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

chad, my internet can't keep up with you...

 

Do it. They look great on the Tacoma's.

 

Didn't do this today, sort of a delayed post I'm afraid. Installed a DiamondBack bed cover. I love this thing! Safe, secure storage and everything is out of sight. I can either remove the panels for larger items in about a minute or take the whole thing off in about 15 minutes. I got the bedliner finish and it's been really durable. I have a small leak I need to address, just haven't gotten around to calling DiamondBack.

 

Another delayed mod, sorry.

Installed an always on power port in the bottom of the cup holder in the back of the console. I wired a 10ga wire direct from the battery to the port as I sometimes run HAM or CB gear from the port and wanted clean power. The positive side is fused at the battery with a 10 amp fuse. I can go with a 25 amp fuse if I need to.

 

And yet another delayed posting.

Installed a HAM radio on the back of the console. It's a bit awkward to operate there and due to the way the LCD works, I had to mount it upside down from the front seat view. Fortunately, this radio does not have a lot of knobs and buttons and many things can be operated from the microphone. I need to trim the bolts I ran through the cupholders but other than that it's buttoned up. I am using a Wilson magnetic mount antenna for now. I plan to go with a Firestick in the ditch on the driverside later.

I ran power direct from the battery, 10ga, 25 amp fused at the battery. This is a separate power feed from the power port install. So, I have 2 10ga wires run direct from the battery to the console now. Lot's of power available for any future projects.

 

What size are you running? Found some 16s that are a decent price and while I would love to put some 33s on my truck I don't want to have to change everything else like steering column or drive shaft or the flux capacitor.

 

Would a toyota dealership stock these?

 

I think he just walks around with his hand on the 'like' button.

 

I'm sticking with the theory that he's created an AI to take over the world and is testing it out on TW. I mean, he already got a lift... imagine what will happen when he turns his creation on the rest of the world

 

Did a few practical mods on Tuesday and alignment yesterday.

 

For what its worth I did not have to cut mine, just have a second set of hands to help guide/pull the bolt out it really wasn't too much of a pain.

 

I'm running 17s cause I heard only some specific 16s fit on the TRD sport models and I wasn't sure if these would. Kinda wish I'd gone for the 16s.. But I'm running 285/70/17 tires with a CMC. Think my rims have 4.5 backspacing and -12mm offset.

 

Installed my BORA 1" spacers yesterday. Some before/after pics. These are on stock SR suspension with 265/75r16 Toyo Open Country ATII's. The wheels are stock Toyota "Baja" wheels (not sure of backspacing/offset figures).











So far so good. Only driven to work once since installed (12miles highway) but haven't experienced any weird vibrations. Will recheck all lug torque specs in a couple hundred miles.

Great product!

**Oh and unless otherwise recommended I torqued both the lugs for the spacer and wheel lugs to stock specs - 83ft/lb, good to go?

 

Ordered sliders from Rocky-Road Outfitters 2 weeks ago, so they're coming

 

So if I am looking at these correctly, these bolt into the stock lug nut location and have their own set of lug nuts for the tires?

 

Yes, that is correct.

 

This is one fix. Battery Hold Down From Coupe.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fs-trd-battery-hold-downs.250615/

 

New tires. I replaced the 63,000+ Nitto Terra Grapplers P265/65-R17 with Cooper Discoverer AT3s P265/65-R17:


The Terra Grapplers had good wet traction for about the first 20,000 miles then that went to shit. I limped around in the rain for 43,000 until the tread wore down to near the wear bars. I'm already impressed with the ride quality and the fact that the Steering Wheel doesn't shake over 20 mph anymore.