What Armor does my Tacoma Actually Need? (Bumpers, Sliders, Skid Plates)
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
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In today's video, I talk all about the trail armor I've added onto my Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road, including skid plates, rock sliders, and a front steel bumper!
-- Things I Mentioned --
- Rock Slider Install Video: • FabZone Rock Sliders I...
- Bumper Install Video: • Replacing My Stock Tac...
- Full Skid Plate Install Video: • Installing MORE SKIDS ...
- TRD Skid Plates: amzn.to/3dgZptu
- Cali Raised LED Full Skid Set: caliraisedled.com/products/ta...
- 4WP Factory Bumper: www.4wheelparts.com/p/4-wheel...
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🌮 MY TACOMA: 2019 TRD Off-Road, Silver Sky Metallic DCSB 🌮
- BFGoodrich KO2s (265/70/R17) : www.4wheelparts.com/p/bf-good...
- Baja Designs Squadron SAE Fog Lights: www.bajadesigns.com/products/...
- FOX 2.5 Front Coilovers: www.ridefox.com/product.php?m...
- FOX 2.5 Rear Shocks: www.ridefox.com/product.php?m...
- DECKED Drawer System: decked.com/products/decked-to...
- PRP Off-Road Seat Covers: www.prpseats.com/product-cate...
- Fabzone Armor Rock Sliders: / fabzonearmor
- TRD Cold Air Intake: www.sparksparts.com/oem-parts...
- TRD Pro Wheels: amzn.to/2TIHcaE
- TRD Skid Plate: amzn.to/31XXTU5
- Chrome Exhaust Tip: amzn.to/3kLslbp
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The drop-down part of the transmission skid plate can be avoided if you reroute your exhaust. It is a common mod. Most muffler shops will do it for under $200. Then one can get a trans skid plate that is flat rather than having to get one that has to drop down.
Hi Chloe! I really appreciate your videos, and you influenced my decision to buy a 2022 Tacoma TRD Off Road 3 days ago. My MillerCat shield is on its way too! I’ve also ordered the little dash cam and power adapter you featured in a couple of videos. I’m really excited to have this new truck, and look forward to taking good care of it and making some more improvements along the way. Thanks!
Yea, that dashcam power adapter from Dongar is just the coolest little gadget ever. I love mine with my Garmin cam.
Thanks for your easy to follow videos, im surprised you've never had rear bumper issues, my 2019 ORDC 4X4 has had the rear plastic bumperettes ripped off twice, i was able to push them back in & hold with wire ties, but I'm definitely going to add a steel rear bumper next, before the front bumper; similar to you, i already have sliders & armor
Great video! Fun to watch. Educational for sure.
I am impress with your skills to install all those mods..
I love that bumper. I just got a new-to-me Tacoma. And I’m building it up, but not for off-road. The urban jungle is my area but need protection too.
Great video Chloe. Thanks for sharing 👍
Great vid! I'll never powder coat sliders again. We live down a gravel road so we've beat our 4runner sliders to death and the powder coat didn't hold up at all really. We will be going bar metal, spraying them ourselves with paint and touching them up. We just got a tacoma so sliders for it are next! Def agree with armoring up!
Excellent build, been fun watching you over the last couple yrs...
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I use a flip up front license plate mount that covers my winch. When I need the winch just flip up the license plate and put it back down when finished.
I like the banner, very subtle and makes the garage look like a professional shop. I think the front bumper is the most important because now you have real revovery points. I see RUclips videos of people painting their factory tow hooks red but those tow hooks will break if you are stuck in deep mud or attempt a snatch recovery. Proper recovery points are brackets made of thick steel that bolt to the frame.
You also need to reinforce the frame. Backwoods adventure mods makes a bolt on bracket because people are breaking factory frame welds
Rockslides from Cali raised are next on my list after I get my new wheels wrapped in k02’s and mounted! 👍
We purchased APEX Fabworks angled raw rock sliders and an SSO Slimline Hybrid bumper fitted with a Warn winch for my 2022 4Runner. We originally wanted to install an ARB bumper like our past builds, however seeing your Tacoma steered us to a smaller unit. This build is on hold for now.
