What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Got a question. I have a Pelfry aluminum front bumper and skid. 65lbs for the bumper and 26 lbs for the skid. No winch yet but maybe down the road. So that would be another 60 to 65 lbs. So this would be about 150lbs extra in the front. I have 885's with a 13mm spacer on both and a 3/8" spacer on driver side for Taco lean. that gets me to 2 and 3/4" . Will a 887 coil handle the weight of the setup with the bumper or should I go straight to the 886 coils. It maybe some time before I install a winch and I do not want a super harsh ride.

Thanks and Be Safe...


Dan


Picture of truck now

 

Nice! Same to then, Dan! Safe travels and have fun.

 

In my opinion 886s

 

Where did you get these? I've been looking for something like that to give some extra strength to my aluminum winch bumper.

 

Gotta link to the one you got?

 

I’m rocking 5100s/886s with a steel USOffroad bumper insert, 9k winch, full relentless 1/4” steel skids, had to upgrade from 885s to keep my almost 3” lift.

 

Both braces are included with the mobtown front bumper. The bottom 90° part could work with your bumper, but you’d just need to drill a couple holes. The side ones wouldn’t work at all for you

They’re not on their website but pm @Mobtown Offroad and he may sell you a pair.

 

Thanks. Much appreciated! Your truck looks great.

 

How's the ride?

 

Thank you! That’s also much appreciated.

 

Wouldn't you like to know.

 

Not really, but @Sideways1 would.

I've got HS 2" coils w/ 5100s set to "0" scheduled for delivery Thursday.

 

Did some wheelin today out at Pilot Rock Truck trail!

 

Installed the Redline hood struts today....er...a......actually....a.....HomerTaco did the install. But I did hold one end of the tape measure once, honest!
Big thanks to HT!!

Now I have an appendix........

 

Pretty good in my opinion, nothing that anyone who doesn’t know which springs are installed has ever commented about. They are a stiffer spring so the ride is stiffer, but nowhere near harsh.

 

That's about the average consensus I think.

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adding winches or anything to the extreme ends of the truck will make you sag. you will sag regardless, how much all depends when you put it on. More weight on heavy springs actually make the ride better. Another thing to consider if you winch from a alumn bumper, check for warping in the metal, ive seen some bumpers flex and not hold shape over time -- though not sure on pelfrey.

 

Gotcha. Thanks for that.
I'm usually hauling a cooler on the weekends and this seems like a practical way to access.

 

Put it in the bed for easy access.

 

So remove it? Looks like it's just an S-bend on the hinged end. https://parts.villagetoyota.com/images/parts/toyota/fullsize/531795H.jpg

If the hood struts fail after several years, you can always use vise grips to hold them up until you get replacements.