Alabama thread!

So check this out, my thoughts are it would be easier to go ahead and run the bolt through the bushing and mount then weld, but idk.

Anyways, interesting, but also 150-170 seems high?

https://www.alpinedesignsoffroad.com/product/2005-2015-toyota-tacoma-front-cab-mount-relocation-kit
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New and improved cab chop done today

Alpine Designs relocate plates. Basically they take place of that monstrosity triangular piece everyone likes to hack away at, and moves the bracket further back while keeping the cab mount in the same spot. All in all it was a huge pain in the ass; but after some trial and error could be done in half the time especially if the truck could come off the ground more. Can't thank @Bigdaddy4760 Mike enough for all the help and letting me use his space

A little before action. You can see with after my original chop, my tires were still eating away at it, and that wasn't even at full lock.. Time for that fucker to go..



After some burning and grinding, same view



The real burning man. Again without a lift, it makes this project that much more miserable


You can see how the bracket is designed and intended here. Keep in mind I still need to do a bunch of little grinding work to clean the old cuts up, but with some time restrictions we did what was needed to finish it up; and I can always go back and clean those up another time. His welds weren't skipped though



And BAM.. The clearance gained is awesome..



At full lock. Before, the tire would start rubbing about halfway down on there.. A couple inches does wonders, ask any woman out there.. It might still look close, but with these tires this is a killer improvement


I feel I've gained 7-33 hp from the weight shaved off as well


And nothing better than taking numerous breaks in between to check on these bad boys. I'm gonna continue on to my meat coma. Thanks for checkin' it out!

 

Archive garage made a good point about those relocate kits not too long ago.

 

Hey man what rear bumper are you running? I really like that design! Or whose that is lol!

 

I cant say I disagree, plus if you just trim the hell out of existing cab mount on the front side the back side should hold up to any impacts.

 

That’s the train of thought that he was following as well. Even without filling the CMC back in, you still retain most of the structural support

 

What's the purpose of this? Just to clear bigger tires?

 

That's a lot of cutting and welding just to clear bigger tires! lol

 

Thats why i just got a simple cab mount chop. With spc control arms and the right offset you can clear up to 35's. Well 35 11.50

 

I don't wanna chop anything on my truck! lol I guess if I can't fit it under the wheel well, then I'm not gonna run it!

 

Heres mine done by @Jerneyman. He did a fantastic job and you cant even tell really.

 

What is the bolt spacing for our truck's wheels?

 

Who have you seen that did this?

 

Gotta pay to play!

 

@Brian422 aren't you running 35s on your truck? Or 34s?

 

6x139.7

 

Thanks Trey! I'm trying to figure out the specs of my wheels. On the window sticker, it only states 17" KMC wheels. I found out they are 9" wide, but not sure if they are 18mm or -12mm offset. Anyone know how to figure this?

 

Ive seen alot of people on IG run them but people you can see on youtube are lastline of defense . Tacomabeast are a few that come to mind. Theres alot of ppl on youtube if you look it up.

 

33's but am going up to 34's. I dont want to stuff a 35 in there

 

exactly lololol

 

you'll never even have 33's then