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if you still have your roof rack i want it haha, also can't wait for your build again

PS your truck is still the background on my desktop

 

My inspiration for LT, 35's and Hutchinson's. Can't wait for what's coming up next!

 

Hey, long time no see. How's the business?

Sorry but I won't be selling much. I might sell my bumpers but that'll probably be the extent of it.

Thanks. Your truck has turned out great. I like it a lot.

 

For sure!
Its going good, too much to handle by myself. I've got 1 full time employee and now a part time welder around the shop as well.
How have you guys been. BTW congrats on getting married, dont think I ever said that before but saw you got married.

 

Thanks Max. Any new pictures of your truck?

I'm glad the business worked out for you. You seemed passionate about it when I was around and I'm happy you're still chugging along.

We've been great. Been married for 6 months and it went by real quick. We've been looking to buy a house together and I'll end up building a shop on the property. I'll build my dream truck after that.

 

So no snow wheeling this season?

 

I'm still going while I can. My truck is still on 35s so it does decent. We went up last weekend in fresh snow and were pushing through 4 feet of snow. Truck did really well and I'll keep going up until I start hacking away at it.

 

Ever have any problems with the front locker? I have allpro LT, and am outing an arb in the front. Any suggestions to help avoid carnage? I broke a front cv shaft this morning. Left foot braking to act locked.

 

I haven't had any issues with the front locker. I tried to have it off any time I had to make sharp turns since that's when everything would bind the most. In mud and snow I would leave it on but I tried to only use it when I needed in the rocks.

Did you break the actual shaft or one of the ends? Its not easy to break a chromoly shaft by just braking.

 

I think the shaft was defective. That's too clean of a break. Broke right near the inner joint. Chromoly shaft should be very strong. I would think the factory diff or joint would fail before the shaft.

 

Nice!

 

It really is.

I think this one of the latest that's several months old haha. Haven't done much lately.



Hoping that changes soon.

 

I would say that it was defective. It probably wasn't cryoed or was just done improperly.

I like it. How are your flares holding up? Have you had any cracking issues? What's your plan for the truck?

 

Well... I didn't realize how most had done it. Mine are overlapped and bonded together with 3M duramix. I pulled apart a piece I cut off for the HC bumper. I had to slowly pry and twist and chisel at it .5" at a time. They're TOUGH. They didn't fit perfectly due to this but I feel a little better now knowing how strong they are.

I go back and forth. I'll be done with school soon (diesel tech) and I want to buy a cummins so I'm hoping to have one about this time next year. Then I won't worry about beating on the Tacoma. I keep thinking solid axle but it's a pretty capable truck as is and it'd be easier and cheaper to dump money into something else. But maybe a stronger rear end and LT kit and just wheel it like that.

My new idea is an FJ80 with a 12 valve CTD, and 1 tons on 39s. I could probably have the whole set up for what it'd cost me to swap a D4D into the Taco. We'll see!

 

Got my rock jock 60s ordered. Time to start cutting up the truck.

 

pass that shit!

 

Sucky thing is, I have wait a month before they're built and shipped to me. Going to three link front and rear.