Box Rocket - 2003 TRD Doublecab

Dude your truck is so sick.

 

Every time I find myself with cold feet on lifting, I look at your build

 

Why would you get cold feet?.....besides the whole Alaska thing.

 

Just the unknown issues I may come across when installing. I also need this to be my DD for a few years so I'm thinking of putting money into a double din, sub, and amp instead of lifting. It will be considerably cheaper than lifting as well. But your truck is so badass I change my mind when I look at it haha. Once I graduate and land a real job it won't be an issue.

 

Built my new front skidplate last night and finished it up this morning. Turned out pretty good. Next up is the trans and belly skid this next week.

 

looks good! nice work.

 

Very nice!! I like the way it wraps around the rear of the R&P...nice work!!

 

Very nice that is similar to how I have been thinking of making mine

 

Do you still have your old bed rack?

 

dude what size wheels and tires do you have on ur taco box rocket

 

Yep. Still use it occasionally.

33x10.50 BFG KM2s, and 15x8" wheels.

 

How do you plan on tying the tranny skid into the IFS one? It seems like it will be difficult with it being bolted to the rack bolts and with how you angled it up for rack protection.

 

I dont see where its bolted to the rack

edit: Never mind...Good eye!!

 

Take a look at the Budbuilt skids. Mine will be similar. The tranny skid will bolt to the angled part of the front skid and to the t-case crossmember. The belly skid will also bolt to the t-case crossmember and to a custom crossmember farther back.

 

Ah I see now

 

Built the trans skid last night and used the same 'whiskey bend' method as I did on the front skid. I had several people ask about how I did that so here are a few pics.

using a cutting wheel I cut almost all the way through the plate ( on the outside of the bend) and bent the plate. The gap is then fully welded and ground smooth.




Couple pics of the trans skid. Like I said, it still needs paint and a couple holes drilled so I can bolt it to the back of my IFS skid (the slanted peice will attach to the front skid) and there are a couple custom brackets welded to my stock crossmember where it will attach on the back.

It covers just the tranny pan. The upright peices are notched to clear the tube going into the pan on the passenger side, and the driverside is clearanced a bit more for the driveshaft. I could have made the skid wider but I chose not to in an effort to keep the weight down as much as I could. It still covers what I need it too.



Bottom side


Lastly, some had asked to see better pics of the brackets on the rear of the front skid where it attaches to the steering rack. I had to custom shape these to fit around the steering rack but they're solid and should work well.

 

sub'd

lovin' your rig bro!