Chubbs
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If you want to get specific there will be 8/10mm for small bolts & 14/15/18/19mm on up for your bigger bolts & parts like BJs. Keep a medium sized crescent wrench with a spare pipe or bar that you know for a fact will slide over that crescent & your ratchets for leverage. At the least I keep small 3-ton bottle jack, it doesn't take up any space. I also keep a 4x4 block of wood to set it on. It has taken the place of the factory emergency jack but doubles as a mobile press, which is where it has seen the majority of its duty.
Always have a long extension & univ' joint for 1/4 ratchet to get at hose clamps in tight spots.
Set of Torx & Allen bits with adapter for ratchet/driver. These kits are much better than having 1/2-doz dif't screwdrivers.
Quality penetrating spray
Gorilla tape or equivalent
Roll of rags
Always make sure you have the proper tools to release your spare tire and go through the routine to determine if the mechanism works. When I bought my last truck it was missing the last leg of the bar which both adapts to the jack AND the winch for the spare. I was unable to remove the spare tire until I went to a junkyard and happened to find the necessary piece from a junker. This is a big 1. Used vehicles that we reg' purchase will be missing all kinds of necessary $hit that we don't go for until we need it in emergency. Be prepared. Great thread by the way.
Edit: @Doubeleive def gotta have a nice, big vice grip on-deck. Another 1 of those universal "must-haves" that should be in every truck.
OP: I don't know if you have the subwoofer in the very back, left-hand side but mine is just a box with trap door. I stuff all kinds of bars and pipes in there with the factory tire tools.
Always have a long extension & univ' joint for 1/4 ratchet to get at hose clamps in tight spots.
Set of Torx & Allen bits with adapter for ratchet/driver. These kits are much better than having 1/2-doz dif't screwdrivers.
Quality penetrating spray
Gorilla tape or equivalent
Roll of rags
Always make sure you have the proper tools to release your spare tire and go through the routine to determine if the mechanism works. When I bought my last truck it was missing the last leg of the bar which both adapts to the jack AND the winch for the spare. I was unable to remove the spare tire until I went to a junkyard and happened to find the necessary piece from a junker. This is a big 1. Used vehicles that we reg' purchase will be missing all kinds of necessary $hit that we don't go for until we need it in emergency. Be prepared. Great thread by the way.
Edit: @Doubeleive def gotta have a nice, big vice grip on-deck. Another 1 of those universal "must-haves" that should be in every truck.
OP: I don't know if you have the subwoofer in the very back, left-hand side but mine is just a box with trap door. I stuff all kinds of bars and pipes in there with the factory tire tools.
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