cbechtold's Long Travel IFS Crawler Tacoma Build and BS Thread

I've been thinking about it, but I probably won't.

 

I needed those....fucken rims are trashed

 

Total Metal Innovation makes the exact same thing but for a 15" rim. Definitely something you should do.

 

You’ll never tear off your valve stem.

 

Very true. Especially since I'm going with metal valve stems this time around.

 

My rims are way to bent for rock rings. Im sure a sledge hammer can alleviate that issue tho

 

I tried that with my spare that I bent pretty good a few years ago. Didn't work. 23oz to balance..

 

Only got 1 rim done today. Wanted to get an idea of what I wanted to do in terms of the finish product (welded vs smooth). I've got 2 days off in the middle of the week so I'm going to try and burn the rest together then. Valve stems came in today as well and got to test fit one. Can't wait to see these on the Taco.


PXL_20210314_191405140 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr


PXL_20210314_193907423 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr


PXL_20210314_203928941 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

 

Looks rad!

You just gonna rattelcan the outside rings?

 

Yep. Good old Rustoleum semi gloss black.

 

Got all the wheels and rock rings prepped and tac'd together today. Going to burn them together and hopefully get them finished up and ready for paint this weekend. I'll take pictures tomorrow when I have time.

I also added yet another thing to my list of stuff to do before Summer rolls around...


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I wonder if the rock rings mess with alignment? Just because of the added weight?

I need those in my life tho. Would be a pain in the ass to do 1 wheel at a time.

 

I highly doubt it would mess with the alignment. I definitely recommend just getting new rims if yours are bent at all.

I definitely wouldn't have gotten the rock rings if I was going to reuse my old wheels.

 

You need real beadlock, not rock rings or stimulated rings, lol

 

I got stimulated yesterday

 

Haha nice.
Nothing like some good suspension seats to make you drive your truck faster.
PRPs?

 

Yep. They're PRP Enduro seats. They're a few years old, but they've never been used or mounted. Just sitting in storage collecting dust.

 

That's a nice looking seat. Is it a lot more comfortable than the stock seats?

My driver seat is crooked. It slopes downward toward the passenger side. It hurts my back. I could get new foam for it...or a new seat.

 

I've only sat in it for very short amount of time. I'll be able to get a better idea once I get them installed and put some time in them.

That's nearly exactly my issue with my stock seats. 260k miles in them means, all support is gone and my back is gone after long drives. I wasn't planning on getting seats this early, but I couldn't pass these up.