Colorado B.S. Thread

Nope!
Any tips?

 

Mike sweers said the reason the 3rd gen taco's kept drums on the rear is because:
-Tacoma owners don't tow and rear discs are only used for towing
-Better off road performance due to keeping sand, rocks, ect out.

But yes, it because toyota is cheap.
FWIW the Tacoma beat the colorado 60-0 braking distances and the Chevy has discs all around.

 

The space for any braking system is dependent on space in side the wheel rim on cars/trucks anyway; a larger diameter braking system will provide more stopping force (though not necessarily duration). The size of wheel or tire has negligible effect when used on a 4,000+ lb vehicle beyond changing how much contact patch there is on the ground and what type of tire compound is used which dictates maximum deceleration before skidding/ABS happens.

 

Even when towing 5,000 lbs I didn't have too much trouble stopping; granted I used engine braking all the time (manual trans) and left plenty of room in front of me.

 

Alright folks, after analyzing cost, reviews and shopping local, I am going to pull trigger on the toytec boss kit this afternoon. Hopefully I have made a good decision since my knowledge with suspension lift is minimal... Doug at Toytec was kind for giving me some discount on this kit ..every dollar helps.

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/Boss-Suspension-System-for-16Tacoma_p_1464.html

tires are going to be 285 75 16 nitto r/t
http://www.nittotire.com/light-truck-tires/trail-grappler-mud-terrain-light-truck-tire/

If anyone has any feedback...good or bad- PM me on the suspension or tires!

 

Thinking of heading up Schofield Pass this weekend to do some camping. Anybody ran this trail recently? Wife is wanting to do some fly fishing as well so if anybody knows the area any info would be welcome!

 

Dont get shot.

 

he's not going to South Central bro. he'll have to worry about sharks tho if he gets in the water.

 

I've messed with drum brakes plenty over the years. If we're talking rear drums only, you'd have to put a significantly heavier wheel and tire combo on before you'd have to consider swapping to a larger drum brake setup. Drum brakes (in general; can't speak specifically to Toyota) come in wider widths and larger diameters to increase the amount of surface area doing the work. With the fronts doing most of the work, in this specific scenario I'd watch for excessive nose diving or the tail trying to wag the dog (if you know what I mean) as signs of needing larger drum brakes (as in, they're not doing a good enough job of braking and the vehicle is telling you this). From a visual inspection perspective, I'd expect to see fast wear and possibly signs of excessive heat if the drums were not up to the task.

If you had front drums, watch out for brake fade... you'll know it when it happens (BTDT) and a bigger setup would help. The muscle cars of the '60s usually had a bigger front drum brake option for the top end/high powered cars.

On my old East Coast wheeling rig, which had 120lb wheel/tire combos (37" Boggers and beadlocks), I ran Scout axles with 11"x2" rear drums and disc fronts and didn't have a problem. Found out the hard way it would brake very well when someone changed lanes without looking and I had to hit the brakes and swerve.

 

I have this exact setup on my 72. I can lock them up no problem with 37's

 

Too funny, as I looked up on RockAuto a 72 Scout to remember the rear drum brake size. I sometimes get my Mopars, Chevys, and Int'ls mixed up, as that covers the bulk of what I've worked on.

 

Well, it didn't come that way. I had the smaller drums originally then went to a travelall Dana 60. Specs seemed to vary by month of build.

 

I don't miss all that. I got burnt out working on old stuff... and going to the parts counter needing 11" shoes and their computer telling them to sell you 10" shoes. Of course, this was before the days of useful internet resources to pull your own part numbers, specs, etc.

With the Chevy stuff (or is it Mopar?), it seemed to be width issues. They liked to go wider (so 2" or 2.5" wide) before/instead of going larger in diameter... which means the backing plate needed to be right (different backing plates for different widths). Ran into that issue once on something.

 

I've been down that road way too many times, lol.
Interweb definitely changed the game.

 

avoid driving. traffic sucks. everyone who works in the silicon valley lives in santa cruz. traffic starts early and ends late. ride a motorcycle. lane splitting is legal. get around much faster. if you are playing tourist, then dont go into capitola village on the weekend. you will spend an hour looking for parking. not much to do out there though.

 

Thoughts... (new winch, not exactly thrilled that the rope looks damaged out of the box).

One side of the thimble...


The other side as it goes into the thimble you can see that thread is frayed, not sure how bad inside.


And there are two frayed spots along the winch line.

 

Manufacturer?
Give it a rub and tug and see what happens.

 

Its a shitty manufacturer.. should give it away. Supposedly great warranty (and money didnt come out of my pocket).

 

Travis how's this drive shaft? No vibrations? Stock tube thickness?

 

ahh, Smttybuilt. The line and winch are both good for the money. I had no complaints with mine.