What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Newbie here. Had my Taco about a 2 weeks now. Yesterday had the flowmaster 40 put on with a turned down tip dumping under the bed. I also modded the grill.

 

Welcome fellow Texan!

 

Thanks!! I am just getting started!

 

I live just a few miles North of ya in Allen. What model you got? I see Prerunner but what year, DC? Mine is holding up well after 106K miles on it. It's a daily driver about 70 miles roundtrip, almost paid off now. No major issues at all, just normal maintenance. I sucked 45K out of the factory tires and I am now on my second set of tires only, Hankook AT's. Still got life left in them too.

Welcome to TacomaWorld. Lot's of good information in these pages.

 

Nice I am sure you will see me around! I hang out in Allen. It is a 2009 Double Cab. It was a lease turn in with 31,000 miles on it. Got it at a VW dealership of all places. It was bone stock before yesterday.

Next I am getting a keyless entry/alarm, window tint and then move on to the bigger stuff. I am going with a gray, black and red theme.

 

Hooked up my new tow hook, bought a new tow strap (40ft) and took her out for some mild wheelin!

 

Check your PM's.

 

Put my BAMF light bar in, now I just need my lights and new grill to get here!

 

fixed

 

Might move it, might not. Only have 2 hella 500's coming in, and it does kinda fit right there.

 

There are two threaded holes in the rear of the driver's side engine compartment against the fender side, that are perfect for relocating the horns if you wanted to.

I just think seeing that one horn there would look weird with a mesh grille.

Matt

 

Why do you only have 1 horn?!

 

Nice day to wash, wax, and put Aerospace 303 on all the trim. Won't last for long though since it's supposed to rain on Tuesday and the wheeling trip next weekend is bound to be muddy.

 

And I am probably going to be moving it. It would probaby look very weird with the mesh grill. Thanks for the tip!

I don't need two horns to honk at massholes, do I?

 

where did you get the HAMF? is that a knockoff BAMF?

 

Icon suspension complete. This measures exactly 2" above stock on all corners with the Taco lean taken out, but it's a little more level than I wanted. The back end is down 1/2" because of 100 lbs in the back but I'd prefer a bit more rake. I'll just adjust them in the future and get another alignment if I don't like it. We'll see how it looks with the new tires. Getting alignment and 265/75R16 Duratracs tomorrow.

This shot was hurried in the rain and was all I could take before the lens got wet.

 

Thanks. I think the photo is angled too because it doesn't look quite the same to my eyes in the garage. That's the great thing about coilovers, if I want to change it later it's real easy.

 

That is exactly what i am thinking about doing. What do ya have there ?

 

Well, the pic got to bugging me so I went and remeasured and also used a level. The front was sitting at 2 1/4" and a level on the box only showed 1/4" rake in 4'. I lowered the front by 1 turn each side, which it 1/8" at the coilover, which equals 1/4" at the tire, and now I'm happy. The height seems to vary a bit since the alignment is so far off, especially the camber causing the tops of the tires to go out to the sides. That's it, it's going for alignment like it is now!


I'll let you know about the tires for sure. The Icons are great!

 

The rear has the Icon progressive AALs on the factory Off-Road rear springs with the overloads left in. Gives exactly 2" lift. A Sport with the extra factory leaf would be higher, or you can drop it 1/2" by leaving the overload out. Icon 2.0 RR shocks back there too.

Up front are Icon 2.5 extended travel coilovers and Icon tubular UCAs. I got the low speed valving version from Downsouth Motorsports. They are so much better than the factory suspension I don't even know how to describe it!