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

Yeah, anyone buying a lift is just outsourcing jobs overseas when there are plenty of boulders in America just asking for you to try flexing on them so that they may help you to do some under-carriage maintenance

 

Yea, met the man in the silver beast

 

I solved my TERRIBLE driveline rattle by replacing my carrier bearing. The jackasses who worked on my car last replaced all the factory bolts and washers with the wrong stuff. I guess you can't trust any work you don't do!

 

debadged my 04 today I love how clean the body looks with no letters. only problem is I cannot get off a tiny amount of adhesive. you can't see it until you get up close but it's bothering me. anyone have suggestions for how to get that last bit? I've tried goo gone on it but I'm considering trying wd40 or just more elbow grease and more goo gone

 

Bucket of dawn dish soap with a scotch pad, green side. Does the trick at removing clear coat off paint every time.

 

I put some used alcan 8 leafs on Igor with all new hardware with greasable bolts all around.

 

Finished the light bar up this weekend.

 

Lightbar and mounts look good

 

I appreciate it! Not the easiest installation in the world... haha.

 

Where'd you get the mounts?

 

http://eazycompany.bigcartel.com/category/tacoma-led-bar-mounts

These guys do an awesome job. Really pleased with the quality thus far.

 

Wheeled with a bunch of tacomaworld guys for the NTC takeover at Rausch Creek:







Also saw the aftermath of a trail flop. They weren't the sharpest tools in the shed.



Credit to @sander1036 for the sick pics.

 

not this time

I've got some meguiar's polish I can try

 

Why do I feel like some idiot's gonna actually try this and screw up their paint.

 

I would seriously not be surprised as well.. however I was clear in saying clear coat.

 

But will it clear 31's? And what's the best lift? These are important questions that need to be answered.

 

ordering new rear shocks this week, i can get replacement OME ones in a few days, or can wait a few weeks and get some fox shocks for about $60 more. worth the wait or fuck it and get the ome's? ive had the ome's for a couple years and dont mind them at all, but if the foxes are that much more durable then im game. i don't have a welder so stock shock mount points for me

 

31's will rub the fender flare, best lift is spacer kits and rear blocks with aluminum body lift 3-4 inches preferred.

Your local ORW or 4wheelparts counter monkey would be glad to take your money.

 

Anybody have the ADS shocks with Total Chaos UCAs that can tell me what length of shock I should use for an MT build? I seem to recall something between 9 and 12 inches. I'm not really sure where to measure to get the total travel length.

TIA

 

From what I've gathered, my 5100's are garbage, and the OME's are socially acceptable, but barely.

Apparently, Fox and Icon are the way to go, but this is all just what the cool kids get these days...lol