What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I've got 1 inchlift in the rear and just under 2 inch in the front. Bitstein 5100.

 

@Spicietaco

What about wheel/tire measurements?

I'm trying to determine how much weight to add.

Currently, the Sport 17 set-up is about 62.8lbs. (There's a thread I found with someone weighing one wheel/tire)

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2021-trd-sport-17”-rim-wheel-weight.744017/#post-28162843

I'm wondering how much more weight would be added on with 18s.

 

18x9 wheels. 62mm offset over stock 16x7. 285/65/18 yokohama geolander mt goo3. I think the tires are around 55 lbs. Not sure on the weight of the wheels.

 

Cool. Thanks.

 

They don’t necessarily need to be stainless per se, but you’ll definitely want some corrosion resistance with whatever fastener go with i.e. stainless, zinc, gold zinc, etc. I’ve had good luck pre-painting bolt heads and being gentle with them during installation, then doing some touch ups afterwards.

My point above was that black oxide on a mild steel bolt was not corrosion resistant. Just trying to save you the headache and frustration of rusty fasteners down the line. Again I recommend anti-seize on most bolts, but stainless for sure.

 

@Spicietaco

I like this set-up...with a little bit of "pokey"...thanks to:

@toku58 for the inspiration.

 

I would do the “classic” spit/saliva test. Or soapy water…

 

Installed the dv8 stump bumper this morning. Left the light bar off

 

Glad all are OK! These truck do what they were designed to do, protect the occupants - #1 priority. Hope all goes well with the recovery and replacement.

This past April someone pulled out in front of my daughter in the 2nd gen - saved her and her boyfriend - no intrusion into the interior.

Good thing we all were driving trucks when encountering jackholes in the wild.

 

Sharp truck - looks great

 

Thanks - now I have to get one

 

I like that bumper! I like the slimline look without the bull bar. Truly a no cut install?

 

No cutting at all.

 

1) Sent final check to Toyota
2) Installed License plate light Disable while In Reverse
3) installed bed lighting kit.
Waiting for Vled footwell light kit to finish.

 

I would’ve redone it myself too and ignored the warranty. Nobody will wrench on your personal vehicle with more care and attention to detail than yourself.

 

Installed some bed mounts with quickfists

 

Aloha !
A Taco with a Hawaii plate. Tons of Tacos there and most are heavily modded. Should be the State official vehicle.

 

Thank you! That's a Tacoma ad worthy pic!!! No accounting for taste as they say, but I'm 100% w/ you on the wheels - the last two iterations of Tacoma TRD Pro wheels are the best looking wheels "out there" for our trucks, period, IMHO. To me, they are also better looking than the 17" 4Runner Pro wheels too ( kind of an odd "layered" design). Every once in while '20-'21 Tacoma TRD Pro wheels (usually w/ the tires) show up on Facebook Market Place. I'd keep searching that for the deal you can't refuse - they are also 4lbs lighter each than your current wheels - slightly more poke w/ the different offset as well. I've seen "steals" on those wheels I woulda jumped on, if I didn't own them already (FBM - one guy was selling Pro Wheels and Suspension for $1500! They were sold in an hour - also how I picked up a "take off" OEM TRD Pro Exhaust for $200, 4hr drive was worth it - teenager from wealthy family w/ a '21 Pro wanted a louder exhaust - I bet he sold his original wheels for a song too ) - I think I got mine from Bam autoparts online - they had the best listed new price at the time. Sold my Off Road wheels for a decent price on FBM. Took awhile, but they sold.

 

Replaced OE decals with matte black. Thought about stopping at the removal stage, but pressed on. Frankly, I was looking for a more subtle finished product.

Edit - with shade brings subtlety. See last pic.

 

Those look a bit nicer than the basic ones I made. Rago has some but they are very expensive IMO. Where are they from (I searched RWC bed mount but got a lot of other hits). TIA