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

When I did mine, I bought new main eye bolts but figured I would reuse the shackles. Main eye bolts slid right out. Shackles were seized. I managed to get one shackle out in a usable condition, but the other one came out bent, I wound up buying one new one. Hint: If your shackles are seized: Cut the end off of the bushing with a box knife, heat the mounting tube up with a torch, slide a piece of PVC pipe over the end of the shackle bolt onto the cut end of the bushing, then hit the PVC with a mallet. The whole thing will just pop right out. (Figured that out after I bent my shackle.)

 

Damn....so i need shackles too?

 

Just read this as i was typing....guess i need shackles too

 

It's possible. If I'd figured out the torch trick sooner I wouldn't have had to buy a new shackle, since I wouldn't have bent the shackle trying to pry it out. If you have a Toyota dealer nearby and you can stand having your truck out-of-commission for a couple of days (like me) then you can probably give it a whirl and just buy them if you need them. If not, buy them ahead of time and then sell them later if you don't end up needing them.

 

I reused all of my hardware. Trucks lived in So Cal it's entire life though.

 

i had to throw it in stove until everything was glowing and went at it with an air chisel for about 15mins. putting it back in i coated it in anti-sieze in the hopes i dont have to go through that again.

 

Picked up a tube bumper off craigslist. Was originally for a 3rd gen 4runnner but it bolted up okay. Not bad for $150

 

Not what I wanted to hear lmao

 

I literally just changed my leafs out yesterday. At the very least, get yourself new U-bolts and nuts. I got lucky and everything on my truck broke loose just fine. I was planning on using the OME stock length greaseable shackle set, but the ID of my bushings was too big. Ended up just reusing my stock shackle instead. I did go with a greaseable main eye bushing and bolt set. Hope that helps!

 

And the list grows....

 

That's a steal

 

You should do the blinker relocation mod and ditch that zip tie set-up.

 

I just had a guy why cut and weld a bracket to get rid of my zip ties.

 

As crazy as it sounds, I'd like to paint or wrap my truck that camo pattern from jurassic Park 2. On those Mercedes suvs, just cause I think it'll be cool and make me feel like a kid lol

 

How does it do on the hwy? I'm at 3000 rpm's in 5th if I try to take it over 70. Also what's your avg mpg?

 

Lol looks really good man.

 

Thats true...or i can return them too if they are not needed

See mine is a cali truck too...oh no it isnt...it came from texas...but should be good i hope. Got everything new except the shackles

Thanks brotha!!

 

I drive highway very, very little. It does at like 3200 rpm at 75, so probably right around 3k at 70. It doesn't mind it at all, I would have no reservations diving it around at 80mph all day long. These engines like some RPM.

Don't really keep track of MPG either, but I've been getting somewhere around 18 mostly around town. I get worse on the interstate now with the gears, but mountain highways averaging 55-65 I can still pull over 20mpg pretty easy.

 

New hardware.

For the few extra dollars it makes sense. To me at least.