MARYLAND TACOMAS

the uniball bolt looks like it sheared off

 

Damn, you right. That’s fucking nuts

 

i knew there was something fishy about $330 uniball UCAs..

 

Yep the uniball sheared off. He paid $299 for the eBay ones called Protune Suspension because he didn't want to take my advice and buy the JBA's for $459. So now he spent $760 for uca's and of course more labor.

 

Any suggestions for a good collision center/body shop?
I'm going to Russel Collision Center first and then I'll head over to Auto Collision Specialists in Reisterstown for a second opinion.

I got rear ended by an older silverado on 695 a week ago, damaged the frame where the rear bumper is mounted. It also looks like the bed mounting points were damaged, the whole bed is misaligned to the cab.
I was looking at the gap between the cab and bed and the passenger side gap is like 1/2in closer than the drivers side. The bed is flush to the driver's side door, and inset by 1/2in to the passenger's side door.
To me this suggests some more frame damage a little further up underneath the bed. Any thoughts?


General rear end damage


Rear bumper mounting to frame.


Bed to Cab gap, big difference.

 

If it has frame damage I would demand a new frame.

 

What up people of tacoma world

 

@PyritePirateBill may be able to help you out or recommend someone. He’s in the body and frame repair business.

 

working as usual.

 

That sounds like fun lol

 

These JBA's are nice. Install was super easy.

 

Yeah I'd love a new frame, would be the safest option. It'll be a game between the shop, state farm, and myself.
I showed the truck to my buddy who is a Toyota service DM, he said the dealerships will probably try to fix it... but we'll see.

 

Doing a oil change on my Tacoma on my lunch break today. And hand wiping my frame lol. Still looks new under this truck, not bad for a 14yo 4x4.

 

Wow, you weren’t kidding when you said spotless

 

Definitely check out URD

 

So for you CB fellas, I have a question. I want to install/get a cb for the truck. I came into a uniden Pro 520 XL and a fire stick antenna. Is that good enough? Is it just junk? Any recommendations? I saw the handheld ones, is that the better way to go?

 

CBs are cool! If I were doing it I would want one of those hand held all in the mic deals. That way less intrusive, and can easily hide it. Just my thoughts on the matter.

 

I have the uniden 520xl in my 4runner with a firestik antenna. I like it. It works just fine for the trails and stuff. If you want less intrusive or more portable, then the handhelds are a good option.

I wanted something to leave in place and mount to the side of my center console. If you're coming saturday, you can check it out and see if you like it.

 

I work at Caliber Collision in Sterling VA. That's really not that bad...easily repairable. I've been doing framework for 38 yrs. I'd be more than happy to repair it for you at our facility if you are willing to drive it down to us. We also have enterprise rentacar in house.
Address: 202 Lane Ct., Sterling, VA 20166

 

I have the same set up, no ragrets.