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You should get a Cyber Truck......Whistlin Diesel just tested one!
😂🤦 not that Crazy moron again. That rich idiot has ruined more good vehicles than anyone in there . When He rolled that red Wrangler I wanted to kick him in the balls.
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Isn't he the one that bought a super clean survivor Square Body Chevy just to destroy it?
 

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His Daddy is one of the DIESEL Brothers they got a show . He has helicopters and monster trucks and everything.
Yes I believe its the same guy.
 

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they got a show
I usually don't watch those "reality car/truck" shows because they are far from reality, and some of the dumb stuff they do - like, how they heck did they land a TV show, they sure aren't good examples to follow. I've watched more of them struggle........... and I finally had to stop watching.
 

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His Daddy is one of the DIESEL Brothers they got a show . He has helicopters and monster trucks and everything.
Yes I believe its the same guy.
Turd.
 

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Here is a picture of mine after straightening (was bent 25mm down at the end of the frame) and a combination install of both the Shift Autowerx braces and Red or Dead frame reinforcement plates, done early 2025.

The Red or Dead Fab ones run the whole rear side of the frame from just behind the control arm frame mounts to end of the frame so you need to make some mods to both so they work together. Looks like Red or Dead now prebends the plates which would be a BIG help, mine came flat so they had to be bent as you fitted them.

Think about how you will manage cleaning up the inside of the frame and resealing it as there is a huge amount of welding involved which peels the paint on the inside of the frame. I used a bunch of different makeshift tools to scrape out everything I could and then used thinned Eastwood Rust Encapsulator Platinum Premium Rust Preventive Coating paint which I sprayed (again custom tools) to get all the way into the frame. Huge pain in the ass to do it.

Also make sure when the side plates are prepped that you account for all the holes in the frame you won't be able to get at once the plates are welded on. Either seal them up completely before or add seam sealer around them before you press the plate on, otherwise you will end up with water coming from the inside of the frame in behind the side plates with no where to go. Mine wasn't prepped well so I had to do a bunch of after work to ensure everything was sealed up. It was a lot more more work then if it had been planned for prior to the plates being attached.

Overall it was tons of work to do this install but should be strong now, fingers crossed.

I could probably write pages about the install. If anyone has questions feel free to DM me and I can provide some additional pics, etc.

Check out Odins Chronicles on instagram he has some good videos of his install of the Red or Dead kit as well.
Here is one link but he had a bunch more videos
--www.instagram.com/p/C6oB8XzLSEG---
--www.instagram.com/reels/C6lc2I4u3xX--

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Here is a picture of mine after straightening (was bent 25mm down at the end of the frame) and a combination install of both the Shift Autowerx braces and Red or Dead frame reinforcement plates, done early 2025.

The Red or Dead Fab ones run the whole rear side of the frame from just behind the control arm frame mounts to end of the frame so you need to make some mods to both so they work together. Looks like Red or Dead now prebends the plates which would be a BIG help, mine came flat so they had to be bent as you fitted them.

Think about how you will manage cleaning up the inside of the frame and resealing it as there is a huge amount of welding involved which peels the paint on the inside of the frame. I used a bunch of different makeshift tools to scrape out everything I could and then used thinned Eastwood Rust Encapsulator Platinum Premium Rust Preventive Coating paint which I sprayed (again custom tools) to get all the way into the frame. Huge pain in the ass to do it.

Also make sure when the side plates are prepped that you account for all the holes in the frame you won't be able to get at once the plates are welded on. Either seal them up completely before or add seam sealer around them before you press the plate on, otherwise you will end up with water coming from the inside of the frame in behind the side plates with no where to go. Mine wasn't prepped well so I had to do a bunch of after work to ensure everything was sealed up. It was a lot more more work then if it had been planned for prior to the plates being attached.

Overall it was tons of work to do this install but should be strong now, fingers crossed.

I could probably write pages about the install. If anyone has questions feel free to DM me and I can provide some additional pics, etc.

