What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

This vid is for the double cab, but same idea.
2005-2021 Tacoma Rocker Armor Side Step Bars Review & Install - YouTube

 

I wouldn’t trust these for anything other than steps, and MAYBE a very light tap. But that’s just me. I’ve seen nerf bars fold up and cause more damage than the rock would have done if it made contact with the rocker panel. If that’s all you plan on using them for you’ll be fine.

 

i spent wayy too much today on wiring and breakers... audio system might actually get installed by this summer!

next project is it make it all fit!

 

Yeah most def. mainly for steps, I won't be doing much rock crawling here in South Florida. For 315$ they look nice and the wife is happy she has a step now!

 

Haven’t posted on this thread in a while.

Made it to Africa!


Driving in Morocco was definitely a change from Europe. Very tight squeeze on the tiny streets of Marrakesh.



No question we’ve left Europe behind


After 40 miles of sandy, rocky roads we reach the ocean in Mauritania at Banc d’Arguin National Park


Stuck temporarily in a Saharan Sand dune after getting overconfident. Maxtrax popped us right after digging for 10 minutes


Senegal - The women here dress magnificently


30 minutes after camping we had a crowd curious people around us. Thankfully we have we don’t have a roof top tent; we need our private time


The wonderful people of the village of Galoya, The Gambia with the Wide Open Walls project


First the vehicles are crammed in for the crossing of the Gambia river


Next is the cramming of the pedestrians



If interested in more photos and our thoughts, we have lots more on our thread here at https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/driving-a-tacoma-around-the-world.585792/page-71#post-28297517

IG at #2roguewanderers

or on our website at www.roguewanderers.com

Cheers!

 

Epic! Amazing! Keep the pics/posts coming! Once in a lifetime adventure!

 

Well, no comparison possible with Round the World above as that is amazing but here is the winch install. Load out begins today for my first trip...
Badlands 9000lb on a portable cradle and a front hitch. I did not want permanent install. Also wanted affordable as I do not anticipate hardcore off road. Total investment is about 600.00. Hitch, winch, cradle, Synthetic cable and shackles.

 

Haha! Very comparable. Nice install! And the price, well that can’t be beat. Im not going to tell you how much we spent on our bumper/winch install.

 

Ordered a new AFE Exhaust and getting scheduled for the Overland Tune. Pretty hyped.

 

I like this, I’m gonna do the same with my truck because I don’t want all that weight up front full time. Keep it in the bed until I need it, also gives the option to winch from the rear as well. More versatility and on a budget at that. Perfect set up imho

 

Had some help on a decent February day in Ohio.

 

Thanks. I also like the idea of being able to winch from the back. I do not plan to run wires back there but to use a very long set of Jumper cables to power it if needed.

 

You could run a secondary battery back there

 

Yeah I could but then I would have to run wiring to keep it charged. If I am doing that I might as well wire in the winch in the back.
I think that rear winching is a less likely scenario as getting pulled out backwards just means you have to recross where you were stuck to move forward.

 

True but you could pick a different line, and it’s not always you being pulled out, you could be pulling someone else out…if I’m using the winch for myself I’m in deep, winching has always been beat into me as a last resort. But they are great for rolling buddies back to rubber down and pulling them back up from a cliffhanger just run lugs to the bed box next to the plug, you’re good to go lmao

 

What front hitch did you use?

 

Looks like the harbor freight one

 

Just remember to protect it from theft!

 

Gonna do a soft topper or soft cover (outta sight, outta mind), also going to be welding in a receiver tube to my bedcage to lock it in place so it doesn’t go bouncing out when I’m blasting whoops in Baja lmao

 

I used the Curt Hitch from etrailer. Here is a link.

https://www.etrailer.com/best/Toyota/Tacoma/Front_Receiver_Hitch/CURT