Build Thread: Sixstringsteve's 2002 Tacoma double cab: Carlos

[Rock Taco]

The E rated tires are 3 ply.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I can't report on my tires' snow or ice performance, but sniping them has made my tires as loud as studded boggers. They're at least 3 times louder than regular km2s. Pretty interesting that it makes such a difference.

 

[STAG]

I can't report on my tires' snow or ice performance, but sniping them has made my tires as loud as studded boggers. They're at least 3 times louder than regular km2s. Pretty interesting that it makes such a difference.

That sucks but is surprising at the same time. My A/T II's are D rated and 2 ply sidewall

 

[skippy]

I can't report on my tires' snow or ice performance, but sniping them has made my tires as loud as studded boggers. They're at least 3 times louder than regular km2s. Pretty interesting that it makes such a difference.

Siping also makes tires chunk like crazy on the rocks. I am not a fan of siping at all

 

[sixstringsteve]

Good to know... even though it's too late now.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I hit a new milestone today. I re-registered the truck. I have never re-registered a 4x4 before (and only one or two cars in my life). That's a good sign.

 

[Gary T]

I hit a new milestone today. I re-registered the truck. I have never re-registered a 4x4 before (and only one or two cars in my life). That's a good sign.

Slowing down in your old age?

 

[sixstringsteve]

I don't think there's a better rig for my needs, it's a great rig.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I hit a new milestone today. I re-registered the truck. I have never re-registered a 4x4 before (and only one or two cars in my life). That's a good sign.

For real? That is crazy, congrats!

On the flip side, I don't know that I've ever sold a rig that has been registered less than one year.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I think the ADD keeps me trying new hobbies every few months, and I imagine the perfect vehicle to compliment that hobby. For all the hobbies I have, this rig is a great compromise for all of them.

 

[ricsrx]

I hit a new milestone today. I re-registered the truck. I have never re-registered a 4x4 before (and only one or two cars in my life). That's a good sign.

this is good to see, although a 1st gen Toyota is in your future!

 

[sixstringsteve]

I definitely agree. If I had to pick between this and a clean 1st gen built the way I want, I'd pick the 1st gen. I love those.

 

[mesha]

this is an amazing truck.

 

[Westernhunter]

I can't report on my tires' snow or ice performance, but sniping them has made my tires as loud as studded boggers. They're at least 3 times louder than regular km2s. Pretty interesting that it makes such a difference.

I always siped my KM 1 s and never had anything but good luck with them. Never louder always more traction. The chunking never bothered me. Mostly small chunks and I hardly ever use tires to the max life before I replace them. They are tires, not Air Jordan's. I really only want good traction and relatively quiet tire. Too bad siping made yours so loud. Defiantly a deal breaker for me.

 

[Kevin B.]

I definitely agree. If I had to pick between this and a clean 1st gen built the way I want, I'd pick the 1st gen. I love those.

And with the 1st gen, you wouldn't be able to hear your tires. It's win/win.

 

[sixstringsteve]

The loudness isn't a deal breaker for me, just an annoyance. I don't mind the slight chunking I'll get either.

 

[STAG]

There is a reddish-maroon 1st gen that looks a lot like Angelo for sale in Santaquin that I have been meaning to stop and get pictures of everytime I drive by it for a while now.

 

[Panos]

so how do you like your tires now? have you tried them out in any kind of wet stuff

 

[sixstringsteve]

There is a reddish-maroon 1st gen that looks a lot like Angelo for sale in Santaquin that I have been meaning to stop and get pictures of everytime I drive by it for a while now.

please do. I would love a CLEAN '79-83 pickup that I would swap a 3rz in.

 

[sixstringsteve]

so how do you like your tires now? have you tried them out in any kind of wet stuff

Not really. They're definitely better, but there's not a whole lot of snow and ice to try them out on. In parking lots I've noticed a bit more traction in icy parking spots but that hardly counts as testing.