Check out Odins Chronicles on instagram he has some good videos of his install of the Red or Dead kit as well.
Here is one link but he had a bunch more videos --www.instagram.com/p/C6oB8XzLSEG---

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The wow emoji didn’t seem sufficient. Damn.
 

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Got mine done about 5 months ago. I hung a 40 off the back with a metal bumper, might be overkill but I don’t want to take any chances as my foot can get stupid sometimes.

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Here is a picture of mine after straightening (was bent 25mm down at the end of the frame) and a combination install of both the Shift Autowerx braces and Red or Dead frame reinforcement plates, done early 2025.

The Red or Dead Fab ones run the whole rear side of the frame from just behind the control arm frame mounts to end of the frame so you need to make some mods to both so they work together. Looks like Red or Dead now prebends the plates which would be a BIG help, mine came flat so they had to be bent as you fitted them.

Think about how you will manage cleaning up the inside of the frame and resealing it as there is a huge amount of welding involved which peels the paint on the inside of the frame. I used a bunch of different makeshift tools to scrape out everything I could and then used thinned Eastwood Rust Encapsulator Platinum Premium Rust Preventive Coating paint which I sprayed (again custom tools) to get all the way into the frame. Huge pain in the ass to do it.

Also make sure when the side plates are prepped that you account for all the holes in the frame you won't be able to get at once the plates are welded on. Either seal them up completely before or add seam sealer around them before you press the plate on, otherwise you will end up with water coming from the inside of the frame in behind the side plates with no where to go. Mine wasn't prepped well so I had to do a bunch of after work to ensure everything was sealed up. It was a lot more more work then if it had been planned for prior to the plates being attached.

Overall it was tons of work to do this install but should be strong now, fingers crossed.

I could probably write pages about the install. If anyone has questions feel free to DM me and I can provide some additional pics, etc.

Check out Odins Chronicles on instagram he has some good videos of his install of the Red or Dead kit as well.
Here is one link but he had a bunch more videos --www.instagram.com/p/C6oB8XzLSEG---

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The wow emoji didn’t seem sufficient. Damn.
 

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Here is a picture of mine after straightening (was bent 25mm down at the end of the frame) and a combination install of both the Shift Autowerx braces and Red or Dead frame reinforcement plates, done early 2025.

The Red or Dead Fab ones run the whole rear side of the frame from just behind the control arm frame mounts to end of the frame so you need to make some mods to both so they work together. Looks like Red or Dead now prebends the plates which would be a BIG help, mine came flat so they had to be bent as you fitted them.

Think about how you will manage cleaning up the inside of the frame and resealing it as there is a huge amount of welding involved which peels the paint on the inside of the frame. I used a bunch of different makeshift tools to scrape out everything I could and then used thinned Eastwood Rust Encapsulator Platinum Premium Rust Preventive Coating paint which I sprayed (again custom tools) to get all the way into the frame. Huge pain in the ass to do it.

Also make sure when the side plates are prepped that you account for all the holes in the frame you won't be able to get at once the plates are welded on. Either seal them up completely before or add seam sealer around them before you press the plate on, otherwise you will end up with water coming from the inside of the frame in behind the side plates with no where to go. Mine wasn't prepped well so I had to do a bunch of after work to ensure everything was sealed up. It was a lot more more work then if it had been planned for prior to the plates being attached.

Overall it was tons of work to do this install but should be strong now, fingers crossed.

I could probably write pages about the install. If anyone has questions feel free to DM me and I can provide some additional pics, etc.

Check out Odins Chronicles on instagram he has some good videos of his install of the Red or Dead kit as well.
Here is one link but he had a bunch more videos
--www.instagram.com/p/C6oB8XzLSEG---
--www.instagram.com/reels/C6lc2I4u3xX--

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Wow nice write up, sounds like I should drop the truck off at Red and Dead which is 3 hours away and just have them do it. I bought the plates from them but sounds like it's best to let them use their experience to make it more efficient. Nice group of guys, when i was in Prescott on a trip I stop by to pick up the plates.
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