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  1. badfish_taco

    Archived August 2020 Rig of the Month: Submit your photos here! (Sponsored by DECKED)

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    Archived August 2020 Rig of the Month: Vote for your favorites here! (Sponsored by DECKED)

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    Archived April 2020 Rig of the Month: Submissions and Voting (Sponsored by Empyre Off-Road)

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    Future for Pelfreybilt

    Hey man if you do part ways with the bumper please let me know. Do you have pictures of it?
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    Future for Pelfreybilt

    Hey man I’m interested in buying your mid skid.
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    OC overland meet

    I’ll be heading there early. If history has taught me something, it’s that trucks start showing up waaaayyy earlier than posted time.
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    Possible Food Drive??

    It would also be a truck meet for everyone to socialize. We need something like this in SD.
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    Possible Food Drive??

    Wouldn’t it be a great idea if we got a whole bunch of SoCal (and AZ) people together for one great cause here in America’s Finest City?! I think it’d be awesome if the good folks at @Tacoma3G spearheaded a Food Drive event somewhere close to Thanksgiving. Get come local vendors involved to...
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    4.88 Gears

    I guess I’ll give my input since I also regeared. I got 4.88 Yukon gears installed because I upgraded to 315/70/17 KO2 e rated. That’s about 62 lbs a tire. My current mpg is 15. I’m in San Diego. Truck performs the way it should off roading, including going up steep hills. You should strongly...
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    Wow really? They did mine for free and took them half a day to do.
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    Funny I remember you asking me on Saturday if the kings EXT would fit with the OME leaf pack. After doing some research on multiple forums and having my buddy tell me I had to, I found out that it is highly recommended that you get them specd for Dakars.
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    I just found this out too. Picked up the rears yesterday with extended travel and my buddy highly recommended getting them specd for Dakars. I’ll be getting that done at DSM since that’s where I bought them from.
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    !!CLEGHORN T3G MEETUP!!

    When you get to the meeting spot at 5 only to remember it’s at 6 ??‍♂️?
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    !!CLEGHORN T3G MEETUP!!

    From where are you heading out of?
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    To get the added height in the rear I went with the OME medium duty leaf pack with extended rear shocks. Still waiting for rear kings to arrive so for now it’s just bilstein 5100s in there. And my mpg before the regear was 13mpg average. Now it’s at 16-17 mpg.
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    !!CLEGHORN T3G MEETUP!!

    See you there.
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    !!CLEGHORN T3G MEETUP!!

    Hey dude count me in for the group heading from SD. I’ll roll with you guys to meet up with Tyler in Pendleton and Cleghorn from there.
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    Well my KO2s are really 34.4 inches tall. They’re not true 35s but I still call them that. Plus the tire is huge and weighs a massive 63 lbs w/o the wheel.
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    Pelfreybilt: Your one stop shop

    An open house would be awesome! It’s about time San Diego gets involved in these large events. Having to drive to OC/LA for big meetups can get annoying after a while.
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    !!CLEGHORN T3G MEETUP!!

    Who’s heading there from SD?? Let’s get a convoy going
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    It’s a pain in the motherfucking ass that’s for sure lol excuse the language. It’s a lot of trial and error for sure, and with is also a lot of wasted money. Once I get everything sorted out I hope I can guide the hopefuls in the right direction so they don’t spend so much money like I have
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    I thought that spacers were “bad” for the truck though?
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    As some of you may already know, I went with 315s. Not 35s but close enough. My tires measure to 34.4 inches. I’m still having some rubbing issues on the cab mount even after the cmc and adjust the casters to as much positive as possible. My kings are set to about 2.75” height. My wheels are 0...
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    San Diego meets

    never seen it but would love to! Lol yeah i know people start lining up real early like at midnight in mission beach by Belmont when it comes to holidays.
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    Tacoma3G's Instagram Directory || Have a truck page? Share it here!

    Post your usernames below so I can follow you and check out your build! I’ll start: @badfish_taco
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    San Diego meets

    Sorry guys just saw these replies. You don’t think fiesta island will be packed as it is cuz of the holiday?
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    Best sliders for our Tacos

    That’s a good way to see things. I’m still impatient af though lol
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    Best sliders for our Tacos

    I get that. Support local. That’s one of the reasons why I originally wanted to go with Pelfreybilt. They’re located about 20 minutes from me. But their lead time is ridiculous for sliders. Last I checked it was 12 weeks. That’s almost towards the end of summer!
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    Best sliders for our Tacos

    That’s good to know! I’ve heard great things about them.
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    Best sliders for our Tacos

    Just made a (drunk) purchase last night for some CBI rock sliders. Didn’t do much research before buying them, because alcohol, so I’m curious to know what the rest of you think about which sliders are the best! I know pelfrey armor is very popular but they have ridiculous lead times, and Wilco...
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    Underrated SCS Wheels

    Dude those volk wheels are sick af though. No denying that.
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    Underrated SCS Wheels

    Curious as to why you swapped your Ray 10a for the volks?
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    Underrated SCS Wheels

    I’ve always been a fan of the F5s but never been able to pull the trigger on them.
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    Do you get your aftermarket parts back when your truck gets totaled?

    Lol no it’s just something I’ve always been curious about.
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    Underrated SCS Wheels

    I know SCS wheels are all around popular, but I wanna which wheel you guys think doesn’t get as much credit as it deserves. *i didn’t include Ray 10 because that is by far the most popular wheel.
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    Do you get your aftermarket parts back when your truck gets totaled?

