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  1. WarFabArmor

    T3G Feedback and questions about Tacoma3G.com - How can our community and website be better?

    How about everyone else is labeled blue falcon? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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    It’s official, I’m a homeowner (camper photos)

    Lots of flat top semis and 1 tons have big wings to help pulling big trailers. You dont need that but something small might help ya break the bold face front.
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    It’s official, I’m a homeowner (camper photos)

    Curious, have you considered doing a "wing" on top of your roof rack to aid in air flow over the camper. a gradual slope up to the increased height vs the blunt face would definitely help on the highway. Might be worth a test to see if you can gain a mile or two back per.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Oh I figured. Just seeing the pics of everything up it was a big "doh!" moment.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    I snuck in quite the fucking ugly one on that upper link. Thinking itll get cut out and redone. Then once everything is set and burned ill likely just steel it everything
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Did some test cycling tonight with the new upper link and the track bar tacked in. I took the frame side bracket and welded it to a much larger plate that I will be welding to the frame. While the joints see a direct load, the bracket will try and twist and turn and pull. So to help fight...
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Not at this time. We haven't found anything where ifs is deciding factor. Maybe once that's the case. Until then just beefing up front. It's on coilovers, just need a good steering setup.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Be loooooooooots of testing and everything before that's even an idea. I want to make sure it takes highway, high speed, and wheeling use well. Know where the habits are and what adjustments to make for continued use.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Hopefully we will be on weight come the weekend. Vertical separation axle side is on the low end, but that's why we're running the inch and a quarter joints and I will be bracing the upper mount quite a bit. The leverage will definitely be something I have to keep an eye on, but I needed the...
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    Running 37s because I’m dumb

    I less you wheel where undercuts and ledges are real big, you won't get any real gain from the 37s. For most folks it's just more.headache. And looks cool
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    Running 37s because I’m dumb

    Would be nice if someone offered the 571 or whatever the 8" rear is offered in for the front. That ratio would really allow 37 to be plausible as a good road tire. Down at sea level or with boost, the 529 would be fine. Just needs a little deeper to be right, imo.
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    Running 37s because I’m dumb

    I say don't. Not for the weight you have and traveling around. 35s are best gearing at highway speeds with 529. Can't imagine with weight. Just be patient. Save for a big build and do them once you settle down.
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    WarFab B.S. thread.

    I suppose.
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    WarFab B.S. thread.

    Ahhh!!!!!!!! Our flag is in. I CAN NOT wait to go pick it up. We wanted a flag for the shop, but not any flag will do. So called in some favors from friends and were able to get this sorted out. Pretty damn kick-ass if I say so. Ahh. So stoked. Appreciate ya boys
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    Help! Steering wheel shift over bumps, clunking noise

    Im not sure ability with the additional size of the tundra rack, id have to look. Otherwise, off top of my head, it could be positioned somehwere in front of the x member and be guarded by the skid, but that would take some modifying to the xmember to allow to fit. But to be honest, i just dont...
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    WarFab B.S. thread.

    Whew. Things have been insane. But we see the light at the end of the tunnel, for now. Have last batch or osprey going out today/tomorrow. (minus the few at powdercoat) UPS changed allowable ground weight so we are having to split into two packages, but its all good, we had a plan for that just...
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    Help! Steering wheel shift over bumps, clunking noise

    Upgrade for steering rack? The tundra rack is the "simplest" setup. Theres a lot to it, basikbiker was selling pre machined setups for cheaper than solo, but not sure if they are still doing that. Hes been real rough on his. Only other upgrade options are full hydro, which is about same...
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    Help! Steering wheel shift over bumps, clunking noise

    Doesn't the solo rack still require cutting out the factory and welding in the tundra rack mounts?
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    The flatbed on the tow rig does the quick flash. Ive been too lazy to address it, but I need to move the bed to do fuel pump, so may be the time for me to address that as well.
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    Brake Upgrades...

    M m m m m m m m m m m... Sun brewed sweet tea. Nothing like watching your diabetes be made in the sun. Haha. I'm always up for a good chat, especially when people don't get all crazy ego about it and just share info and experiences. Helps everybody in the end.
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    Brake Upgrades...

    Oh I won't be living there, just possibly running some hot shot out that way. I think the best current example of people getting mixed up in that is the SRT8 Grand Cherokees or trackhawk Grand Cherokees. They perform great and are a total hoot on the track, but 90% of owners complain in...
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    Brake Upgrades...

    I avoid the south. Humidity and me don't get along. Despite how good the sweet tea is. (although I may be in Tennessee and Georgia soon Lord help me). For what it's worth I don't think you and I have to agree precisely on what is or is not a correct setup, nor do I think that either one of us...
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    Brake Upgrades...

