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

If you want to get technical, they yes.

 

No, if you want to raise or lower the truck? Mine have two rings. One raises lowers the coil and the other is like a lock ring. Unfortunately, both plastic, no matter how much you torque them with the spanner wrenches, they will still allow the coil to slowly wander down over time.

 

Look at the first pic. Appears to be threaded on the shock body, of you zoom in

 

Mine have threads too. How does the adjuster ring lock in place so it will not turn over time. My standard Boss design has the small ring below the adjustment ring that is "supposed" to be like a double nut to lock it in place. Problem is they are plastic so despite tightening with the spanner wrenches to the point that any more would likely break the ring, it just doesn't work well. I cannot tell from your pic if the adjuster has a set screw or two rings or what?

 

And, please, not ragging you here. Just trying to learn. If/when I get tired of mine or they break, since they are not rebuildable, I may want to get the kind you have?

 

Theres no way those are plastic, aluminum probably, but plastic?

 

Feel like plastic to me . . . you could be right. Will verify tomorrow. Could be the lock ring is plastic.

 

As far as looking at them there is nothing that locks the main ring in place.

 

They're aluminum.

 

They re aluminum. They is no way plastic would hold a 650lb coil left alone the truck.

 

Ugh. Then I have to start worrying about re-balancing the shaft and all that insanity. I don't have any indication that any of the u-joints or the double-cardan are having any problems, I grease them every 5,000 miles, so I think I'm going to let them be for now.

Yeah, my transmission mount isn't sagging too bad, but I can see where one of the rubber isolators is starting to separate from the metal. So, it's time.

 

Went on a little adventure today. Girlfriend and I also finally got to break in my new gun.

 

So my '98 PreRunner 2.7l has a gear code of B07A which according to [this post](https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/oem-gear-ratio-chart.365138/) indicates I have 4:30 gearing. However, some have said despite the B07A code, their truck has a gear ratio of 4:56. Anyone have experience with this?

 

I have replaced all my shifter seats with Marlin Crawler products for years. I highly recommend them.

The 4X transmission mount is very well made and looks bullet proof. My old one had the rubber separated on one side and only had one bolt in it. So anything would have been an improvement there. But I am impressed with the quality of the mount.

 

Jack it up and count how many rotations

 

I would question the 'some have said' . My understanding is that the early 2.7's WITH AUTO TRANNY got the 4.56 gears. That is what I have and my gear code is B04A (4.56 ratio).

 

How do you like them? I've been very tempted to get a pair.

 

Picking up a set of Truck Lite LED head lights tonight. Can't wait to upgrade from the stock ones

 

Got the wheels and tires mounted up!

 

Hell yeah, that looks good