Ontario BS Thread

I'd love to go with ARB if they didn't look like a fuckin VHS player. I'm looking at the Pelfreybilt aluminum with no hoops right now

 

I'll check out the US offroad though.

 

ARB is the only crash approved bumper and compatible with the airbags, so... and the design doesn't yell "LOOK AT MY OVERLAND RIG" lol

 

Have you seen the ARB in person? It's one of the biggest loudest bumpers I've seen. It ads like 8" to the length of the front.
Why do you say no to the Pelfreybilt?

 

Yep, I've seen it many times on the trails in person. Nobody had any complaints about the length of the bumper, plus I've see them abroad often. Tells me that they are good.

I don't like Pelfreybilt for the price(1500USD), it's more expensive than ARB (1300CAD for 2005-11).
I believe aluminum bumper will live less longer knowing how you drive lol. Heck, even Peter's bumper had to be fixed recently and he had a steel one.

And think about your mileage, adding full size bumper will kill it. US Off-road is the perfect solution if you are using a truck as a DD. I will be going that way some day, just need to have a right price.

 

I think most dealers' ExpressLube lanes have two hoses, one for 5W30 and another for 0W20. So there's a 50/50 chance you got the correct oil, especially since the 4-cyl uses the other weight.

For loose surfaces like sand, wheelspin with locker works better than A-Trac (which is a system for stopping wheelspin). I think it may have been Whippersnapper who showed this back in 2010.

 

Yea I put it in 4Hi, 2nd gear, trac off

I wanted the wheels spinning with out traction control, did not want the truck changing gears so as to keep the momentum up.

If I didnt make it the 1st try, 2nd try was going to what you said, 4Lo, locker engaged, trac off, A-Trac off.

 

Pelfreybilt aluminum no hoop is 60lbs $1299 us
ARB is 167lbs $1099 us
Us offroad is about 70lbs
These are all plus 100lbs winch. As for Pete I'd be willing to bet that if he wasn't so weighed, and slowed down a little on the first part of that climb, he might have cleared it.
If I look at it realistically the Pelfreybilt fits my needs better than most other options.
I can't justify all that weight on the front of my dd for the 2 maybe 3 times a year I'll be using it. I do appreciate the amount of protection offered by the ARB but 267lbs is way too much for me. Are there any other bumpers that look as streamlined as the Pelfreybilt and come in aluminum? I honestly want the smallest, highest clearance bumper I can find.

 

^There's Aluminess: https://www.aluminess.com/toyota/toyota-tacoma-2005-2011/front-bumper/

 

Guess what happened today guys

 

The rear diff was drained and mud-colored milkshake came out?

 

Diff breather mod!

 

so job site got shut down for asbestos exposure...even though I've been there for a week lol.
So jobs down until oct 16th. that being the case I should be off all next week so I can head up much earlier on friday. If anyone can come early and wants to cruise up the 400 let me know

Thinking of leaving around noonish

 

Oh and just throwing it out there, anyone that needs the ECGS removal tool if you do the bearing I have it. So no need to buy one.

 

yeah times 2 haha so if anyone in Ottawa area ever needs one let me know lol I have that other tool too, the punch or what ever you want to call it lol

 

Come on Thursday night and grab the beach.

 

Yes please, me next year! Ill give you something for your rental fee.
Also im off friday and will be going, i plan to leave kitchener around 9-10 in the morning. Should pass by toronto 11 ish.

 

Also picked up some material for my bed rack/bars a little fall project for me.
Winter time ill be doing some skids and then march april will be lift

 

let me know about timing maybe we can meet and cruise.

And no rental fees dude. Just trying to help everyone out.