Tampa Bay Area Tacomas BS Thread

I researched it a little. Still didn't make sense why I was seeing a map, but it says it will show a map if you save it for offline use where you may not have a data signal. It also said that it uses both GPS and the cell towers to pin point your location. It'll do it with just GPS, but it's faster if it can use the cell towers too.

BTW, just installed a new router Verizon sent me. What a crappy experience that was. I was about ready to throw the thing out into the street, drive over it with the Taco, then send them back the broken effin' pieces packed in dog shit as a "thank you" for how effin' helpful their automated answering machine was when the stupid thing wouldn't connect to the internet.

I had unhooked it and hooked the old router back up, then tried the verizon phone number again once I cooled down and actually got it to work. So I hooked the new router back up and in the process of going though their troubleshooting menu, the thing decided to connect and start working. So while I'm still pissed off at that stupid answering machine, my internet connection should be about 10x faster.

Speed test shows I'm banging 58.5 Mb/s down and 61.36 Mb/s up now.

 

I'm rubbing somewhere when I make sharp turns, how exactly do i figure out where it's rubbing? These things make a nice whining noise on the road around 55 but I don't care I already got two compliments on it from people I don't know at 2am at the gas station.

 

Basically you just look for the scuffed spot in the wheel well. The likely spots are the wheel well liner where it covers the pinch weld, the frame where the aft edge of the tire would hit it, the fender flare, and probably those mud flaps.

 

can I trim the wheel well with some sand paper?

 

the liner? You can trim it with a pair of scissors or a razor knife. Be careful that you don't cut yourself if you use a razor knife though.

 

okay I'll check it out

 

Try taking the mud flaps off first, that may be all you need to do.

 

That could be, but if he's running 33s now, my money is on the wheel well liner where it goes over the pinch weld. Of course, once he trims that, he's probably going to have to flatten the pinch weld so the tires don't hit it when wheeling.

 

Very true, know he's a 1st gen but I had to trim the wheel well liner in front of the tire & the inside corner of the flare behind the tire. I still rub the cab mounts when the truck is full of peeps. I guess I just need to go higher. Haha

 

Haha Maybe not that much, I have another 3/4" available on my 5100's & would need 2" block. Dont know if that would be enough, Just want enough not to rub. That would put me at 7".

 

Have you guys ever heard of putting Tundra front breaks on a Tacoma? Specifically, 1st Gens, but 2nd Gens too I guess. I heard about it for a 3rd Gen 'Runner, but I'm wondering it it would work for a Taco as well. Maybe the rears too. I know mine could use a little stouter braking.

 

have you checked TTORA for any info? I know that forum is almost dead, but there is a lot of technical info over there

 

Not as yet. Just wondering if anybody knew anybody that did it. That sort of thing. I guess I could really research it, but I'm afraid I'm going to find out I need to go up to 16" wheels to do it.

 

Sounds like ome 885's and lr uca's are in your future along with a 2" block.

 

Not the near future. Haha

 

The new interface...Meh. Looks kinda washed out, but I guess we'll get used to it.

 

Yeah it's gonna take some getting use to.

 

Where the hell did my sig pic go?

 

hmmm, mine's not there either

 

I can't figure out how to do it.