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Holy fuckamoly those pictures are huge.

 

Had??

 

Fuck, what a day. Lift install, 2 skid plate, my sliders. .. worn out.

 

I’m gonna buy those. Thanks for the link! Question though, is that both or just one? The listing doesn’t say!

 

Sold as a pair!

 

Ok Kidz, since I bought it here I'm going to post it for sale here first, then in other threads. Randy suggested the NoVA thread. Lastly, I'll post it out in the general B/S/T threads but wanted y'all to have first dibs.

https://rcimetalworks.com/product/05-15-tacoma-rear-differential-skid/

Here's a couple pics of it after I ground all the loose powder coating off, inside and out, then shot it with 3 coarse of self etching primer, then 4 coats of bed liner paint. It's practically better than new. I also upgraded all the hardware to SS, and even replaced the rubber axle gaskets with a higher density rubber material.





I'm only asking what I paid for it. $150. And I'm throwing in the new hardware, rubber gaskets, and all my time to prep/paint, and the cost of paint.

Once I put out in the general public threads the price is going up.

Note! This does not fit a 3rd Gen!
Thanks,
Rob

 

@FadedComa since you like to bang your diff a lot!!!

 

We do light comes on wayyy early I've ridden mine to where it took 21.6 gallons to fill up.

 

Gas light goes on with roughly 4 gallons still in the tank. Ask me how I know...

Ok...I'll tell you. I have driven almost 80 miles after my gas light came on. When I did finally fuel up, I put more than the 21.1 gallons spec'd into the tank. I had to have been running on fumes.

I chalk it up to the engineers being gracious when they designed the truck since our trucks have such phenomenal mileage, it gives it the range almost anywhere in the country to make it to the next station without running out. Luckily, I never have because I heard it is hell on the components to run them dry.

My previous vehicle...a Chevy Cavalier (high school kid at the time) stranded me once. Gaa light never came on. Went to leave work, put it in gear, it rolled out of my parking space and died. Thought maybe I stalled it, but it wouldn't refire. Scanned over to my trip meter (have always tracked my mileage) and was over 400 miles on the 13 gallon tank...knew immediately I was out. Had to have my dad bring me 5 gallons. Lol never relied on the gas light in that car again!

 

@boogie3478 mentioned getting one in a recent vid

 

Oh it was a controller issue not winch issue..

 

Kinda sorta. The part on the winch the controller plugs into was fucked, so I’d call that a winch issue still. Either way it was a bummer that I couldn’t winch myself when I got high centered. At least it’s an easy fix and an opportunity to improve upon it. I plan on a dab of dielectric grease in there to prevent corrosion and keep this from happening again.

 

If it doesn't sell before friday then I am in. I seem to have an issue with getting my rear banged.

 

Then there's this!



I had a 50/50 chance on the mate up of the IFS & Tranny skids and I should have gone with my gut. Luckily everything was still a loose fit so I texted Randall and he confirmed my fear. I had it backwards. The IFS goes on the outside.



So I had to drop the IFS and switch the setup.

Then to be able to get the Transfer Case skid, support bracket frame mounting holes to line up, I had loosen the three bolts holding the support to the skid. Only then was I able to get the bolts into the frame locations. I also had to use a longer bolt (thankfully I keep hardware at the house and had a longer bolt) for the brake line attachment bracket location. There was no way to reuse the OEM bolt. Once I had those two frame bolts in on the support brace I had to retighten the 3 bolts holding it to the skid. Lastly I tightened the two bolts that hold the Tranny skid to the IFS skid.

All I can say is, once it's all bolted up and tightened down, it becomes a structural part of truck and even though you remove OEM cross braces, all three of these skids make the underbelly impenetrable, and I feel, more sound!

Once again @Mobtown Offroad FTMFW!!!!!

Thanks again to Jerry @UntamedTaco and Randall @EatSleepTacos !! Jerry really saved the day with his instructions link, and Randall saved me from myself with his assistance!

Total time including setup (jacks, jack stands, ramps, tools), bolting everything up, then redoing the IFS skid, and the workaround on the Transfer skid support (includes fishing a nut outta the frame! That shit added 20 min alone!). Then dicking around with the diff diaper! Then putting everything away, and wrapping up the diff diaper.

Almost 4 hours! The fact that I did this by myself, miraculous!!

 

aaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha omg I don't know why I was thinking sliders hahahaha

glad you got it all figured out!

im hoping to have mine on soon, I need to finish up the paint on this skid plate then I need to paint the IFS and it will be ready to go! ive only had them for a year hahaha

 

It came down to a mear 2 minute difference that @boogie3478 beat you by B! He PM'd me right away. So sorry

 

It's all good Erik! And look, my dumb ass got 5 minutes into the video before I realized it was for sliders

 

It's all good. Knew it would sell quick. Going to a deserving guy as well