Dot_Tom's '17 MGM TRD OR Progress page

Installed my Gobi rack and ladder.

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T1s are great on road. The ride is a lot better than a preloaded factory spring. My 3rd Gen Taco has preloaded stock springs and 5100s to obtain 2.5" and the ride is a lot sharper. When hitting potholes and cracks in the road, the T1's perform much better IMO. The $160 is money well spent on these.

I was going to upgrade to the 6112 setup but never got my call back from Wheelers. I have a pending order out in no mans land, I guess. I ended up running a small spacer on the top hat to obtain 3" front lift and keep a nice ride.

Thank you for the quick reply man! Your feedback is exactly what someone else had suggested to me today when I told them what I was planning on doing. I appreciate the feedback!
 
Thank you for the quick reply man! Your feedback is exactly what someone else had suggested to me today when I told them what I was planning on doing. I appreciate the feedback!

No problem. Glad I could help. You won't regret it. :cheers:
 
Dang! Was your group able to winch them back onto the wheels and out of the mud? And was the truck able to continue on?

Yes, he was winched back on all 4. The truck almost made it home before the engine gave out. Sucked in some water, unfortunately.
 
Dot_Tom's '17 TRD OR Project

To wrap up 2017 Brooke and I went up to one of our favorite nearby camp spots in Blue Ridge. With all the crazy holiday and work stuff going on it was nice to fit one more night of camping in. It got down to the mid 20's. We stayed warm but I will be adjusting our cold weather kit for next time.



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Great sunrise on our way up to Cataloochee to snowboard.

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Awesome view from the top.

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That's a wrap for 2017. Looking forward to 2018 adventures. Next mod up is a cargo drawer system!

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I might of missed it but what bar setup were you running with the roof top tent before the gobi rack?

I was running the Yakima Railgrab kit. It has been discontinued and replaced by either using the Yakima Flusbar tower or the Timberline tower. Either one would work great if you wanted to mount your RTT to your 4Runner. For the price of the Yakima bars new, I would buy a Prinsu rack. Their shortest rack would be about the same price and give you more options to mount other items like an Awning.

PS - If you go Yakima, search eBay. You can find a decent deal. Or search the internet for dead stock on the Railgrab kit. I think mine was ~$185 shipped new from Campsaver.com?
 
New Prinsu full length. Not sure how I feel about it. Does much better on MPG than the Gobi. Good for about 3mpg highway. I think the Gobi looks better and what’s a bit more gas, right?

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Dot_Tom's '17 TRD OR Project

Another snowboarding trip to NC for my birthday.

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I tried skiing and did really well. I’ve snowboarded for so many years it was fun going through the process of a new challenge.

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To wrap up my birthday weekend my friends made me a cake. I was really impressed.

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Nice build and happy belated birthday! Those are some aggressive offset on the F5s. Did you have to get a BMC to fit them?

Thanks! I'm really happy with the F5's fitment. I do have a BMC and a good bit of front bumper trimming along with moving the fender liner.
 
So just looking through this thread now, saw you had NVs for a while, did you run spacers with those or no? Recommend it? Would love a wide stance but dont want a rub headache.
 
So just looking through this thread now, saw you had NVs for a while, did you run spacers with those or no? Recommend it? Would love a wide stance but dont want a rub headache.

I think he was running spacers with the NV's, see the post about him doing the BMC to prepare for NV's withs spacers... NV's are only a 0mm offset. stock trail wheel is +12 IIRC.
 

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