Speedway Blue thread!!!

Still looking for a SWB 5' shell near TX

 

Just bought this a few months ago. Coming from a 1st gen, and this feels awesome!

 

welcome to the club! let the mods begin!

 

Looked away during a long drive and missed the 200k mile birthday. Won't make that mistake again at 300k..

But 200k miles has never looked so good

 

Looks pretty good for 18 years old and 223k miles. I've had it for 7 years so I should have posted a pic here a long time ago. I'm not much of a photographer so the best pic I could was in a parking lot.

Anybody interested in a speedway blue 2011 grill? https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2011-honeycomb-grill-8p1-speedway-blue-fits-2005-2011.823994/

 

Solid deal

 

About to work some speedway blue coilovers into this thing.

 

What size tires and suspension are you running? I really like the stance.

 

I've changed the suspension so many times on this truck but I'm pretty happy where it is at right now. About the only thing I would change at this point is to valve the shocks a little softer for better ride quality. Currently it is lifted about 1.75" in the front with Dobinsons IMS and 400lb 16" Eibach coils. The rear is lifted only 1.5" and uses a soft ride Alcan leaf pack with 12" Fox 2.0 shocks using an Archive relocation. Tires are currently Mickey Thompson LT37x12.50-17 Baja Boss A/T on a 9" wide -25mm wheel although in the picture they were 37" Yokohama Geolander X-AT.

 

How do you not rub? lol Love the stance!

 

Lol, lots of work to get them to not rub. The magic combination for me was offset bushings in the LCA along with cams maxed for behind the tire clearance, SPC UCA to adjust the camber, cab mount relocation, lots of massaging on the lower cab, super bumps, modified steering stops, trimmed fenders & flares and a plate bumper. I'm rub free on the streets but off road is a completely different story.

 

Thinking I may take the plunge on 37’s next time around.

 

did you regear and if so what ratio did you find that works. 4.88???

 

Yep, 4.88 although I would probably go with 4.56 if I were to do it again.

 

I was wondering if anyone knew a “cheap” way to buy paint for this color?? My hood and roof clear coats failed and I can’t find a color that’s close to speedway blue anywhere. Any help is appreciated! Or if anyone has any more creative solutions to hiding the ugly faded paint that’s just as good.

 

Probably going to somewhere like MAACO, I'm considering getting my whole truck redone so it all matches because I'm having the same problem too.

 

Duplicolor "Intense Blue Pearl" is the closest off the shelf color I've found. Never used it on body panels though, just some accent pieces, so not sure how it matches up when it's right next to factory paint.

 

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https://www.automotivetouchup.com

 

Nice truck! Quick question though, where did you get those headlights from?

 

Slowly but surely..