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What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. May 21, 2020 at 4:33 PM
    razhick4x4

    razhick4x4 Well-Known Member

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    i know a few people who run the geolanders, all of them are very happy with them. they are a mud tire and behave as such but do better than most in snow/ice and rain. i've heard them described as the poor mans toyo M/T. I won't be running them anytime soon as i need the snow and ice performence, especially as i'm planning on moving to Montana in a couple months. i'm running the BFG KO2s at the moment but if my truck was a dedicated wheeling rig i'd probably tub for 35s and run a M/T.
     
  2. May 21, 2020 at 4:35 PM
    MattJakobs

    MattJakobs Everything but a Tacoma

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    [​IMG].416 by Matthew Jakobowski, on Flickr
     
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  3. May 21, 2020 at 4:35 PM
    razhick4x4

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    come to think of it, i'm pretty sure that @m3bassman is running the geolanders in roughly a 35"
     
  4. May 21, 2020 at 4:38 PM
    El Taco Diablo

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    Just 3 tons of fun!!!
    Lol... that's right. Sorry to diminish your badassedness. :bowdown:
     
  5. May 21, 2020 at 4:41 PM
    osterhagen

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    Damn man! That looks really nice. Clean, simple and mean :)
     
  6. May 21, 2020 at 4:41 PM
    El Taco Diablo

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    Just 3 tons of fun!!!
    I always get the Pro and Maxx mixed up. To me Maxx should be the top of the line badass. But it's Pro that's better.

    My son runs the Maxx on his 2nd gen and really likes them.
     
  7. May 21, 2020 at 4:43 PM
    razhick4x4

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    if i can afford it, i may go with the Maxx in a 255/85R16 when the time comes for new tires. i perfer a taller skinnier tire for daily driving and they dig better in mud and snow. they only fail in sand from what i understand... but i don't see too much of that. wanted to go with them the first time around but they were so expensive:eek:.
     
  8. May 21, 2020 at 4:43 PM
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    Hahah thanks man.

    But in reality, I haven't washed that thing in like 9 months. And the lighting is hiding the body damage on the driverside and there's more body damage on the other side. I think the camera and lighting were just being nice to me that day since I just put on the 35s in that picture
     
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  9. May 21, 2020 at 4:44 PM
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    ARB front locker, Custom high clearance rear bumper, Custom plate front bumper, mile marker winch PE8, safari snorkel, Deck Plate Mod Fox 2.5 rr DSC, Camburg UCA, squeaky Dakar leafs, 5125 10" and custom 7.5" shackles, thee finest PNW pinstripes, MT-R, Nissan crew cab roof rack??? wtf is that about??? Allpro skids, Rigid duallys President McKinley CB with PA Recaro SRD with Wedge Engineering Morimoto retrofits Champion Rad - Failed Tundra brakes
    So not to harsh on your buzz but I have both sides ditch light brackets from CBI (the passenger side with the snorkel was a major PITA to install).
    I also had a firestick 4' antenna with flexy spring installed on that bracket until I went to Moab.
    The antenna would whip so hard that it hit my windshield midway on the antenna, not the tip.

    I switched to Rago Tailgate mount. and it was 20%
     
  10. May 21, 2020 at 4:44 PM
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    Yeah, they're definitely not cheap by any means. All said and done, 5 of these were around $1800
     
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    He's fucking lying and being humble. His T4R is badass. Don't let him fool you.
     
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  12. May 21, 2020 at 4:46 PM
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    yeah, my budget for wheels and tires was around $1500, the tires alone were that much when i accounted for tax and mounting fees (i think they were around $265 per tire). i've been happy with the 285s so far. when i need new tires i'll have more budget to spend on tires alone, instead of having to spread it between wheels and tires
     
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  13. May 21, 2020 at 4:51 PM
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    Just look at the build thread
    I think it'll be fine. This antenna is nothing like a Firestik. If it causes me problems, I'll change it up at a later date. But I'm gonna rock it like this for now. Appreciate the help though, I'll bookmark the site for later use!
     
  14. May 21, 2020 at 5:02 PM
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    no sense in paying full price..
     
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  15. May 21, 2020 at 5:09 PM
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    Wow, yeah that's a big nut. They do look fantastic on Runner. I agree w/ @Uphillshunter, you're being humble :cool:
     
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  17. May 21, 2020 at 5:10 PM
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    Man those look really wicked close up. I need to step away now and put the wallet in the safe...
     
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  18. May 21, 2020 at 5:20 PM
    paetersen

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    I wanted driving lights that didn't stick out at all. I wanted a 'clean' install that is almost invisible.

    IMG_7197.jpg
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  19. May 21, 2020 at 5:23 PM
    osterhagen

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    Not bad at all. Any room to set them back just a touch and put a thin mesh grill over them? Might look a bit more clean. Though this is really nice looking :)
     
  20. May 21, 2020 at 5:57 PM
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    anybody have thoughts on what UCAs i should go with? the Total Chaos or Icon Uniball ones seem to be the gold standard, but the SPCs are very popular, much less expensive, and seem to do the job fine. i've also seen the allpro ones which look like the TC or Icon ones but are around the same price as the SPCS.
     

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