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Am I too old to own a Tacoma?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by R Trujillo, Aug 13, 2018.

  1. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:08 PM
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    Tacomamike mike

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  2. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:12 PM
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    Those were great tires back in the day. Would look crazy on a 3rd Gen.

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  3. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:14 PM
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    they throw a lot of mud and also make a lot of tire smoke !!!
     
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  4. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:16 PM
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  5. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:16 PM
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    They were bias-ply if I recall. Probably natural rubber carcass too. Kids these days have it too easy.
     
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  6. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:18 PM
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    yep Bias Ply !!!

    Do you remember the Gateway Buckshot Mudder tires ??
     
  8. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:20 PM
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    that was 9 years ago for me !!
     
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  9. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:24 PM
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  10. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:24 PM
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    No I don’t, but I just had a look at them. That is some serious bias-ply old school traction! I realize tires were way cooler back then. Looked cooler and had cooler names. Didn’t work as well, but that’s beside the point......”Buckshot Mudder” sounds 100X better than KM3.

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    You can just feel the death wobble looking at it!
     
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    I had some "Sand Grabbers" on my 1968 Datsun P/U white 5 spoke steelies...
     
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    imagine seeing that tire in 44x18.5 -15
     
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  16. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:27 PM
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    Now lets talk about old folks and Harleys...
     
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    Just imagine these tires, for a moment, on a 3rd Gen Tacoma. Would look so badass. Almost worth doing just for the wow factor.
     
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  18. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:28 PM
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    I’m going on 61 and lost my 2016 Tacoma to a flood and can’t wait to get back in one.

    :mudding:
     
  19. Aug 13, 2018 at 9:28 PM
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    Too old to own a Tacoma?. Hell, I want to be buried in it!
     
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    another tire I used to run back then was a 44x18.5-15 Dick Cepek Fun Coutry bias ply tire
     

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