Comments on: Trick or Truck — Jordan’s TAV Gets Altitude

By: Biggsie

Biggsie — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:41:15 +0000

It’s painful: the weekly commute to Tahoe from SF takes us through Sacramento which is littered with super high-end monster trucks, none of which will see true offroad time. Not to say I wouldn’t mind borrowing one for some serious east side action but…

Nice upgrade. I’ve only upgraded suspension a couple times but am always surprised how it can fix the gripes we’ve had with our autos for years. I have an aged audi allroad and recently swapped everything out. Magic.

By: DRS

DRS — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:38:55 +0000

Yet another result of cheap gas here in the US. Everyone thinks they need a truck, but want it to perform like a car. If gas cost more only people who needed a truck would absorb the decrease in mpg. The result…trucks that are no longer trucks. You pay more for your truck, then you have to pay again to modify to make it actually useful for either hauling or offroading. Ever since I had an 85 4wd toy (4 “trucks” later now) I’ve learned to calculate the price of modifying for real use into the purchase. The exception is 3/4 and 1 ton trucks, their has been real advances in both drive-ability, capacity, and to a lesser extent mpg. Good thing I enjoy modifying my trucks.

By: John Gloor

John Gloor — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:18:42 +0000

Good modifications Jordan. I put a 2″ OME lift with supplemental airbags on my 99 4runner and it handles a lot better than stock, even with the lift. I went with just enough lift that chains do not hit the fender well running 32″ tires. For gas milage I opted out of going with 33′s.

I had a Slee Offroad set of rock sliders put on for panel protection and to work as a step for accessing the roof. They are way better than nerf bars. The only problem is that the mag chloride here has wreaked havoc on the powder coating

By: Carl Dowdy

Carl Dowdy — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:25:14 +0000

Truck looks good Jordan. I took my Land Cruiser to Slee through the life of the vehicle for maintenance since it’s only a few miles from home and always thought they were really straight shooters about what needed to be done (and they’re obviously quite knowledgeable). Next time you’re in town lets grab a beer.

By: Scott Nelson

Scott Nelson — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:33:48 +0000

In retrospect I wish I would have gone with OME for my Taco. The Bilstein 5125 shocks ( Toytec coilovers/rear shock package ) I installed puked their shock fluid after about 20k, rendering the shocks useless in my opinion, and that was with pretty mild offroading, like lead king loop type stuff. Hopefully the OME stuff lasts a lot longer for you. I’ve always heard great things about Slee Offroad.