GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

I agree with that for sure. That's why I ordered plates before I even bought the tires. If I do something I want it done correctly.

 

I might talk some junk, but my mild CMC is capped

 

I actually saw a video showing the tire being pushed back. I have a hard time imagining all the forces at work there.

 

for overland.

 

Don't know if you guys have seen this before, but this picture was the main reason i went for DRT relocates over cheaper ones.

 

I cannot like this enough lol. Though I would be tempted to put an Airstream on there and camo it. Towing certainly got easier.

 

it kind of fit well. Maybe paint it to make it blend in more.

 

Test fitting the new wheels and tires. Do ya'll think getting some SPC control arms to set the wheel a little further forward would be a good idea?

 

Interesting point you bring up. What size tires are they? I recently upgraded to 255 80 17's and had slight rubbing. Once I get some rear springs I am gonna raise the front end another inch and those issues will be rendered moot for me. Currently sitting at 2" lift on my front coils.

 

It's a 285-75-16. I knew I was gonna scrub some. But it's really not bad. But I took it off for now.

 

Do you have a lift?

 

Yeah. It's the eibach 2.0 coilovers.

 

The moment you hit anything thats not flat ground it's gonna rub something so time to

 

I have SPCs for sale if you want a set with newish (5k miles) ball joints and spares. Let me know.

On the CMC stuff I prefer to do it all because where I cut it will give you the most room THAT can be covered with a fill plate. Do you need a fill plate NO, but it leaves a sharp point say something fucks up and your tire hits your now sharp body mount not only do you have parts to fix but also a bad tire. Consider it cheap insurance. On the safety side of things if you are lifting, putting bigger tires, wider tires, wheel spacers, or more (-) offset wheels that safety feature is less needed you now have to worry about the tire hitting the door/sliders that is also inches away from your body mount. Due to this reason I would not worry about any safety reasons behind cutting or relocating. On the relocation side of things, DRT Fabrication is the only relocation I would go with because of design and only needed for 35s and up. My CMC I ran 35s with SPCs and still rubbed a little bit. So as long as you are ok with a little rubbing CMC all day long. If you want 35s and up and don’t want to rub at all then a relocation is the way to go. I don’t know anyone else in my area that gives as much room on a CMC then I do.


In short I prefer to do it all if I can if you want to cut it and bring it to me it may or may not be cheaper if I have to still take more off of it.

if you want to do a relocation on a Tacoma I have them in stock from DRT with red and black bushings.

for the 4runner guys the only reason to do a relocation is if you want to say you have a relocation. My BMC gives almost the same results as a relocation.

 

Coming back into town to pick up the taco.
Maybe I can schedule a little chop soon

 

When my tires need replacing and I move to 285’s I'll be scheduling a cmc with ya!

 

I would love to take care of y’all just let me know.

 

I'm wondering how the hell I haven't seen your truck around town by now. Lilburn, right?

and I've considered getting a shell, but the truck doesn't get driven but on the weekends and I'm not sure if I wanna drop the money on something I won't use often. Just kinda waiting for the right deal to fall in my lap perhaps.

 

Lol, you have, we've waved. Heck we've met when you gave me a set of cross bars. I think we've passed each other about 5 times over the years.

 

Oh crap! That's right! I'm thinking of another MGM 2nd gen in this area and apparently made my reply before the first cup of coffee cause now I'm having a duh-moment lol. I think the new Methods threw me off