News
June 5, 2021
UPDATED
Long-Travel Tacoma Bedcage is a Work-In-Progress
We're still refining and adding to the bedcage. Our custom bike racks are working out great and we're rebuilding the spare tire mounts right now. We'll update the Utility Bedcage article as soon as we have some progress to share with everyone.
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June 5, 2021
UPDATED
Little Red Tacoma is Sitting on 35s
We installed a set of 35x12.5" BFG Mud Terrains on 17x8" OMF Bead-locked Alcoa wheels. They clear on full compression AND lock-to-lock steering. An in-depth tech article is scheduled to publish with Off-Road.Com within the next few months. We'll include downloadable templates that we used to provide clearance at the firewall and inner fenders.
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June 5, 2021
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We finally got a chance to get over to Hollister Hills for a shake-down run in our recently completed '89 3.4L conversion long-travel 4Runner...
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June 5, 2021
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Truggy Project Progress Update
Got to work on the truggy project. Began by stripping off any interior parts that were worth salvaging and then broke out the Sawzall and chopped of every last bit of the body except the floor pan and firewall.
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June 5, 2021
UPDATED
Atlas II Transfer-Case for the LT Tacoma
We drove down to Paso Robles, CA yesterday to personally pick up our custom Atlas II 5.0:1 transfer-case from Advanced Adapters. To say this thing is massive is an understatement. This case is much stronger than will ever need it to be which is just how we like it, one less part to worry about breaking on the trail...
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June 5, 2021
UPDATED
5:1 Atlas is Going into the Long-Travel Tacoma
We received a 23-spline input shaft adapter from Advance Adapters today. Atlas transfer-cases can now be adapted to ANY 95.5-04 Tacoma (4cyl. or V6 & manual or automatic transmission). We're going to install the transfer-case and hopefully we'll have some pictures posted within the next few weeks.
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June 5, 2021
UPDATED
3.0 & 2.5x16
UPS just delivered four big boxes from Sway-A-Way. Inside was a pair each of 3.0" 2.5" x 16" Racerunner triple-bypass shocks.
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