So I bought an ARB Bumper for my 2012 DC

I have to say I commend your efforts and dedication. The and money spent is evident.
I really think ARB rushed this. They tried to adapt an existing design to this truck and as a result you need to hack up the stock bumper. Uncool.

I had one on my 92. Fitment was a pain but no permanent mods needed to be made.

 

MikeyMcFly, yes I am running on stock suspension. I only drive my truck on weekend so noticing the difference is not as easy as it should be. I do feel the weight on the front end and my friend DAC thinks that the suspension will settle over time. I plan on switching out the steel cable with synthetic in a month or so. This should cut down on the front end weight, but I think I will have to upgrade the suspension within the year. I will be doing some off road driving in the beginning of Feb. so I should get. good feel for it at that time.

Thank you and Badgtho, for your comments.

 

Perfect. Thanks for the info. I'm thinking at least at the beginning if I get one I'll attempt it using just the stock O/R suspension, but I will upgrade as needed.

 

I have no idea what these caps are for and the instructions do not address them at all. If you know what they are for, please let me know.



first off the truck looks awesome! and i believe these are grommets so if you cut a hole to run wire these will fill the hole suppossed to make a clean install but not many people cut holes and use them..

 

Nice job on the ARB bumper

 

KevenSC, thanks for the information.
White007TRDtaco, thanks for the comments

 

How bad does the extra 8" affect the approach angle???

 

Blygy, The approach is much better with the ARB than with the stock bumper.

Hello everyone, this is an update on my vehicle:
After the installation of the ARB bumper and the Warn Winch, I immediately noticed the 200 added pounds to the front end. When I touched the breaks, the nose of the truck dived down. Taking curves, the springs loaded heavier and recovered later. A considerable amount of sway was detected when shifting the steering wheel left to right quickly. All of these things were expected. I later discussed with several members of TW what options I should look at for a lift kit that would provide very little lift but stabilize the front end. Overwhelmingly, I was recommended the ToyTec Coil Over (TTAFCS-6005).

I purchased this lift from Toyteclifts.com at $819.99 ($859.65 w/ shipping).

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com/ToyTec-Coil-Overs-FJ-03-UP-4Run-05-UP-Tacoma_p_13.html

This lift is strictly front end Coil Overs and spacers. The lift is adjustable with the two supplied spanner wrenches (Although I am uncertain how to make precise adjustments or the specifics of wheat each wrench does at this time). Installation was straight forward and took about three hours with DAC and I working on it. We did not follow the directions and were still successful.





Tires and wheels are on my list but it will be a long time as I expect to fully wear out these tires before I replace them.





I also updated my roof rack lighting, check out my build page to see what I did.