com/base-roof-rack-systems/permanent-custom-mount-roof-rack-systems/yakima-54-inch-track-hardtop-kit/ These were bolted through the rail caps and steel truck bed tops, but in the future can be removed and covered by just replacing the plastic rail caps. These are very solid, and the rack towers/crossbars/gear racks can be removed from the rails with a matching keylock to the rest of the Yak/Thule locks. Would not recommend attempting some pressure clamps or mount only to the tonneau frame as you're asking for a blow off especially if hauling larger items like kayaks.
  4. ^Thanks Mack, recall seeing something to that effect. I have the airbags coming, but may go ahead and just slap in the non-height adjustable Billys as well, gotta be an improvement over the stocker Ranchos.
  5. Apologies if this is a repeat, I cannot possibly go back to read 33 pages. My local shop is suggesting the Bilstein's are not valved properly for the Max Tow/NHT and to wait until Billy or others come out with shocks specified for the NHT. MRT or others, is that consistent with your understanding? Please and thanks.
  6. Seeing the effort many are making at retrofitting these tow mirrors, all I can add is they are absolutely worth the effort being made here. IME, I wouldn't own a truck without them as the OEM small stockers were woefully inadequate for DD even without a tow load. No way would I tow anything without proper tow mirrors, or worse case, clip-ons. Can you drive this truck as DD or with a hook up and get by? Sure. But IMO it would be like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Those who complain about dumbo ears are putting form over function. It aint a Ferrari. For those who park in tighter spaces, the power fold-ins will get used regularly. Guys who have more room to run around and park with clearance can do without this feature. YMMV. Good luck.
  7. My wife's SUV runs Blizzaks in winter, and while they are likely the best snow and ice tread out there, they tramline and wear fast on pavement. The soft compound and siping are great in winter conditions, less so on tarmack. We've run dedicated snows, studded snows, AT M&S rated in SUV's, trucks, AWD sedans. The 1500 with Duratracs is by far the most planted vehicle on snow and ice I've driven. That's going back 25 years of chasing storms for powder skiing in Colorado and elsewhere. Meanwhile, they also have good pavement manners (slight hum), don't hydroplane on wet roads, handle OR, and have beefy construction for tow.
  8. +5 to the Duratracs for snow, tow, durability. Not that heavy either.
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