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

You're always welcome in here Marine.

 

I think I saw ya on the TW Facebook page today......

 

Appreciate that, bunch o' jokesters here on TW

Really? I rarely like/post in there

 

Nice! I think I'm going to bite the bullet too

 

Not you bud.... bayareataco

 

oh damn! you actually went and got it? Nice!

 

All 3 of you need to do it and then tell me how it goes. $130 sounds wayyyy better than $400

 

Not this weekend, but last week. Got the new FrankenFab bumper all finished and went out and played a little in the Wyoming desert.

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Is it just me or are you going to be dragging that spare all over the place going up a steep ledge? Looks like the lowest spot on your departure angle.

I managed to bend the bolt on my rotopax a month or so ago, and I though they were way out of the way:

 

Looks great!

In planning on doing something similar, got a sheet of 3/16 sitting here waiting for me to start cutting. Damn holidays and taking up my time.

 

That was me!

 

I'm not too worried about it. I suspect the bottom of the bumper will drag first. The tire seems plenty high. I didn't want it any higher than it is.

Here is another angle.

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Thanks Man. I'll look forward to seeing how yours comes out. This project turned out to be a lot of work. I owe huge thanks to Monte and Jon for all of their efforts.

 

No. It won't.

Awwww yea

Seriously, that thing is so nice. Shoulda kept it haha

I doubt it'll happen but it's always possible. The can carrier is well up above but the tire could. I doubt he will have issues though.

 

bummer

 

Too late! It is out of your reach now.

 

Why do you say that? Did you look at the 4r page?

 

apparently it's only an issue when you're taking selfies...

 

I guess on the good side your spare tire is like a foot lower than mine. Should help keep the weight down low, which is probably more important than the rare occasion you might hit it. Anyways, bumper looks good man :thumpsup:

What, don't like that picture?

Is this one better,

 

Yeah that sounds like the perfect scenario to snap birfields. I wouldn't worry about going to 1-tons personally. Some longfield birfs and inners and you'll be just fine with 35's or 37's. I even see guys running 40's with longfields and they hold up good. I never had a problem with my SAS '93 running longs and I wheeled it hard with tons of torque from a Marlin dual ultimate t-case and 4.88's. Final crawl ratio was 223:1 so it had wicked torque. The thing with birfs is just avoiding situations where you have to back up with the front wheels turned full lock with the diff locked. That's the main one that will get you almost every time.

 

really nice looking bumper Mike. Nicely done to all involved.