ARB is on!!!
11-15-2003 | 05:49 PM
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ARB is on!!!
Yee HAWW!!!!!
I put my ARB on today after admiring it sitting on the garage floor most of last week.
It was a fairly easy one man job. The hardest part was persuading it to fit between the ARB mounts. They were a little too close together at the bottom. But a 3lb hammer made them cooperate nicely.
I installed the Hellas but still need to wire them up.
Oh ya.... angle grinders are COOL!!!! Don't know how I got along without one so long....LOL
I put my ARB on today after admiring it sitting on the garage floor most of last week.
It was a fairly easy one man job. The hardest part was persuading it to fit between the ARB mounts. They were a little too close together at the bottom. But a 3lb hammer made them cooperate nicely.
I installed the Hellas but still need to wire them up.
Oh ya.... angle grinders are COOL!!!! Don't know how I got along without one so long....LOL
11-15-2003 | 06:54 PM
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I have to admit, when I first signed up to the forums, I thought these bumpers were extremely ugly; however, ask me now. The more I see it, the more I love it.
Looks too sweet.
Looks too sweet.
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11-15-2003 | 07:32 PM
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Originally posted by KING
I have to admit, when I first signed up to the forums, I thought these bumpers were extremely ugly; however, ask me now. The more I see it, the more I love it.
Looks too sweet.
I have to admit, when I first signed up to the forums, I thought these bumpers were extremely ugly; however, ask me now. The more I see it, the more I love it.
Looks too sweet.
Are you going to add a winch also?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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11-15-2003 | 07:40 PM
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Originally posted by Corey
Looks very good Albpm.
Are you going to add a winch also?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Looks very good Albpm.
Are you going to add a winch also?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Too smooth...
11-15-2003 | 08:21 PM
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It's the winch model. I just used the aluminum mesh to backfill the openings for fairlead and make it look nice for now.
Well, someday I'll add a winch. The wife wants one on her Tacoma now. She thinks the bumper looks great.
It could be worse....LOL
But now I have to start saving for another ARB Bumper.
Hey Corey, do you use the white wire coming out of the Hellas for the ground or does it matter???
Well, someday I'll add a winch. The wife wants one on her Tacoma now. She thinks the bumper looks great.
It could be worse....LOL
But now I have to start saving for another ARB Bumper.
Hey Corey, do you use the white wire coming out of the Hellas for the ground or does it matter???
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11-15-2003 | 08:30 PM
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That looks nice Paul, Iwill have to come over and check it out.
And, I seem to remember saying something like
I hate to say it, but I told you so!!!
How did it affect your lift?
And, I seem to remember saying something like
I just read about your latest purchase, you know you will have to get 2 right? The wife's taco will be next.
How did it affect your lift?
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11-15-2003 | 08:32 PM
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Originally posted by ALBPM
It's the winch model. I just used the aluminum mesh to backfill the openings for fairlead and make it look nice for now.
Oh ok I see that now. What is that above the fairlead opening?
It's the winch model. I just used the aluminum mesh to backfill the openings for fairlead and make it look nice for now.
Oh ok I see that now. What is that above the fairlead opening?
11-15-2003 | 09:10 PM
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Originally posted by ALBPM
Hey Corey, do you use the white wire coming out of the Hellas for the ground or does it matter???
Hey Corey, do you use the white wire coming out of the Hellas for the ground or does it matter???
Black & blue, with black being the + wire, and blue being the - wire.
11-15-2003 | 09:22 PM
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Wow, no loss in lift?? What setup are you running?? I had HD bilsteins with HD OME coils and I still had a good half inch of droop, if not more. And i'm running the lighter TJM. Look'n good! Another lost to the other side. I'm with king, when I first got on here I thought they looked ugly and I wanted a brush guard. But look at our trucks now...!! Ok, question... Corey you can probably answer this, a buddy of mine has a taco with an ARB with a winch and he only has the high mounts for the lights. Does this make sence? is there a model that doesn't have room for them down below? Or are you suppose to hang them upside down or something?
Thanks,
Thanks,
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11-15-2003 | 09:40 PM
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I have the supposed 1" PP Progressive coils in front but with Bilsteins they give me about 2" of lift. They are firm coils and I did measure before and after the ARB install.
My rears are the 3.5" Downey coils with Bilsteins.
My rears are the 3.5" Downey coils with Bilsteins.
11-15-2003 | 09:46 PM
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Austin, I have only seen light mounts on ARB bumpers like my style and the Tacoma one.
They should mount just like mine do with pre-drilled holes for the light shank.
They should mount just like mine do with pre-drilled holes for the light shank.
