Hawaii Recon Information, Q&A Thread

Or just get recon...

 

front windows are still going be measured at inspection stations rear windows can be as dark as you want. also whatever you listed on the paper such as tire size is what the inspector is going look for when you get a safety.

 

everything is at home ready for as soon as i get my stickers updated. ^^^ the beauty of having more than one set of tires. going back and forth between the two is as simple as jack stands and impact gun and about 15 minutes

 

Saw your truck in the driveway while driving home yesterday, lookin good!

traffic was so bad I took Likelike ugh.

 

welcome back to shitty traffic haha... thanks yeah im stoked to finally be legal (and i say that very lightly)

 

So I've heard some rumors that Recon is coming to Maui anybody know if this is foreal? I surely hope it isn't!

 

they said that same shit about kauai.... still never made it. People on kauai (at least for now) still realize how effing stupid it is and shoot it down every year they try to bring it. Its supposedly a Hawaii state law required for islands with over 600,000 or more people i think. kauai only get maybe 100,000 give or take depending on tourism. It may be a bigger number or something around that number, thats just what the guy at recon explained to me when i was there.


all u gotta know is... if u can fight it.... FIGHT IT. F#$% recon!

 

i have recon on my mustang and the tire size listed on my paperwork is different than what i run. I get my inspections with the bigger wheels (not listed on my recon paperwork). never had an issue. I was always under the impression that as long as the wheels are "legal" they cant mess with you. I even pass inspection with tinted taillights..

 

Hey guys im going to get recon but I have HID's.. Question is can I just swich back to stock bulbs or do I have to completely remove the balasts from under the hood? Do they even look under the hood? Thanks..

 

Theres a few threads on HiDs, projectors or not. Heres one for example: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/191480-hid-faq.html

I do believe they look under the hood to check if the battery is securely mounted.

Hope this helps!

 

after reading through this i noticed a lotta guys saying u need mudflaps.. is that just for lifteds? looks like a lotta u guys went in with lifts... id be going in dropped, and i cant see why i'd need mudflaps, my xr didnt come with em or anything... ??

 

only need to have half of your tires covered by mudflaps *(height wise) so if ur dropped... probaly not. and you do need the full width of the tire covered. thats why they are so anal about finders

 

Alohas my braddas, I just did an alignment and everything was within the tacoma's specs except for Steering Axis Inclination (SAI) and Included Angle. They were about 1.5 degrees less than the minimum specified range. I heard SAI was unadjustable and they use these numbers to diagnose bent or bad suspension. My suspension is in great condition, zero accidents, hardly off road.

Anyone had this problem on their taco? You guys know of any good alignment shop for lifted trucks that would fudge, i mean, fix this ;P and print my alignment papers for recon?

 

Another question, I've also heard from one of my friends that you can't stack lifts. For example, putting a 2" spacer with a 6" Fabtech. Do any of you know if this is true? Thx in advance

 

True and false... you definitely cant put a 2 inch spacer with a 6 inch fab. Your UCA's will knock on ur coilovers (unless they are super skinny c/o's). i would know kuz i had a 1 inch spacer on my 6 inch pro comp and i was tapping the c/o's. So i ripped off the spacers and just cranked the c/o's to the max. Only way to be able to add the spacer is if you also got a long travel kit (long travel uca's lca's, etc.)

 

Rajah. I actually just have a 1" Daystar Polyurethane Spacer. So they won't even pass that?! That blows man. I need to see their definition of "no stacking" lifts because putting lift blocks and add-a-leafs in the rear seems like stacking to me which is what some lift kits already offer.

 

oh no that will be fine i think... im just saying some lifts cant even handle it as all... pretty sure that guy wont know shit about a spacer on a c/o.

 

Planning to lift my taco soon. Anyone know if lr uca's can meet alignment specs?

 

yup, lots of adjustability in those.

 

I have my Recon appointment set up for next month and was wondering if anyone had done it after doing a cab mount chop. I had a piece welded over but I don't know of they require any special paperwork for it. Any feedback would be appreciated.