1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

B.A.M.F LCA Skids are here!!!

Discussion in 'Bay Area Metal Fabrication' started by JLee, Apr 10, 2012.

  1. Apr 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM
    #21
    HIYota

    HIYota Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 12, 2011
    Member:
    #54813
    Messages:
    2,560
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Angel
    Las Vegas, NV originally Kauai, HI
    Vehicle:
    09 Silver 6 spd TRD Sport DCSB 4x4
    Check my build thread...too much to list.
    Rofl, you get left out during the "3some" lol! She wants some bling and I want some too, just for the taco!
     
  2. Apr 10, 2012 at 10:57 PM
    #22
    1TUFFTRD

    1TUFFTRD WTF

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2010
    Member:
    #30721
    Messages:
    2,122
    Gender:
    Male
    out and about building powerlines
    Vehicle:
    06 AC with a skewp
    06 With a Skewp.
    Look badass!
     
  3. Apr 11, 2012 at 6:59 AM
    #23
    acdronin

    acdronin Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2010
    Member:
    #47036
    Messages:
    19,641
    Gender:
    Male
    .
    Damn, now I have this itch like crazy, I told JLee I would paint them and hang em this weekend, I woke up today thinking "well tomorrow might get rained out for work, maybe I'll do it then". I really want these on the truck like NOW!
    We are going to flex the front as hard as we can at Hollister (4/22), to make sure that everything clears and they are good to go. These things are BEASTS, I have no doubt they will do what they are intended to do.
     
  4. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:12 AM
    #24
    JLee

    JLee [OP] The Man! Vendor

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2010
    Member:
    #40461
    Messages:
    19,557
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Jerry
    Benicia, CA
    Vehicle:
    02 Extra cab SAS Linked front and rear
    I lost track thousands of dollars ago.
    Thanks

    DO IT!!! I think we should pull your sway bar for Hollister so we can flex it out as much as possible.
     
  5. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:20 AM
    #25
    NYCO

    NYCO go explore...

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2010
    Member:
    #40842
    Messages:
    19,116
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    bOb
    Colorado
    Vehicle:
    Blue Betty - '06 TRD OR
    dents & scratches
    what's a sway bar? :confused: :D
     
  6. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:20 AM
    #26
    acdronin

    acdronin Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2010
    Member:
    #47036
    Messages:
    19,641
    Gender:
    Male
    .
    I'll bring some tools and we can pull it off when we get there, should only take a few minutes.
     
  7. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:21 AM
    #27
    acdronin

    acdronin Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2010
    Member:
    #47036
    Messages:
    19,641
    Gender:
    Male
    .

    LOL! um yeah, SOME of us need the truck to handle on the street:)
     
  8. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:23 AM
    #28
    NYCO

    NYCO go explore...

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2010
    Member:
    #40842
    Messages:
    19,116
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    bOb
    Colorado
    Vehicle:
    Blue Betty - '06 TRD OR
    dents & scratches
    mine handles great on the road...OME 886 coils do a great job in keeping the front stiff enough...much better than my buddy's 1st gen w/o a sway bar that's for sure
     
  9. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:23 AM
    #29
    Namyo

    Namyo -

    Joined:
    Apr 28, 2010
    Member:
    #36165
    Messages:
    14,133
    Gender:
    Male
    Sweet! I like the coverage!
     
  10. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:24 AM
    #30
    colinb17

    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2008
    Member:
    #4127
    Messages:
    19,166
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Colin
    Charleston, SC
    Vehicle:
    '07 TRD Sport 4x4
    Build thread in sig...
    i'm assuming the long inner bolt was just for test purposes, but if the outer bolt by the ball joint was not just for test fitting, you will most likely need a shorter one for any truck with extended travel fronts.

    the bolt on mine is shorter than what's pictured, and just clears the CV boot by less than the thickness of a penny at full drop. just a heads up.

    [​IMG]
     
  11. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:27 AM
    #31
    acdronin

    acdronin Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2010
    Member:
    #47036
    Messages:
    19,641
    Gender:
    Male
    .
    You are correct, those bolts were test ones, the one under the CV is a three incher, it's going to be replaced by a 2 1/2 and the top ones will be the right height as well, I shoot some pics showing this when I put them back on.
     
  12. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:27 AM
    #32
    JLee

    JLee [OP] The Man! Vendor

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2010
    Member:
    #40461
    Messages:
    19,557
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Jerry
    Benicia, CA
    Vehicle:
    02 Extra cab SAS Linked front and rear
    I lost track thousands of dollars ago.
    I went for the MAX coverage


    Yeah those were just mock up bolts i had sitting around the shop the kit will have four 3.5" and two 2.5" bolts nuts and washers.
     
  13. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:28 AM
    #33
    colinb17

    colinb17 If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2008
    Member:
    #4127
    Messages:
    19,166
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Colin
    Charleston, SC
    Vehicle:
    '07 TRD Sport 4x4
    Build thread in sig...
    fantastic. would just hate for you to go and tear a boot on the first run :thumbsup:
     
  14. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:32 AM
    #34
    JLee

    JLee [OP] The Man! Vendor

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2010
    Member:
    #40461
    Messages:
    19,557
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Jerry
    Benicia, CA
    Vehicle:
    02 Extra cab SAS Linked front and rear
    I lost track thousands of dollars ago.
    Yeah that was the first thing I noticed when mocking up.
     
  15. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:32 AM
    #35
    SoCaltaco65

    SoCaltaco65 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 10, 2011
    Member:
    #56389
    Messages:
    6,839
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2011 DCSB 4x4 Offroad TRD
    Very nice Jerry, I like how much your skid covers vital areas including the front alignment bolt/cam
     
  16. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:33 AM
    #36
    NYCO

    NYCO go explore...

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2010
    Member:
    #40842
    Messages:
    19,116
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    bOb
    Colorado
    Vehicle:
    Blue Betty - '06 TRD OR
    dents & scratches
    good looks!

    when in doubt...zip ties and duct tape :p
     
  17. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:35 AM
    #37
    JLee

    JLee [OP] The Man! Vendor

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2010
    Member:
    #40461
    Messages:
    19,557
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Jerry
    Benicia, CA
    Vehicle:
    02 Extra cab SAS Linked front and rear
    I lost track thousands of dollars ago.
    Yeah that was the main reason for designing it. People came to me and said non of the skids on the market protect the cam bolt just the LCA itself :eek:. I went a step further and extended the skid all the way up the LCA so that a root or jagged rock cant contact your inner CV boot.
     
    ready6delta likes this.
  18. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:37 AM
    #38
    acdronin

    acdronin Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2010
    Member:
    #47036
    Messages:
    19,641
    Gender:
    Male
    .
    The first mock up didn't completely cover the cam bolts, he increased the size and rounded the edges, it would take one hell of an impact to bend that sucker
     
  19. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:39 AM
    #39
    JLee

    JLee [OP] The Man! Vendor

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2010
    Member:
    #40461
    Messages:
    19,557
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Jerry
    Benicia, CA
    Vehicle:
    02 Extra cab SAS Linked front and rear
    I lost track thousands of dollars ago.
    And if that hell of a hit did bend it you can just pull the skid off and beat it back in place :cool:
     
  20. Apr 11, 2012 at 7:41 AM
    #40
    acdronin

    acdronin Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2010
    Member:
    #47036
    Messages:
    19,641
    Gender:
    Male
    .

    It would take a BFH to bend that thing! I really like how you welded both the inside and outside of that joint, once it's coated, you can't even tell it's been welded.
     

Products Discussed in

To Top