SeattleCoug's Black Beauty Build

I'm definitely not planning on living down there after my service is done with (however long that may be). I'll try and enjoy those places when that time comes (thank you for the advice), as for now.. I have to continue to focus on getting in peak shape for boot so it'll suck less

My alignment was from 2:00-3:00. My experience was good, I'd recommend this shop for an alignment or (a free) patch job... I can't speak on behalf of their other work since that's all I've had them do. Total was $61 for the alignment.

I'm surprised we don't see each other too. I'm always on the lookout for other Tacos (as we talked about being shut down in the other thread ) haha. I'll be sure and honk at you if I see you, don't look around for a Cadillac Deville though

 

Had Ourselves A Little Photo Shoot​

Gonna post the rear shots first, and then the fronts and a couple miscellaneous photos.

Here they are, starting with the rear shots...

 

aaaaaand the front shots:

 

Lastly, some miscellaneous photos...


At the top of the park:









In the YMCA parking garage:

 

Super nice truck! Any rubbing issues with the wheels? Looking at the same wheel/tire combination myself.

 

Thanks! No rubbing whatsoever; cut off/ground/hammered the pinch weld for safe measures but to my surprise there isn't any rubbing. Probably would rubbing be off road if you flexed it..

My lift/suspension gives me a good clearance (3-4") so I think that helps a lot. Running Eibach 3" coils up front (more like 3.5") and 3" All-Pro Expedition Leaf Springs in the rear (again, more like 3.5-4").

 

Excellent. Thanks for the information!

 

Messed up on my grille when I originally bed lined it so I took a razor & some sand paper to it (that rustoleum bed liner stuff is actually really tough)
-- well I kind of like how it turned out. I'll leave it for a few days and eventually black it out if it doesn't grow on me:

Full Front End Shot:



Close Up Shot:

 

I looked at my CV angles and noticed they are a bit better than they were with just the Eibach/Toytec coils installed when I was in the dark with All-Pro and their shipping issues for nearly a month.

Well this is the passenger side CV joint angle before with just the front lift in:




This is the passenger side CV joint angle after I lifted the rear and put 33" tires on:




Definitely a noticeable difference, now the CV looks more or less flat as opposed to being so angled. I feel better about not blowing a boot as quickly

 

Another picture of the front Toyota emblem:

 

Took a load to the dump:
Coming into the dump = 5020 pounds
Leaving the dump = 4120 pounds
Total amount I was hauling = 900 pounds

This is as close to precise when comparing as I can think of with known weights and how the All-Pro Expedition leaf springs handle it:

Before the Dump:



After the Dump:



I tried to get the exact angle again for easy comparison. I think they did pretty good for 900 pounds in the bed

 

Trying to figure out what to do with these mudflaps




They look goofy to me
Decisions, decisions...

 

Take them off. I think extending them outward would look far worse then they do now. do you have to run flaps in your state?

 

I believe so... either those or fender flares from my understanding. This is what Washington State Patrol states on their website:

 

Well, I fitted my windshield/dashboard rubber a little better...

Far Away View:



Close Up View:

 

I havent gotten stopped for no flairs but where i live the cops dont care about your tires sticking out

 

aaaaand then I cleaned all the truck's glass using "Invisible Glass" (I like it better than Windex) & then applied "Rain-X Original".

The Product:



The Result (VIDEO) - Click on the image to see the short clip of rain beading:



I didn't expect it to work that quickly, or be that efficient in beading the rain -- I like!

 

Yeah I wish I lived off I-90 somewhere stuck in the city where cops seem to always come to work with a stick up their ass


...I'll take em off once it stops pissin' rain. Never seen what the Taco looks like with em off, I'll probably like it though.

I need to chop my exhaust just shy of the last bend too

 

Took My Mud Flaps Off​

Before/After Pics:

Rear



Driver Side



Passenger Side

 

Canopy​

Well... tis about that time of the year for the canopy to go back on & head into the mountains to find something that hops, bugles, purrs, roars or howls.
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