The key to getting the cost down is simplicty and doing more than one at a time. If I see a big demand I would put effort into making them easy to make.

A custom one would run into the 1000's cause you would need to set aside a minum of a couple days start to finish. But If I'm making lets say 5 of them at once. I break the work up into days and save time and money by pre cutting everything and having some measurments and or a jig.

In reality I would offer a basic one with just a swing out in the 600.00 range above that would be wrap arounds, multiple mounts for equipment, LED lights, 2in reciever hitch, I could even get fancy and put dimple dies into the materail stuff like that.

Jason

 

OOO OOO OOO! Two homeboys!

How many miles is it from Alabama to So California? I'll let you use my rig for a week if ya cut me a good deal!!!



Brian

 

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a dimple die?

 

that's what I'm talking about. I would take one of the basic ones, no fancy-schmancy bling-ity bling needed for me. just the wrap around style with the schwing out tire carrier big enough to hoist a 33" on 16x8 wheel with 4" B.S.

 

Thats a long drive for bumper I think you would loose your money in gas..lol

 

A decent gas tank skid is also a needed item for 3rd Gens. Those have been custom jobs as well to this point. There won't be too many interested parties for that item, though.

 

A dimple die is a die that make s really nice punch out in thin metal making it stronger but saving weight!

Toyota and allot of manufactors use them in simple parts to make thinner metal stronger! I was looking for a picture but couldn't find a good one.

 

I would need a factory one that is not bent up to get measurments then I could make one. It's going to be hard to make one of those and not have it weigh a ton! 3/16in is as min as I would go and that would prolly weigh around 60lbs at least! I made a sub frame and skid plate for the front of my tacoma that was it doesn't just bend the plate steel and I lost no room there. But the gas tank is already so low! I think the best thing would be a subframe and a tank kit that will move it up if you have a body lift.

 

yep.

got em installed there and love em.