What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

loaded the last of the boxes from moving in 9 years ago. now they are in the bed in the rain, under my softopper. experiment to see how well it keeps the water out. thinking of getting fog lights next, I'm pre-wired for it, but still nervous about the wire work that needs to get done for the switch

 

Nice solution.
I might have started with trying some 3M double stick tape, but what you did certainly seems to work.

No one who isn't a Taco owner would recognize the push pins as not being stock.

Also, I agree, I hate it when bears tear my bumper off. It happens sooooo often. .

 

I started with the double sided tape but the tolerances aren't tight enough between the body panels. It's also not a large flat surface as you can see in the attached picture, it has a lot of bumps, holes, and recesses. It works for about a week at a time before the rain and vibrations/ air flow start to pull it apart.

 

Were you hiding tacos in there?

 

For those looking for a Mini 3rd gen the New Ready to Run RC is now available. Had to get one for my collection of Mini Tacos and add a few mods. Not bad for out of the box ready. Slightly smaller than my Minime.

 

Hopefully they know how to use the push pins the next time they get in there.

 

I want to know what they were looking for in the first place.

 

Bears were most likely on the Keto thing.
They knew they couldn't eat the crunchy outside shell of the taco, so were digging for the meat in the middle.

 

I ordered the white lettered sticker here on TW and they were in stock, but I had these made from a seller on Etsy because I wanted black letters. You can also choose the size, and any style of lettering that you want.

 

Truck thought since I'm not actively modding at this moment.

Thinking about the bed platform I have. it doesn't quite go to the sides of the bed. Thinking rather than fill in the gaps, I might notch one of the boards and slide them all over a few inches, then put molle on the side with the gap, for my traction boards, shovel, and fire extinguisher.

 

got a question for whoever can help.

there's been some discussion lately about running a smaller spare tire in the rear in the case of a flat and that it's not good for the differential. so i replaced my stock tires (which were the 265/70/16's) with the k2 tires (which are 265/70/17's) and my spare is still the stock size. i've been thinking of getting a new spare tire that would be 265/75/16 which would basically be the same diameter as the current 17" tires i have. going to that new size is roughly 1" diameter bigger than my current spare. i looked underneath where the spare is now and it doesn't look like a 1" bigger diameter tire would fit in there. has anyone tried this or done this? or does this involve some kind of modification to make it work? thanks for any and all help...

 

What running boards are these?

 

Gave mine its first ever oil change today. 2,155 miles. I used a wix filter(it came with a housing drain and o rings) and mobile 1 oil. I was pleased with the set up underneath for changing oil. I have changed probably 100s of different vehicles oil and this was a very pleasant experience.

 

Running a slightly smaller tire in 2wd for short distances shouldn't hurt anything. I know people are fitting 285/70/17 in spare tire well but it touches heat shield. 265/70/17 or 265/75/16 should fit fine.

 

I have a 285/75/R16 currently in my spare position (33” tire) it fits with some minor altercations to the forward guide prongs (basically beat them upwards with a rubber mallet, took about 5 minutes.I also use a couple rubber straps to bias the tire aft when stowed, so it remains clear of the rear differential. If you like, you can move the spare tire hoist aft an inch, but this will require drilling some new holes, but it will eliminate the need for the rubber straps.

 

I have 265/75/16 ko2s on trd pro wheels. The spare is just one of the 5. Fits in there fine.

 

Replaced the ADS with some King shocks. @AccuTune Offroad amazing work on tuning these bad boys. I don't have enough miles for a full review (opinion), but so far, I'm very impressed.

 

After they break in a bit and you play with the adjustments to fit your liking on road they are great. Go offroad and adjust as needed. Of course you probably already know this stuff.

 

I'm very excited for them to be broken in. I assume it's going to get better and better.

Maybe I need to visit OR and you can show me some trails. I've hit some cool spots offroading for work in the McKenzie area.

 

I only hit Forest service roads and Kings are great on washboard surfaces. Unfortunately most trails and service roads are closed in my area from all of last years fires. They are still working on the main hwy.