What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

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NERD!

 

The only one that appears to be offended is you...

 

I was looking at these yesterday as well and im going to just pull the trigger and get it, I use this truck for fun but also for work and at times work brings me to some pretty remote locations and I would rather have everything I would need.

 

THIS!! @tollster64 damn good stuff. Said it before but some of you TW folks simply amaze me with the nerdiness and skillsets! And yes I may just try this method myself.

 

Installed the ditch lights from Auxbeam and wired them into the Auxbeam 8 switch panel. Build quality and wiring harness appear well made. These lights are both Amber and White so I will probably move them to my UpTop bed rack as rear/chase lights. I have some Rigid lights on the way.

 

I definitely agree, but I spent years living with a 97 soft top wrangler, I was ready to have a hardshell "real car" feel that I could actually lock stuff up lol, I love my camper shell can't see ever switching to soft top! (But you make a fair case for it)

 

I bought a cheap Chinese OEM style roof rack from eBay and it came with a retarded bolt. I sent a pic of it to the seller and he gave me $5.00 back. Went to the HW store and bought a bolt for $1.50. I suspect the $5.00 represented the sellers profit because the rack was cheap. No complaints about the rack at all. It even clears the antenna by a good bit unlike the OEM.

 

Finally got a matching TRD rim and Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac 265/70R16 from the Toyota Dealership for a matching size spare tire! Rim $250 and tire $255 (+tax, mount, balance). Now to install it. I think if I bend the two spare alignment wings (whatever they're called) for the spare back, it'll fit. If extreme, relocate the spare chain hoist a bit closer to the hitch, but I don't think it'll come to that. Then just figure out what to do with the stock 245 spare on steel rim.

 

Not sure why it wouldn't. I just put a full matching spare on mine this week. 275/70r17. Shop didn't mention anything about modding anything to fit, just stuck it under there. (Although I have crawled around under there and looked if they did anything)

 

I’ve got BFG K02, 265/75/16 shoved in there no issues.

 

265/70-16 is the stock size for a Off-Road/Pro, so it’s a non-issue fitting with no modification to the truck. What size is your spare? Does Toyota no longer do a 17” spare on the Sport?

Regardless for all intents and purposes the SR/SR5 245/75, Off-Road and Pro 265/75-16, Sport 265/65-17 and Limited 265/60-18 all have the same outer diameter.

 

Same here.

 

Toyota dealership told me it won't fit. It has to be modified and they can't do that. So I researched here and YouTube. Mainly found people trying to put a 285 under there. The 265 fits. When the tire gets to the alignment wings (pic), pull it towards the hitch a bit and crank it up the rest of the way to be level. Checking all around, no clearance issues. I'm about to put on a thick cable lock on it, seeing a spare tire lock (like locking lug nut) are easy to get past by forcing a socket on it. Need some type of security on it. Thanks.

 

My Sport came with the XP package, so 265/70R16 tires on old TRD Pro 16" alloy wheels, but the stock spare is a 245/75R16 on a 17" rim. Interesting, the spare has a sticker on it stating temp use only. First time I dropped it down since I bought the truck. But the 265 fits with pulling it towards the hitch the last few inches. I bent back nothing and no clearance issues, but close. Thanks.

 

looks great being from china and all... do you have a link?

 

Wait…245/75-16 on a 17” wheel? I think you just mean 16” wheel, right? I’m surprised they changed the spare.

Regardless a 265 is wider but not taller so you won’t have any issue.

 

Correct. My bad...16" wheel.

 

It was 2 years ago so the link is long gone but it was just like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/113978296463?fits=Model:Tacoma

 

Great wheels if you had another 3. Post it up on the sell page, bet it will go quick! I kept mine and use it to calibrate my wheel balancer.