Toyota Tacoma Rock Sliders – Project Tacoma
Toyota Tacoma Rock Sliders In this installment we dip our toes into the foray of off-roading with a set of Toyota Tacoma Rock Sliders from All Pro Off Road. These…
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Project Tundra: Assembling the Ultimate Off Road Drop In Suspension!
After installing and testing our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 plus suspension in previous chapters of our Project Tundra build, we were super impressed with how well it performed, the…
Project Tundra: Dirt King Lower Control Arms
As we continue to upgrade the front suspension of our Tundra to make it more durable in off-road use, we focused on a set of improved front coilovers, new tie…
WATCH: We Installed SDHQ Traction Bars on our Project Tundra!
We installed a set of SDHQ traction bars onto our Project Tundra! Check out how they performed! If you liked the video, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and we’ll keep…
Project Tundra Improving the Front Suspension with Camburg and Coach Builder Part 2
In the last edition of Project Tundra, we talked about our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension and how it allowed us to go a lot faster in the dirt, so much…
Project Toyota Tundra: Improving the Suspension with Icon (again)
We have been off-roading in our Tundra much more frequently lately and with our new suspension, we discovered something interesting about high performance off road suspension. When going fast over…
Paint Protection Film Installation – Project Tacoma Introduction
In our first installment for our new Tacoma project, we’ll be protecting the paint and headlights with SunTek clear PPF (Paint Protection Film) and STEK colored films. Even though our…
Project Toyota Supra MKIV: Part 19 – FIKSE Wheels is back!
Let’s set the record straight. It’s FiKSe (pronounced “fick-see”), not Fiske. And it was the last name of two brothers who’d started the company in the 90s. It’s not that…
Project Tundra, Keep the Transmission Cool with B&M
We use Project Tundra primarily as our shop hauler and race car tow vehicle even though it’s really capable in the corners and offroad. With its 500 plus hp TRD…
Project Toyota Tundra, Getting More Traction and Less Breakage with SDHQ Traction Bars!
When you combine big power, big tires and a limited slip differential with leaf springs you have a recipe for the enemy of traction and your driveline parts, wheel hop.…
Testing SDHQ Offroads Heavy Duty Battery Terminals
So who would have thought that battery terminals are a critical off-road performance part! It did not occur to us and we almost got stranded in the middle of nowhere…
WATCH: Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 suspension install on our Tundra!
Follow us as we take you through our install of Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system for the Toyota Tundra as we explain how it works, how to adjust…
Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 2
In our last article we explained how the different components of our Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system that we would be installing on Project Tundra worked. In this weeks story,…
Project Tundra, Fix the Battery Hold Down!
So we were out doing some offroad suspension tuning on Project Tundra’s Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension for an upcoming article when we discovered something that is overlooked but an important…
Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 1
It’s been a long time in between updates for Project Tundra. Most of the time Project Tundra is the garage’s muscle. Moving big parts and towing cars is what it’s…
BEST OF 2019: The New Supra Engine Might Actually be Better than BMW’s M Engine
The new 2020 Toyota Supra gets a lot of internet bashing for “being a BMW.” It’s almost as if people believe Toyota is still good at building sports cars on…
Project MKIV Supra Update: Nitto NT01 Tires
It’s time to give the passionate MotoIQ readers an MKIV Supra update, which today involves a set of Nitto NT01 tires. Over the past 12 months I’ve been so wrapped up…
Survival of the Fittest – Jimahajer Garage Tacoma Overlander
Survival of the Fittest Jimahajer Garage Tacoma Overlander by Erik Jacobs Everyone likes to talk about their bug out stuff and how they’re going to stock up on ammo and…
Can Oil Improve Your Fuel Economy?
Can a simple oil change give you a significant increase in fuel economy? Can the cost of changing your oil provide savings for your wallet? These are questions that oil geeks…
We Visit the 2018 Tierra Del Sol Annual Safari! Or, the Experienced Idiot’s Guide on How to go Off-Roading
We Visit the 2018 Tierra Del Sol Annual Safari! Or, the Experienced Idiot’s Guide on How to go Off-Roading by Steve Rockwood When the MotoIQ guys went on their…
We Visit the Nitto King of the Hammers Powered by Optima Batteries! Or, the Idiot’s Guide on How Not To Go Off-roading!
We Visit the Nitto King of The Hammers Powered by Optima Batteries! Or, the Idiot’s Guide on How Not To Go Off-roading by Mike Kojima So we were ecstatic when Nitto Tires…
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild
Dai Yoshihara’s 2018 Formula Drift Rebuild by Mike Kojima After 3 years of Formula Drift competition, our team had pretty much developed the BRZ chassis to where we were satisfied with…
Out of the Meat Locker – Cameron Moore’s Formula Drift Scion FR-S
Out of the Meat Locker – Cameron Moore’s Formula Drift Scion FR-S by Andrew Jennings There is nothing easy about being a privateer in any form of motorsport. It is…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 2
So when we last left off, we were putting together some awesome parts for Michele’s engine and were about to embark on assembling it. In the interest of long-term durability, we…
Project MKIV Supra: Part 17 – Back in blue with TwinZ Design
The Supra has been back from Lucky Devil Paint Works for a few weeks, and we’ve been enjoying it thoroughly. Well, until the weather got too cold, anyway. Pictured here…
Building an FA20 Race Engine for Michele Abbate: Part 1
We have known Michele Abbate ever since she was a college student doing track days with her trusty Mazdaspeed Protege and have followed her career as friends as she has…
Project MKIV Supra: Part 16 – New Body Parts and Going in for Paint!
Project Supra goes in to Lucky Devil Paint Works for its fresh, updated look. Irwin has painted body parts on some of my other cars before, and he came highly…
We Look Inside Fredric Aasbo’s Papadakis Racing Toyota Corolla iM Drift Machine
We Look Inside Fredric Aasbo's Papadakis Racing Toyota Corolla iM Drift Machine by Mike Kojima It is really hard to build a competitive car in Formula Drift nowadays. The rules…
Project Tundra: 5000 Mile Evaluation of Nitto’s New Ridge Grappler Tires!
Project Tundra: 5000 Mile Evaluation of Nitto's New Ridge Grappler Tires! by Mike Kojima We were very pleased with the Nitto Terra Grappler tires that Project Tundra had been…
Japanese Cars That Don’t Suck!
Japanese Cars That Don't Suck by Mike Kojima I pissed a lot of people off with my Japanese Cars Suck article a few weeks ago, where I expressed dismay…
Daily Driven, HKS Supercharged Scion FR-S Autocross and Track Car
Daily Driven, HKS Supercharged Scion FR-S Autocross and Track Car by Frank Ewald Simon Chan's Scion FR-S attracts attention. Just sitting in a parking lot or driving by on the…
Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine!
Building the FR-S FA20 Engine with Stay Crushing, Assembling the Engine! by Mike Kojima In our previous installments of the Stay Crushing FR-S engine build, we have been accumulating the parts…