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

I used an old race and a thick square piece of steel for even pressure. Here's a pic using the same method to get the rear pinion seal in.

 

Did a what I would say is a full detail on the inside. Pulled the seats and center console, vacuumed and shampooed the seats and carpet, wiped everything else down really good, and put it back together.
Also ran another wire for a long range antenna.

Outside gets done tomrrow....

No pictures cause F you.

 

I just picked up a set of the regular ones with supposedly less that 25k miles on em for 300$. The guy told me they provide 3" of lift. Im running a camper shell and a small amount of gear. Probably a total of 300 lbs. Im also running 3" lift shackles. Just tryin to figure if i should ditch the shackles or maybe run both? Any info really. Are you happy with your expos? Will i need extended u bolts?

 

Yes and no, expo's are great don't get me wrong. But that's because what I'm about to do with the truck has changed. They are a bit rough with no weight and hold a 3 inch lift well with 500 pounds in the bed. and ride amazing with a extra 100 pounds. I would run with the shackles if I was you. I'm on the original shackles and I feel like I need longer ones lol

 

Yea thats why i bit on these regular ones. I figured the expos would be way too stiff for my set up. The website states that these are more set up for ride and flex. My factory leafs are frowning so hopefully this is a much better set up haha

 

They should be, mine are hitting 2 years old now and performed how I wanted them to

 

Not first gen related at all, but are any of you guys good with tv’s? I have a big rear projection Mitsubishi..today I turned it on and it stayed on for a bit, but then just cut out and now it won’t turn back on. Yes it is plugged in lol. I’ve read around online and had no luck

 

I think those old ones have a big light buld that goes out. I had a buddy with the same kind of tv and it did that

 

Cleaned out the interior. Had to clean some grease stains out of the carpet and seats. Industrial maintenance is one of those jobs where some days you come home absolutely coated in 50 year old lithium-ish grease. It was so bad this week I had to fashion seat covers out of some stuff I found in the warehouse at work. Still didn't keep it all of my seats though. Also went ahead and bought a new AirCat impact gun to assist in the install of my Low Range AAL's hopefully next weekend.

 

I have a universal mossy oak seat cover for that reason

 

I meant the leaf pack too hehe. I was just comparing my front to rear sag. The 5-leafs have held height over lots of mileage.

 

I’ve got a Sony rear projection TV in the bonus room. When the bulb goes out it does the same thing. Had it 10 years, replaced the bulb twice. It’s around $60. It gives me a warning message prior to it going out though for a few weeks.

 

Okay cool. Did you have to run extended u bolts?

 

I did a ubolt flip kit. And welded on new shock mounts to the axle

 

Sorry Ryan. With over 10 thousand posts on the board I should have remembered your name by now. Haha! Glad you got the leak figured out. Any special tools required to replace those lines?

 

10mm flare wrench is recommend, everything else is commonplace.

 

Cool, I have a set of those flare extensions for my ratchet. They are kind of a pain to work with, but it was cheaper than buying a proper set for how often I need to use them.

 

The front light, for the power, doesn’t work. It hasn’t for years...so I can’t check for codes..

 

Part 2 of our Montana Memorial Day trip posted. It was another great day, and we only got completely stuck in the snow once!

Read it here: Snow, Sun, and Storms - Montana in May

Full story and lots of pics: Snow, Sun, and Storms - Montana in May

Catch up: [Part 1] [Part 2]​

 

Interesting. ..i run the same setup. I have no weight in the rear besides my spare on a swingout. Rides good. When im loaded down she doesnt sag much and still runs good. Dont see a need for shackles