Northern Virginia Roll Call

for 2nd gen people that dont need a door to do an oil change

 

Thanks Jeremy. That probably was the problem then.
You been getting along alright out there in Arkansas?

 

I think he’s talking about the cut out/bump down for the diff.

 

Nah. Just some speed nuts, u-nuts or whatever you call them.

The cut out is for the oil pan drain plug. The oil drains straight down.

 

ahh yea, I guess that too. Mobtown doesnt have that?

 

Lol. I have no idea! It looked as though when the song started the open end was down. But by the time it was over it had tuned turned counterclockwise a bit

 

Lol no, no one else does. It’s a horrible design imo. One good smack on a rock and it’ll collapse up into the diff.

 

Any idea why they made it this way?

 

Other than the ease in changing the oil, I can't remember why I decided on RCI. It may have been price. I mean, I'll never be crawling like you do because daily driver, so it's been holding up to my satisfaction. I've smacked it a few times on the Flagpole. Just knocked some powder coat off.

 

probably to get higher clearance for the rest of the plate

 

No I honestly have no idea

Yeah it’s am improvement over stock for sure. I think they’re so popular due to low cost (they’re always on sale) and availability. Goes back to what Joe B said earlier, people don’t want to wait.

 

You're probably right on about that.

 

Does RCI not have lead times like the rest? I assume they do provided there’s no stock on hand wherever you get them from.

 

Don't quote me on any of this, but I don't recall waiting for long on any of the skid plates I've ordered from them. Your best bet is to contact them.

 

2-3 week lead time right now

https://rcimetalworks.com/product/2016-tacoma-front-skid-plate/

 

This was definitely a factor for me.

The few times I've taken the truck off-road I had serious anxiety because of the stock plate. I might go down the Mobtown route at a later time, but had I ordered from them I wouldn't get anything till the end of the summer. For now, at least I have something other than sheet metal protecting my pan and diff when climbing up mountains.

 

The rear diff is pretty strong. Honestly dont really need anything there

 

I meant the front diff

 

Not in the inside

 

In its defense, you did ask it to launch on 35’s......