DeMello Off-Road 2016 build

Truck looks great! Nice to see some good snow up in Big Bear!
Looking forward to seeing what you all have planned for this Taco

 

Same, i don't care for the wheels at all. Icon should stick to suspension IMO
Bumper look great though

 

You would think that they would AT LEAST email you back with come kind of response instead of completely ignoring possibly customers.

 

Yeah I remember you talking about the Pro Comps. I don't think I'll end up waiting for the Falkens because there is no firm release date and there MT which was supposed to be out in 2015 kept getting pushed back and still hasn't been released yet.

 

Truck looks great. I need to grab a set of skids then bumpers are next! Any plans for the rear?

 

IMO Demello has the best looking front plate bumper there is. Thinking about getting one down the road and have Icon suspension as well. Just curious if you changed the front springs out for 700pounders to help with the additional weight?

 

The falkens are their new AT's, We like them. They also have the snow flake symbol so with 4wd no need for chains anywhere. That's the way I understood it at least.

We will work on more pics soon, we also want to show off the body mount chop, it wasn't your average BMC.

Thank you

Not sure this one will be "dragged" anywhere it's way to nice I think the 4runner would be a better fit through the con

These are 35's and yes there is some rubbing. The wheels are 17x8.

Thank you.

 

Yes the rear is next.

Nope those are their standard coils in there. I read that people aren't getting the full amount of lift but I like the stance it's at and I don't want to ruin the ride so it will stay for now.

 

I was told they would be out on Feb 1st.

Thank you Baja! Thanks again for getting the lights to us so quickly!

I know we have been accused of not responding to people fast enough. From personal experience we have had e-mails lost in cyberspace and or sometimes just miss them. And we are pretty quick about responding If we don't respond in less than 24 hours we never got it.

They have had some delays, but I was told and believe we will see them Feb 1st as promised.

 

Thanks for the info! Maybe I'll be able to wait until Feb 1st

 

Yeah you have a good point there, but any info on them would be helpful (weight, availability, price, ect.). I'm usually not very good about waiting so we'll see, must be my age.

 

Amazing how much the bumper defeats the fugly this is the oem grill/bumper combo.

 

Yeah unfortunately I bet they're going to be E-rated and weigh some absurd amount for what they are or they're going to be ridiculously expensive which seems to be a new trend as well.

 

Actually price wise i believe they will come out very fairly priced. That's what I've been told. But I have no idea on sizes other than the basic sizes everyone offers. I'm running 35's on 17in wheels on both this Tacoma and our 2015 4runner.

 

OK the runner it is then... how about Rubithon or Marlin's Roundup this year...?

 

Kind of diggin your front bumper. Waiting to do suspension until I have my winch on..
What's the front bumper going to weigh in at?
Will this truck need frame end caps/re-enforcement like we did on the 1st gen taco's? I haven't had the front end apart yet

Not a fan of the Icon wheels but in all fairness, there's like 2 a/m wheels I do like.

Edit: your 3rd. gen looks mean!

 

I would love to, Unfortunately I believe that time of the year is filled with other events

 

Thank you, we have no weights on the bumper yet. This one is custom made from spare parts here The production one will be a hair heavier. But that being said maybe 100lbs as shown. The frames on the 2005 and newer tacomas are better IMO way better mounts than the previous Tacomas. Icon knows these wheels aren't for everyone, their next version will be out shortly.

 

How hard would it be to fab a rear bumper having all the holes to transfer backup sensors? It would be nice to have all the electronics and some armor understanding it won't take much to take a cross traffic or parking sensor off on the trail.