Slate Overlanding Build preview by Lock Off-Road Wheels

[Tran]

Lock Off-Road imagines / previews their idea for a Slate overlanding build.

 

[AZFox]

Unfortunately it's an All-Hat-No-Cattle build.

Edit: Four gasoline containers add extra irony.

 

[danielt1263]

Four gasoline containers add extra irony.

Man, I was hoping those were external, add on, batteries!

 

[Letas]

Unfortunately it's an All-Hat-No-Cattle build.

Edit: Four gasoline containers add extra irony.

Replace em with traction boards and you'd be onto something!

 

[Garbone]

I get this creeping feeling a rear locker will not make the cut.. Would be great but.........Hope I am wrong.

 

[Trace26]

I like the solid rear axle. Lol

 

[Happy Camper]

I get this creeping feeling a rear locker will not make the cut.. Would be great but.........Hope I am wrong.

Or eLSD assist from the minimal stability controls? I could live with 2WD. But only one driven wheel in snow or on muddy mountain roads will not make it for me.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Unfortunately it's an All-Hat-No-Cattle build.

Edit: Four gasoline containers add extra irony.

Gas could be for a generator in the back I know I seen a video of the old man taking a f-150 lightning off ride with one every thing worked but well he didn’t XD if you seen the video you’ll know

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

I noticed a truck in the background at 3-4 seconds that is a little buried XD I couldn’t tell if this was ai or a real mock up then I say that

 

[Trace26]

I noticed a truck in the background at 3-4 seconds that is a little buried XD I couldn’t tell if this was ai or a real mock up then I say that

The buried truck looks like a cyber truck 😂

 

[John5964]

Or eLSD assist from the minimal stability controls? I could live with 2WD. But only one driven wheel in snow or on muddy mountain roads will not make it for me.

I agree, eLSD would be way more advantageous than "Traction Control" and could be a deal breaker for me as well

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

I looked at it had a solid axle in the back and we all know that’s not happening then I thought well could you make one that would be like a hybrid of solid and cv

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Ok, now we get into build specs.


I did find an eBeam solid axle, which I had no idea actually existed for cars—at least based on the advertising. So let’s look at it, shall we?

1. eBeam solid axle
2. Bed rack with MOLLE panels
3. Cab top looks like it’s just part of the bed rack, but you can get it separately
4. Generator and gas cans—since they’re mounted on the back, just assuming there’s a generator
5. Off-road tires—well, duh, they put it out there
6. Light bar that looks like it connects to the cab rack
7. I can’t tell, but are the fenders different? They look wider. Interesting to see if we can do that. I doubt it’s just the fender well, though
8. Flag—since it’s in their build
9. I’d assume a shock upgrade as well
10. A brake upgrade
11. I’d assume a front electric motor for 4x4—not strictly necessary, but who knows what the aftermarket holds for us
12. I know it has a sunroof, since I asked one company
13. Definitely a different bumper with recovery hooks—and I’m not sure what’s below the tire in the back. Maybe it’s a fold-down tire rack style? Not sure, but definitely an upgrade and looks nice. I’m more into the sharp styling
14. A lift—I don’t know if that’s the stock 2-inch lift or not, but it could be a 3–4 inch lift total, adding 1–2 inches

Ok, now that we have what’s on the surface (at least I believe so), we can get into a deeper build—or at least what I’d build out. A mix of stock and aftermarket:

1. I’d have another light bar in the front bumper, with a winch if I could. I know it’s not the best idea because if your line snaps, bye-bye light—but still, it’s nice to have. I’d also add a rear winch, since I’m solo most of the time
2. Ladder rack on the side because: 1) looks, and 2) easy roof access. I find it hard to use a step with the door closed—at least on my current truck
3. The extended battery
4. Rubber floor mats and a liner
5. If not a ladder rack, maybe a fold-out step—the electronic one that also functions as a rock slider. I think it was either Rink or Rough Country that had one. I thought it was cool since it’s built damn near bulletproof
6. Added side lights for better visibility—or ones I could angle better. The top lights are nice, but I’d prefer a different lighting setup
7. A CB radio and antenna—for the group of fools that is us going overlanding in a slate. We could call it the “Slate Line”
8. A fridge and cooking plate—because I’m a fat boy 😄

So that could be a decent setup. Range and weight might be an issue, but aftermarket upgrades could fix that along with body modifications (warranty be damned, as they say). Maybe in 3 years, battery tech will be beyond my wildest dreams, and we’ll be able to upgrade to a +battery—but time will tell