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

FWIW, I had a pretty bad squeak/creak that was driving me nuts. Tried everything, then came across some thread that talked about over-tightening the front spring eye bolt too much causes binding. I've got Alcan's and after backing off the bolt and re-torquing, no more noise

 

Installed those aluminum aftermarket rear vent wing pivot links that replace the plastic. I've had them sitting around for a while and figured it was time

 

Why not blow the leafs apart and put something like this in the stack?

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Leaf...MIupaFvLaV2wIVQSWBCh3OyAovEAQYASABEgKhdPD_BwE

 

Rear ended someone

 

Sadness

Also I present to you TW folk, the OSHA approved method for installing shocks...

 

This means everything i do is safe lol

 

Fucking osha lol

 

I'm in love, it rides so nice. Need to get some clamps for my resis though, right now I'm using zipties...

 

True mechanics use zip ties... +1 hp for every ziptie

 

Yeah, I was close to running out of jack and the wheels weren't coming up so I needed the ratchet straps haha. But even without the hilift it would let me sit under it comfortably.

 

That sucks.

 

Got spotted on the freeway on the way home from a trail this afternoon by a fellow TW member

I've been on the fence about putting a pair of AALs on the Dakars since I installed them but now that I see my truck from someone else's point of view, I'm convinced; I don't like the 'leveled' look and I want my rake back. Plus, any more weight in the back and I'll end up with bro lean. So I ordered the 1" AALs from Headstrong, should be here in a couple days




also, I took my soon-to-be father in law out on his first wheeling trip today, just the two of us...went well except I had to forgo my usual tradition of trail beers, which I greatly missed

 

Looking for some opinions / advice. If anyone would chime in on this thread I'd really appreciate it!

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/shackle-lift-for-added-weight-of-canopy-and-rtt.550167/

 

I got my OSHA 30, such a boring class...

 

I bet, osha 10 was boring enough I couldn’t imagine anything higher being anything better, expect one of the guys in my class was trying to hit on the teacher the whole time lol

 

i don't get why you had to do that? I alway just mount the top mount then push up the shock to the lower mount..

 

Or just cut the strap then wait for it to line up to push the bolt through really fast...

 

Same here, when I put my rear Icons in I didn't lift the truck up at all, just crawled underneath and bolted them in. Had to use a bit of strength to compress the shock so I could bolt it to the lower mount but it wasn't too bad.

 

40 hour HAZWOPER here. Got to watch some pretty gruesome videos. I go through a RCRA hazardous waste seminar every year that’s boring as hell but usually held in Vegas at a casino resort.

 

You know why but you're trying to goad me into saying it myself. I'm not strong enough to muscle these in myself. I can do ones with a weaker gas charge like Billies and Ranchos but these are hard compress with my whole body weight on them.