GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

@e30saam
@zacharypaul89

Why no love on the Toytec diff drop? I have heard lots of people recommend it.

@CountryDan Thanks for the advice. I will check them out.

I dont have the tools, time, and most of all I don't have the knowledge to do the job. I love to learn this stuff but I only have Sundays off.....

 

No shame in having a shop do it. You will find most people here want to help you learn and feel that they are encouraging you to overcome any reluctance to work on your vehicle. In your case, the shop route is probably best.

 

True. I would love to do it. I did springs on my F-150 once and the spring compressor I rented from AutoZone scared the living crap out of me.
Compressing that spring was something that took me a bit out of my comfort zone! I think its what you call "chicken shit" back where I come from.

Oh, well. Im going to keep on the beach for a reputable shop that won't knock my head off.

I am most concerned about the ECGS busing being done properly.. That seems bit more involved....

 

The bushing requires removing wheel, axle dust cap, axle nut, 2 bolts holding lca to hub, skid under front diff and axle. The puller can be a pain, axle was a pain before I removed skid and tapping in bushing is just time consuming due to lack of room to swing the hammer. It's not complex but you need some mechanical aptitude for sure.

 

Check the Trip Delay Curve on the Blue Sea website. I went with a 100A breaker for my M8000 based on the amount of time it would take to trip the breaker on a given percentage of load.

Had a diff drop on mine...just forgot to pull it out when the dealer installed spacers came off and full suspension went in. Had ECGS pull it when lockers and gears went in. No noticeable difference...tech at ECGS was very happy to pull it because they don’t feel it has any real benefit.

 

1st is old needle bearing, 2ond is axle removed and view of diff where bushing goes.

 

Thanks Dan!!! Just what I needed, some direction for further research! TW kicks so much ass it's shoes are brown!!!!

 

Wow. Thanks for the photos! Do you think I need to buy the removal tool from ECGS if i go to a shop to have it installed ? I just need to find a place that has done it before.

I hate the thought of paying to have something done and they don't do it properly....

 

Tool is cheap and couldn't hurt. Have no idea on shop recommendations. I will differ to other members as I have had nothing done by a shop aside from tires, alignments and the free yota oil changes in 25yrs.

Edit: by no means am I a badass mechanic. Just paranoid about others touching my truck and have several mechanic friends who help with my questions.

 

I'm going to need some help doing mine in the spring when it warms up, unless one of you has a heated shop with a lift I can use. Gotta get a new CV too. Somebody jacked up the threads on the outer.

 

Group meet mcdonough ga!! If any of y’all can make it!!

Check it out guys

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/south-ga-boyz-meet-greet-bs.515208/

Would like to meet some of you guys if y’all can make it. We will eat then go hang out in nearby parking lot and check each other’s rides out!!

 

Where u at I have a shop with heat and lift!

 

They don't truly drop the differential on the 2nd gens...it just changes the angle of the diff, which possibly prevent the oil from properly lubing the diff as well as not really helping with the CV angles that much.

It also lowers the diff, which can expose it when off-roading.

 

Best thing to do for CV angles is go LT . @bryanbyers28 rig has pretty good CV angles honestly haha

 

Or go 2WD...

 

It takes more work to do that than it does to go LT in the front

 

A 4wd to 2wd swap...now that'd be something

 

Yeah something stupid haha

 

Just wait for next years Yotamafia meet up. Im sure you will see one. pretty sure i saw one this year, along with the rest of stupid that was there.

 

Yeah I remember that rig. It was LT (oddly built) and it had the outer CV joint in the spindle and the inner joint in the diff. But no shaft or anthing..............