What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Gave it a new garage buddy!

 

Dude that's badass Austen! I want one so bad, but only riden a bike twice.

 

lol.... Why do you say that? Now I'm worried..... Just cause they'll stick out so far?

 

lol. yeah.............. it's not noticeably leaking or decreasing in level, but I've been meaning to fix that.

 

I'm assuming because with that bs it's gonna put a lot of added wear n tear especially with 35s....

 

Wear and tear on the tires them selves??? i dont understand. or are you talking about extra stress on the drivetrain?

 

On parts in general, drive train, steering rack etc. Careful with the wheel studs too, cuz they will have a lot of extra weight leveraging against them. I bet it's gonna look sick though! Post pics.

 

Lots of guys run 35's and love it. Thought has crossed my mind often.

 

2.5" BS, that is insane. Your scrub radius is going to be terrible

 

Dude that thing is sick. Always liked the supermoto bikes.

I saw in one of your old pics that you had an SV, did you sell that one?


I've been on the lookout for a reasonably priced S4RS for the last year... Been thinking lately that I should just buy a Hypermotard

 

yeah i know.... Is there anything negative about that much positive scrub then the worse handling and wear on tires?

 

bump steer

 

Hey slodgetto do you have a build thread? Also how do you like your dynapros?

 

today i have thought about driving mine.........................only a few more days then the mods will continue!!!!!!!!!

 

It was a Z1000 actually, kind of an uncommon streetfighter. Yeah, I sold it as I missed the feel of an sm.

A Hypermotard 1100 has been my dream bike ever since they debuted and probably my next.

An S4RS would make for a great project bike.

 

hmmm... dont know to much about this. isn't that just dealing with steering during suspension movement up and down? (on bumps... lol) and handling on rough roads? how would 2.5" backspaced rims impact bump steering?

i don't I need to start one though..... and I love my dynapros!!! awesome, awesome, not-too-aggressive all-terrain tire!

 

hmm I thought they looked pretty aggressive I've been looking into these it's between these and the falken rocky mountains. I've heard lots of good things about both but seems like you really venture out in your truck and give your tires a true test. What kind of stuff have you taken them threw? And how did they handle?

 

Well, as far as aggressive A/Ts I guess they're in the mid-range.... and they've been through some mud (2'-3'), sand, rock, and some icey conditions. They perform very well each time! I was especially impressed with them in the mud.

Personally, I would reccomend the hankooks over the falkens... from the used tires we get in at discount tire, the hankooks seem to wear better and last longer. I can't give a good opinion regarding the performance of the falkens off-road since I'e never owned them. My brother has them on his ford, but he got them for looks, not to off-road. lol Also, I don't know how much merit there is behind it but all the guys at the store I'm at tend to prefer the hankooks and kinda make a joke out of selling people the "rocky mountain" tire! lol However, I'm the only one that likes the Goodyear wrangler duratracs too.... so I don't know how much we should consider they're opinion!! haha

 

Great review! I have the dynapros as well and literally everything he said is true. I use them for snow runs as well as trails and they grip great for an ATM. Ive had mine for a year/like 15k miles and they are wearing great. On the highway they are really nice too, didnt completely kill the mileage(the tire size took care of that). I'd recommend them to anyone looking for an all around great performing tire.
I have a few buddies and they all have them on their rigs as well. I dunno much about the falkens so maybe ask you local tire shop guy.

 

Thanks guys both really good reviews Im going to end up doing mild-hard trail, snow, dune, and road driving in my truck so I've been trying to find a good set of reliable tires since my bro gave me his 2008 OR wheels and I want to put them on already. I read about members here getting them for this killer price of 130 but I can't find it . Did you guys pick yours up online or at a shop?