1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site
    Quick Links: Forth of July - Michigan UP Trails/Camping/Hiking Nasty Nati Mobbin' in Moab 2019! (July 6 - July 20) Midwest -> Moab March 24- April 2 2023 Indiana FS Bedrug and bed extender. WisCOMMsin

Chicagoland area members

Discussion in 'Mid West' started by BIGLuke, Jul 30, 2009.

Page 129 of 265
  1. Sep 10, 2015 at 4:29 AM
    #2561
    geekhouse23

    #2561
    geekhouse23 The "Liftman" - @DrFunker

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2013
    Member:
    #108251
    Messages:
    15,715
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2GMGMDCSB4WDTRDFTMFW!! TL;DR
    mostly stock, grocery gettin' Prius
    .
     
    geekhouse23, Sep 10, 2015
    #2561
  2. Sep 10, 2015 at 6:15 AM
    #2562
    NwiTACO

    #2562
    NwiTACO Big tars, little/no bed.

    Joined:
    May 19, 2009
    Member:
    #17416
    Messages:
    4,428
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Mark
    Indiana
    Vehicle:
    05 TRD Sport
    Custom Everything, 1 Ton Axles F & R
    1. Badlands Off Road Park, Attica IN
    2. Yes there is plenty you can do, everything from mild to wild.
    3. Sliders and skid plates should be THE first mods done. They will save the most damage from being done. After that bumpers.
     
    NwiTACO, Sep 10, 2015
    #2562
    GARSHA91 likes this.
  3. Sep 10, 2015 at 6:22 AM
    #2563
    ambiguous25

    #2563
    ambiguous25 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2015
    Member:
    #163404
    Messages:
    58
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Daniel
    Joliet, IL
    Vehicle:
    2015 White Access Cab TRD Off-Road
    electrical: Raizin voltage stabilizer and grounding package accessories: WT mats & side window shields and bug shield and bump step, Tacoma bed mat TRD: rear license plate frame, 6-spd shift knob, valve stem caps
    is there a difference between sliders and nerf bars ? or just two names for the same thing
     
    ambiguous25, Sep 10, 2015
    #2563
  4. Sep 10, 2015 at 6:23 AM
    #2564
    geekhouse23

    #2564
    geekhouse23 The "Liftman" - @DrFunker

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2013
    Member:
    #108251
    Messages:
    15,715
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2GMGMDCSB4WDTRDFTMFW!! TL;DR
    mostly stock, grocery gettin' Prius
    One is meant to protect your rockers and help you slide over rocks..the other one is just simply a step that will not protect anything off road.
     
    geekhouse23, Sep 10, 2015
    #2564
  5. Sep 10, 2015 at 6:44 AM
    #2565
    slander

    #2565
    slander Honorary Crawl Boi

    Joined:
    May 10, 2013
    Member:
    #103909
    Messages:
    8,964
    Gender:
    Male
    Hickory, NC
    Vehicle:
    02 Tacoma, fixed with curse words.
    This! I would also add a winch before lift and tires. Wheel your truck with the mentioned mods, then once you do lift and put new tires on it you will be able to go that much farther. Wheeling it stockish will make you a much better driver.
     
    slander, Sep 10, 2015
    #2565
  6. Sep 10, 2015 at 8:14 AM
    #2566
    NwiTACO

    #2566
    NwiTACO Big tars, little/no bed.

    Joined:
    May 19, 2009
    Member:
    #17416
    Messages:
    4,428
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Mark
    Indiana
    Vehicle:
    05 TRD Sport
    Custom Everything, 1 Ton Axles F & R
    I always said larger tires will get you into more places....a winch will get you out of more places:thumbsup:
     
    NwiTACO, Sep 10, 2015
    #2566
  7. Sep 10, 2015 at 1:31 PM
    #2567
    slander

    #2567
    slander Honorary Crawl Boi

    Joined:
    May 10, 2013
    Member:
    #103909
    Messages:
    8,964
    Gender:
    Male
    Hickory, NC
    Vehicle:
    02 Tacoma, fixed with curse words.
    Damn right! I wheeled evrey trail at the badlands with my truck on stock goodyear GSA's and with full armor and a winch.
     
    slander, Sep 10, 2015
    #2567
  8. Sep 10, 2015 at 2:09 PM
    #2568
    mrevilandy

    #2568
    mrevilandy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2011
    Member:
    #49056
    Messages:
    198
    Gender:
    Male
    So what's the new date since I keep missing it by a day or so lol
     
    mrevilandy, Sep 10, 2015
    #2568
  9. Sep 11, 2015 at 5:03 PM
    #2569
    tacomonster23

    #2569
    tacomonster23 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 27, 2015
    Member:
    #156123
    Messages:
    137
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Matt
    Vehicle:
    06 Taco
    Ive never really wheeled my truck but ive been wanting to. Im stock and getting my frame replaced sometime this month and figure this would be a good time to pop the cheery. Anybody heading out to the badlands anytime soon?
     
    tacomonster23, Sep 11, 2015
    #2569
  10. Sep 11, 2015 at 5:20 PM
    #2570
    mrevilandy

    #2570
    mrevilandy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2011
    Member:
    #49056
    Messages:
    198
    Gender:
    Male
    I've only been twice and I still haven't been to the rock quarry was always afraid of not being able to turn around if it got to hairy. Are there alt paths in the quarry?
     
