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As a general rule I am not a fan of tube bumpers, but with late model rigs the plate style bumpers are so large and bulky to cover everything I have not seen one that really looks good to me. For example, the pictures posted earlier in this thread by V-man show a massive plate bumper that, to me, looks best suited for elk "hunting" (i.e. running them over on the highway) or a staring role in Mad Max. Your tube bumper is the best looking option that I've seen so far. I like things to be covered up, but also lean and clean which is a hard combination with most of the new rigs.
My "Massive" plate bumper weights less then 190LBS. Sits very high on the frame so it gives lots of ground clearance and a approach angle of almost 50 degrees. I can also idle up to a snow/creek bank and slide the truck up on the bumper till the wheels grip. As for elk....not a lot of them around here, but deer, coyotes, bears, wolves. It's a strong bumper and I have already had a woman drive across the face of it and open the right side of her car like a cheap aluminum can on the shackle mounts. She wrote off her car and I had to spend $12 on spray paint.
Sorry to call you out and wasn't intending to question the quality or functionality of your bumper. The look of a bumper is all personal preference it was an excellent example to refer to in my post simply due to it's proximity in the thread. I don't like many tube bumpers, but from what I can tell the one BigMike made for his Tacoma looks really good and for my preferences one of the best looking bumpers I have seen so far. I was fortunate enough to get one of the last (the last or 2nd to last) front bumper from FROR for my 4Runner that looks about as close to stock as possible and is very light though I have never weighed. The ARB bumpers have always been a favorite for looks, but they are quite a bit more heavy than what I have and cost more. I should weigh my bumper the next time it comes off, so hopefully never...
Mike can I add the MarRack to my Tacoma without having to change all my control arms and other steering parts. I will not be running tires over 35's ( 35's are larger then most overland trucks normally run)but the strength increase would be great. I am sitting on a 3 inch lift, and have uniball upper arms, but the rest is stock. Axles we need axle to please. For all the IFS trucks...please.
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Mike can I add the MarRack to my Tacoma without having to change all my control arms and other steering parts.
While it is certainly possible, my design criteria is for the Rock Crawler and as such will have very specific Rock Crawling features that I have not shared publicly yet that will not be compatible with unmodified vehicles.Regards,BigMike
I believe your stock rack and pinion will hold up to 35s just fine if your doing trail riding and overland type rides. They are quite tough from my experience.
Very little feedback and not street legal would be my assumption.
I looked and found no state law prohibiting full hydro. Maybe if you shared your references. http://www.liftlaws.com/is_full_hydro_steering_street_legal.htm
Read your link. Tennessee it is illegal. I got stopped in my yellow full hydro Toyota and got a warning from a state trooper for the steering having no mechanical linkage from steering wheel to knuckles. Maybe in the state that finds everything a cancer causing agent it is legal but in alabama and Tennessee it cannot be driven legally on the road.
I got stopped in my yellow full hydro Toyota and got a warning from a state trooper
Sounds like high steer would be illegal as well as a Drop J arm too.
I am not sur I follow. With high steer the steering box is direct to the steering wheel and fixed length links to the Knuckle arm. Even without the power steering pump working you can manually turn.
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You going to the summit again? Can't wait to get to see this again
Sorry mike.. I asked about the MarRack, but I did not think the thread would get hi-jacked like this.
I'm somewhat confused. Why not just get a charlynn valve and just full hydro?!?!?! I would give you mad props, and that is really all that matters.
But having said that....the new Toyota Camry has an electric steering system with no mechanical link, so how to vehicle manufacturers get around that?
Click the link. In Tenn it is illegal to modify the original steering at all.
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