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Yeah I've been trying to convince myself I need bigger tires but these babies are lasting forever, I told myself I'd go bigger when I need new tires.

 

Fair enough. Then in regards to the bumper, a hybrid would be awesome!

 

Unliked and re-liked.

 

Tires probably have the most dramatic effect on aesthetics and capability than 90% of other mods.

Makes a rig, really. Nothing looks the part if you're locked, armored and on 245 MTs, and that tire won't take you far either.

37s FTW.

 

I got the notification too. I was wondering if I would! Let the evil like spamming commence

 

that escalated quickly 30s to 37s

 

You can't hide from the TW Factor.

 

TW is definitely an enabler for me. I'm not complaining though

 

You'll need to regear for 37s, so really you might as well jump to 40s.

Gas mileage will take a hit and it'll drive like a school bus, but you could probably do a V8 swap for $5-6k and sell the OEM drivetrain for enough money to buy a beater daily driver.

I can write this down in an easier format if it helps. Bullet points or something?

 

This is what I did with my truck anyway.

I'd post pics but it got totaled.

 

Get some bigger tires. Sell the old ones while they have tread and see how she looks with the bumper. Then if you still don't like it then try and get a new bumper!

 

Is that the eBay bumper?

 

This is the same logic I use on my wife.

"Well we're already spending $500, so what's another couple hundred?"

*5 minutes later*

"Well we're already spending $700, so may as well go big and spend $1,000"

This is exactly what happened when shopping for a camera. Went in with a $500 budget and left spending $1,100 or so.

Lies, all lies. Just like how Coors claims it's a beer.

 

No haha this is body armor 4x4 it's their first attempt at a Tacoma bumper, got it before my Tacoma world debut..... If only I had known all the options.. Google research can only come up with so much

 

meh

meh, i got the arb when fabs were just entering the 2nd gen scene....and lead times if it happened at all was a year....or never. I made the arb work but if i had to go another route i would. Work with what you got till its broke.

 

I like this answer, I'm guessing this bumper will last a while, it's pretty solid.....( 180+ lbs solid). So it's official, I'm saving up for tires now, thanks everyone for the input!

 

tires make a big difference....and wheels but tires more.....i will never go back to at tires after ive seen what mt tires have gotten me through.

 

I don't have a problem with those bumpers at all. I mean they are what they are. I've heard many people say they are just as strong as bumpers that cost twice as much. To me it wouldn't look too bad with a center hoop with some braces or some full hoops.