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

Nice looking ride there.

 

Thanks man

 

What brand bumper is that?

 

Fab Fours Vengeance series

 

Methanol 4.0 my thread. Check it out sometime.

 

Or supercharged deal. Bumps compression, cooling, and serves as a fuel source. Allows for mods you wouldn't normally have in a safer way.

 

She's purdy!!!

 

Thanks for the info!
Before you posted I had found what I thought must be the same wheels at http://www.rotawheels.com/product-category/off-road
Now that I'm looking there seems to be several connections to various companies:
Rota 5Star - looks just like - FN Five Star
Rota Trail-R - looks just like - Stealth Custom Series F5
Rota Grid Extreme - looks just like - FN/Konig Six Shooter
Rota Grid Offroad - looks just like - FN/Konig Countersteer Offroad and Relations Race Wheels RR2
Rota Grid Type B - looks just like - Relations Race Wheels RR4
Rota Grid Type X - looks just like - FN/Konig Countersteer Type X
I'm wondering if Rota is the supplier for the smaller companies, but I'm kind of surprised if they are supplying Konig, cause I assumed they made their own.

Anyway, the Five Star wheels you got are the sharpest looking of the lot. And they're freakin' light-weight too, 6-10 lbs.
lighter than most of what you see at TireRack. Good choice, man. Well done.

I'm afraid the -25mm offset may be a bit extreme for my situation, though.
I'm wondering what a set of the Countersteer Type X in metallic blue would look like under a
magnetic grey Taco.

 

Those would look fantastic. Your weight numbers seem to be off. Most of these wheels weigh about 19lbs, not sure where you got 6-10lbs. Also, they make the five star in a 0 offset that’s much less aggressive than the one I got FYI. Call Dustin to talk about options. They have a lot of wheels/sizing/options that aren’t listed on the website.

Dustin ‭(951) 735-1100‬

 

I meant they are that much lighter than a lot of others. Most of what TireRack offers run 25 to 30 lbs. or more.

 

Yeah definitely. I’m not trying to build a lightweight truck but my 19lb wheels and 59lb 285/75 MT’s sure look a lot heftier than they actually weigh. It’s always nice to offset rotating mass/weight when you can!

 

Added a driver side “permanent” holster using heavy duty Velcro. My holstered CCW (Kahr CM9, currently) fits inside this larger holster so that the gun always remains in a safe condition while transferring. If I ever do need to draw, my gun holster fits in such a way that I’m able to pull the gun cleanly. I plan on only using this truck holster on abnormally long trips. What's your current truck gun set up?

 

My current truck gun setup is on body, as it should be.

 

I fucking KNEW someone was gonna chime in with this. Every time.

@ryan05Taco I think that’s a great solution.

 

Replaced all 3 u joints and my carrier bearing to eliminate this nasty rumble strip vibe I had. It was my first time doing u joints and it was pretty easy.

Here’s old vs old. You can see that one was in way worse shape than the others.

 

I'm just not a proponent of permanently leaving a gun in any vehicle. The most likely outcome will always be that someone breaks into the vehicle and steals it.

 

Oh well yeah, that’s a terrible idea. I think (hope) that that’s only for while driving. Personally I carry at the 4 o clock and drawing from a seated position with a seatbelt is difficult. If it were right next to my right leg like he has it, then it’d be a lot easier.

Edit: he even says it’s only for abnormally long trips

 

I wasnt trying to attack his setup, and especially for long trips I can see the appeal. Even carrying appendix can get uncomfortable for that long. I was mainly just talking in response to have a "truck gun"

No hard feeling either way though

 

Appreciate it