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    This website is the passion-project of a USMC veteran/mechanic, @Tyler. I created Tacoma3G.com to share my knowledge of this subject with others and to provide like-minded folks with a comfortable space to ask questions and create 'build threads' within our Tacoma Forums. Now, if the format of this website is confusing to navigate for you, or if you're interested in my full mission and T3G's history, check out the Help and About pages.

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  1. shotgunbilly420

    Wanted to intoduce myself!

    Welcome
  2. shotgunbilly420

    Dual Battery Systems?

    Im getting a 6" lift installed today so hopefully taco lean will be gone . Crapper thing is I already have to upgrade my front springs . Need like 650lbs springs
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    OVTune VF Tuner | OVTune - Tacoma ECU flash tune options and feedback

    Far as i know yes you can just buy vr and tune with that. I learned the hard way and bought ov tunes learning that they were not what i was expecting. But if ov tune comes out with update definitely interested in ov tunes updated tune . I run vr and its freaking the best . Very predicable great...
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    OVTune VF Tuner | OVTune - Tacoma ECU flash tune options and feedback

    KDMax is a good tune. But I feel like there are better out there.
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    Dual Battery Systems?

    I prefer passenger side battery set up . That way the weight is distributed evenly
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    Archived Rig of the Month, June 2021: Submit your photos here!

    No worries
  7. shotgunbilly420

    Had her like this for a week. 6 inch lift with 35s. Instagram is hayden11698

    Just read post zones lift
  8. shotgunbilly420

    Had her like this for a week. 6 inch lift with 35s. Instagram is hayden11698

    What lift?
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    Audio 3rd generation stereo

    Mine was $350 after tax about $380ish everything came to hook up plug in play
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    Audio 3rd generation stereo

    Joying head unit is a nice upgrade and you get 9in screen and still looks oem
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    wheel spacers.... 1.5 or 1.25?

    looks great
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    Bed Rattling

    Anyone know what the true measurements are between the bed and cab i need to realign my bed
  13. shotgunbilly420

    Super 4 Link Suspension? Worth?

    Lol right dont see much trucks with 44" tires doing 100mph+
  14. shotgunbilly420

    Super 4 Link Suspension? Worth?

    I wish for so bad lol this is gonna make my 6in lift look like a leveling kit lmao
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    Archived Rig of the Month, June 2021: Submit your photos here!

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    front tire psi winch bumper

    I currently have added 290ish lbs to my front end and i have 285/75/16 E rated . Im running 40 psi as of now, what are you guys running for psi on front tires.
  18. shotgunbilly420

    New and need advice

    Rough country leveling kit 3" front 2"rear . I paid around $650 installed at Les Schwab and i have not had any issues
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    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Long story short i installed my light bar today and able to obtain adjustments on the light bar up and down. I needed clearance above the winch just lil bit
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    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Got winch bumper almost dialed in just gotta add my light bar and bumper is finished
  21. shotgunbilly420

    New and need advice

    Yes rough country has a 3in front and 2in rear add a leaf its a leveling kit i have 285/75/16
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    3-4in vs 6in lifts

    Im also joining the 6in crowd soon on the 17th
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    Powerstop Z36 brake kit

    Yeah ive had this kit sitting in my amazon list for awhile now . Just dont need brakes yet 122,000 miles on stock brakes
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    A little different style rock slider?

    These are awesome ive been looking and looking for sliders and these are the ones
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    Dealer filling the tires to 36 PSI instead of the recommended 30?

    Since I added winch and winch bumper i run warm psi about 40 to 41 psi on the front and the rear runs about 37 to 38 psi warm i have 285/75/16
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    King lift

    I just purchased rough country 6in lift With adjustable coils and adjustable vertex resis shocks im having a shop install on the 17th i purchased lift like 3 weeks ago
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    Cameras. What do you shoot shit with?

    I use my galaxy s20 ultra the 108mp rear camera is pretty great pictures of course price comes with that kinda phone.
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    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Bam said f it bolted and wired the winch in tonight . Let me tell you that wireless remote is some badass shit lol . I get 4 4" light pods tomorrow
  30. shotgunbilly420

    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Installed this today winch tomorrow.
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    Favorite Bumper/Push Bar's

    Warn ascent bumper . Ive owned their bumpers before and they are solid great quality . Protective coating nice quality
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    Am I making the right decision???

    If the coils are adjustable and the shocks are adjustable resis wouldnt i be able to make adjustments to firm up the front suspension and adjust any rake in the front? You would think.
  34. shotgunbilly420

    Am I making the right decision???

    Not sure if this helps any i got the adjustable coils from rc does that make a difference,?
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    Archived Tacoma3G's 3rd anniversary!

    I know i posted late but I still wanted to give my say.
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    Archived Tacoma3G's 3rd anniversary!

