Ontario BS Thread

https://www.tacomaworld.com/posts/28603387

The Husky universal flaps are shown as discontinued, but you can do the same with bulk sheet plastic/rubber.

The Tacoma cab mount has two holes that can accept the well nut (vs. one on the 4R). Use the rear hole for more clearance.

 

Gotcha. I'll probably run the stock ones for the winter if someone has them kicking around, and maybe try and make these in the summer.

 

Ya my slider coatings get sandblasted too

 

Mine aren't nice. I also gotta get the truck ready for a safety (lease buyout long story tax write-off), so I don't need the shop doing it being a prick about mud flaps. Already gotta reinstall my swaybar for it

 

Bent/cracked skid plate.
I know I need to fix it, but it would still hold up to some, erhm, 'light off road use' - right ?

 

As long as there is atleast 1 to 2 bolts holding it, that bend/ crack is nothing lol
I nearly folded my RCI cross memeber in half and it stayed on the truck for a month

 

Sigh. Harsh. But yes, fair, I guess I'll have to fix it.
I just didn't want to crawl under the truck again after wrestling with the sliders install the last days.
Did you weld in a reinforcement bar or was that just to keep it straight while welding?

 

I don't know if this is a thing when it comes to skid plates but you can drill a small hole at the end of that crack to keep it from getting any larger if you not planning on welding it up any time soon

 

that was 1x1 i cut off my backrack cap and just glued in place

a bend like yours, you dont need to worry until the next time you had to take the plate off.
worst case: it bends
best case: you forget and it's like that for a few years lol

My RCI steel plates will literally not fit on any other truck, that's how far out of square they are.
this is what it looked like back in 2021. It's still like that today







remeber, skid plates are sacrificial items, if they break it means something else didnt

 

have done that to plastics for years. gives it a larger area to flex around and prevents cracking.

everything flexible from body panels to laundry baskets - proper life lesson

 

Yup. Mine look like a slip and slide. updownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdown

 

See @TunedUpTaco nothing to worry about with that little bend!

 

Lol

 

Went to pick up my daughter today at school. The schools new janitor has a clean lifted second gen Tacoma on 35’s. cool guy I have to get 35’s now.

 

Nice.

 

Cut NS and make it a separate trip.
Amanda and i did almost exactly what your planning the first time we came out and it was WAY too much driving.

currently mid PEI trip
Changed a wheel bearing yesterday



*edit* the reason i say cut NS is because you can easily spend a week on cape Breton

 

Gotcha. I actually ended up sorta doing that myself- basically cut Quebec (outside of transit) and PEI, got friends in NS so wanted to stop there.

 

Day 1: Ontario > Fredericton
Day 2: Fredricton > Halifax
Day 3: Halifax
Day 4: Halifax > cape breton later in the day
Day 5: Cape breton
Day 6: Cape breton > Moncton
Day 7: Moncton
Day 8: Moncton > Home

 

how about the bridge to PEI

 

One day, just limited on time unfortunately