El Taco Diablo... Mall Crawlin, now with LT for tall curbs

Cool... that just simplified things.

Next... Crossmember/skid plate

Did you guys custom build? Use the TG skidplate?

@foxrcing07 had the TG skid plate and didn't like it. I can see where building a custom cross member is going to end up being a project that takes a long time (like everything else at this point lol)

 

Pros and con with NWF. Clockable but no low gear.

 

Well, since I already bought the TG, the NWF isn't an option

 

If i were you, I would keep the factory and add a FROR. I hate the TG, pos is heavy but do provide belly a skid

 

I'm not running a skid plate currently. It hangs down pretty low as it is, so skid plate would add to that.

I just built a mount for the second transfer case mount off of my existing crossmember. It's in my BT.

True. I'm hoping that later they can come up with a solution for lower gearing. At which case I would swap over to that setup

 

I looked at the FROR (my son actually has one on his 4 cyl Tacoma) but unless I'm reading it wrong, it says it doesn't work for V6.

 

I did this to the free TG tcase skid I got. Turned it to a skid, lol.

 

No issue

 

Nice... looks like it allowed you to kind of lift it up in back as well... no?

 

Why? I'll go with a 4 speed 10.34:1 atlas if my sh1t blows.

 

To a certain point, yes but my setup is different from your standard dual case, lol. I shaved the factory chain case (don't have any picture) and cut the FROR xmember into 3 piece.

 

@foxrcing07 and I were talking about Atlas. He had some very good points (front dig being one of them). I was actually seriously considering it. But with IFS/CVs/7.5 inch diff, I figured it might end up adding additional more expensive problems.

 

Front dig is good but so far, I haven't experience a climb that I wish I have it. I will reposition and approach at a different angle.

I will not go atlas with ifs (even on the newer 8" front tacoma) lol. It's a disaster waiting to happen on the trail. There's a sh1t ton of stress and torque that IFS will not be par with.

 

And you built this part?

 

^ THIS is why I ended up buying the TG

 

The rf1a crawl box packed a box full of fun IMO. For what we do here, you shouldn't have to worry about it breaking. Been using them since 2005 and personally, I haven't experience any issue.

 

Homemade, lol

 

Looks good tho

 

Look good in the picture, lol. Didn't even need to hole saw a hole for the tcase drain, but I was dumb before as you can see. I didn't even hole saw a hold for the oil to pour out. Haha

Will integrate the tg skid to cover the tcase father back and built some lateral support after I finish my rear swaybar and re-do my front towers. That's not priority for me atm.

 

Hell, I figured you'd just remove that when you need to drain it.