sixstringsteve
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- UT
Sweet. So the plan is to get a winch, then get some metal, then try out your plasma and copy that bumper.
Build Thread: Sixstringsteve's 2002 Tacoma double cab: Carlos
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Sweet. So the plan is to get a winch, then get some metal, then try out your plasma and copy that bumper.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
No doubt. $750 plus shipping though. It's cheaper than the shrockworks and I like it even more. It's VERY similar in design.
im building my front plate bumper for less than 75 I think. Of course I have to cut and weld it all but thats ok.
jentzschman
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- Sandy, Utah
I do not work until 1 pm so I will swing by about 9.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
Just to prove I got some work done tonight. I got the front end up on jackstands and removed the coilovers.
Shrockworks is still by far my favorite bumper for those trucks, but the price tag hurts...a lot! That's a good looking bumper there.
Maverick
old-school
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- Anywhere, thanks to my geeky droid
sixstringsteve
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- UT
as much as the price tag hurts, the 6 month wait hurts even more.
clfrnacwby
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- NV
I've heard that wheels spacers are illegal in Utah and you'll fail a Safety inspection if you have them. Is that true?
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
Depends on how you read The Book. Actual spacers, the shims that slide over your existing studs, are right out. "Wheel adapters" that bolt on to your existing studs and provide a new stud pattern for the wheel are legal. Between the two are Spidertrax style spacers, which work exactly like the wheel adapters except they don't change the stud pattern. Because The Book explicitly says "change the stud pattern" when describing the wheel adapters, lots of places will fail the Spidertrax and Trailgear spacers.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
That's true. But there will be a handful of things on this truck that are borderline legal. I've never had wheel spacers be a problem in the past. My fenders will technically stick out 1/4" past the fenders too.
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ricsrx
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x2 yes they will...... I tried to convice the inspection staition that they were adapters, but it didnt fly, i guess it didnt help that it was a toyota truck with stock toyota wheels....
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
I'm going to have to run spacers to match my rear axle width and fit my TRD wheels, but unless I can find "a guy" I'm gonna keep a set of stock wheels and tires handy.
- Location
- Draper, UT
Sweet. So the plan is to get a winch, then get some metal, then try out your plasma and copy that bumper.
Exactly...
rholbrook
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- Kaysville, Ut
I like these bumpers without the brush guards. Had them on my LJ
http://www.exp-one.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=84
They are expensive, made locally and are tough.
http://www.exp-one.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=84
They are expensive, made locally and are tough.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
I'm not seeing any for the '96-04 tacomas, just the newer ones.
I love the Expedition One bumpers too. I'd get a set of those for my Tundra if they weren't so pricey and my Tundra did more than sit in my garage.
sixstringsteve
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- UT
I just ordered my 5.29s and install kits from Cruiseroutfitters. Looking forward to selectable lockers front and rear with 5.29s.
I'm also trying to decide which winch I want to go with. I'm liking the price and features of the smittybilt x20 8k comp. I also like the superwinch talon 9.5 option. Both are fully submersible underwater.
I'm also trying to decide which winch I want to go with. I'm liking the price and features of the smittybilt x20 8k comp. I also like the superwinch talon 9.5 option. Both are fully submersible underwater.
Cascadia
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- Orem, Utah
How are you locking the front?
sixstringsteve
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- UT
Arb