Just a heads up when you do buy that winch, there is an adaptor for the fare lead (the rollers that install on the bumper to keep the cable from snagging) that mounts your license plate. It makes it flip up so you can pull the winch cable out. Just like on the rear bumpers the license plate can flip up to expose the trailer hitch.
It seems like most people have switched from steel winch cable to Synthetic winch lines. Synthetic lines are safer because they do not store energy while under load, there is no risk of cutting your hand on metal splinters and they are very lightweight. The groove hawse fairlead from Yankum Ropes allows you to hook the winch rope onto the fairlead. This fairlead keeps the winch rope secure and you don't have a hook sticking out of your bumper.
Truck looks good. I just bought a 2022 OFF ROAD, same color, and put the same matte black TRD rims on mine. I need a retractable tonneau cover, and some racks. Not sure I gonna beat my truck up off road, but I like that front OEM TRD skid plate. Looks sharp.
I have the same front bumper and yeah. After seeing you struggling with the installation, I hired that install out.
I ♥️ that still picture of Cody with his head sticking out the passenger window 😀. Just like that sticker you had made 👍. ♥️🌮🐕 🐶
Thank you, that’s my favorite 😊
Hey Chloe! Are those the side projecting LED pods from Cali Raised on your front bumper? How do they perform? I'm looking at them for my build. Great video!
13:49 Maybe you already know this now from another comment, but If you search, you will find a spring-loaded kit that will allow the license plate to hinge up, or down, when you are using the wench. It is integral with the winch fairlead.
Hi! I highly recommend you guys not to powder coat your sliders or armor at all. Powder coat chips upon impact and you’re creating a possibility for rust to start forming up. Clean metal with a couple of paint coats will do the trick and easy to maintain. Keep up the good work Chloe!
Great point!
@@ChloeKuo crappy powder coat does that. I have powercoat on all of my components and my skidplate has not chipped. A good primer with multiple thin layers of powder to the desired thickness will provide a more wear resistant coating than paint.
The reason you see flaking is there are a lot of manufacturers who have a place that does no primer and then a single thick coat, which is not proper application at all.
Also paint wears faster from sand and salt exposure than powdercoat requiring a much thicker application (hence why the clear coat is so thick on cars), and if you drive in a state where this is a constant exposure, you will be down to bare metal pretty fast, my caliraised sliders are the perfect example of both cheap powdercoat and road blast sanding your paint off; most tacoma LCAs are also a perfect example.
So I agree on skipping the powder coat option from a lot of manufacturers, but only because they do a piss poor job.
@@asymsolutions it’s a mix bag, if you do your inspections and your stuff is painted then you can touch up in your driveway with a rattle can. Don’t get me wrong powder coat is great but I don’t like it on stuff that takes a direct impact. Cheers!
Going though forest type trails ..I found my ditch lights make a big difference of lighting up the surrounding areas at nights..
I wonder if there's a licence plate folding mount that could help keep it where it is and also allow for access of the winch.
Hi I'm new here, was that hood stock on purchase? the one without the air intake? if not is there a link where you bought it? Apologies if that topic has already been discussed. Great video Chloe
Great video keep it up
Have you considered getting a rear differential skid plate?
Hi Chloe, what lights from rigid or baja design will compatible with the front bumper. Thank you
What size shell and tires are you running? Looks good.
Can't remember if I mentioned this before on your channel - but now that we're on the subject of 'Armor', I feel it's worth mentioning in this commentary - - Because you've lifted your Tacoma with aftermarket struts and upper control arms - and especially because you've installed larger tires - it would be a really good idea (in my opinion) to go one step further by upgrading your OEM spindle.
The OEM spindle's 90-degree upper ball joint mounting location is a weak point in the suspension and I've seen many of them fail during even what's to be considered 'moderate' off-roading. Not only do companies offer weld-on components to beef-up this weak point, but many also offer entirely redesigned one-piece spindle arms.
Anyone have any tricks to keeping side steps look clean or best products for cleaning them?
I’d love some minimalist rock rails like come stock on the Wrangler Rubicon, but all the aftermarket options are pretty beefy for the Tacoma.
