New BFG's on 02' Taco!

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Hey everyone, well finally got out to try the new 265/75/R16 BFG AT's yesterday in the Bridger's. All I can say about these tires (which I am sure many of you already know) is WOW. What a difference, granted my Toyo AT's were pretty worn, over 45,000 miles, but the BFG's are a huge improvement! The Toyo's were a good tire, lasted forever on the road (I still had tread left when i replaced them), but they left me stuck in the snow and mud a number of times off road, once so deep my K&N got so caked in mud it was pulled into my air intake! Anyway, I thought I would put some pics up, it makes for a little bit more exciting thread in my opinion. These tires ripped through everything we threw at them, slick mud, loose rock and a bunch of snow. We easily made it all the way (7 mi +) to the lake and had no issues in any of the terrain. The BFG's cleaned their tread impressively and felt extremely stable. On the road I noticed no difference between them and the Toyo's but off road they, in my opinion, are a much more aggressive tire. I felt comfortable pulling off for others in snow that would have surely stopped the Toyo's. Anyway, maybe not the review you guys were looking for but I am stoked on the new shoes and recommend these tires to anyone in the market...oh yea, I picked them up for 154.00/tire installed at COSCO, after looking around a bit this seemed like a great price! Hope you guys like the pics.

Also, has anyone had experience with bud built accessories? They make a skid plate that fits under the ARB filler plate to protect the Taco's front end (http://www.budbuilt.com/new/ifs.html) and I am considering purchasing one. Are skid plates worth the money? They look super cool and seem like they provide a good amount of protection but 250 bucks, I guess a bashed up IFS would cost a lot more to fix. Anyone have input, I would love to hear it. Thanks all! Cheers.

I am having trouble uploading some pics, any advice on posting pictures?

[erod]

I think some of my pictures are to big, I am new to this macbook, still figuring things out so stay tuned for some more...

[erod]

Good thing my girlfriend is a photo major ...her are a few more...enjoy!

[Scott Brady]

I dig that Tacoma. Very cool with the Wilderness, etc.

Glad you like the new tires.

[erod]

Thanks Scott...here are a couple more...

[kcowyo]

Killer set up!

I also really like the BFG's for a well rounded (pardon the pun) tire. Very versatile on road and off and they're great in the snow.

Budbuilt has an awesome reputation for both his products and his customer service. I wouldn't hesitate to order a skid plate from him. Skid plates are like winches, lockers and snorkels. You may never "need" it but you'll be really glad to have it if you ever do.

[mountainpete]

Sweet truck! Looks like you got that same dump of snow as we did

[Brian894x4]

Nice ride!

As far as Budbuilt, I can at least tell you he's a very good guy and makes good stuff. It's a small operation. I have his crossmember and traction bar and both are very high qual stuff for the money. I can't speak for this skidplates, but his other stuff is good.

I would run a better skidplate. When I had IFS, I bashed my stock skidplate, which I think was slightly beefier than the newer Taco ones and then welded a piece of steel onto the front of the stock skidplate . That did wonders. Never had to worry about bashing in the front diff again.

The area that concerns me the most on the Taco is the steering. I'd want to cover that and protect it. Especially from hitting something while backing up.

Good luck.

[flyingwil]

I am having trouble uploading some pics, any advice on posting pictures?

Check here:
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2376

[flyingwil]

Nice ride!

As far as Budbuilt, I can at least tell you he's a very good guy and makes good stuff. It's a small operation. I have his crossmember and traction bar and both are very high qual stuff for the money. I can't speak for this skidplates, but his other stuff is good.