    As far as off track vs track racing. You may not change individual parts and pieces to dial the setup like on track, but you definitely dial the car differently. Different tires, prop valves, masters, etc. All dependant on what you're running and what you're willing or not willing to change.
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    Brake Upgrades...

    We've raced class 10, class 11, class 1, as well as pretty much every "local" dirt race around the greater southern Nevada area (lots of racing with keysar racing). We work with folks on team Honda circuit racing as well as some 'grass roots' race teams for tarmac racing ( a lot of vw based...
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    Brake Upgrades...

    Another thing to keep in mind specifically as it applies to cross-drilled rotors is the cooling effect. Most people see the cross drilled slotted rotors and think oh they must run a ton cooler, and they do run cooler, but not to the extent most people imagine. The problem is also in the design...
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    Brake Upgrades...

    Race cars and off-road competition vehicle rarely use the same rotors race after race for 50k+ miles. A lot of that is pad design and material as well. Performance and longevity are not two things that generally go hand in hand. They aren't mutually exclusive, but for road vehicle...
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    Help! Steering wheel shift over bumps, clunking noise

    Nice already machined down. Sucks because it is a lot of changing to still have only a marginally better stock rack. The hydro assist setups added to a steering rack is the way to go, if not going full hydro IMHO. And not terrible to fab up. Just a pain to fit.
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    Help! Steering wheel shift over bumps, clunking noise

    How hard was it to find someone to machine down the ends? I know a few guys have said they've had issues getting someone to do it.
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    Brake Upgrades...

    Powerstop makes great stuff. Used them on a few rigs, and they are to trucks what EBC is to motorcycles. For towing specific applications, I like the slotted setup. Im not much for drilled, as they tend to crack between the holes, but i realize getting JUST slotted is super hard. For offroad...
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    Its just one of those dumb things ive been stopped for before. Doesnt seem like a big deal, but any reason to avoid attention is a good one. (y)
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    be sure to add a light or at least a reflector to outsides to maintain legality.
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    Help! Steering wheel shift over bumps, clunking noise

    Yep, id check the bushings, they like to let go, even if rack is good. The poly mount upgrade is great.
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    Gas mileage—24?!?!?

    Location, gear on the truck, gears in the truck, I'll play a factor. Keep in mind with or without gears, the truck will display a miscalculated or incorrect fuel economy number, as the speedo and everything is based off of wheel speed sensors, therefore different gears don't change it, and it...
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    Just keep in mind, the more space, the more motor you need to fill it. Like in a shop. Everyone gets two tanks but uses one pump, when really the extra pump would help more. Depends on your usage, but i liked the additional air. If nothing more than when filling up, hit the compressor as...
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    Yeah, when folks do specific tubing for it it can get a little goofy looking. But we've made bumpers and sliders into air tanks. Really you would just try to maximize the capacity by making all of the bad structure one open piece. then no one is the wiser that it is an air tank, and a regulator...
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    Hindsight. But if you have a compressor, you could have made all the tube joints open and make the best structure also serve as an air tank. Still doable with the rear bumper...
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Little backward work last night. Axle side upper mount is too tall and throwing my numbers off. Once i got it down to rid height my AS way WAY to high. Since i dont have much room for frame side adjustments (just the 3 hole options) it is easier to make a big change axle side. Requires a...
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    Yeah I just dont know if it blinks like crazy going from a standard bulb to strictly led.
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    are you doing in line resistors to prevent the speed from being weird on indicator? or just going to let it do its thing? )not sure if the tacoma freaks out with the change in light.)
  51. WarFabArmor

    The Rock Slayer Off-Road Tacoma...

    a dual tri-4 setup eliminates side to side movement by the orientation of the links. Technically a single tri-4 does as well ( ran a few REAR setups like that, and its ok but you want dual up front.) but the dual triangulated setup is where it is at. some argue a tri-4 setup is safer than a 3...
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    The Rock Slayer Off-Road Tacoma...

    Heres some examples of why this is bad Axle rear steer, poor rear link geometry. not what you want as you are going fast or trying to hold a tech line. Usually found in long travel leaf spring setups. tcase hangs way down there. way down there. run 45's and a sky high lift, with no more...
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    The Rock Slayer Off-Road Tacoma...

