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

Damn that’s heavy

 

Yeah I questioned it too when I saw the weight on my work order when I got my Yukons installed. Their reasoning is better protection in applications where the gears will be susceptible to higher loads from bigger tires, offroading, extra weight, towing etc. When I saw that ECGS recommended that weight also then I really didn't question it anymore. And plain ol dino too, no need for synthetic. I haven't noticed anything different running the thicker oil. I ran Mobil1 synthetic

$29 75w-90 Synthetic Gear Lube - 1 Quart (Pack of 2)

75w-90 when I was stock. Diff stays pretty cool too, I was monitoring the temp during break in. Not sure if the thicker oil will make a difference in cold climates though. I'm in Socal, no cold weather here.

 

Well unless someone else chimes in that’s what I’m getting. Lol

 

But again, I think 85w-140 too thick for the front, may want to check on that.

Actually ECGS does say to run 80w-90 for extreme cold climates. They recommend to use Lucas dino but I know there are a lot of Lucas oil haters. I'm running the Lucas dino right now. My rear end shop didn't really recommend a brand of oil, they just say any dino oil in 85w-140

https://eastcoastgearsupply.com/ft-2536-ecgs-gear-oil-recommendation.html

 

Ground down the inner tulip cup for full suspension droop

 

I use Lucas 80W-90 at the recommendation of JustDifferentials, for both front and back diffs (with Nitros) + transfer case.

 

Did some exploring today while trying to find snow. Original plan didn't work out as the road I was going to take was closed. Alternate route ended up being all on graded but lightly maintained roads. Still heavily traveled tho. I did find a few fun side trails but still nothing that required 4wd. Me and the pup had a good time tho.

 

I run that in my front and rear differentials Lucas synthetic.

 

You going with perf mesh or slotted mesh? Logo?

 

Haha you lost me on that one looks like im doing some research to see if I can do it myself

 

Going with @HomerTaco mesh and an old Land Cruiser logo:

 

Saweet!

 

@Fernando what gear oil weight do you run?

 

Out in the eastern Sierra’s. Just hit 500 miles on my new gears. Gonna change the fluid in town of bishop tomorrow. Been good about stopping every 50 miles.

 

I have Nitro 4.88s and have been running Lucas 80w-90 for a few years now with no issues.

 

This

 

Replaced both outside door handles after the passenger door handle snapped off. Didn’t wanna chance the driver one snapping and have to Luke Duke it for a few days waiting on a replacement.

 

Luke Dukin’ it would’ve been badass...or:

 

Hey, that looks like the same thing I got from Homer Taco.

I tripped out when I first opened it. It looked like it was cut for a 2nd gen. lol

I think I'm going to do an 01-04 "Toyota" tailgate emblem on mine. And I'll paint the mesh with some Por15 spray black.

 

Yes, absolutely because it’s cold. I believe this is a safety feature. If I drive off immediately in the morning without letting the truck warm up, it won’t shift from first. This is normal as I’ve been told to prevent damage to the transmission.