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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by tacopaulo, Jul 6, 2014.

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  1. Jul 20, 2014 at 9:15 PM
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    hey thanks man! i'm gonna have to strongly agree with you on that statement :D
     
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  2. Jul 21, 2014 at 10:58 AM
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    Looks good! Good to meet you guys this weekend and thanks for the group pic!
     
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  3. Jul 21, 2014 at 11:47 AM
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    Thanks!

    Nice meeting you too. I saw what you did to the pic. Nice touch haha.
     
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  4. Jul 21, 2014 at 12:58 PM
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    Actually Edde did it for me...I certainly dont have any photoshop skills
     
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  5. Jul 27, 2014 at 8:10 PM
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    dipped the rear bumper today

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    also i painted the rusty hubs

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  6. Aug 1, 2014 at 2:03 PM
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    Truck looks good! Can't ever go wrong with radiant red.
     
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  7. Aug 1, 2014 at 7:57 PM
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    thanks man yours looks great
     
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  8. Aug 16, 2014 at 8:44 AM
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    Took off the 265s last weekend and put 285s on
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    Also this
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  9. Aug 17, 2014 at 8:59 AM
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    Been meaning to put this on
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  10. Aug 17, 2014 at 4:13 PM
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    found this spot near my house today and took some cool pics:

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  11. Sep 1, 2014 at 7:49 PM
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    Sandman614 helped me trim the fenders and I'm not rubbin with the 285s anymore woot woot

    These are what we cut off.
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    Got any pics of the fenders i will need to do this after the bumper goes on!
     
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  13. Sep 2, 2014 at 10:20 AM
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    I'll take pics later today afterwork
     
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    Ok these two pics are of my front driver side fender.

    Front
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    I took the bolts out from under the plastic so I can push it forward. I'll probably zip tie it to something so it doesn't get pulled back.

    Back
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  15. Sep 17, 2014 at 10:35 AM
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    Sub'd. One of my favorite Tacomas. We have very similiar tastes I do believe.
     
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    thanks craig. you must have really good taste then! :p
     
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  17. Sep 17, 2014 at 8:20 PM
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    went wheelin at URE last weekend:
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    also some of my near future upgrades are:

    cb radio setup
    ome top spacer to complete the 3" lift
    and sliders
     
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  18. Sep 17, 2014 at 10:32 PM
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    Not sure how this one got past me. Nice looking truck. The grille looks sweet with letters. BAMF? How are the 285s running with regard to power / mpg? Did you get C or E load? Always weighing pros/cons. Some of your pics with the 265s don't look bad after the lift. 285s fill the gaps better, but come at a cost and still not sure the worth.
     
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  19. Sep 18, 2014 at 10:12 AM
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    Thanks! I believe the letters are from bpfabricating. I'm loving the 285s so far. The 265s were C loads and the 285s that I have now are E load. Honestly I can't tell the difference in power between the 265s and 285s. The mpg change is not noticeable either. I average about 17-18 mpg with the 285s.
     
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  20. Sep 18, 2014 at 10:33 AM
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    Truck is looking great man!
     
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