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

Ordered an OEM driver's side handle off of Amazon, found a good deal on one ($77 + free shipping). A good $20 - $60 cheaper than most other places. Hopefully this is the last time I have to take my door apart

Could always go with Toytec Boss coilovers, cheaper than King/Icon/Fox etc. but arguably better than an OME setup.

I think the Boss fronts are only a hundred or so cheaper than Kings for 1st gens (non resi) so maybe at that point it'd just be better to buy the Kings. Trust me...once you're on here long enough you'll just wish you had the higher end suspension anyway and end up getting it...might as well just cut to the chase and buy once/cry once

 

gonna need mo pics

 

So has anyone got a frame replaced with weld on sliders?

 

How long did it take you? I got my bumper Tuesday and finally got the hardware yesterday. After seeing all the bolts, nuts and everything I don’t even want to try to put it on lol

 

Plugged in my OME/Dakar package from Wheeler's today!

 

That is good to know thanks. Yeah, that is a lot of additional weight you are adding. Maybe add a pair of airbags to compensate that you can air up or down depending on when you are pulling the trailer.

 

my alcans are nothing like yours though. Only made for 2.25'' lift and +200lbs...and i got them heavily used.

 

That's a $2,800 lift? No kidding

 

I told them 3" and 200lbs... I'm almost positive both my shocks back there are blown, which doesn't help and I don't carry alot of weight all the time. And I'm also positive my Kings are dead, so theres another negative.

I'm not complaining, more of just making useless comments like I do.

 

So on the highway i didnt feel much difference from my billys and kings. (Maybe its the crack i smoke) but offroad, damn what a difference. I was hauling ass the other day on a backroad. Saw some nasty holes and ruts, those kings soaked them up. Felt like an offroad caddi

 

What do you have for lift in the rear?

 

Went to the river yesterday

 

Yep. I bought one for $700 over the summer that just needs brake lines, struts, and leafs of course.

 

Changed my oil yesterday. Replaced my pos Fram with a

$54 Toyota 90915-YZZD1 Oil Filter 1 Case (QTY 10)

Toyota 90915-YZZD1 filter. The manual says it takes 5.5 quarts with filter and I've always put right about that in. But this time I put 6 quarts in and it's still a little below the full mark on the dipstick. Not sure why it took more oil this time, the Toyota filter is the exact same size as the Fram I took out

 

Felt good to finally get this on:

 

I use the D3 (Tundra one I think) and mine varies from barely 5.5 to a full 6. Honestly might just depend on how much you were able to drain out beforehand

 

What size are the front diff plugs for the oil?

 

Yeah I know the D3 is a bit bigger so it should hold more oil, but the D1 shouldn't, which is what threw me off. I measured what I drained out and it was right about 5.5 quarts.

 

Nice day out today, took the Taco out for a drive and cleaned it a bit.

 

should be 10mm allens