In the 1960’s, the idea of a radial tire was a foreign concept. Foreign as in, literally, foreign. French, to be exact. Yet by the mid-70’s, nearly every new car had radial tires. The story of the switch to radial tires is intriguing to be sure, but so is this: […]
Your Tacoma is your baby, right? You treat it with kid gloves, wash and buff it frequently so it shines like a beacon, and never neglect an oil change, never overlook a scratch, etc. But, when you sit back and admire your Tacoma, something just doesn’t sit right…You need to […]
Toyota Tacoma owners who intend to modify their trucks in order to gain additional capability in an off-road setting often find themselves pondering a choice between a modest, conventional lift and a more involved long-travel suspension that would allow them to drive more aggressively on a wide range of terrain. […]
One of my life goals is to race off-road. Maybe it will be a sooped-up truck, maybe it will be a cool-as-hell little rally car, but it will not be on pavement and it will (hopefully) put a big enough scare in me that I’ll only want to do it […]
If you take your Toyota Tacoma off-road, there’s a good chance you’ve been stuck at least once in the past. Fortunately for you, you had something (a winch, a tow strap and a buddy, MaxTraxx, etc.) that got you un-stuck. But what if you’ve got a big diesel tractor-trailer rig […]
In addition to the Trail-Gear solid front axle swap kits that we discussed in a previous post, Trail-Gear Inc. also manufactures a number of products designed to “harden” the Toyota Tacoma. While the Tacoma is a reasonably tough truck, like any commercially-produced vehicle it does have its weak points that […]
In part one of our short series on aftermarket steel bumpers for the Toyota Tacoma we discussed some of the benefits of installing a steel bumper on your Tacoma. Let’s take a look at a few of the options that are currently out there on the bumper market from a […]
Cowcatchers, bull bars, brush bars, bumper guards – these are all terms that have been applied to the aggressive hunks of metal tubing that can be seen attached to the front of the Toyota Tacoma in place of the standard bumper. You might even see a few Tacomas with a […]
King of the Hammers is one of the more interesting stops on the desert racing circuit. Scheduled for February 11, 2011, preparations for the fifth iteration of the event are already well underway, with Dave Cole, Jeff Knoll and crew transforming the dry lake bed in Johnson Valley, CA into […]
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