Kansas City Tacoma Crew - 816/913

@RiverPratt @Calamity_taco whos got the black 3rd gen with the ironman 4x4 rtt?

 

thats not descriptive... also i dont know many toyota people that are local anymore lmao most dont like me anymore because im a traitor haha

 

Not sure I still dont know many people here. Im the one in my profile pic. Lunar rock 21 with softtopper.

 

I haven't met you yet so tbd. I been dreaming about a Tacoma for a long time before I finally was able to afford one, but those rangers are nice too. I have seen a few of the tremor trims and they don't look bad. I wanted a manual transmission, not sure if you can get a manual in a ranger. I'm not a fanboy of much I have owned all kinds of vehicles. I love Hondas for cars and I hate my commuter (dodge caliber) worst car I have ever driven. I owned a 93 dodge Power ram and I loved that truck but man it was a rust bucket. If I had a ton of money it could have been a really cool looking truck though. The 40s power wagons are my favorite as far as looks go.

 

yup but i also dont do much with people in here so doubt ill ever meet you lol.

sadly no manual... which is annoying since its the same frame as a bronco but modified and it also runs i think the same turbo 4 and the bronco gets a manual! but not the ranger ugh!!!

the ranger look is something you have to like tbh its not really an american style its a australian style (since its been sold everywhere else but here for years) and for me i like it a lot because it looks different

love old hondas i have a 98 civic coupe that needs a trans lol

 

Well after much time (2 and a half months) and money spent finally made it back home. Almost doesn't seem real. I'm finally mobile again.

 

very nice man hows it drive now?

 

Drives better for sure. The engine did feel tired at times before the work. That could be just the excitement of me getting my truck back though. Thing has been sitting in a shop for months and has that musty smell. Definitely needs a detail. Probably will do that sometime this week.

 

thats good man! haha yaaaa thats possible

 

Sooo when you swapping it with the bronco trans?

 

dude i wish! if i had the money and capability to i would!

i will say this have you seen the spindle for the rangers and broncos? holy crap are those things beefy!

 

@RiverPratt

It's got one of those low profile winch bumpers in the front. It was covered in dirt for all last week. I went home last night and it was parked next to me clean. Noticed his winch line was hanging down so if you knew I was gonna have you say something.

 

Maybe it was @airforceb2cc

 

Yup, that was me. Had a lot of fun at Krocks and Glade top a couple weeks ago. Winch line has since been sucked up higher.

 

So glad you're back rolling!

 

tbh i wouldnt know lol i only talked to you up here haha

the mystery has been solved lol

when did you get a new winch mount? i thought you had that thin thing?

 

I get my just a little snug so it's not flapping in the wind. I assume you do the same.

 

He's got a DV8 lo-profile one and always has as long as I've seen his truck.

 

Yup!! Always had it on there but about ripped it off at Tuttle so I did some modifications. I didn't do enough homework when I bought it and turns out they are more for looks than winching 10k lbs and actually utilzing the recovery points. Then a couple months ago I really messed it up during a trip to Moab...soooooo back in the market for a better front bumper/winch mount.

Yes, usually it is a bit tighter...ain't nobody got time for anything flapping in the wind!!

 

A better bumper, you say....

Honestly, C4 with their frame brace support brackets is pretty banger. Same with BAMF.

I believe the C4 brackets will work with the best bumper on the market, @RCI-Offroad

Will report back here when I eventually get my support brackets