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

I don't think it will make much of a difference. I travel 70 outside of Denver quite often with my 3rz on 32.8 diameter tires and 4.88 gears. I am constantly in the 4500-5000 rpm range going up the hills. If I had to guess the truck has roughly 550-600 lbs of weight in the bed all the time. I think boost is the only thing that can really help our trucks at that altitude.

 

Well went back to cvj and got the correct rack. They offer both and I didn't realize that. The roller style rack is cheaper than the bushing style. I picked up the bushing style for $420 with a $225 core. So $645 without a core. I think an all new OEM rack can be had for close to $550 from Camelback. So if for some reason you don't have a core it's definitely not worth it.

Also the itr's don't have as much articulation as OEM or the Moog I previously had. Because of that it made reinstalling the otr into the spindle a little difficult. On the passenger side I had to jack up on the lca to get it in. Doesn't appear to effect anything once it's in though.

 

For a 130 more....... You coulda went oem.....just sayin

 

$130 is a lot of beer and and a couple of tanks of fuel though

 

I like beer...and jameson...and boobs

 

Valid.

 

Agreed

 

Cant argue with that

 

I know I know.

 

What the topic goes from steering racks to rack racks

 

So off topic question, how do you have time in the mornings for wheeling solo in the snow?

 

I wake up at anywhere from 11:45 pm to 6:30 am and go look for lion tracks

 

Huh well that's pretty interesting. I have to be up at 5am for work most days wish I could work in some dirt roads on the way but most of them would be pretty big detours where I am in relation to work.

 

Cause I like it.

Why do you do the things you do.

 

Because...

 

I have school at 7:45, work right after that and get off about 9:30.

This weekend I think I went 72 hours and 2- 3 hour naps.

I don't know if it's dedication or stupidity. All I know is I enjoy it.

 

I haven't shot at a lion since 2012

If that's what you were meaning.

 

As long as you have something that you enjoy. I fill most of my time with work, volunteering/horsemanship, driving, school, and fixing cars.

 

Very rarely actually kill one, mainly just catch and release, unless it's a mature male.