Hello Carry sub-forum. I'm a new Carry owner from Alberta, Canada. My Carry is a 1999, the importer put the wheels, tires and lift on it and I painted the strip down the side last weekend. Next few steps are for a new floor mat (having trouble finding on on-line, might just find some rubber matting and cut to fit) and really would like to get a hitch receiver on the back. Any hints or tips are welcome!
So i thought I'd keep this going as a diary thread of my truck. I couldn't find a floor mat on-line for the truck, so I stopped at the hardware store and got them to cut me off a length of continuos rubber floor mat. I used the old mat as a pattern, traced it out and cut it with some heavy duty scissors. I like how it turned out.
I got the new radio today and popped it in quick after work. It has AM/FM/AUX/USB/SD and BlueTooth. It's not a perfect fit, too tight with the mounting bracket. I ended up installing it with a pressure fit, it's quite snug, and I am not concerned with theft in my area. Sound is not great, but I wasn't expecting much from two tiny speakers. However, I am happy to have more options available rather than just AM radio.
The guy I bought it from did the wheels and tires. The rubber is Maxis Ceros 23x8-12 and the rims are Vision Lockout's 12x7.
The truck spends most of its time on the yard on my acreage and down the gravel roads. It handles alright, not great, not terrible, but are noisy at certain speeds. There is a 2" lift on the truck, again, installed by the guy I bought it from. The guy imports the trucks and says of all tires he's tried, he like the Maxxis Ceros the best.
Hey man, first k-truck I've seen with a stripe! Looks awesome. Is your Carry 4wd, and if so does it have selectable 2wd? I'm looking at getting a 99-2000 myself but I'd like to be able to choose when to use 4wd.
I like how the stripe turned out. I used rattle-can bed liner and it gives it the right amount of texture to look tough rather than sporty. The truck is selectable 2H-4H-N-4L. The 2H-4H is shift on the fly, but I find it works best if your off the throttle when shifting.
Been a while since I was last on....kinda feel bad about it! Anyway, just a quick update on a hitch I fabbed up for the mini truck. I'm not an engineer, my welding skills are poor, but the hitch will mostly be for pulling a small trailer around my property for grass, leaves and branches. It won't be pulling anything on public roads.
Amazing hitch I really want one as well for my truck. You got yours from 4 sons offroad correct? I would love an update!
Yeah, pick it up from 4 Sons, they were great to deal with. As for an update, I haven't done much with the truck lately, just a expanded metal screen over the back window.
Oh that's a great idea!! How did you attach the rear hitch? Where where the strongest points? Your truck is looking great!!
We attach ours to the side of the frame on the front and on the rear hitches. A very solid attachment.
You should make them I would buy one !!! Did you get 250lb springs or 300? I'm debating what one i should get.
I’m certain that it is not the strongest point, but my hitch bolts to the back of the leaf spring bracket. It was the easiest place to bolt it up without drilling large holes in the frame. I only tow a small trailer for leaves, grass and branches around my yard so I’m comfortable with it.