OFFICIAL: Toyota SUV/truck thread

[MR E30 325is]

^ Nice!

[RUFFLZ]

Pismo Beach

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[MR E30 325is]

^ I agree with lambo and what he said above. Daily'ing a truck is not only very practical for my specific situation, but they have a lot more opportunities to have fun with when compared to a fun, fast street car.

To me, a street car is tremendously fun when you are doing things that police officers and almost anyone else will find as disruptive, reckless, unlawful, and disrespectful. Trouble will follow if you do it enough.

On the other hand, most all of the things that are fun in a truck very few people would frown upon, especially the police.

I can do burnouts in my racecar for only a short while before my tires blow out or the cops show up. I can offroad and explore abandoned mines, mountain tops, slot canyons, and the like almost forever without any negative repercussions.

That easy, safe, access to fun is one of my main drivers for the switch to this new hobby.

[lambo]

Been really fighting off the urge to get a new Tacoma off road.. spent a ton of work repainting the front end on the E30 (my only car) then went on a 1000 mile road trip and picked up a few rock chips on the way... :-/

I have so much fun driving the E30 every day but it seems like it may be about time to slap on the vintage plates and upgrade her to garage queen status.

Also buying a new 6-speed manual vehicle is kind of like civil service anyway..

Dailying a truck is its own kinda fun. It's great not having to worry about curbs, or speed bumps, or bad roads, or dirt roads. And it's awesome being able to get offroad and go to cool places a regular car can't go.

Just do what I did and clean it up then let it fall apart seal by seal sitting in your extra garage. Then buy two other vehicles and actually care about them.

Same except I threw mine out on the street

[Wschnitz]

Been really fighting off the urge to get a new Tacoma off road.. spent a ton of work repainting the front end on the E30 (my only car) then went on a 1000 mile road trip and picked up a few rock chips on the way... :-/

I have so much fun driving the E30 every day but it seems like it may be about time to slap on the vintage plates and upgrade her to garage queen status.

Also buying a new 6-speed manual vehicle is kind of like civil service anyway..

Just do what I did and clean it up then let it fall apart seal by seal sitting in your extra garage. Then buy two other vehicles and actually care about them.

[coldweatherblue]

Been really fighting off the urge to get a new Tacoma off road.. spent a ton of work repainting the front end on the E30 (my only car) then went on a 1000 mile road trip and picked up a few rock chips on the way... :-/

I have so much fun driving the E30 every day but it seems like it may be about time to slap on the vintage plates and upgrade her to garage queen status.

Also buying a new 6-speed manual vehicle is kind of like civil service anyway..

[MR E30 325is]

That going to be your new camping vehicle then? Kinda disappointed to see the Tundra go, wouldve been a monster with 35s.

It will be. Build will be boring and slow at the beginning.

I was sad to see it go as well. Not enough room at the house to store two trucks, so I had to consolidate into a 'one size fits all' vehicle.

No ragrets though.

[Wschnitz]

That going to be your new camping vehicle then? Kinda disappointed to see the Tundra go, wouldve been a monster with 35s.

[MR E30 325is]

Found the type of sign that you can't pass up when you're itching to get your new truck onto some dirt.

Prescott 7 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Turned around here

Prescott 4 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Got some flex on. Trucks roll/pitch monitor said I was at 22 degrees. New number to exceed the next time I go out.

Rear End Lean by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Prescott 3 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

I need to plan another trip. This thing is awesome.

[MR E30 325is]

Final outing in my 01 Tundra.

Went into the Kaibab at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

DSC_1035 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

[deutschman]

Method 311's, 285/75/16 duratrac's. Rubs when backing up and under articulation, just needs some massaging with a heat gun but haven't gotten around to it.

Thanks. Good to know. Thats size I was going to go with.
I really like those Method wheels too. I almost ordered a different set of Method wheels.

[cale]

What size tires and wheels did you go with, and are you having any rubbing issues?

I have basically the same truck, and I have some 16" SCS wheels sitting in my garage that I need to get tires for.

Method 311's, 285/75/16 duratrac's. Rubs when backing up and under articulation, just needs some massaging with a heat gun but haven't gotten around to it.

[lambo]

I would probably get it fixed as soon as you can... wouldn't want to have to drive somewhere important and have it fully shit the bed then...

[hoveringuy]

I haven't thought of asking on R3V, but why not ..?

I've got an '05 Tacoma PreRunner with the 4.0 v-6. I got a good deal on it 2 years ago but it has a lot of miles. Runs great!

Its always had a gurgling sound coming from the dashboard when leaving a stop sign. My first Blackstone test 3 mos ago showed coolant in the oil, it's had a misfire #4 twice on really cold mornings.

Yep, I have a head gasket problem.

Thing is, I barely use any coolant, it runs great and doesn't overheat. Been this way for 3 years as far as I know

Do I need to sweat this or just keep an eye on it?

[deutschman]

Finally got everything put on the truck. Have only taken it off-road down some rutted out dirt roads, but has made all the difference. Now to actually put it to use...

What size tires and wheels did you go with, and are you having any rubbing issues?

I have basically the same truck, and I have some 16" SCS wheels sitting in my garage that I need to get tires for.