The ride is the same as it was stock. I thought it would be rougher, but it's not. My biggest surprise with the whole project was with the tires. They are very quiet on the road and don't wander at all. With the windows down there is a little bit of noise, but with the windows up you cannot hear them. I was amazed the first time we ran it down the road.

As for vibration, I have just a little at exactly 40mph. Other than that they are as steady and smooth as can be. We did not balance the wheels and tires, but used Centramatic balancers instead. These balance the tires every time you start moving so they will change as the tires wear. I am planning to balance the tires and wheels now, but will also continue to use the Centramatic balancers. This will no doubt get rid of that vibration.

http://www.centramatic.com/

HEy Will find me in KW.....try the geico tent......truck looks great...

Thanks on the info..It's a problem I have on all 3 of our dooleys.. vibration that nobody around here knows how to do a wheel balance...Ill check these Centramatic balancers out. Thanks Jeff

Thanks for the feedback on the tire noise, I have always steered away from the M/T due to noise. I've had 2 sets of the Toyo Open Country A/T's and will probably go with the Toyo M/T's next since the they are not loud!

nice 450.

Duck, I saw this one on a SEMA site, you did a much nicer job.

That's saying something if you think it compares with the stuff at SEMA!! Wow, thank you all for the compliments. The truck is working perfectly. I have finally taken a few shots of some of the stuff we added, so here they are.

Here is the water tank and tool box combo mounted in the bed. We installed the demand pump inside the tool box portion and then just simply installed the garden hose fitting on the exterior of the box. Hook up the hose, flip the power switch and wash/flush the boat anywhere.

Here are the outlets connected to the power inverter (3000 watt). We used one of the dash switches to power the inverter so we can turn it on and off from inside the cab as needed.

In the bed we mounted an exterior plug box by the tailgate. We were initially going to mount another box in the cab under the drink holders on the back of the console, but we changed the plan after considering what it would look like. Instead, we just ran the power up under the front passenger seat and left a cord rolled up under there. The cord has a three way plug on it and is long enough to reach around the cab as needed. Then when it is not in use it is tucked up under the seat and is completely out of sight.

Here is the horn setup. The horns are mounted to the frame rails and we installed a foot pedal to activate them. Yes, we stole this idea from the fire service, but it works perfectly. The pedal is mounted to the wall just under the emergency brake. The factory horn still works in the steering wheel and all you need is a tap of the toe on the pedal for the air horns.

Sorry. For some reason it would not let me upload this picture to the previous post.