Zam15’s Tacoma Build
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seanpistol
Explorer
holy piss
Zam15
Explorer
Yup, they were a Christmas gift from a friend. Favorite movie, was really into it as a kid and kind of stuck with me. It would make one awesome trip, being a safari tour guide was the closest I could get. :snorkel:
Zam15
Explorer
Thanks! Wish I could have done more of it myself but I lack a welder and the skill. The next step is to test it out! :smiley_drive: and explore as much as possible but also saving up to build the rear end. Nearly pulled the trigger on SAS but it was out of my budget to do it the way I wanted. LT seems more suitable for the thousands of miles of dirt roads and wide open deserts around SoCal. I can still crawl but wont be able to fit on the extremely tight trails anymore. I am about as wide as the current generation Tacomas so it's not that bad. Some may think that this is not very "ExPo" but it works for me and if it makes the Mojave Road feel better than last time I'll be happy! The front end feels more "controlled" than it ever has before.
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TangoBlue
American Adventurist
I think your rationale is right on the money. Accessible wheeling terrain is substantially different here on the East Coast than the abundant open space you have in the South West. With the options available based on the type of travel and terrain you intend, you made the right choice... given the same circumstances I think I would have done the same.
seanpistol
Explorer
I think for your region LT was the right choice. It's fun to drive fast through the desert, and like you said- you can still crawl.
trump
Adventurist
I also agree, LT was a good choice. I've thought about it many times, but always lean away from it because I don't want fiberglass fenders. Are you thinking about putting a wider rear axle on the rear now? Are you worried about tagging a fender on a rock? The Truck Shop prove themselves again. They did an awesome job keeping the snorkel with the new fender.
Zam15
Explorer
Had to replace the driver side fender soon after I got the truck and my paint job starting to chip off after a few years. After the other side got smashed I thought I would just replace both. So it was not to much of a jump for my case as everything was paid for. I'll likely swap in a Tundra, Ford 9", or D60 down the road, already have the bedsides to go on when I do the swap. Having large disc brakes out back would be nice! Not too worried about damaging the fenders as they can be repaired but they also have a lot of rise and sit very high, it would have to be a very big rock or rock wall for me to be worried. Just don't think I want to do the "squeeze" again..
Just trying to picture a Flip-Pac with fiberglass bedsides, I know the pac has an overhang on the bedsides so I think they might actually match up. :snorkel:
P.S. Thanks everyone for all the positive feedback!
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