Oahu Members Thread

Happy New Year Everyone!

 

Happy new year TW Hawaii!!!

 

I'd get your suspension first, then cycle it and see if you even need new bumpstops. With the stock spring, it looks like Toyota has an acceptable level of negative arch, just look at the curvature of the lowest leaf, the overload. As long as the stock bumps hit before your shocks fully compress, you don't need to replace them with different sized ones. Its more for comfort unless you are really abusing the stocks by slamming the truck onto the stops.

 

And Happy new year!

 

Ok guys suspensions taken care of, now for the nick nacks to make it perform. Where should i get my brake lines from, bump stops up in da air, what else should i get?

 

Check on the group buys forums for the brake lines.

 

Then there is sliders, rims and tires, aluminum or steel bumper, then into the 4x conversion like Mike. .. lol

 

Sliders an bumpers no need cuz i not hard core. Jus a mall crawler weekend warrior. 4x conversion is only a fantasy rite now. Not thinkin of it but not putting out of da picture.

Ill keep my trd sport rims for now an save for toyo open country at2's. Unless i find a deal on 16x8s.

I pm'd da guy selling da custom goodrige brakelines. Hopefully he can come tru, $106 delivered, ill take dat.

Bumpstop, mite go with da timbrens or supers.

 

Even a weekend warrior could benefit from sliders... lol. Never know what even a little bit of "weekend warrioring" can do damage to. (Ask nate and his kaena put rock...lol) the way I look at it, off road protection, steps for the kids, and a lift point for any flats. After the 3" lift, I'm not sure my stock jack would do anything much for me (yea i could carry around some 4x4s in the bed, but a hi - lift is a better investment.

Timbrens have great customer service. I had to have them send me a different spacer after I did my dakars and they didn't hassle one bit

 

sliders are also great for crowded parking lots. don't have to worry about people swinging their doors and rogue shopping carts within the coverage area.

I pretty much stopped using a floor jack since getting a hi-lift. so much easier and faster too

 

Agreed, and agreed

 

Ive always liked da look of da n-fab nerf bars but yeah i c your guys point about protection from da elements. Sliders do help but im not sure if they would serve a good purpose in helping my gf an daughter get in an out.

 

I'm getting filler plates in the rear for the kids. Since you have a short bed, I believe BAMF can do the who thing filled.... Mike has filler plates on his.

Take a long look at the nfab bars... Because the step comes down it can actually hang you up. Plus if your GF needs help up the truck, you can always assist with a good 'ol hand on the ass... lol...

 

My daughters only 4 so she will need assistance no matter wat. She loves da fact I'm making a "monster truck".

 

I got my n - fab steps hung up yesterday at Kaena. I scraped right over though. Lol

 

N-fabs will b taken off bfor goin to kaena pt. the n-fabs arent for my benefit lol.

 

You gonna take nfabs on and off???? That's crazy... i got find you a picture. Some slider fabricator made a detachable step (nfab style) that attached to sliders. That may be what you are looking for.

 

I think BAMF did that for a one-off, didn't look that hard to do either, hella beefy too.

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bay-area-metal-fabrication/280142-bamf-removable-slider-steps.html

Or

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/beefed-taco/138280-bolt-steps-sliders-here.html

 

Well i only go wheelin wen theres sumone there dat can pull me out. So da n-fabs will only come off once a month if that.

On another note ordered my lr-uca's from headstrong.

Still waiting on OCTaco bout da brake lines.

Getting dis ball rolling lol!