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

Yes pic in sig

 

For real?

You have this on your rig? Is yours this loose?

That's what I plan on doing. I would put it on before I got on the trail though just in case I need recovery and don't have enough room/angle to put this in when stuck. So riding up the trail with something just clanking would be brutal, IMO.

Will definitely do that if I keep this. Just want to make sure it's safe. Like this smittybuilt should be snug to alleviate some of the force on the pin? Or does the pin take all the force no matter what?

 

I have that same recovery shackle thing, works great. I dragged it on many rocks in Moab last year and it held up great. It is loose like that but you cant even tell it's back there.

 

Cool.

I'll spare myself the 30 mile round trip and just go with it.

If I notice it being annoying on the trail, I'll put strips of foam on it or something.

Thanks for the replies guys.

 

My receiver shackle is loose, but not that loose. More than enough other things on my truck that rattle already that I don't mind it. *cough* hi-lift *cough* I just leave in there.

 

Yeah, the thing is though I always have an ear out for shit rattling or whatnot to make sure my truck is fine. To have something constantly clanking is a distraction to that, IMO.

Who knows? I'm probably overreacting but it makes me wonder why a lot of people had to take angle grinders to theirs in order to make it fit (Amazon reviews, Lisa (TW member), etc) and mine seems to be the loosest anyone has seen (no homo).

 

I made mine at work, machined from solid 2" bar stock. Has a little wiggle room and unless i hit a good bump i hardley know its there. My hitch w/ball actually makes more noise. But i keep them in tool box so sticky fingers dont get them. They took grinders to the sharp corners, made them 45 degrees because the reciever has rounded corners. Thats what i had to do so mine would fit. If i was to order one i would order the warn one because its forged instead of cast.

 

I used mine once. Don't need it anymore since I have shackle mounts on my bumper.

 

Fab work for my bed rack is starting this week.

 

Finally

 

I know right! They gave it to chad (01Tacoma) to work on but he's in ND with school but they said it'll take like 2 days to do.

 

Willing to sell it?

 

^This. RAT Products (me) makes them. This particular one is pending sale, but I'm making another one to perfect my process before running a group buy. I'm also coming out with square tube sliders next month. And thanks both of you, I strive for quality.

Possibly. I haven't yet decided if I'm cool enough to have 2 shackles on my bumper, plus one in the hitch.

 

Haha okay, I've been looking at getting it off of Amazon. But if I can get it for even a few dollars cheaper, I'd rather do that.

 

CFS? If you need sliders let me know, I'll be starting to make them when I get back home..

 

That's a damn lie! I stood around there a lot of time and even asked about doing it and they never asked me to.. I told them I would though.. & I'm up here working lol done with school till I goto Texas! But as I posted earlier i got everything to start building my rear bumper as far as bending the tube and everything

 

haha that's what they told me but no biggie. finally have the funds for it anyway. What you going to Texas for?
and when you start on the sliders, let me know price and i'll see what I can do

 

Blake's will be the first set I do but he's going pretty crazy with it but they'll probably cost right at 375-400 depending on how much he changes his mind on the design.. But depends on what you want.. I'll text you abt it

 

What's this thing worth on Amazon? The shackle alone is like $20 I think so I was gonna reuse it but I didn't want black shackles.

 

If it's the smittybilt hitch with shackle, it's $30.49 with free shipping.