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

Got my head unit and back up camera hooked up.

 

I've been looking into a tundra brake upgrade for my truck. Can anyone verify if 16x8 (0 offset) level 8 mk6 wheels will fit?

 

I have the same spec wheels and they fit over my 13wl Tundra brakes. You should be good to go.

 

Yep, stock 16" 1st gen spares on the front, 2nd gen on the rear.

 

I feel like I remember reading a specific reason why this is significant? Am I crazy? 1st Gen fronts for tundra brakes?

I guess I could just go read you stuff...

 

As others have said, yeah. I wasn't about to remove the rack to do it. Not a chance. And as for the sway bar, removing it would probably yield more room, but I don't recall it being in the way so I just left it. I do recommend getting a clamp that opens wide and/or a hammer. The bolt that slides through the big horizontal bushings on the driver side might be slightly too big to go through the sleeve. I had this issue, and I've read others have as well. Took far more effort to get it through than I'd have expected.

 

Different offset for 2nd gen wheels. They and inset about an inch.

 

I just read his tundra Brake portion of his thread. What would you pay for a stock spare wheel/ tire?

 

I gave mine away lol so depends who you find I suppose

 

Greedy Utahns.... I’m sure I’ll have to pay.

 

Here's the post (very bottom) where I detail difference in 16" spares and why it matters.

No idea on cost, but I'd guess around $25-50 each if you get them on CL. Mine are borrowed from @drr until I install my Stealth6's or he wants them back

OEM Part # is 42601-0C010, and are ~$110 new.

 

Yes... the bushing on the driver's side (big horizantal) did seem a bit too large to get started. The old bushing (big horizantal) has an attached washer, so it will only push out the front. If you were able to get that out without removing the sway bar (to get enough room between the rack and cross member) props to you... I didn't see how it was going to happen. So I removed th he sway bar (figured it wasn't that hard to do anyway) But then I wished I would have bought the Energy Suspension sway bar bushing kit... lol

 

New Philips VisionPlus Upgraded Bulbs and new Baja Design Squadron Sports with the Amber Driving/Combo Lens are in. My old headlight bulbs were super dull and borderline unsafe to drive with at night. Safe to say this is definitely going to help with the driving at night.


IMG_3672 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr


IMG_3671 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

 

I'm so EAF now

 

I went with TRW. I liked the fact that they are greasable. They were around $40 per side

Part #s JTE1319 and JTE1320

 

Just had my 2nd pair of rear chromos come in. I didnt paint or coat the flanges before I put my last oair in and now they are pretty rusty.
I would like to just put on a clear coat but was seeing if anyone had any recommendations.

 

Getting ready to put my steel wheels and snow tires on for winter, guess I felt like being a little different this year...

 

No ones missing those rims as they go by. They look like they glow in the dark

 

Its the Fluorescent green from Wal Mart. The picture doesn't show how bright they actually are.

 

I like it with the black that you did. I wanna see em mounted I bet they’re dope