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

My bad I thought wrong. After I had my new shoes put on I notice the E-brake was harder and tighter to pull than before

 

That's alsobecause it had been adjusted for wore out pads. And then you had new ones

 

Dude, nice!!

Is that the used CBI that was on the Wyo Craigslist??

 

Nevermind , read back a couple posts... Fml.

Awesome steal man, I was eyeballing that thing for a while

 

Thansk a lot man!

 

Yep the one in laramie. Guy met me in foco and I traded him my stock bumper too. Didnt what to deal with that ugly thing sitting in my garage taking up space lol. Yeah I couldn't let it go for that. Only a year old so i say it was a pretty decent deal lol

 

Well you'd have to be in Colorado first...

 

Soon hopefully a year from now

 

What all does it have for accessories? Spare carrier, jerry cans, fold out table?

 

So maybe I'm just being paranoid but I feel like I get pretty shitty gas mileage than I should. My 4 banger should spit out more than 12-13 around town right? Maybe I just drive like an ass hole more than I thought but I just wanted an opinion on it. I'm on stock 31's and no lift.

 

No that's definitely bad. With my V6, I've never hit below 15mpg on a tank and I average 17ish with a max of just over 19. And it only varies by 2-3 mpg at most if I drive like an asshole. Also stock.

 

Willing to bet the e-brake cable is starting to seize and is not allowing the shoes to self adjust. That was my problem. Spray the shit out of the cable from both ends and work it back and forth, should free it up. You may still have to re-adjust the brakes to get them in the ball park but try this before changing the length on anything.

 

Agreed, that's definitely not normal. I average ~16mpg w/ V6, ~3in lift, 35s, and a fair deal of weight.

 

So what's the deal?? I'm over 260000 miles but I take good care of her.

 

Spare tire carrier, hi lift mounts, cb antenna mount, jerry can holder mount(can carrier is seperate purchase from cbi), various holes to mount whatever, Camp table option like the can holder but i am just going to make one, high clearance 2" receiver which is reinforced like a mofo to pull future expo trailer lol, 7 pin trailer harness mount by flip up license plate mount. Of course the side protection is reinforced with a tube attached to the frame mounts. Still trying to figure out if the swingout arm comes off in case I need to haul something like my four wheeler during hunting season etc.

 

Gawt damn that thing was a steal!

Stoked for you bud, I need to see that thing in person soon!

 

I'll try it, thanks.

I average 13-14 MPG with 3 in Lift, 265's, plate bumper with winch and factory 4.10 gears with the v6.
Mix of highway and backroads.

Of course under acceleration my truck lives at 3.5K and higher so that may contribute.

 

So should I start driving at high rpm's? I normally cruise on the highway and around town at 2100-2500 rpm's

 

Honestly just kind of pissed about it. I thought it was normal for me to only get 13 around town. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.