    mrevilandy, Sep 11, 2015
    #2570
  11. Sep 12, 2015 at 5:14 AM
    #2571
    ambiguous25

    #2571
    ambiguous25 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 4, 2015
    Member:
    #163404
    Messages:
    58
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Daniel
    Joliet, IL
    Vehicle:
    2015 White Access Cab TRD Off-Road
    electrical: Raizin voltage stabilizer and grounding package accessories: WT mats & side window shields and bug shield and bump step, Tacoma bed mat TRD: rear license plate frame, 6-spd shift knob, valve stem caps
    what trails are an hour from Bolingbrook ?
     
    ambiguous25, Sep 12, 2015
    #2571
  12. Sep 12, 2015 at 5:43 AM
    #2572
    geekhouse23

    #2572
    geekhouse23 The "Liftman" - @DrFunker

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2013
    Member:
    #108251
    Messages:
    15,715
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2GMGMDCSB4WDTRDFTMFW!! TL;DR
    mostly stock, grocery gettin' Prius
    Cliffs insane terrain. Everyone I had talked to says it's more for Jeeps meaning a little higher chance of body damage. I heard is always wet/muddy and a winch is highly recommended
     
    geekhouse23, Sep 12, 2015
    #2572
  13. Sep 12, 2015 at 6:11 AM
    #2573
    slander

    #2573
    slander Honorary Crawl Boi

    Joined:
    May 10, 2013
    Member:
    #103909
    Messages:
    8,964
    Gender:
    Male
    Hickory, NC
    Vehicle:
    02 Tacoma, fixed with curse words.
    I was talking about when we camp at the badlands.

    Don't take your truck to the cliffs. That place Is way too tight and muddy. I caved in the side of my truck on one tree root hanging out of the side of the trail. Its a perfect place if you have a beater Cherokee or something like that.
     
    slander, Sep 12, 2015
    #2573
  14. Sep 12, 2015 at 9:52 AM
    #2574
    mrevilandy

    #2574
    mrevilandy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2011
    Member:
    #49056
    Messages:
    198
    Gender:
    Male
    Is there really nothing at the cliffs for us? I've seen some YouTube videos with a bunch of fj's and even regular Chevy trucks that play there
     
    mrevilandy, Sep 12, 2015
    #2574
  15. Sep 12, 2015 at 1:57 PM
    #2575
    slander

    #2575
    slander Honorary Crawl Boi

    Joined:
    May 10, 2013
    Member:
    #103909
    Messages:
    8,964
    Gender:
    Male
    Hickory, NC
    Vehicle:
    02 Tacoma, fixed with curse words.
    There is if you mind, mud, breakage and body damage. The trails are either 2wd easy or retarded hard, there's no real in between. The badlands has a lot more to offer for the people on here. Cliffs is fun if you have a beater trail rig that you don't give a crap about.
     
    slander, Sep 12, 2015
    #2575
  16. Sep 17, 2015 at 10:14 AM
    #2576
    mrevilandy

    #2576
    mrevilandy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2011
    Member:
    #49056
    Messages:
    198
    Gender:
    Male
    For the guys that do badlands what tires are you all running. My grappler g2 hates mud. It's the only thing that has stopped me in my tracks literally....
     
    mrevilandy, Sep 17, 2015
    #2576
  17. Sep 17, 2015 at 10:16 AM
    #2577
    geekhouse23

    #2577
    geekhouse23 The "Liftman" - @DrFunker

    Joined:
    Jul 14, 2013
    Member:
    #108251
    Messages:
    15,715
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2GMGMDCSB4WDTRDFTMFW!! TL;DR
    mostly stock, grocery gettin' Prius
    Duratracs
     
    geekhouse23, Sep 17, 2015
    #2577
  18. Sep 17, 2015 at 10:21 AM
    #2578
    mrevilandy

    #2578
    mrevilandy Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 10, 2011
    Member:
    #49056
    Messages:
    198
    Gender:
    Male
    Are they really that much better?from everything I read every at tire doesn't do do great in mud
     
    mrevilandy, Sep 17, 2015
    #2578
  19. Sep 17, 2015 at 12:01 PM
    #2579
    LoadedTaco

    #2579
    LoadedTaco Kick A$$ Member

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2012
    Member:
    #85218
    Messages:
    2,842
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Peter
    Burr Ridge Il
    Vehicle:
    2012 Red Baja
    Did someone say mud?

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
    LoadedTaco, Sep 17, 2015
    #2579
    GARSHA91 likes this.
  20. Sep 17, 2015 at 12:04 PM
    #2580
    LoadedTaco

    #2580
    LoadedTaco Kick A$$ Member

    Joined:
    Aug 21, 2012
    Member:
    #85218
    Messages:
    2,842
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Peter
    Burr Ridge Il
    Vehicle:
    2012 Red Baja
    I'll say this, don't put Duratrac and other ATs in the same comparison unless we are talking on road performace. Hands down Duratracs are the most versatile tire.
     
    LoadedTaco, Sep 17, 2015
    #2580
    GARSHA91, mrevilandy and geekhouse23 like this.
Page 129 of 265

Products Discussed in

3M 1080 M26 MATTE MILITARY GREEN 5ft x 30ft (150 Sq/ft) Car Wrap Vinyl Film
$342.42
To Top