geekhouse23's "LIFE'S WAITING TO BEGIN" Overland & Home build and all the Adventures in between!

I got into about a foot of snow last weekend and my Toyo AT3s (255/80/17) did great. I was impressed how just going up from a 32 to a 33 made a huge difference

 

Is that your first set of Toyos?

Looking for something reliable and durable. Leaning towards the GG ATX's.

 

Yep first set. I followed the Skinny thread and got convinced to try them. The tread pattern looks better/more aggressive in person than in the pics online. E rated but still only 53 lbs each. Little highway noise above 45-50 but overall not a loud tire.

I was a Bridgestone Dueler guy for a while. Those are really quiet and sticky but kinda expensive and not a lot of sizes available

 

Contemplating 255's with these gas prices

 

I kinda skimmed through your build thread. You've regeared by now right? I like the feel of the 33s so much I don't ever see going back down in size. I think my mileage took another hit not because of the tire weight/size but the shifting and extra gas pedal going up hills.. The next chunk of money will be 4.33s and at least a rear locker.

 

Stock gearing

 

Tires ordered!!!

 

What did you get?

 

General grabber ATX 285/70/17's

 

Summit wheel is on it's trip back to summit. Made sure to pack it better than it was sent and to take photos.

Disappointing, but, it is what it is.

 

Can't wait to order up a set of these bad boys:



Got the bastard jack mounted up:

 

Otrattw finally has their switch brackets in stock after months of waiting on backorder. Going to start this project as soon as it gets here as I am fresh out of switch locations and these 6 will hold me down for life in this rig. Didnt see much detail in your OP, or the rest of TW for that matter. Any words of wisdom before I start my overhead console switch project?

 

Daisy chain as much as you can and pick up a speed harness so the signal wires are contained

 

Good call on the harness. From what I remember reading on this back in the day you have to dremel out quite a bit behind in order to fit correct?

 

Do you have other threads to reference? There were 1-2 that i used that I could find for you after work.

One thing that helped me was a 12v, checking it along the way before i installed it in my truck.

 

Yeah if you dont mind. I had this on my list years ago but decided to utilize all the wasted switch spots first. Fast forward to now and I have nowhere to put my rock lights switch and now all the TW threads are flooded with 3rd gen crap now LOL

 

Just make sure you have all the switches you want and do it all at once. You can always switch out switch faces. But it's a pain in the ass to take apart.

Here's a quick how to from a Jeep forum:

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-...trattw-switch-writeup-rr-pillar-mount-263893/

The one I have is probably buried in my old MacBook or external HD and I'm not home at the moment (using my phone).

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...n-rtmr-fuse-relay-block.399454/#post-11086094

This is what I mean about the 12v battery to make sure it all works off the truck
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...le-switch-plates.554859/page-27#post-23237024

 

Thanks brother!

 

check out Spod too. I have 8 switches.

www.4x4spod.com