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

I've only recently started doing as much of my own work to my truck as I can, now that I have a driveway to work in. Even when I didn't have a driveway though, the rear diff, t-case and (manual) transmission are so easy to do yourself that you can do them in your work's parking lot if you've got an hour or so. Easy as drain and fill, just make sure you loosen the fill plugs before removing the drain plugs. A hand pump comes in real handy, too.

The front diff was the only one I would have done when I got my oil changed because it was harder to get to, but now that I have my Budbilt steel skid plate on...I can't take it in to that shop anymore unless I remove it myself. Which forced me to learn to do my own motor oil lol. The front diff is just as easy to do once you get the plate off. Removing that heavy AF skid plate is the hardest part about doing any of it for me, sort of disappointed in myself that it took me so long to start doing it.

 

Snow in Middle Georgia....WTF

 

Got almost 3 inches of snow here in Tennessee. Luckily mines in the garage.

 

Yeah...in a box

 

The uggo wheels must be free?

 

Yea, hopefully me and my brother get to install them this weekend

 

nice 'dad' joke lmao

 

Did they change the design of the valve covers over the years? Some have these ridges on the top and others don't. Seems like the earlier ones had ridges. Can anyone confirm that?

 

Hahaha that’s essentially what I did!

 

I can in the morning. I'll look at both of mine.

 

Sweet. I messed up and said the earlier ones had ridges but I believe its the later ones that do. I think I'm going to order some from a used parts dealer, the ones they have on the drivers side has ridges which I don't think mine has but I don't see why it wouldn't fit regardless.

 

I can't imagine it would matter. Unless you care how they look haha

 

Driver side has ridges, passenger side doesn't.

 

Might be the only person on here who goes down in tire size but the 33s were killing me. 31 KO2s will be much better for the DD. Next step is to upgrade the lift from rough country. Should be able to swing Toytec coilovers and a New leaf pack this summer.

 

Looks is long gone for this truck lol

I don't believe mine does though which is why I asked. It seems as if they decided to change it in the later model trucks.

 

How so?

 

Felt sluggish and they were loud. Procomp X-terrains so it’s probably just tire type but if I ever go back in in size I’d re-gear and find a less aggressive tread.

 

Interesting parking job.

 

Air hammer..