    Hard pass. ORI are a HORRIBLE idea for on road. If you lose a seal, you are riding on bumpstop, until someone can rebuild the shock, then you are retuning it. Horrible idea. Also the guy is really bad about suspension geometry. Take a closer look at the pinion angle and link set up on the...
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    Imogene and Engineer Pass

    Yeah we assume that most people are better than that, but we also assume that some people just don't know any better, and that's why we bring it up. We are local to that area so it is a big focus of ours. If you need anything while you're down here just give us a holler. Have fun
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    Imogene and Engineer Pass

    Shelf roads. Still some snow. Lots of runoff. Some creek crossings, muddy, and wet conditions. Please check staythetrail.org for maps and information about OHV use in colorado. Please please stay on the designated trails and avoid "mudding" as it hurts our abilities to keep these trails...
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    WarFab B.S. thread.

    New race car wrap
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    Fab Fours’ massive Tacoma, what do you guys think?

    Fair enough. The Wrangler platform definitely holds itself to quick and easy modifications for sure. I would argue that to really run 37s on a JL, there's still a ton of work to be done. Cat axle setup aluminum knuckles that rival the weakness of what the Tacoma comes with, and I still would...
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    Fab Fours’ massive Tacoma, what do you guys think?

    I've always been curious, what exactly makes something a good platform or base versus something else? Maybe I'm the oddball, or anyone that's going a little crazy is an oddball, but to me it's just plastic and metal, got to shape it how you want. And not being rude I just am genuinely curious...
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Shhhhhhhh..... This is where your links should mount.
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    Yeah the front of these don't lend themselves to great mount options. But should be good stuff. Glad you like how it turned out.
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    Fab Fours’ massive Tacoma, what do you guys think?

    Yeah. See what our "small" rig does compared to guys with $$
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    Jfrisch’s Red Taco build

    Tried to get just where you wanted on height. And seemed like best way to gusset it. Lots of weld surface.
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    Looks familiar
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    Fab Fours’ massive Tacoma, what do you guys think?

    I like it and dislike it all in one. (don't we all feel that way about pretty much any build?) The SAS is cool but Ori on a street truck is a bad idea. Lose a seal and the truck is riding on bumps. Lower link mounts kiiillllll me. With the 43's (ignoring lift height) he has same belly...
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    Building an “offroad” bed

    I think it's worth making a removable, lightweight, fender/mudflap. Seen lots of folks lose their rear window and destroy back of cab with tires being thrown forward from tires. Then just pull off to wheel.
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    My new-to-me daily driver and the story of my four week long overland trip from Michigan to Mountain River, Alaska. (Long read.)

    Gotcha. No I don't have any game console things. Hell it's been a few months since tv was even turned on lol. Just curious, seemed like something that made sense for PC or mobile.
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    My new-to-me daily driver and the story of my four week long overland trip from Michigan to Mountain River, Alaska. (Long read.)

    I hear so much about the snow/mud runner stuff all the time. Didn't realize how popular that stuff was. Is it a PC thing?
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    Frame stiffening

    Having hacked up every section of frame, to plate, weld, add tube, remove bulky material, etc, I will tell you these frames are shit. Fortunately, the center, driveline section is double wall and holds up pretty well. But from the carrier bearing xmember back, its shit. Super thin and flimsy...
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Haha. Thanks
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Lower links are burned, most axle side brackets are burned, frame side some are just heavy tack still, and all old brackets are off.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Me too! It's been slow going getting work done on the truck. Been doing 18 to 20-hour days on just regular shop orders, and that's almost 7 days a week. So doesn't leave much time to get stuff done on the truck, so I try to squeeze it in here and there when I can.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

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    Show Us Your Trail Pics

    Trail pics from the weekend. Just didn't get the Tacoma out (still torn apart). Need to get the blaZer build done too.
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    Archived Asking for your advice on paid advertisements...

    We just post shit we would want to see. Sure I'll mention our crap that's in the pic, but for the most part it's just stuff about us or wheeling. Let the crap sell itself. (man salesman of the year over here hahahaha). But really it's all about what you want the account and website to do...
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    Archived Asking for your advice on paid advertisements...

    Personal vs business. If the forum is a business then run it, and the associate social media as such. If it's for fun and a personal enjoyment place, then follow that.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Thanks. Yeah she keeps it interesting for sure with always trying to do more and more and keep the truck in (mostly) one piece. This will definitely be a big upgrade for the truck, not even just suspension wise, but also the added rigidity in the rear of the frame. Pretty excited.
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    Jfrisch’s Red Taco build

    A nice little alu skid plate for the bottle that's a bit wider than the wheels works great as well. That's our go to.
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    WarRig build and BS - Caution, we do things most dont like and use foul language

    Well stayed late tonight to get some stuff done on the truck. Leaf springs are gone, almost all brackets cut off. One of the cross brace bars are in and the 'fishplates' are welded in. Really sad how weak the rear frame section is on these trucks. Added 3/16 3" steel strap. The cross bars...
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