Official Tennessee Thread

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tennessee-bst-thread.264437/page-61

 

I've got a FabFour premium rear bumper w/swingout I just took off my truck. Eventually, I'll get around to posting it on the BST thread.

 

no you won't .....

 

Happy Birthday @JBTacoma

 

Thank you

 

Happy Belated Birthday @JBTacoma, I hope you had a stupendous day.

 

Shit i tagged the wrong @JBTacoma haha

Happy belated birthday

 

Thank you

 

Thank you,
I spent my day putting a water pump on my mom's car and changing the oil in my sisters car. I guess it was an ok day.

 

TW Express inquiry. Does anyone have plans to go between Memphis and Nashville or Murfreesboro in the next couple of weeks?

 

Possible but unsure on likelihood. What's the cargo?

 

My father's cane. He left it at my Aunt's house near Oakland.

 

Happy Thanksgiving Tn brothers

 

Happy Thanksgiving folks.

 

For those of you with bigger than stock tires, what are your opinions on having a matching size spare tire? Important or no?

I have an old (2017) but basically unused tire that was a spare on my old Tacoma. It's only slightly smaller than the tires on my truck now so I think it would be fine to use as a spare but I'd have to buy a rim for it.
Other option is sell/give away that tire and keep the undersized OEM spare.
Will eventually also have a compressor and plug kit in the truck but haven't bought that yet either.

275/65-18 OEM spare (32.1" diameter)
295/70-18 Current tires (34.3" diameter)
285/75-17 old extra tire (33.8" diameter) (found a rim on clearance listed for $150 if they have any left in stock)

 

I like having the same size tire for a spare. But, unless you are running it on a locked or limited slip axle, you can get away with a slightly smaller diameter tire for a spare for the short time it would usually be needed. The smaller tire will, of course, turn at a slightly different rate than your other tire, which can cause issues in the differential. Though the .5" difference between a 285 and 295 is pretty minimal, that's like the difference between a new tire and a nearly bald tire of the same size. I would probably just find a used 17" rim for the 285 to use as my spare. I would prefer to put the smaller tire on the front of the truck in 2wd if I had to drive any significant distance to get my regular tire fixed or replaced. Especially if I were using the OEM spare, that's a much bigger difference in size and could definitely cause some extra strain on the differential parts.

 

Hey folks! My partner and I are heading to Nashville this weekend for a conference. I was wondering if anyone has recommendations on places to eat close to Music City Center area? I see a bunch of hot chicken places pop up... but like... where's the "real" hot chicken... you know what I mean? Any help is appreciated!

 

I'm not in the city much, but if hot chicken is what you want, I think Prince's Hot Chicken is fairly popular.