What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

They would welcome your input. You can use your same name. If you join please go to the thread I posted. People are actually buying oem 2017 Pro grilles, for big $$$, since they cannot get 2018 Pros. Looks like Toyota dealers now will only sell them to Pro owners with a current vin.

 

New pizza cutters. LT235/85/16 Cooper ST Maxx.

And synthetic lube in the rear axle and manual tranny.

 

Toyota bed mat & tonneau cover today!

 

Watch a few YouTube videos, mine came with ZERO instructions. Get a 10mm socket & ratchet or 10mm nut driver, a T30 Torx tip driver, a LARGE Phillips screwdriver, a scribe (to line up nut plates for wind deflector) and a tube of silicon. What takes the most time is mounting the air deflector and lining up all the nut insert/backing plates. I did it, by myself, in less than two hours.

 

Nice. You assembled on the ground first? They do look great..

 

No. I put up each piece individually. First, each side, then the back 1x1, then the front w/wind deflector. Then a rib near the middle. The key is to not tighten it all down too soon but you will be moving your ladder from one side to the other, frequently. It would have went quicker with a helper but I didn't have one available.

 

Only assemble like 3 or so bars on the ground, making sure that you don’t install cross bars that will block the mounting pads. Get a 3/4” punch, it will save you so much time and make the install cleaner. Don’t use the wood drill bit like in the pictures. Make sure you reinstall both weather strips before you silicone any holes. After silicone and spacers are in place I lifted the rack on by myself, but laid a moving blanket down on the roof to keep anything from scratching or denting the opposite side.

 

Anyone did the carrier bearing drop kit? Did you actually feel any difference? I just installed mine and cant even tell

 

You should not notice any difference unless you already had some howl caused by your lift. The only difference you would notice is if you had vibes/howl related to the increased angle from your lift. The carrier bearing drop kit is intended to minimize the change in angle due to the lift. So, if you don’t hear any howl it is doing its job.

 

Have OEM rack so all mounting holes are cleaned out and ready. No roof seals but may add later or just the front and rear sections after install but I do have a 3/4 hole punch. Thanks

 

I just posted a quick summary to that thread.

 

I never heard anything. I have about 9k miles since my kings lift lol i just installed this today

 

Do you have a link to these headlights? Thanks

 

https://www.uniquestyleracings.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1257&search=

 

I would LOVE to drive that trail! Decent shot too.

 

A little bit bro truck but I installed rock lights and thanks to @DSIM I have them turn on with my dome lights.

 

If you never heard any vibes or howl then you would not notice any difference with the carrier bearing drop. That said, at least your angles are now closer to stock so less stress on the diff.

 

Made it heavier!

 

I did have the same problem with rust on my new Tacoma .
Just pressure washed underneath the truck got ot dry and used a can of fluid film from Lowes and its been four months now and rust is gone.