Jsmarine's 2005 ARB Tacoma Build
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jsmarine
Adventurer
Yeah, it is a Swingcase, it came with the truck when I bought it. I really like it, it is very handy to be able to access it from the tailgate rather than reaching over the bed rails.
cruiseroutfit
Well-known member
I think you'll quickly find that the shovel and hi-lift are in the way. With the lower mount RTT setup getting to gear in the front of the bed becomes a bit more of a chore as you can't feasibly climb in the bed of the truck from the back. I have a very similar setup (FR Bakkie Rack on gen 1 DC Tacoma) and there is no way I would mount stuff on the sides given how much I need to get stuff through that gap. Keep up the good work on the build!
jsmarine
Adventurer
Yeah, I know what you mean about accessing stuff from the side. But the bed is so short I don't see it as a problem, but I will just have to test out the setup on the next trip and see how it all works out.
cruiseroutfit
Well-known member
Mine is short too, but with the tailgate down its still impractical to get stuff out of the front or middle of the bed. I have my fridge, dry food cooler, camp kitchen and fuel/water in a row along the back row, tools, camp chairs, firewood, etc go in front of that. I would personally loathe having to unload things to get to my camp chair or tool bag. That said I don't pack a shovel nor a hi-lift so my needs are likely different than yours.
jsmarine
Adventurer
I decided to paint the back of my IPF lights white, to match the truck. The paint was starting to fade and chip in places anyways. I didn’t take any before pictures actually, but the lights were a gray color. The process was pretty easy, disassembled the lights and painted them with Rustoleum Semi Gloss white. I really like how they turned out.
jsmarine
Adventurer
I also got my new ARB high output compressor installed that I bought from brand new off a guy on tacomaworld.com. He bought it new a while back, never opened the box, never installed it. He decided he didn't want it and wanted to free up some cash, so I got it for a few bucks less than retail price.
I had the smaller ARB compressor, but it was only for the lockers, and I wanted to be able to fill up my tires as well. It is so hot here in Dallas, and I was just trying to get it installed as quickly as possible; that I forgot to take some installation pictures. But, it was pretty straight forward, just followed the instructions. Heres a few pictures of it installed. I mounted it in the same place as the old compressor, under the hood on the driver's side behind the battery and fuse box.
I had the smaller ARB compressor, but it was only for the lockers, and I wanted to be able to fill up my tires as well. It is so hot here in Dallas, and I was just trying to get it installed as quickly as possible; that I forgot to take some installation pictures. But, it was pretty straight forward, just followed the instructions. Heres a few pictures of it installed. I mounted it in the same place as the old compressor, under the hood on the driver's side behind the battery and fuse box.
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jsmarine
Adventurer
I can take some more pictures this evening, the tent rack is sitting in my garage; I dont keep it on the truck since its my DD.
jsmarine
Adventurer
Here is some more pictures for you guys, I wasn't really sure what you wanted to see, so here it is sitting on piece of plywood on a saw horse in my garage.
The rack is 52" long by 45" wide. It is made with 2" square tubing, I think 14 gauge wall. But, the two cross bars in the middle are 1 1/2" tubing, 14 gauge wall, and the RTT clamps onto those; 2" square was just a little too big for the clamps provided with the tent.
The legs are also the same 2" square tubing, about 15" long. The feet (what sits on the bed rails) are 1/8" plate.
The rack is 52" long by 45" wide. It is made with 2" square tubing, I think 14 gauge wall. But, the two cross bars in the middle are 1 1/2" tubing, 14 gauge wall, and the RTT clamps onto those; 2" square was just a little too big for the clamps provided with the tent.
The legs are also the same 2" square tubing, about 15" long. The feet (what sits on the bed rails) are 1/8" plate.
jsmarine
Adventurer
Well I feel like I am moving pretty quickly with this build, it helps that I bought the truck with a lot already done to it.
