What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

Toyo M/T 295/70/17. I don't have a lift yet, they looked close to fitting on the back. Your input gets me more interested in a lift now.

A lift has nothing to do with fitting larger tires. Its all about the proper wheels and trimming. Let's say you get the 295's, they will still have to clear at full bump with the wheel at full lock.
 
I put on the 1.25 spidertrax today.. You can hardly tell... Its nice and subtle... But with all the stuff I have read about moving the fender forward and body chomp chomp, I never expected to rub with my little 265's on it... And it rubs at full lock... So if you wanna know what I am doing to/in my 5th gen tomorrow it's pulling the fender forward. :bash:
 

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Put new plates on

Dealership called and new plates came in. Picked them up and saw this one on the lot ready for someone to take it home.

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Got my motivated to take off my running boards so picked up a 13mm socket and 20 minutes later they are off. I might put these up for sale. Not sure yet.

Oh Yeah, put the new plates on, updated the toll tag info, and plasti-dipped the limited logo on my way to blacking out the chrome.
 
Toyo M/T 295/70/17. I don't have a lift yet, they looked close to fitting on the back. Your input gets me more interested in a lift now.

A lift has nothing to do with fitting larger tires. Its all about the proper wheels and trimming. Let's say you get the 295's, they will still have to clear at full bump with the wheel at full lock.

With 295s body mount chop would be most likely needed to avoid rub at full compression at the least.

This, this, and this. 295s will fit your TE but all these should be taken into account.
 
Finally changed out my front grill and installed my Gobi Ladder. Really happy with the way both turned out. Pics will be up in my build thread soon.
 
Drove to Mid-Michigan and spent some time in the woods. We ran across an active beaver dam!
 

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Spidertrax went on yesterday and today was fender trimming day... I did Harper's fender pull forward trick, worked great but still had some rub in the mudflap, so cut it out.. No rubbing which is nice... Someday I'll join the big boys and go 285's so ill have to do a body chop but for now it does the job.
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I want that suit in the background for the next time we're sitting around the campfire and Antman is passing gas...

Congratz on your Bro's career

MedEng suit might protect you from the "blast"... But we'd need to add some type of airpak to reduce the smell.:D
 
Payed a visit to the old folks for the weekend. Took my dog are theirs for a walk and rode them in the runner.

Of course I gave it a good clean on Friday just for all three of them to run in the creek (aka city sewer) and shake themselves dry inside. Well I quess its being used for what its built for! :)

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Took it to the dealer for its 15,000 mile maintenance. Was charged $0, even though I get my oil changed every 5,000 miles.

+1 for Westbury Toyota for not putting up an argument!
 
Got new shoes, sold old shoes... all in the same day. Some days Craigslist isn't complete insanity (just partial).
 

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Body mount chop - outside at -20 deg C.....and of course I decided to start at 4pm, so I did it in the dark as well. Pics will be up in my build thread after I eat some hot soup and stop hating life.....
 
Body mount chop - outside at -20 deg C.....and of course I decided to start at 4pm, so I did it in the dark as well. Pics will be up in my build thread after I eat some hot soup and stop hating life.....

I'm Alaskan to the bone, and that's tough man. Enjoy the soup!
 
Got it dirty. Headed out to GWNF to run some trails I haven't done in a while. Great day, first 'at speed' test of the new Omege rear shocks. Good news is they are awesome! Bad news is now I need some in the front, and to adjust my front c/o's a tad up (tires hitting top of wheel well on hard compression).
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TitanPat grew up under these...anyone surprised?
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Have I mentioned how much I love these?
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Sucks when USFS closes a cool obstacle section...(Dictum Ridge in GWNF)
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i wanna go out thereeeee... you think a stock limited avid driver would do just fine?

Nothing out there a stock limited can't do. You'd have to be pretty careful in rocky sections to not scratch your rims (if you care about that), and you're likely to get some pinstriping, but other than that it is all doable.
 

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