That’s because the minimalist ones don’t protect you very much. Consider if your truck slides sideways into a rock. First thing to hit in a jeep would be the door
@@alexs825 I’ve had three Wrangler before my Tacoma. They stock Rubicon rails do quite well. I don’t rock crawl my Tacoma so don’t want/need massive rails that are currently all over the market.
What MPG You getting with the current setup? City commute.
I like the Supreme Suspension tailer hitch skid plate. Especially for the long beds which I have..
I also went full under body armor plus the rear diff skid plates..
What I found? Huge lost of gas mileage!
I have a 2 month old 23 TRD Off Road. While on a dive trip to south FL last week I pulled around to back into a driveway & there was a trimmed bush with thick branches that I couldn't see, about knee high. I pulled forward over that & never heard anything until I backed up.
It damn near tore the front bumper off the truck. I was shocked at how easily that all came apart. Got the estimate yesterday & that is going to cost $3033 to fix. So yeah, that bumper you installed just may one day save you a pile of cash. So yeah, right now I'm looking into bumpers that will protect the front of the truck in such a case. This one looks like it should do the job.
Hello, Chloe, how many miles do you have on her now? I have a 19 cement trd off road, just clicked Saturday at 150k only thing I’ve replaced is the battery. SW Florida 🤘😀
Out of every bumper I look at that bumper is my favorite.
HI CK Love All Your Videos And Crew GBU ALL Stay Safe Everyone 🙏 ❤
What's your 3rd vehicle gonna be, if you're planning on getting another one?
The control arm skids can hold mud up and when it dries it can tear the boot. Just something to keep in mind. The arms themselves are pretty strong
Lowers your ground clearance as well. Imo aren’t very worth it
Front bumper will come in handy if you ever need recovery points to winch you out of somewhere.
How many miles does your truck have? My 2014 tacoma has 209,000 miles and it's going strong for me
Cool! 😎🍷🛻
How has the Cat shield held up with regards to off roading? Would you consider it as a “rock slider”?
It’s definitely not intended for off-road protection and I wouldn’t consider it if I was just looking for more off-road armor (although it’s better than nothing there)! It’s main purpose is to protect the cats and it does a good job at that, but I’d look into a transmission skid if you’re specifically looking for protection
If the sliders are mounted to the frame, doesn’t that put the frame at risk of taking damage from hits to the sliders themselves?
Is this a 2.5 inch lift ?
Viper Cut soon?
Need to put some Air Lift, like a Hispanic Ride... Make it Bounce... Make it Carolina Southern Exposure, Make it Sit down on the Tires, etc...
Chloe and her Crazy Ride........
Check out Southern Style Offroad, their license plate bracket will allow you to have a winch and a front plate. Message them and ask for their media guy, and I’ll see if I can help out. 🤙
Great points, I built mine kinda backwards but lessons learned right?. Always recommend sliders first. I’ve had my side steps almost rip off a few times. Skids if you offroad, and of course a Slimlime bumper for true front recovery points. Make sure you choose a quality company, as some aren’t really made to be used.
Super cute. Toyota will last forever if taken care of. Consider cavity wax doors amd tailgate.
Thinking it was about making it bulletproof to up to 7.62 or 300 blackout. Either that or hi as fuuuuuuuk
Rock sliders..never go with rhino lining..to porous, holds the dirt and hard to clean…go with powder coated..easier to keep clean and offer almost the same protection..
Nice Tacoma and those shiny spandex leggings!
A crushed rocker panel is a sad day
Your rear diff and hitch would get hit more than your transfer case or gas tank
You need to add more lights asap …
Well, either you came from money or you married money, because when I was in college I had a 5 year old bare bones 78 Corolla that took me through Grad school, through paying off student loans, took me through saving money for the down payment on my first house.
It finally died in 02 with 488K miles and then I bought a new Camry and drove it until 11 when I bought a new RAV Limited 4WD with the 3.5L V6 and drove it until February of 24, when I bought my slightly used (6K mile) 23 Tacoma TRD Off Road, double cab, premium pkg, 6’ bed.
And I plan on driving my 23 Tacoma until I die.
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Yay first!