What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

fixed it for you.

 

The name badge came in today. Not sure I am going to keep it on or not. I cheated and ordered one for my wife's Explorer haha, she's got names for all the vehicles. I just told them she drove a 4Runner which I wish were the case.

 

I still haven't gotten my badges I ordered

 

I was just reminded that I need to add to this list:

45acp's rear bumper and horn
5280's wheels
Timmy's skid plates
(forget the member) center console
Tomtom's hitch receiver
Soon will be adding Squeaky Penguin's windshield fluid reservoir

 

Haha yea

 

ended up doing the grey wire mod, cleaned MAF, Seafoam through the brake booster line, washed, clay bared, polished, and waxed the truck today.
Im waiting for my hella 700ff to get here as well as the 55w HID kits and then they will get tossed behind the grill and my LED bar will go in the lower valance.

also found an exhaust leak at the clamp behind the last cat, the flange is bent so ill possibly redo the exhuast if i can ever find access to a welder ha.

 

Wish I had a engraver lol I'd engrave my TW name into the shifter knob

 

For those of you that paid to have both your 3rd's re-geared, does $650 for labor sound about right? (That price includes a locker install in the rear)

 

Sounds like a smokin deal to me, but everything is expensive in the Bay Area. I'd say the average price here is closer to 1k

 

I just bought re-geared thirds from ECGS and have been very happy.

http://eastcoastgearsupply.com/c-1065064-assembled-3rds-clamshells-96-04-tacoma.html

...and i now notice you mean for actual labor to install the thirds. Sorry, nothing to add in that regard. Did the install with a friend.

 

I'm going to yank them out and hand them over to the shop, wish I had the tools to do it myself but then again I have never played around with a toyota clamshell so I'll leave that up to the experts.

 

So $650 for labor and a few hundred for R&P/hardware? not bad.


On a separate note, guys running custom rear bumpers where the hitch receiver is behind the license plate... what hinge/mounting system did you end up using for the license plate? I'm only finding one or two styles and i don't like either of them, i seem to remember a small, sprung piano hinge but can't find it anywhere...

 

Ordered OME 883 coils and struts today, relentless DIY bumper should be in Wednesday.
Hoping to have the bumper done this weekend, and suspension either this or next weekend.

 

I live in Pittsburgh, there isn't a flat spot around unless you're on the river

That was in NC when I was on a trip.

Also, where the hell are there any hills in Indiana?

Mine flutters ever so slightly, it's just the bump stops flexing cause of my deflector catching wind

 

Anyone have any suggestions for alignment numbers? I have the factory specs but it's lifted so I figure it would be different. Not sure how much i have it lifted over factory as it was sagging pretty good before, factory UCAs, current tires 295/75-16s. Currently the 295s stuff at full bump but rub the UCAs and frame, hoping an alignment will help a bit Cause with 1.25" spacers I'm gonna have to cut a lot more.

 

Alignment won't stop rubbing on UCA and frame.

 

Yep.

 

Knew it wouldn't on the frame was hoping it would on the UCA. Guess I'll have to cut more cause it's fine with the bs now but rubs a shit ton with spacers. Anyway what numbers should I be looking to hit?

 

Just go for positive castor. 2° or more is nice. Camber and toe will be same as stock.

What back spacing are the current rims. Might not take much. .75" Borja spacers probably be fine.

 

Thanks!

Stock wheels for now, forget the bs 4? I've got 1.25 spacers now from a buddy.