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

thanks dan, im planning on doing it like you did buying the parts separately. i've had good luck with duralast rotors and pads with napa calibers. figured thats the way im going to do mine. kinda had to screw up a rotor in terms of manufacturing lol. i plan on going 33's or 35's after i go LT. might as well up my braking game i know my tires are heavy bastards. E rated mud terrains at 265 75 R16 lol

 

You can do it but you’ll have to find a small shop willing to do it. I ran 35x12.5 on the stock rims for a while.

 

Well freezer is probably going out. I told the GF we could get a truck fridge/freezer for half the price than a new home freezer. That got shot down with one look lol. But I did meantioned thatll help her getting groceries I got the "(interesting) hmmmmm" so I might be getting a home freezer and a ARB fridge/freezer lol

 

Found and OEM axle with e locker for 300... Best price that I've found so far. I'm probably going to jump on it.

Only question is how hard would it be to install?

 

Planning on going the NAPA tundra brake route. What casting is the big brake mod? S13WL, S13WG, or S13WE - I want to make sure I get the one that would come from a tow package vehicle. Also, which rotors and pads are a good cost effective choice? Thank you!

https://www.napaonline.com/en/searc...aliper-hardware/auto-parts/toyota/tundra/2003

 

13WL and im going with autozone for rotors and pads. i've had good experiance with them.

 

Replacing upper and lower radiator hoses with OEM. I need to replace a couple clamps (rusted), so I’d rather replace them all. Can’t seem to kind OEM style clamps and rather not use the 99 cent cheapies. Any suggestions?

 

You can get stainless steel ones at HD or Amazon

 

I shot you a text about that

 

I went outside, popped the hood, wiggled this, touched that, talked to the neighbor about the progress I have made so far, and then came back closed the hood to go inside to check TW. Progress right?

 

Swaps right across. So long as you have the same front gear ratio.

Then just simple wiring for the locker.

 

Pulling the trigger

 

For the Tundra brakes from Napa will I need something else not included to connect my brake line to them? This is the one I need to use for my lt kit.

 

Do you have the right Banjo bolt?

 

I don't have any banjo bolt - I mean besides the one connecting my brake stock length lines right now. Which one should I get?

 

You can use your stock one if you drill it out a little. Tundras didn’t come with banjo bolts, they used hard lines with flared ends.

 

So is there an alternative? Like an aftermarket bolt sold separately? I don't mind drilling my stock one - I remember seeing the picture @mechanicjon posted. A backup plan would be nice to have too though lol

 

I’m not sure actually.

 

I'm guessing when most people order their lines they come with the right kind of banjo bolt eh? Maybe I can call wheelers or another company that makes them.

Do their brake lines that people buy for the big brake upgrade come with banjo bolts or am I getting confused

 

Usually they come with new banjo bolts. Not sure why yours didn’t.