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

Also . Did a firestik whip

 

Might as well do it now. And get a grade 8 bolt. Then you'll probably be okay..

 

I thought as much! lol We've gone every year for the past four..Maybe Ill see you there this year..Cant wait for August!

 

Awwwyeea!

Camburgs courtesy of @malburg114
Thanks bud!

 

Those look in really good shape still!

 

Yea they are! Just a little bit of dust from some trails. no signs of physical wear anywhere, uniball and bushings are solid.

 

Torque. Lg v10. Worked on my HTC one mass before too. So Idk. Ha. It popped up as an available sensor. I think on my last phone I had to select the the sensor even though it wasn't available (highlighted green) and it Worked once it was on screen. Try that. There should be two iirc, select both then delete the one that doesn't display.

 

make sure to consider fatigue failure in your design, just because the bolt has the strength now doesn't mean it can't fail after xxx many cycles of bending especially from rough roads wheeling, especially with stress conectrators of the threads, i dont know your design/setup and have never built one myself and maybe you already know this but worth mentioning since worst case scenario you don't want your spare tire to fall off the truck

not criticizing just adding a thought to consider if you haven't already, the swingout stub that came on my cbi rear bumper is like a 1" solid steel rod welded at the bottom and supported by 2 bolts and a bracket on the top attached to another welded side bar

 

My fiddling with torque has been minimal, but the interface (especially with how to add and view various sensors) isn't the most intuitive. He could have a viewable sensor and not even know it because he isn't viewing the right one. Overall great app though.

Also, a question about the V10. It's what I've got as well. Love the phone. But it's a pain in the ass with head units. Especially since the update in January. I have to delete it from the head unit each time to connect. Do you have any issues regarding the bluetooth and connectivity?

 

Enjoy!

 

Hi.

 

I think my next set of tars will be 295/75r16!!

 

My crank pulley bolt came loose today, I don't have the tool to hold the crank while I torqued it and I didn't feel like making one so I just used a strap.

 

Don't use it. Sorry. I tried it once but it's too slow/laggy. Same on my last phone. Just don't like the connectivity period. I use a usb in my head unit. And yeah, love this phone too. Don't like the volume and screen button being on the back though. And the keyboard is kinda crappy.. Don't like the numbers on top. Would much rather have arrows like my last phone.

 

Any advice or input is welcome, I actually appreciate it. It does seem to flex a little when I grab the tire and shake, however I noticed the movement is coming more from the edge of the bumper itself rather than the reinforced bolt. I'm not surprised, I haven't done any reinforcement under the bumper yet.

 

Progress report on the bumper...

 

To swing out, or not to swing out, that is the question

 

Swing out is the answer.

 

Added these ES shock tower pads while trying to kill some front end noise. No luck on the rattle. Pretty much all that is left is chatter in the actual coil, tie rods, wheel bearings, or something completely stupid like a body panel or something.