Your Thoughts on 80 Build VS. Build a Taco (Long)

[Nay]

Mine is light, too, and you will notice a difference on the trails. I can tell when I wheel by myself vs. with my family.

I think you should drop the lift an inch and run 37's, but I paid for a taller garage when I built my house just so I could go ape on it someday, so it's all easy for me to say

 

[Bikeman]

I might pull the spacers, but want to see how tippy it feels first since I want extra ground clearance and I was hell bent on going 6", but know it's unnecessary for 35's.

 

[nakman]

So I bolted a winch to the Taco today.. searching the forum for synthetic winch line and came to this one. Very enjoyable to read again! I had forgotten there was another thread so close to my heart.. I still need to wire the winch.. but it could be time I admit to actually building the truck up. this picture from a couple weeks ago, pre-winch obviously..

We took the 80 to dinner tonight, and that's still our nicest car, IMO. The Taco will just never be there, just too cramped on the inside even with the backs of the back seats removed to accommodate the car seats. Still, I think the truck is the perfect expedition platform so that's what I'm going for. when the 4 of us wheel, it'll most likely be in the 80.

As for Rubicon? Come on, we didn't have that much stuff.. 3 big guys, a dog, everyone had their backpack of clothes.. we could have done more if I had removed one of the back seats, I left them both in not knowing how many passengers I may have. But one side was definitely packed with stuff though, and we couldn't have done it all without the roof rack.

 

[nakman]

Well not much changed locations throughout the trip, everything kind of had its spot. Only thing we did on the last day coming home is move quite a bit of stuff inside- with Bruce left in Reno I no longer had a rear passenger, and it was starting to rain and my pillow was getting wet.. then wouldn't you know it there was a lot less wind drag and my mileage probably improved, shoulda done that 1000 miles ago.

 

[nakman]

That Taco is awfully nice looking. That might be one of the best looking trucks around. I really do like those stock silver wheels a lot more than the black ones. Roof rack on the shell, a couple of bikes or boats, hell yeah.

thanks man, we're getting there! come over and drive it any time.

 

[MDH33]

Too bad the 4.5' beds didn't exist in North America when 'Nests were being made, the DC trucks scream for one.

Nothing an interior bed support/shelf system wouldn't remedy in combination with a Roof Top Tent.

 

[Bikeman]

Do I need to change the thread title?


I just got back from 2 weeks in AZ with the boy. I couldn't have asked for anything more out of the 80. It ran 14.5 hours each way from Denver to Prescott and a couple trips in the Valley in the desert. From miles of sand washes and desert tracks barely wide enough for a UTV, to mountainous, rock forest trails that required being locked in both diffs, the 80 did awesome.

I would still like to buy an 00-04 DC Taco and build it, but would take way too much $$$ to get it where I would be comfortable jumping in and going at a moment's notice anywhere.

 

[Gmann]

That Taco is awfully nice looking. That might be one of the best looking trucks around. I really do like those stock silver wheels a lot more than the black ones. Roof rack on the shell, a couple of bikes or boats, hell yeah.

What about me! Same just missing some doors and a longer bed

 

[Red_Chili]

Do I need to change the thread title?


I just got back from 2 weeks in AZ with the boy. I couldn't have asked for anything more out of the 80. It ran 14.5 hours each way from Denver to Prescott and a couple trips in the Valley in the desert. From miles of sand washes and desert tracks barely wide enough for a UTV, to mountainous, rock forest trails that required being locked in both diffs, the 80 did awesome.

I would still like to buy an 00-04 DC Taco and build it, but would take way too much $$$ to get it where I would be comfortable jumping in and going at a moment's notice anywhere.

Run what you brung, go with what you know.
You'll be doing Spring Creek anywhere you want, in no time.





Just requires the judicious application of DOM here and there to keep things nice...