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I have the same X-AT on the prerunner and absolutely love them. Great highway manners, and zero complaints in the dirt or sand. Had them for three offroad seasons and wear has been very good, imo, even with the TTB and a spool

I think you’re overthinking how much weight you need. Yes, more is better, but load up the bed with camping gear, loaded ice chest, tools… and you’re doing pretty solid to get those springs working well. That said. I wanted my rear as heavy as I could get it because I thought I was going to...

Looks like a fun route!

Dude congrats! It looks mean!

Been trying to log miles each week, but it’s slowed a bit since my son was born. Put just about 100 miles on the bike since I got it, and have done a bit of personalizing. Favorite cooor is purple, so slowly got rid of all the gold bits (except the fork compression knob). New rear tire...

Shoot I'd be interested in one of the four from the bottom picture.

Ah gotcha. The lower one looks like it might be a shin/knee killer, but I'll take your word for it if you're 6ft lol

Curious why you did the harness bar support tubes that way? Seems like if you flipped the bend directions you’d give the passengers a ton more room

Ok I'm not familiar with that setting - I'll have to take a look. I know how to stitch the scans together, but just wondering how they're keeping the file size small-ish. My laptop would have a hard time with a really detailed scan for a full vehicle

Nice! I've got the same scanner. What settings are you using to scan such a large file?

I'll have to look at my print/bed temps, but I found the key is no fan running at all. My machine has a built in enclosure, so I keep it closed at all times, fan off, and that's about it. I've found it to print pretty effortlessly, to be honest.

I would hold onto the bed as long as you can. I never understood people ditching the bed for a leaf sprung setup.

That's good info. I'll have to revisit it when I try printing PETG again. I've got ABS down pretty good now, but PETG would be nice for food grade stuff or things that need to be more flexible.

Sharpening it made a huge difference for me. Once you pop the head off, use the air hammer to knock the rivet through the frame. Only time I've ever had an issue is if space is tight.

That'll definitely be an improvement. If you can add tubes from your bedcage to the rear bed bolts. I think your bed corners are flexing up and down as well. The diagonals you added will mainly stiffen movement in the rear as if you are pushing into the bedside at the taillights