04 Tacoma turned Buggy

i ordered some frame box plates about 7 months ago from ballistic fab. They finally turned up, im gonna try to install them this weekend.

 

Saw your videos from Potawatomi on youtube. I'm stationed at Fort Leonard Wood. I definitely want to hit up those trails someday, if you want to go it would be great to have someone show me around.

Are there any high speed sections or trails there?

 

its a fun place, it gets old quick tho. theres a few places where you can go somewhat fast, and a field you can blast threw, its mostly just trails tho.

not sure yet but im thinking about going up Saturday if you can go then, if that wont work just let me know when you wanna go.

 

Wish I could go, but we're going to the field for the next few weeks.

 

ah i see. i can go most weekends, just let me know when.

 

discovered oil all over the my left rear tire, looks like a busted axle seal. called up O'reillys and ordered 2 inner and 2 outer oil seals for $35ish. thought it wouldn't hurt to have a spare set.

 

agreed.thanks

 

Exactly. some people are just jealous haters.

 

some pix of replacing a blown oil seal in the axle tube

about to remove the axle

i found this loose in the axle tube

pressed in the new oil seal with a mallet

 

i put these on a week or two ago, raptor style grill lights.

 

new front set up.

tundra 5100s (chose the tundra 5100s because they have more travel stiffer valving) and some old man emu 882s

 

some craptastic cell phone pics to show progress.

 

looking good. Are you planing on making the whole thing into a plate bumper or just make a skid in the middle?

 

no idea.

 

the finished product im pretty happy with how it turned out






the bumper has a 2in receiver built in where i can attach a d-ring or my winch



also boxed the frame a month or so back

 

had an awesome time wheeling last weekend, but it turned in to an expensive trip fast.
had to put a new starter in last night, then my alternator died on the way home today so i replaced that a few hrs ago

and discovered this monday morning while cleaning up the truck.



so i took the tractor and a chain and pulled it back in to place



but the leaf is trashed

 

i bought some giant motorsports shackles from a member on here then saw this picture and thought i should beef mine up a bit.

i only have on side done so far but this is what i came up with.

 

one down. one to go.

 

bought some new tires. 285 75 16s. i should get them here in a few days.