What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Ran across a company called ThinSkinz https://thinskinz.com/. They make a hard shell interior door panel armor. Currently only available for Jeeps but seems like a newer company and their website has a “Vehicle suggestion form” to gauge interest to expand product lineup https://thinskinz.com/pages/thinskinz-vehicle-suggestion-form

I submitted one for Tacoma 3rd gen. Would love a set of these because cleaning dog slobber is a real pain especially on the rubber like material.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fWAIKc6Jyho

 

Not even just big tires. I’m stock and live on a loose asphalt road. Before I put flaps and the aluminum runners it was bad- didn’t notice how bad until I mounted the boards (ended up taking it down to do a full touchup on all the chips before putting them on)

 

LOL must be the outta state ones that moved here. been here all my 51 yrs and yes there are some weird people lol just depends on where ya go i am in a small town near gainesville LOL

 

I like that bumper setup. What brand is it and where did you get it?

 

Nice set up.
Weird question...where did you source your hose clamps for the remote reservoirs?

 

Thanks! It’s a slimline hybrid bumper from Southern Style Offroad.

 

Cut out some cardboard templates for Roam 95L cases to see how they’d fit up there. Pretty damn perfect… Even enough room for the waterport to go back up there in the middle of I cut the brackets down. Probably make my own.

 

Many never go offroad and those who do know it's just part of offroading. I live on a gravel road and take service roads mostly so that's how I know. Another option is to put clear bra/skin on all those vulnerable areas.

 

I got the diamond plate HD with all the cleats. I liked the look of it, but the smooth one is sexy also.

 

I think that’s correct as it looks exactly like mine, and that’s what mine is.

 

Paid
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YAY

 

It's been a minute since I posted and yesterday was a beautiful day, so I washed Phoenix and that I would take some pics!

 

Show Truck! Very nice and tastefully done!

 

So, recent changes... OME 3" lift all around. I kept the rake. 17" Method 702 rims. Falken Wildpeak 285 70R17 measuring true 33". Changed the fogs to Baja Designs SAE Amber. Swapped over to a TRD skid plate. 4 Wheel Parts in Raleigh did the lift and wheel work for me.

For the tires, had to trim a little on the backside but no mount chop. I used a Rugged Country speedometer calibrator to clean up after the tire change. Runs low 1 mph against Waze. Pretty happy there. The handling with the OME is much better. I've got a little power loss on accel but not a big deal. Mileage seems to be close. Overall I couldn't be more pleased.

 

These are not exactly the same (and, yes, they are overpriced) but I picked up four of these and they work pretty great. I have had no problems. They might not serve your purpose entirely because they don;'t have a closed loop you can clamp onto but I use them and they have not failed me yet. Just something to consider:

https://www.sparksparts.com/oem-parts/toyota-mini-tie-downs-pair-pt27800160

If I were tying down a motorcycle or something really heavy then I would just add one of these to each of my bed bolts. I did this on my 2005 and they were easy to install and were rock solid:

https://www.oempartsource.com/oem-parts/toyota-tacoma-truck-bed-d-rings-1-pair-pt27835054

One other option that looks pretty interesting are these:
https://caliraisedled.com/products/toyota-tacoma-upgraded-bed-tie-down-pair

That way you are not pulling too hard on the side of the beds. Just thought I would throw that out there in case you found it helpful. Seems like no matter how many tie down points you have it is never enough ...

 

If I remember correctly back in the day when they had bias plyed tires the method of tire rotation was to move the tires from one side to the other and from front to rear, including the spare. With the inception of radial tires the method of tire rotation was changed to moving the front tires to the rear and vice versa on the respective sides of the vehicle.

 

Finally got all my parts to lift the truck, just gotta make time for the install now.

 

That's cool as shit but I bet the lap time was horrendous......

 

This weekend had my @MESO drl and signal mirror LEDs wired up, boost and AFR gauges, and BlackVue DR900S dashcams installed.

Videos on my Instagram:

www.Instagram.com/formidable_tacoma

Follow for follow!

 

Rims and tires just yesterday. Got a new grille coming in today. I couldn't be happier. Really saw an improvement in ride quality.