Thoughts on 37s

Like most, I fancied the idea of running 37s once I first saw this thread. But after reading all 86 pages and multiple build threads, I know that doing so is no small feat. Bravo to all you crazy SOB's for pulling it off!

For the guys here with the 6MT, I was wondering:

1) With all the cutting, you probably lost your foot rest spot, but did you lose clutch pedal travel room?

2) 4.56 gears seems like a safe option if you ever felt inclined to return to 35's at some point. Would that make things harder for the stock clutch when wheeling though without the extra gearing of 4.88s? (No plans for a crawl box at this time)

Thanks!

 

here is the mostly finished product haha

 

You cheated. You don't even need a CMC when your tires stick all the way out of the body

 

Lol in that department long travel helped... Long travel didn't help in the fender area though haha

 

Nope. Cutting 90% of your fender off did though. "NO TURNING BACK NOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!"

 

Can't argue with that.

I'm not a manual Trans, however from what I had to cut out of my floor board I don't see any reason that It would cause an issue with pedal clearance.

 

6MT, no issues. The pedal is also adjustable. I have mine set to engage with very little pedal stroke for faster shifts, but even before I adjusted it I didn't have any problems.

 

Awesome. Do you mean adjusting the clutch master push rod or the contact point where the pedal bottoms out?

 

I mean the "release point" aka step 4, either way you can adjust it if you bash in your floor too much. http://www.customtacos.com/tech.old...6toyrm/06toypdf/06rmsrc/rm2006ta/02900510.pdf

 

Ah, roger that.

 

@SGTCap @clupi @Haws and any other guys on mid-travel here, did you end up going back and tubbing your front/inner fenders? I know SGTCap and clupi considered it, and Haws did once he jumped to 39.5's.

 

I haven't but I need to start looking at it for my new truck. The tires have already destroyed everything in that area.

 

Oh I didn't know you got a new one. Minimal amount you figure? Avoiding what Mark and Roberto had to do at all costs here haha...

 

My 37s haven't really hit that area. At least not yet.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/project-basketcase-another-resas-story.441592/page-5

That is the new truck. Just got it and there's a LOT of work to do to make it not a POS. THe tires hit that area and shredded it, but thats because it didn't have enough lift, no bumpstop and 42.

Probably drop it down to 40s to get started and then go from there

 

Before I went to long travel I took a bfh to that area and didn't have an issue.

 

Wow! You've got projects out the ying yang man... Impressive. Can't wait to read through it during coffee.

Will you be keeping both trucks once you've transferred the parts or?

 

That's what I like to hear. To the front then or inner as well? (Assuming anywhere it rubs at full bump basically)

 

I have no idea at this point what I'll end up doing. Too many variables right now. I'll get Basketcase in one piece and go from there. THe only part from my truck I might rob is the RTT. The crawlbox I had and was going to install in my truck is going in Basketcase. Which means I wasted about $500 in driveshaft work but whatever.

I would like to keep both trucks. I just don't know if thats financially possible. I'll know more later I guess

 

Basically that's all I did. Painted it all in fresh paint and took my coilovers out and then turned lock to lock and anything that rubbing I hit it until it wasn't haha