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PcBuilder's 2003 Tacoma Build

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by PcBuilder14, Dec 21, 2012.

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  1. Nov 15, 2013 at 3:43 PM
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    So much for the UCAs/Coilovers being next.... :p
     
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  2. Nov 15, 2013 at 3:45 PM
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    The Apex just isn't my style.
    Expos are still ordered, not if they'll ever ship :rolleyes:
    Haha yeah... Rear suspension will still be next at least!
     
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  3. Nov 15, 2013 at 3:45 PM
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    He will order something else. Before his bumper gets in lol
     
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  4. Nov 15, 2013 at 3:47 PM
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    Yup! Hopefully a winch, some LED fogs and an auxillary fuse block. Oh yeah, and I still have to order new shocks before I install my Expos....
     
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  5. Nov 15, 2013 at 3:51 PM
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    Jeez I should've joined the Air Force instead of the Marine Corps, sounds like you're dropping serious dough!
     
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  6. Nov 15, 2013 at 3:54 PM
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    Haha coming from the guy that has almost everything I'm planning to buy already!?
     
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  7. Nov 15, 2013 at 3:59 PM
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    :rofl:
     
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  8. Nov 15, 2013 at 4:00 PM
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  9. Nov 15, 2013 at 4:04 PM
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    What seems to be the consensus on winches for our trucks? Any particular model stand out? For me it will be very rarely used so I don't need to spend a fortune. But I also want it to be strong and reliable when I need it.
     
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  10. Nov 15, 2013 at 4:06 PM
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    Smittybuilts are good value.

    I really want the TJM Stealth 9000 though. It's what I'm going to try for at least...
     
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  11. Nov 15, 2013 at 4:16 PM
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    yea maybe..maybe not..could have a bunch of the center pieces pre cut as they are the same regardless of the options on the bumpers.

    would be interesting to see one more recent though...


    i have the XRC8 Smittybuilt..does fine. ill upgrade to a 10k one though thats fully water sealed eventually...
     
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  12. Nov 15, 2013 at 4:35 PM
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    Cant wait to see the bumper!
     
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  13. Nov 15, 2013 at 4:36 PM
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    What winches out there are fully sealed?
    Me either! :D
     
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  14. Nov 15, 2013 at 4:49 PM
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    superwinch and even smittybuilts new ones i believe and IP67 rated.

    what id get : http://www.smittybilt.com/product/index/152.htm


    i know..i have been there haha mine was much worse then Mikes though..
     
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  16. Nov 15, 2013 at 5:08 PM
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    So what happened exactly? The welds break or did the reinforcement plates buckle?
     
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  17. Nov 15, 2013 at 5:09 PM
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    yea i im sure he did.

    Thats why i hesitated to let him winch at first..haha i was like..wait!...and he asked what? i and i just said..never mind..haha think he wanted to know himself..

    Its a bummer..but oh well..hopefully its addressed and corrected..makes me wonder how Erics would do in the same situations..i mean..id bet money they are the same center section. They designed them together after all..Erics is narrower i think..but..not far off..
     
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    Hmm, I'll pull my truck up a hill or something with it as soon as I get a winch. I'd rather test it and it buckle than to be stuck somewhere and it fail on me.
     
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  19. Nov 15, 2013 at 5:11 PM
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    this is the best example for this:

    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1s...ild-lt-expo-trail-rig-bs-188.html#post6908217

    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1s...ild-lt-expo-trail-rig-bs-189.html#post6911359


    Just part of the bumper bent when under lots and lots of stress. Mine happened when tugging out a 1 ton truck in the snow. And winching out a 1/2 ton truck buried deep in the snow.

    Mikes did the same thing just not as bad. You can't hardly tell the bumper is bent when you look at it. Mine was real bad. Was up into the fenders.
     
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  20. Nov 15, 2013 at 5:12 PM
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    Need more then your own weight. For winching yourself out it'll be totally fine im certain. its winching others out over a hard section like The Wall on Poughkeepsie..or a really stuck truck.
     
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