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

Thanks dude. The truck appears to be fully stock. What are the most popular mods done immediately? I am thinking an aftermarket front grill to get rid of some of the chrome.

 

Could buy some wheels, I would buy yours if you weren't so far. I am looking for a set of 1st gen wheels like those

 

definietly. On in 1996-1997 could you get a single cab from factory with the V6. rare truck.

Well..that's a huge black hole to start down.

Id buy the truck first and figure out if it needs any maintenance done first. Then worry about mods.

 

really? Stock 16s?

I have a set..will be moving to SoCal in the fall..

 

First I gotta buy the thing. How dumb would a Yakima roof rack look on this thing?

 

That makes sense. I have done a ton of research on the 1st gen Taco's and everybody seems to love them. My neighbor has had one for years and it has been torture watching him drive my dream truck.

 

Well I tried to do my research on this but I guess I'll ask my question here. Is either red or blue loctite recommended on the 4 lower balljoint bolts?

I tried to find out on TTORA but that site is so fucked with ads I gave up. I use an ad blocker on my computer but my phone slows down too much with one. Here's what TTORA looks like....

 

Bad..i hate how those look our these trucks..personally.

Well get on the phone and go get it!

 

yea shame it went to shit..


anyways. I use red. But have used blue with 0 issues. I think either is fine really. Red is supposed to take heat to break but i've never had problem breaking the bolts loose with red.

 

I use blue, I wouldn't use red. Some Toyota techs I've talked to don't use any at all.

Just torque them properly and you'll be fine.

 

Okay I've got both in my arsenal but I've heard that the LBJ bolts have had a history of shearing so I wanted to make sure before I put Red on it. I usually use red for critical things like that.

 

I am buying it this Saturday no matter how hard my girlfriend try's to nix it. I figured the Yakima would look stupid on there. What is the top rated website for aftermarket parts (just curious)?

 

I love it bruddah. I can see myself going down that path with mine eventually. It'll be a lot easier than turning my 80 series Cruiser into a 'ute-back' or 'tray-back'. Or whatever the Aussies call those beds.

 

Tacomaworld.com

 

What relative size of shock is it? 8"?

 

How did the original number 2 plug that you pulled look?

Edit: nevermind, I hadn't seen your post finding the source of your MIL. Awesome job on working that stuff all out yourself, man.

 

Oh damn you decided to go!...Been followong b.s. between your threads and Wyoming b.s. lol. Big jump from rural Wyoming to LA. Good luck down there. Hope eveything works out!

 

You're on it ha

There isn't a one all site. You'll spend more time in here and learn where cool shit it.

Wheelers Offroad is a good one though.

But most of the real good stuff is from small fab shops that are vendors on here.

Yea..gonna suck big time. But hopefully won't have to be there too long.

 

I dunno, Toyota states the 2.7L weighs 380 lbs and the 3.4L weighs 420 lbs. There's only a 40 lbs difference. Enough weight to affect the lift that much? I really don't know, not enough experience yet with these first gens.

 

Speaking of ball joints, OEM on uppers too? Anyone swapped them? Or do most people just get UCA's at that point? Figure OEM's are around $40 per side for the kits. Way cheaper than $600 tc's at this point.