    I came here to tacoma3g cause anytime you were to help someone on tw there was some big douche bag that would say dumb crap and then tell a guy he is doing it all wrong . I get it there is a ton of new tacoma owners that dont know a thing, and thats why guys like us that have owned multiple...
  37. shotgunbilly420

    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    I have method nv305 wheels with 0 offset and 4.5" backspace , again i do not rub a dub lmao
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    Thanks Tyler
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    Learning in offroading growing up as a kid the more rubber on your wheel the better. Truck rides nicer and tires are not as expensive. Im not sure if many guys know about this or what. Im not gonna sacrifice my offroad abilities and comfort so i can have some honkin big wheels on a offroader...
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    I have 285/75/16 km3's and i have never rubbed ever. Not at moab not at our trails around where i live. I read and read all the time about guys rubbing here and rubbing there. I have a 3" in front and 2" rear aal . What I ponder is these other guys are they running 17" or bigger wheels , that is...
  41. shotgunbilly420

    Am I making the right decision???

    Winch and bumper should be around 290lbs
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    Am I making the right decision???

    Rc got back to me and said 485lbs/inch
  43. shotgunbilly420

    Am I making the right decision???

    What's the coil rate on stock coils
  44. shotgunbilly420

    Am I making the right decision???

    I'm hoping it's gonna work out not sure what their coil rate is I'll have to email them
  45. shotgunbilly420

    Hesitation problem anyone in the same boat?

    Hmmmm interesting. I have tried some tunes that the vvt yeah was like a PowerBan .
  46. shotgunbilly420

    Am I making the right decision???

    I went with rc full coil lift I hope they chose a good coil spring for the Tacoma. With adjustable resis you should be able to find a nice comfy ride. I'll have a new winch bumper and 12k winch on the front so we will see.
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    Am I making the right decision???

    I'm gonna give rc a chance plus I added a 5yr warranty on parts and labor. I don't Baja my truck just slow crawler
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    OVTune VF Tuner | OVTune - Tacoma ECU flash tune options and feedback

    I too settled with valley runner tune. Great amount of power with good mpgs. I tried kdmax and moosedittys tune . My truck to me felt the best with valley runner.
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    duel battery kit suggestions

    Winch will be badlands apex 12k winch
  50. shotgunbilly420

    duel battery kit suggestions

    Yes im looking into options for duel battery setup any suggestions will help thank you
  51. shotgunbilly420

    happy Memorial Day

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    happy Memorial Day

    I wanted to share what my sister in law shared with me this morning . She has been in the army for 20 yrs this year . " Fact one: Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, but Congress has also established an exact minute of remembrance. The National Moment of Remembrance Act, which was adopted...
  53. shotgunbilly420

    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    I wish lol I would still have both my Toyota pickups
  54. shotgunbilly420

    Washington state roll call

    Any trips coming up soon ?
  55. shotgunbilly420

    Hi I Have A Tacoma

    Work a lot of overtime lol welcome mods are addictive you will have so much fun
  56. shotgunbilly420

    Post a Photo of Your Relentless Bumper

    I checked out your site looks great one thing I noticed is you don't show maximum winch capacity .
  57. shotgunbilly420

    Average labor cost to regear.

    Yeah I agree partially. My truck is my dd and hobby. So I drive a lot of hwy but on road trips loaded with gear I wish I had like 4.88 . I keep telling my self I'll never do 35in tires I wanna stay at 33in tires . Tune does help alot I run about 20 to almost 22 mpg as of now
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    Pacific 2017 trd offroad rims with cooper sst pros

    Tire size is 265/75/16 asking price $750 comes with original lug nuts if you want them.
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    Average labor cost to regear.

    I feel a regear coming. With 6in lift scheduled for install in a couple weeks , ordered warn winch bumper this morning, and picked up 12,000lbs winch this afternoon, yeah it's coming. Im gonna see how my vf tune on my truck is going to do with this extra weight, might switch around tunes ...
  63. shotgunbilly420

    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Picked up winch today couldn't help myself
  64. shotgunbilly420

    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Should I feel bad that I dumped $10,000 into my truck I the last month lmao I think not I love my truck
  65. shotgunbilly420

    What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?

    Bumper ordered this morning. Winch is being picked up tomorrow
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    Help! Cv axel and support mount

    My current leveling kit 3in has diff Spacer's and I have not had any issues
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    Cosmetic So many fancy headlight blinkers. What is best?

    Sequential blinkers
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    Where is all the taco owners on the washington coast I feel like I'm alone here lol

    Yeah my wife is originally from Maui . Her and our kids came back from there last month visiting grandma and grandpa. They kept telling me about all the Toyota tacomas over there shit tons
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    Where is all the taco owners on the washington coast I feel like I'm alone here lol

    I live here in grays harbor near Aberdeen and don't know anyone close to me that loves our Tacomas like all of us members .
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    Help! Cv axel and support mount

    Damn son I run my truck hard in 4wd and never had this problem . I'm even on a 3in leveling kit and never had this problem . Something else is going on down there . What you do have whistling diesel drive your truck lmao . Well definitely interested on this fix gonna watch this thread
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    They have a few options there .
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    Correction hellwig products
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    Another thing you could do which I'm also considering doing once 6in lift is installed ,is helwig helper spring . I think I spelled that correct but I could be wrong . Look up their website .
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    I know my rear end or drive line makes a hum noise of some type but it's been doing that for 120,000 miles
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    Reference Ask a beginner question, get a serious answer!

