Recent content by bkg

nice an tight... well done.

Awesome work

One of the things that you've already done correctly - in my opinion - is making your base plates large and covering the body mounts. Most aftermarket "sport" cages don't even do that, so you're ahead of the game.

I like that you're trying to keep it tight. poor fitting cages is a pet peeve of mine. :)

while this is technically accurate, the size of the drums were changed dramatically from the 1st gen pickup to the Tacoma. Add that to the idea of upgrading the fronts (which I would absolutely do the FRORF path, if I had a chance to do it again), you'll still need to address the MC. Likely best...

Unless you have plans to buy an aftermarket front housing in the future, skip the Tacoma rear axle. Too much work for no gain. Ifs rear axle modified for elocker is popular and has been done for over 20 years. I personally thing the IFA hubs up front is the right mod, along with FRORF Tacoma...

i am as well... on everything EXCEPT a white truck. No idea why. White on white bothers me. I think a charcoal would be interesting option.

Sliders are a consumable, IMHO. My xtracab has a couple of dents (they are DOM)... I had them off for body work and purchased a set of AllPro APEX to replace them. Ended up putting the originals back on. This may be a "use what works, don't over think" opportunity?

technically , mitered may be stronger… but I really don’t see issues with the bend. As stated above, the lateral force probably isn’t enough to worry about kinking the bend. I’m assuming you’ll be doing .120 wall. Steering is likely more due to the body mounts than frame twist at the...

But "only" x# of lateral force is still lateral force, as I mentioned... The broader question is if that's enough to worry about for crawling. 95% absolutely no. Is it enough to worry about for DD? 90% no. Is it something to worry about for high-speed dezert whomping... I'd say yes. Does the...

IMHO, there's zero reason to not do it. Even if it's only for peace of mind or because it looks cool. :D

I think you're kind of correct, but only on paper. Unless the shock is 100% vertical... and in line with the center of the frame... (which is not possible in this situation). there will be a lateral force on the tower... And the frame can twist. Likely will never be enough to worry about...

It's doesn't have an large bend, but it's also not mounted as "correctly". Plus, I had to hack out 1/3 of the tube to clear the center hood brace. Neither truck has ideal bracing. I'd still not hesitate to do what the OP designed.

the frame will still twist. It's not a huge issue for the purpose of this build, but it certainly won't hurt to add the bracing. Could possibly go in front of and behind the intake manifold to add more tube...

The tube will help - a lot. It may not be ideal, but you have tight spaces to package something. I would absolutely do it. I used the old panhard from the All-Pro kit on mine. Bolted to the top of the towers. It absolutely makes a difference. Hindsight, I'd skipped the 4WU towers and done tube...