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  1. hawsa

    Best Forum?

    Welcome friend! I throw my lot in with the rest - this is the place. Facebook groups are good for local buy/sell/meetup stuff.
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    Archived Rig of the Month, July 2022: Submit your photos here!

    By golly If I win the mall-crawl month I'll sell the truck
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    Shopping for a new Tacoma

    I figured. More info never hurts. Bummer that they totaled it out. I feel like insurance companies are a bit hyper active. My truck is rebuilt title because of very similar damage. It cost about 2 grand to replace the bumper and grille + massage out some of the bends in the sheet metal. Pretty...
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    Shopping for a new Tacoma

    Off road and sport are the same gear ratio. You don't see a difference there except between Auto and Manual transmission. Here is a chart that shows each gear + final drive. I dont have the 4cyl, but I don't think anyone would recommend towing with that.
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    2024 Tacoma Revealed! Here's Everything About It.

    Can we not ignore it though? I think it's cool 😃
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    Post any photo of your Tacoma!

    Gotta love branded titles with bandaid bodywork
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    Post any photo of your Tacoma!

    My late non-entry into the ROTM. 3 cheers to clean trucks, though the mud usually helps me hide my ridiculous fender misalignment.
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    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Went to crazy town and installed some BD lp9s up front. Which of course required me to build a custom grille to fit the back spacing of them. I think it turned out pretty slick.
  12. hawsa

    King 3.0x12" Shocks w/ Archive Shock Relocation Kit

    Dayum son that's awesome!
  13. hawsa

    Steering Stabilizers

    One other thing I didn't see mentioned yet - The spindles on these trucks can be relatively weak. In your diagnosis, lift it up and test the different things Wiggle your tire left and right / horizontally. Play here would indicate a bad inner or outer tie rod ball joint. A bend in the rod...
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