3" and 35s

I guess I should Post up my Truck in this thread too . I'm running 3" up front on Kings, custom 2.25" bump stops, SPC uca's, 4.3+ caster Cab mount is chopped all the way to the bolt's. Pinch weld is flattened outward fully undercoated and sealed, Dobinson snorkel. Total Chaos weld on spindle gussets . Trimmed the fender and the flare about 1.5" on the rear, Foam has been shaved down and then zip tied to the fender mount inside the door opening. Front bumper was trimmed for front approach clearance and I tucked the liners in the front . The Rears are lifted with OME hd 96 leafs along with 1" spacer and a 3degree shim. rear tundra King shocks go on this weekend. Limit straps and custom bump stops . 35/12.50/17 On 17x8.5 Ray 10's 4.3" back space -10mm offset. Yukon 5.29 gears. Full skids and slides, Hidden winch, high clearance rear Mobtown Bumper Is ordered, 17 weeks in the wait game. going on as soon as it get here.

 

Any loss of power on 33s. Im trying to avoid regearing.

 

Yes. Doesn’t bother me though. If I need to go faster I push the skinny pedal harder. Not a big deal.

 

Joined the club a week ago. No rubbing on pavement but definitely offroading. Fender trimming in the works.

 

Changed my setup a little. Softtopper is gone, replaced by a Leer. Also I have a cab mount relocation waiting to be installed since Im still rubbing like a mofo with only 2" of lift. Still wheels fine, just noisy. Since people will ask instead of searching...

OME885s, 5100s on the second notch from the bottom, Dirt King UCAs, Wheelers offroad superbumps, u-bolt flipkit, headstrong 3 leaf add-a-leaf with overload in but cut down to about 18" long, 17x8.5 -10 SCS Ray 10s. Lots of trimming and bashing of the fenders, CMC but it still rubs.

 

Looks great man and exactly what I’ll be doing here soon after 5.29s come in. How do your CV angles/boots look? I refuse to go past 2” lift, so cab mount relocation I’ll be doing as well. Also, I see you bumped the 5100s up a notch, did the 885s sag on you? Is that a 315 tire or true 35?

 

Thanks. The truck actually scoots along surprisingly well if you dont mind high RPMs, maybe do the tires before the gears? CV angle is totally fine because the lift amount is low. I dont know that the 885s have "sagged" but they did settle a little from when they were brand new. Tires are BFG AT 315/70s so they are a little short, not true 35s.

 

Gotcha. Did you set the 5100s on the 2nd perch right from the start, or did you do that after the 885s settled? Curious how much they did settle if you know

 

Smash the hell out of the pinch weld, take cab joint clear back to the bolt, get JBA uppers, max caster you can get while still going kind of straight. I dont rub on trails until the inevitable point when my alignment gets jacked then it rubs a little but still fine

 

Flexing

 

That looks really good man. Well done.. I have the DCLB version of you. With Br6's though.

 

Same here.... very short

 

Do you have photos of your front end with your CV angles up close to show how it looks? i need to compare to mine... it needs to be lowered for sure..

 

I like how on the first page someone asked about functionality of 35's on a taco and the response was most people don't do it for looks. I disagree and find that most people running oversize tires do it just for looks, but of course no one on Tacoma World.

That said, this thread has made up my mind that 35's are just not good on this truck. I am of the belief that if a rotating tire touches any part of the vehicle through any portion of articulation/turning then that tire does not fit the truck, and I mean any rubbing no matter how slight. I do not mind cutting, welding, hammering, but if it still touches at any point then it doesn't work and a lot of these posts talk about rubbing after all the mods. Large tires are not the end all solution to offroading. I have seen Suzuki Samurais with factory sized off road tires kick the butt of what appear to be "real offroad rigs".

 

I agree with some of this. To ME, rubbing a little doesn’t validate a solid reason not to run 35s if you do 95% of the work to make them fit. By that I mean a little rubbing on the firewall.

if you’ve regeared properly for off-road use (not just highway), aggressive CMC or relocation, firewall massage, fender cutting, UCA, 1-2” lift to keep CV’s at a decent angle, source a light wheel to reduce weight at each corner, etc - I think you’ve earned 35s and probably care about function more than looks...

The guys doing it for looks aren’t doing all the above - they’re jacking their coilovers up or db lift and then taking pictures for Instagram in a parking lot or flat fire road lol.

Big difference, but I agree with you.

 

The moment I went to 35s I wanted 37s.

I wheel a fair bit, and rubbing a bit also doesnt bother me. The same people that usually worry about a bit of rub usually will have issues messing up thier slider powdercoat. Not saying all do, just saying there are much more important things to think about in regards to your truck, like enjoying it.

 

@Norilsk

 

You from Eugene? You always parked at the auto body (I think) shop at the end of W 11th Ave?
If so I drive by you ever day on the way to work. Always thought the tires looked big!

 

Don’t do 37’s. They look cool but that’s about it.

 

Oh when marlic crawler comes out with thier rclt that's the life I want to live. Until I feel like getting 40s