Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

I've got aftermarket switches all wired up for my lights and such. I smell this smell as well when I turn them off. Glad I'm not the only one.

 

Anyone have a ubolt flip kit or longer ubolts handy? I seem to have overlooked that critical component when starting my AAL install.
The local O'Reilly's has nothing.

 

Sup with a lift

 

Someone flashed their lights at me last night in Cameron Park.... white 2nd gen, looked stock. Anyone?





On a side note, went for a little trip Friday

 

That's a really nice pano Brian

 

Need to get a new battery. Optima yellow top? Suggestions?

 

Don't waste your time or money on optimas, they went downhill in quality over the years. U can't go wrong with diehard or interstate. Or if u want to go big, oddessy.

 

Do you have a winch? If not get a red top. I'd stick to toyota battery myself, but to each there own. Odyseey is another choice and I feel is better, but expect to pay $ for them.

Optima is a good battery. I really don't wheel my truck that much so a toyota battery would be fine for me, though my 85' pickup has a red top in it and I love it . Hope that helps a little?

Thanks,

Brett

 

X2! On the optima going down on quality. They still are a good mid range battery, for a gel cell anyways.

Best battery for sure would be an oddessy! Hands down.

Thanks,

Brett

 

When you calculate your mpg, are you calculating your tire revs per mile over stock?

 

Thanks guys. I'll check out Oddysey's and see if it's worth the money.

Wut? I'm getting the numbers from trip meter/gallons of gas put in truck. How far off do 33's put the trip meter?

 

+3 about the optima. Get an AGM if you want the benefits an optima provides. I have a duralast platinum

 

Hmm..? Well I don't know, I alway divide the mileage form how many gallons I've used to get the mileage .
But this is true, the bigger the tire the less rpms it turns compared to a stock tire(smaller) which would turn faster creating the odometer to be accurate (stock) compared to a larger tire like my 285's.

It's almost like with bigger tires the odometer / speedo is under driven Compared to stock.

So your actually getting better mileage, and basically using less fuel than what ya think.
That was a waste of time to basically say ya I agree and I don't know how to figure out the calculation's without looking online.

Thanks,

Brett

 

Yep, according to my trip odometer I was getting around 13 mpg when I calibrated my ultragauge it says I'm getting 15 mpgs. Not much, but when you get shitty mpgs anything helps

 

Cody:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php

 

Say's it's about a -6% revolution difference. Not sure what to do with that number haha.

 

Sweet jebus that is beautiful. Also looks kinda similar to Jerry's front bumper

 

Multiply your odo miles by 1.06 then divide that by gallons used.

 

I'll remember next fillup and see what it comes out to be. Thanks Jim