Long Travel BS Thread

‘Next Truck’ huh? When’s this one for sale

 

I am seriously contemplating picking up a new truck and using whatever I can get for my current one to build out the new one... I have no idea what I could get for my truck though... It's an 06' but only 160k, still a solid comfortable daily driver...or just keep it and keep going down the rabbit hole...

 

Either keep it or donate it to the DannyBFresco Charity for Poor Wheelers

 

Is that a registered tax deductible charity like Father Joe's Village ?

 

It will be if that's what you wanna do! Just need a few days

 

Thats what I was going to say too. Could even trap door over the top and completely conceal it and keep the whole bed. My buddy did this a couple years back on his Silverado and it was clean AF. I'll find a pic

 

I'd love to see a pic. Probably won't do it since that would probably mean redoing my frame cross brace, but maybe. Once I get a dd I won't be afraid to tear the truck apart again

 

Mine did the same thing to my stock bedsides. Had to fix something before I put my glass on, so I have mine currently sandwiching the bed and bolting to the frame. So it's completely supported/ mounted to either the bumper or the frame with this plate. Still wobbles more than I'd like and there are a few things I want to change about it, so might as well change all of it lol

 

Can anyone give me an idea how much welding is required to run the DMZ sprung under kit....or does anyone have a good picture of theirs

 

Front and rear spring hangers, shock mounts and spring perches.

 

And bumps

 

awesome thanks man!! Did you have a shop do it or did you DIY

 

Rules for Long Travel and off-roading.
#1--get a welder.
#2--learn to use the welder.

 

Option 2

#1-- Find friend with welder
#2-- buy beer for friend with welder
#3-- Drink said beer while friend with welder works on your shit
#4-- buy more beer

My welds look like Michael J Fox and Helen Keller had a child so I would prefer to fork over a little dough and a few brews for clean fab work.

 

Well said!!

 

See Option 1 rule 2

 

DIY for me

 

Work smarter not harder. I'll still stick with buying beer and letting other people weld on my shit when I want it to look good. I'll lay ugly beads all day in the desert if I have to, but if its done right the first time and well prepped I shouldn't need to.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/a-build-thread.541168/

 

I’ve seen a few reversible tire gates. Tire in the bed when you’re crawling...flip it around and have tire hang behind the bed for the fast stuff or when extra bed space is needed.