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

Have one on my 2015! Been on there for a little over a year and is holding up great.

 

Yesterday and this morning - Upgraded my comms. I had been using a Midland 75-822 and had a Baofeng UV-5RTP for scanning duties. I recently switched from a 4' Firestik back to an old 102" whip which boosted the hell out of the performance of the Midland. I decided to go with dedicated mobile rigs for both. Cobra 25 WX NW ST for CB and BTECH UV-25X2 for UHF/VHF.
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Earlier today, I swapped wheels and tires with @FlyinRyan893 and joined the dirty-five club
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Parked next to a stock Taco at Advance Auto Parts
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I love finding stock tacos same year and color as mine

 

Put a dash cam in!

Although I'll need to finish the wiring next week as the power supply wire harness was messed up.... So this week I'll have an exposed cord hanging from the top of my windshield to the lighter socket

 

It’s in

 

Went to the local exhaust place on Oahu , had them put in a flowmaster 10 series & a single 4” tip under my bed

 

Let’s hear it!

 

Finally installed the OnX6 and swapped amber covers on the XL80s. @Baja Designs

 

Will do!! Post some videos after weather clears up

 

My son said the factory mud flaps made my truck look like an old man's. (He was right!). So off they came!

 

They also wear away the paint under them... good idea

 

Drove from NC to MD yesterday and got about 24.5 mpg which I thought was great

 

Finished the lift today. Getting those leafs in and the centering pin into the perch so I could get the U-bolts in was probably one of the worst experiences of my life. But well worth it.

Started 21" for both sides front and 22" both sides rear.


Ended up with 2" exactly all around. We will see how much it settles. 23" both sides front and 24" both sides rear.

Went with @HeadStrong Off-Road Bilstein 5100 kit and their coils. Included a 1/4" spacer to compensate for Taco lean. Great kit. Had everything I needed to accomplish the lift. I am very happy with the results.

 

Yea, that centering pin part is the worst.

 

I had to use a bottle jack to lift the leaf springs, a scissor jack to push the leaf pack inwards, and a 36" pry bar to push the axle forward. The skecthiest thing I've ever done.

 

I've got the pretty much stock super white in the middle.

 

Used the fumoto valve for the first time. Never going back...not a single drop of oil on the skid when I used to make a huge mess before. The fumoto haters Just don't know any better.

Also did a 5 tire rotation and greased the UCA zerks.

 

Pulled an enclosed trailer full of household goods 650 miles. Next to last PCS move. The last one will be to the National Cemetery for burial. LOL

 

Dang, that sounds like the difficult way! Whenever I do rear leafs, I have two jack stands under the rear hitch lifting the body as high as it'll go. Then have the rear axle as low as it'll go on a floor jack. With the axle juuuust under the leafs, you can just wiggle the axle around by hand until it lines up.