    So let’s say I no longer had my stock wheels, could I just ask them to not add the wheel value so I could just take my aftermarket ones off?
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    San Diego meets

    I saw a thread on TW a couple years ago about an annual BBQ that is held at Fiesta Island during the summer. Anyone heard of it? And if that doesn’t happen anymore, would anyone be interested in having one later this summer? Not just for Tacomas but also any outdoor enthusiast vehicle.
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    Cali Raised products: Yay or Nay?

    I’ve also heard about that issues in Cali raised products, especially in ditch light brackets. Ever heard about this complaint?
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    Do you get your aftermarket parts back when your truck gets totaled?

    For those of you involved in a car accident where your truck was totaled, does your insurance company allow you to remove your aftermarket parts or are you allowed to remove whatever parts are salvageable?
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    Cali Raised products: Yay or Nay?

    I’ll just avoid all that trouble and get some from Rago lol
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    Where to find a trd sport hood or trd pro?

    Around $700 not including paint
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    Cali Raised products: Yay or Nay?

    Im looking at getting some items from them that aren’t too critical like the bed rail flag holder and the bed stiffeners. For items like these, I wouldn’t mind getting non brand, i mean how bad could they be right? Lol
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    Most Expensive Mod

    Let’s see those numbers! Lol
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    Most Expensive Mod

    Rob how are you on your 4th set?! ?
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    Most Expensive Mod

    Lmao love this
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    Cali Raised products: Yay or Nay?

    I’ve known about Cali Raised for a few years now. During that time I’ve seen about the same amount of positive reviews as I’ve seen negative. Their products seem solid and reasonably priced. So my question is should I buy their products or shop at another more consistently reliable company?
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    Most Expensive Mod

    What’s the most expensive mod you’ve done, or are planning to do to your Tacoma? I’ll go first, regearing. $800 for Yukon 4.88 gears and $1350 to install them ?
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    Badfish Taco build

    These trucks are money pits I tell ya!
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    Badfish Taco build

    That’s what I have, with a subtle hint of dark bronze. I’ve done it twice and vowed to never do it again lol but you’re a taco bro and taco bros help each other out.
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    Badfish Taco build

    Lmao I don’t think that’ll work. Do you have any friends that also want to do this mod and have an oven?
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    School me on WHEEL SPACERS

    Idk if I’d like to make it a permanent thing with loctite. I’d definitely make sure they were torqued properly. I know I’m gonna have to trim like crazy, I’m ok with that. I just want to have least amount of running possible. I’ll cut whatever needs to be cut.
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    Badfish Taco build

    Lol it’s a fucking pain in the ass to do tbh. First of all, you need to set aside an entire day to do this. And you need to start early to make sure the paint dries before day’s end. I can help you when I come back from my vacation. We just can’t bake them at my place since I almost burned my...
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    Badfish Taco build

    Absolutely my friend. What would you like to know?
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    School me on WHEEL SPACERS

    I will make sure to look for these things once everything gets mounted. Thanks again for the info!
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    Badfish Taco build

    None at all. All I had to do was unmount the TSS from the OEM grille and mount it back up on the pro grille. Just make sure the grille has an insert slot before buying it. And as you can tell m grille doesn’t have that glossy window plate that everyone says you need for the TSS to work. Mine...
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    Badfish Taco build

    OfferUp bro! #TRDFauxlife
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    School me on WHEEL SPACERS

    This is more information than I was expecting to get! Thanks for the informative response. Just to give an idea of my setup, I’ll be running kings with extended travel, along with dirt king heim UCAs, rolling on 315 70/17 KO2s with Method NVs.
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    Where to find a trd sport hood or trd pro?

    I’ll have to check over the weekend
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    School me on WHEEL SPACERS

    Good afternoon everyone, I’ve considered getting wheel spacers, but I hear a lot of negative feedback from people. What’s the deal with them? What’s the disadvantage of using them? Are you for or against them? Any personal experience? I welcome everyone’s input/suggestions!
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    Badfish Taco build

    Thank you!
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    Where to find a trd sport hood or trd pro?

    I’m going to talk to my buddy that works at a Toyota dealership and ask him for a quote on a sport hood. Will update when I have more info.
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    Badfish Taco build

    What’s the saying, “buy once, cry once”, I’m still crying lmao
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    Badfish Taco build

    What’s up everyone. Haven’t been able to install much to my truck since I’m about to regear (f*cking expensive) and still waiting on my Kings to arrive. This is what I’ve installed so far: -Pro grille -Black headlight mod -BP Fabricating recovery point -MESO ultimate turn signals What I...
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    Where to find a trd sport hood or trd pro?

    Or buy it new from the dealership
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    905 Trails (Chula Vista)

    It wouldn’t surprise me if construction trucks started rolling in there and started developing. Damn...
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    My bad Tyler I meant OME leaf springs lol
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    905 Trails (Chula Vista)

    Good morning Taco bros and sisters. I was told by one of my buddies that the 125 trails was beginning to become more patrolled by sheriffs and border patrol. I was even told that they were starting to fine people for wheeling there because technically the land is state and private property...
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    I had 5100s in my previous 3rd gen and then same thing happened. Looks terrible. But they did stretch out a bit when I installed the OME springs. Do you plan on getting aftermarket springs? If so, it’ll go away and won’t look as bad.
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    Wanted Tacoma Hood Swap Thread

    Silver metallic non scoop looking for scooped hood. SoCal (San Diego). Will drive as far as LA for pickup. I have a 2018 taco so hood is brand new. HMU!
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    Yeah if I went 37s I’d definitely have to buy a beater to use as my daily. 37s i different ball game lol
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    I think the hardest part will be to pay up for the regearing lol
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    Running 35's: Is it painful, and if it is, was it worth it?

    I’m going with 35s on mine. I’m still hesitant about going this route just because of all the additional money I have to spend in order to make this happen but I’ve been on 285 70 17 and wish I’d gone bigger.
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