So I cut out a little early this afternoon from work so I could put my snorkel on. Other than it being hotter than hell here in Dallas, it went fairly smooth; I just took my time lining everything up. I won't get into the installation details as TACODOC has already blazed that trail. http://www.cruiseroutfitters.com/tec...o_snorkel.html
But, I did do something a little different for hose fittings; I cut the stock hose off near where it would go into the fender, and then used a small piece of flexible air duct I got at Pep Boys and connected that to the stock air hose, and to the rubber hose that was provided with the snorkel.
I think it will work well this way because I like having the flexible hose for when I have to change the air filter.
So I cut out a little early this afternoon from work so I could put my snorkel on. Other than it being hotter than hell here in Dallas, it went fairly smooth; I just took my time lining everything up. I won't get into the installation details as TACODOC has already blazed that trail. http://www.cruiseroutfitters.com/tec...o_snorkel.html
But, I did do something a little different for hose fittings; I cut the stock hose off near where it would go into the fender, and then used a small piece of flexible air duct I got at Pep Boys and connected that to the stock air hose, and to the rubber hose that was provided with the snorkel.
I think it will work well this way because I like having the flexible hose for when I have to change the air filter.
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josh.bunch
New member
This is atleast the second one you have done. You should have the hang of it by now. Looks great. Good work.
upcountry
Explorer
Great thread - I really appreciate the details and the pics.
I edited my post to be more appropriate to your build thread. Apologize for including info that belonged in a different category.
One questions regarding the OME 886's:
Did you consider running OME 886's with Nitrochargers and a top spacer on the quad cab?
Also, with your current setup (ARB Bumper and winch riding on OME 885's) can you measure what the distance is between the center of the hub (center of wheel) and the fender (measured vertically straight up from center of wheel or hub to point where tape measure hits fender) with truck parked on level ground?
1)Is it really that stiff with 886's?
I have 885's and it is not too stiff at all, actually very functional. I am wondering what the difference will be - I see the 886's are lised at being taller and a
2) Has anyone had a problem with too much CV angle? Again, I have the 885's with a toytect top plate spacer and about 3 inches of lift, no problem yet. Had them for 4 years now.
3) Any other problems anyone can report?
4) Has anyone ever seen a manual locking hub kit for the 05+ Tacoma?
Thanks for the feedback!
I edited my post to be more appropriate to your build thread. Apologize for including info that belonged in a different category.
One questions regarding the OME 886's:
Did you consider running OME 886's with Nitrochargers and a top spacer on the quad cab?
Also, with your current setup (ARB Bumper and winch riding on OME 885's) can you measure what the distance is between the center of the hub (center of wheel) and the fender (measured vertically straight up from center of wheel or hub to point where tape measure hits fender) with truck parked on level ground?
1)Is it really that stiff with 886's?
I have 885's and it is not too stiff at all, actually very functional. I am wondering what the difference will be - I see the 886's are lised at being taller and a
2) Has anyone had a problem with too much CV angle? Again, I have the 885's with a toytect top plate spacer and about 3 inches of lift, no problem yet. Had them for 4 years now.
3) Any other problems anyone can report?
4) Has anyone ever seen a manual locking hub kit for the 05+ Tacoma?
Thanks for the feedback!
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jsmarine
Adventurer
Wow, you are really over thinking this...and some of that should be posted in another thread, maybe in a tech section more specific to suspension setups for Tacoma’s. My build thread isn’t really the place for that.
But, I can help a little with the spring questions. I bought my truck with most of the modifications already installed, including the OME springs, so I did not consider any other springs. My truck sits a little higher in the rear, which is what you want so when you add weight in the bed it doesn’t sag or ride nose high. The front seems fine with the bumper and winch, rides well and isn’t sagging under the weight, it leans slightly to the driver’s side, but not a big deal to me.
If you don’t mind changing out the front springs again, then you might as well go with the 886 coils if you plan on adding a heavy duty bumper and winch; thats what OME reccomends so I would trust them. I wouldn’t bother with the top plate spacers unless you are correcting for drivers side lean or something. I think they are unnecessary. For me, I’m just not interested in lifting the truck anymore than what the OME springs already provide, or trying to gain every last millimeter I can with spacers and trim packers.
Just my $.02