Testing My Tacoma's Performance in Muddy Waters: A Short but Thrilling Ride and a Warning About Brake Line Issues

4thgen.taco · 2026-03-13T14:08:04+00:00

Alright so I made the move to 37s! Finally has been done. I had been looking to do this for awhile now but had to figure out just how I wanted to do it without portals and with a 2.5 inch coil over lift. After watching some videos I knew it was going to require cutting plastic…. And the body. I have more pictures coming soon but here is a sneak peak of the rear so far and I’ll explain what I did. In the first pic you can see what it used to look like and see where I ultimately chose to cut. This cut was with the natural body line and fender flare. Once I cut that line I used the cut line to cut the body. This was the hard part. To make it easier I could’ve taken a marker and traced the line and then taken off the fender flare but I wanted a percise cut. After this was done it was all about taking the burrs out and cleaning it up. Take your time when you do this. I still need to do the front but I am waiting for wider fender flares from another company so I will have to redo the rear and will make another post! Thanks for reading. Good luck cutting!

h4ngman tacoma

Active Wheeler

Jul 28, 2025

Earlier today, I took a quick ride in my truck. It started to rain, so I thought I'd see how well my truck could handle it.

Driving through the mud was really fun. My truck did great, even though it was a short ride. I think it was enough to check how my truck runs.

Just one piece of advice: don't let mud pile up in the back wheels inside. This mess can hurt the brake lines by accident, and there's a known problem with Tacomas about this.

P.S: The picture I shared was the one I took while I was driving, that's why it's a little blur. Wanted to capture the moment I guess.

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