New Recovery option for our 3rd gen

I have a hard time with Fuel's center caps. Aside from that, they have a few wheel designs that I like.

 

I vote black, red is nice but it can be a bit much as an accent color imo

 

The Punisher logo is more overdone than the raptor lights....

 

Work with bed step?

 

Yes. Advises of and different washer or similar needed on their website.

https://nytop.store/toyota-tacoma-accessories-store/p/2016-2023-toyota-tacoma-rear-recovery-points

 

Who makes this bumper ?

 

I'm no engineer in this regard, but shouldn't you be using higher grade bolts? I've only ever seen grade 8's in high shear load like recovery points

 

BAMF

https://www.bayareametalfab.com/201...earance-Rear-Bumper-Dual-Swing-out_p_151.html

I've got their hybrid front:

 

rating these are made for? also they look like they reuse factory hardware? Is factory hardware long enough after going through that thick bracket? Looks super beefy and stout!

 

Tagging for ltr.

 

The company's website recommends using a bridle in a recovery situation to get a more even stable pull. So you need more shackles and the bridle. I agree they look pretty cool, but I like the idea of less is more with the hitch receiver set up.

 

Company claims these recovery points are rated for 11,000 lbs -- each? I guess? But they recommend to use a bridle to split the load? So uhh, try to avoid actually pulling on either of them, alone, with 11K lbs of force? I guess?

(By comparison, ARB's front recovery point for Tacos is mounted on 1 side, and rated for 17,000 lbs in a single-line pull, from any angle within the left/right sweep of the front wheels. Front frame (near engine, steering, suspension, etc.) is going to be a lot stiffer & stronger, able to put up with that kind of massive off-angle pull, than either of the 2 rear frame rails which are (aside from the bumper / tow hitch) basically just "floating in space."

Rather than mounting these kneecap-busters, seems much more to the point to just get a well-made plate rear bumper (like something from 4xInnovations, BAMF, etc.) with built-in additional recovery points if you really feel you need left / right recovery points in addition to a tow-hitch center recovery point.