    I run 38 psi cold on 285/75/16
  76. shotgunbilly420

    What did you purchase recently?

    Rough country 6in lifted coils with vertex shocks all around
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    Anyone interested in a YouTube-like website for truck stuff?

    Yes
  78. shotgunbilly420

    Archived Rig of the Month, May 2021: And the winner is... @NICKYRENO!

    Eh
  79. shotgunbilly420

    Recommendation please!

    Mbrp works just fine for me
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    Am I making the right decision???

    Lift ordered install next month in the 17th get it back next day will post pictures then. I'm super excited hope I can dial in reservoirs and get familiar with them.
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    Am I making the right decision???

    Well I'm pulling the trigger on the 6in lift today . $5,100 later with 5 yr parts and labor warranty
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    Am I making the right decision???

    It would be nice to have a smoother ride to work. I commute on I-5 and that interstate is garbage . Be nice to have a smoother ride . I have seen guys give decent compliments on the vortex coils . I'm looking to hear up to date reviews on this lift if there is anyone on here with this lift or...
  83. shotgunbilly420

    Am I making the right decision???

    So I'm about to purchase rough country lift 6in but with adjustable vortex coils with adjustable reservoirs also for the rear shocks too. I will attach lift kit picture . I do offrad my tacoma and it's my daily driver. I dont own a garage , so there for I'm paying to have it installed .
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    Ozarks

    I'm down for a trip to Yosemite national park swing by the redwoods for 2nd time . I've lived in Washington state my whole life of 35 yrs and I'm still finding new spots
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    wheel spacers.... 1.5 or 1.25?

    This has to be the best advice I've read for spacers . I'm looking at bds lift 6in and I don't want to get rid of my method 16" wheels. My back spacing is 4.5" which is what the lift calls for. I can get spacers just to make sure I get away from the spindle
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    Tire Size Fitment and Lift

    On the fence of getting bds 6in lift with coil over resi then upgrade to 295/75/16 but bfg ko2's. I recently acquired a chunk of change.
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    Tire Size Fitment and Lift

    I have a 3" front and 2" in the rear still rocking stock bilsteins I have 285/75/16 bfg km3's on medthod NV 305 wheels went to moab for a week never rubbed once
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    New meats taco -2020 6spd MT

    I don't feel any vibrations at all which it's strang
  91. shotgunbilly420

    bds 6in

    I'm looking at bds 6in with their coil overs who here has a bds 6in tell me your experiences with the lift.
  92. shotgunbilly420

    need help 92 sr5 extended cab

    Well sold the truck well I should say trucks I got $4,000 and they got my other 95 extended cab dlx for parts truck . Now 6in lift here we come lol or some other upgrade
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    New meats taco -2020 6spd MT

    Damn son wife and I spent 8 days camping there and I have no road armor so I wasn't as extreme as you but I was able to pick good lines with out smashing my truck. But I was rotating my tires the other day and inspecting the undercarriage and I was spinning my passenger side cv and I noticed the...
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    need help 92 sr5 extended cab

    Warn winch bumper also I bought brand new ,never had a winch installed
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    need help 92 sr5 extended cab

    92 sr5 sunroof 4in lift 33x12.5x15 km2 mud terrains 45% tread
  96. shotgunbilly420

    need help 92 sr5 extended cab

    So I have a 92 sr5 very straight truck I've owned it for over 10 yrs . As it currently sits it has a blown head gasket, it ran fine prior to blown head gasket . I will post pictures . I had someone come by and want to buy it but I'm not sure what Toyota pickups go for with a blown head gasket...
  97. shotgunbilly420

    TACOMA3G | Complete Audio System

    Have the speaker upgrade kit in my truck bought over 2 yrs ago still going strong had to solder some wires no biggy but great upgrade from stock definitely got my money's worth and more .
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    Best Budget Hidden Light Bar?

    Finally someone that thinks the same as I shit is just too over priced and you know they source their products or even components off in china some where. Here is a awesome example ,so not lights but head unit for my truck. I wanted pioneer halo head unit yeah right $1,000, no way . I cant...
  99. shotgunbilly420

    Coyoza Tune Development and Feedback

    Valley runner is by far the best power curve I've found also . I live at sea level so my truck is producing the max HP it can on termlimits tune. Again also in in premium gas
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    Coyoza Tune Development and Feedback

    I tried kdmax tune for 1,000 ish miles great power but gas guzzler . I've tried moosedittys17 tune which had great power also but I have found that termlimits with his "valley runner" tune my truck is running the best it has ever ran. The last two names I dropped are on tw. Valley runner has...
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