Thoughts on 37s

T-rex attack your inner fender? Haha

 

Why do people talk about having spare wheel bearings? I was always under the impression that they just wear out and get play - not seize up

 

A spare wheel bearing wont do you much good unless you carry a 10 ton press with you as well. The reason for carrying a spare hub with a good wheel bearing is for the reason you just said. Yes, a wheel bearing can cause catastrophic failure but it's more likely that you just end up driving down the road at 20 mph scared shitless that your truck is gonna come apart and your wheel fall off. Every trip I go on is 200+ miles one way. I'll just stop and change my hub out

 

Not true. I changed my wheel bearings with a block of wood and a one pound hammer. That was 50K miles ago. That said, they don't suddenly grenade. Check them every oil change, and you will catch it before something catastrophic happens.

 

This guys not messing around!! You've got my attention

 

I believe this. You are also self proclaimed as the hillbilly engineering king so this sounds like exactly what you would do. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say for 99.9999999% of people on the trail it's gonna be much easier to swap out a complete hub then a wheel bearing.

 

By just shaking the tire?

 

Jack up the front until both tires are off the ground. Grab the tire by the top and bottom and see if it moves. It should be tight. This also gives you a chance to check out the bushings in the LCA's and UCA's, CV boots, as well as tie rods and steering rack. Glance at the brakes and shocks while you are in there, and slide underneath to check U-joints, check for oil leaks, and move to the rear end. If you do this very simple procedure every oil change (and fix what is bad along the way) your truck will last until you are old and grey.

 

The gf found a couple grey hairs earlier this week and kindly pointed it out. Does this mean I have to deal with balding, grey hair, AND my truck wearing out?

 

Figured if I'm doing it, might as well go big or go home. If I can I'd like to get another 1/2" of clearance from where I am at now.

 

Post your progress. Gonna try to redo mine this weekend

 

YES! After Moab I'm gonna tackle mine again too.

 

Will do, I'm hoping to finish that side up tonight

 

If you were going big on cutting then you would tub the fender well .......

You can't be a pussy your whole life

 

That's later, I want to get my truck back on the road by the weekend since work is letting me borrow the truck for the week

 

With 8" of clearance im still rub with 35 when rock crawls by looking at yours with 37 its a suicide decision but if you just park on your driveway for photo bombs and pic whores then I guess it ok.

 

That's gayer than cock flavored chapstick.
A) you have a first gen tacoma with a SAS. Move your axle forward dummy.

B) anyone of us with 37's on a second gen actually wheels. Want to run 'em?

 

Peace peach. for A n B im done with both been there done that.

 

Thank you sir for that

 

Funnay