New Mexico Owners BS Thread

Easy tiger, I just got a cell phone like three years ago. I just uploaded my first pics a few weeks ago. I told you, I'm old and computarded.

I'd have to measure your frame for mounting points and stuff. Besides, you got 2wd, quit posing.

I could make the second pair a hell of a lot faster than the first. The trial and error period is over. I'm making them way stout. The legs and main beam are 2"x 2"x 3/16" thick square tubing. The outer legs and beam are 1.75" x 1.75" square tubing. I've been taking pics along the way.

The vast majority of the scrap is 3/16" and 1/4" thick plate. I had to buy a couple of sticks of tubing to make my sliders. Materials for the sliders cost me about $100. That's a 20' stick of the 2 x 2 and and another stick of 1.75 x 1.75. Steel is expensive! The skids and bumpers will be free.

 

how much would u charge for a bumper greg

 

I already have dimensions. Wanna help with a 4x4 conversion then? JK im gonna buy a 2nd gen in the summer

 

Nah, those are just the ones I'm probably copying. They've got a nice smooth look with increased strength and clearance while not looking too extreme. I still don't really know though.

 

ur gonna get a tacoma ester?

 

If I can find one for the price of 2nd gen X HELL YEA

 

Ester get on this! http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/1619589725.html

 

Slow down. Let's just see if I can even build one first. And if I can, will it be something you're interested in. It will probably be fall semester before all of that happens. Historically, I've been quite good with my hands so I expect it won't be too big of a problem. I imagine it could easily be half the price of the typical $800-$900 of the All Pro's and ARB's. They have intense mark up on those things. Like David said, plate is even easier than tube.

 

Yeah I'd definitely be interested in it for sures not in a rush to get a bumper yet. I'm pretty sure my next mod will be a bumper tho thats the only thing i want right now mostly. 9inch lift is iffy

 

9" lift!? You want everyone to think you've got a shlort? I guess that's the opposite of shlong. Dude, people will talk I'm just sayin'...

Is that the record for the most smilies in a post?

 

haha ive seen way more haha I mostly just want a bumper right now idc for the 9inch lift I been wanting a bumper for awhile now just can't make up my mind

 

i dont know how much is on my truck in total lift but i wouldnt go that high it will render your truck unusable offroad if u go too tall....

 

Yeah, a small leveling kit and later some 33" tires, which will then require a Dakota Digital to correct the speedo.......that should do it....

 

Damn you guys are active, it took me 5 min to figure out where my post was. Anyways, I will most likly be in the Los Alamos area. Im not sure if thats the middle of nowhere or what, but i should have a company truck/car if i need to meet somewhere near by.

 

Took some pics yesterday when I was out driving around bored. SHOULD be getting my wheels in today, hopefully get the duratracs by next week. Also by then I should have all my avid shit painted and back on the truck, just wanna make sure I can get paint to match the wheel color the best. Then, HOPEFULLY, I can do satoshi in a coupla weeks. Thinking about using a pic like these for a new sig -- after the wheels and whatnot are back on..

 

Yoda -- congrats on gettin' your ride as the page sig. looks badass!

How you feelin?

 

Nice flexing man your trucks gonna look wayyyy sick what size duratracs u getting.

 

maybe we should have a satoshi mod day for real cuz im gonna do mine in a week or 2 also

 

Me thinks 265's. Me wants 285's, but with no lift at current and the fear of future piss poor mileage, and the fact that the extra tire will give about another half inch of ground clearance, (per somebody else... I think gash..), I can't really justify 'em. If I already had a lift, and gas was back at 1.15 a gallon, I'd do it.


Let me know about the 'tosh day. I'm down so long as its only a day or so -- I work like a sumbitch and have school to boot, so i won't be able to take off for long, but I'd like to meet and greet all the bitch ass northerners who pollute our great state and see what I'm missing out on up there.

 

lol sounds good did you think maybe just a leveling kit and then 285s with slight trimming maybe? I'll also see what will be going down for the satoshi day. When i had a lvling kit and 285s gas was not to big of a difference