What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Wow, you didn't waste any time! Nice meeting you. Truck is looking good.

 

I don’t really promote products cause everyone has an opinion, but I must say that this has to be one of best advancement in auto detailing that I have seen in years. I work in a ship yard and no matter how far away I park, I always get overspray. Did a small section today and this brought the finish back to that showroom finish.

 

Installed my RVM riser. Absolute must on the Eternal mod list IMO. Also tinted the windows and filled the tank for the second time. Managed 19.17 MPG and didn’t hit the highway once. I bet I can get it over 20 before I start going negative because of the other mods I am planning out.

http://www.birddawgindustries.com/mirror-riser.html

 

A few thoughts on this...I love having a swingout. Being able to change a tire on a dime is very valuable in a trail situation.

BUT...I would (will?) do things differently next time:

Dual swingout. The single arm that I have now creates a large footprint and has a hell of a lever arm. A friend of mine* was in a rock garden, came down hard, and the swingout came open creating a whole new set of problems.

Locking pin or pins to lock when open. This seems obvious, but I forgot to add it to my "order". I suggest even having the ability to be able to lock the arms in various positions. I don't know about you, but I often end up on uneven ground when camping.

So long story short: I say go with a swingout, but keep the above in mind. I could be wrong, but I would imagine that Pelfrey could fashion those options.


*(It was me.)


I'll have an on-topic post tomorrow.

 

Man thank you.

 

Put fire extinguisher mount in

 

Congrats on the little girl. By the look of that smile we all know what her first vehicle will be.

 

Sanding Saturday. Co-pilot Samson sitting still for the first time ever.

 

Re soldered the resistors in the overhead temp gauge. And replaced the front marker bulbs.

 

congrats!

 

Installed eBay bumper a few minor issues but all in all a solid bumper for sure.

 

Is anyone running a by pass oil filter system? if so do you have any data to share, or comments etc...tnx in advance

 

Nothing special today, just took it to a property I'm looking at buying to make a small shooting range / somewhere in the country that I can get away from town with

 

Added a BPF front recovery point and filled with a touch of contrasting color shackle:

 

Nice! I've gotta do the same thing soon, my left side is cranked down even more than your first pic to compensate for my lean... how much did those springs set you back if you don't mind me asking?

 

Got around to installing my Kings, Camburgs and Wheelers AAL. Letting them settle before I adjust them. Also put on Wheelers front bump stops and Timbran rear bump stops with the U Bolt flip kit. Carrier bearing drop kit thrown in for good measure.

 

Rear dust cap epoxy finally dried so now the wheels look uniform. No more exposed, rusty hub (I wire wheeled and clear coated it before adding caps)

 

Thanks to the man @ahspurlock these bad ass Fox’s got installed. Rides smooth like butter on hot breakfast toast.

 

Got mine through @Wheeler's Off-Road Inc when they were on sale!!! Totally worth it, changed my ride to more what I was wanting!!!

 

All done now. My brakes have never been this good. My old calipers were definitely toast. New suspension is super quiet and glassy smooth. I left the sway bar off as well. I can’t tell any difference in body roll but definitely takes dips, bumps etc better.