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

That's the thing. If I replace them the boots will rip in less than 10k miles but if I have something that's made to be greased I can just keep a few pumps in it every couple thousand after the boot rips for way cheaper.

 

Hey Fox2011pm, just replaced my marker / fog light housing after I misjudged and bumped into a light barer so I wanted to replace the plastic with metal and found some from Slee Offroad bolt right up . . . give'm a look see, I really like mine.

 

Why do you think the boots will rip in 10k. My truck has almost 200k I am not easy on it the tie rods are tight no ripped boots or anything. You can just buy boots as well.

 

Hey Fox2011pm, just replaced my marker / fog light housing after I misjudged and bumped into a light barer so I wanted to replace the plastic with metal and found some from Slee Offroad bolt right up . . . give'm a look see, I really like mine.

 

Because my boots were near new and I put a lift on... Within less than 1k the are all ripped. LCA tie rod and sway bar boots that is

 

Hey Fox2011pm, just replaced my marker / fog light housing after I misjudged and bumped into a light barer so I wanted to replace the plastic with metal and found some from Slee Offroad bolt right up . . . give'm a look see, I really like mine.

 

You'll be fine with just replacing them with something like a MOOG don't over think things. Boots being torn on a greasable one isn't good either. You can get MOOG joints with urethane boots that will be much tougher than typical rubber and hold up to more abuse. If you can't find them then energy suspension or prothane make urethane boots just gotta figure out some that'll fit it may be for a chevy truck or something

 

What are you trying to do?????

 

Thanks. I had to get crafty setting it to measure for the final cut since I was working solo. Fortunately I have a bunch of scrap wood from a fence project I'm wrapping up.

 

I'm not sure about the Chevy to Toyota compatibility so I'm completely blind on that if you have any info that helps allot man. Thanks for the info!

 

Scrap wood is always useful.

 

Just for the urethane tie rod boots not the tie rod themselves. Hold tight.

 

Greasable moog!

$16 MOOG ES80895 Steering Tie Rod End for Toyota Tacoma

https://www.amazon.com/Moog-ES80895-Tie-Rod-End/dp/B001ILOE9S

Thread I got it from

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/moog-tie-rod-ends-vs-oem.395702/

Google is your friend buddy! Mr. Googlepants knows all!

 

Man that's awesome! Thanks! I'll check em out

 

Lol! I tried I'm just too new to know what to Google I guess man. Thanks dude! Invaluable!

 

This past week -

Picked up an Ipad Mini 3 to use for navigating off road on fishing/camping/hunting trips.

Remounted my Ultragauge using the window mount

Today -

Finally addressed my bent fuel filler door. Apparently this is a common thing with these trucks??

Catch can install. Mounting bracket needs painted once its gets warmer out. The rubber hose will get replaced with some new stuff soon. Didnt realize I the stuff I had laying around I planned on using was starting to crack.

 

Painted a few things dark gunmetal - hood scoop and mesh insert, grill mesh inserts including triangles, front bumper insert, and skid plate. (Sanded and primered everything behind the mesh grill insert, still need to paint that all black and relocate the horn)


(Paint is nice and even on scoop, lighting/flash looks weird in this pic)

Added TRD emblem to grill ( I now have a total of 1 emblem on the truck lol)

Wired up some blue LED's behind the mesh in hood scoop and down by opening in the front bumper insert.


Installed LED (RGB with tons of colors and modes with remote control) underneath entire length of bed railing. All wired up and tested, but waiting on an additional switch to arrive so I can complete.

 

Reminds me :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuOBzWF0Aws