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

Yeah, it's weird. The other one is.

 

You have to manually shift it in low range to get a smooth 1-2 shift. Put it in low, rev it up a bit, let off the gas and stick it in 2. Smooth as butter that way. I can't stand how rough it is when you let it shift itself, feels like it's gonna break something haha.

 

he has both side -> @Bennett707

 

ummm, you may need to re-due this side. You flag is flying backwards sir.

Our colors don't run

 

I see what you guys mean. Oops! I'll order another set.

 

Time to start working on the paddle shift project...

 

Stars are always toward the front. The one pictured should go on the other side of the truck.

 

Where can I purchase that specific steering rack bushings ?

 

Got mine here, no issues and it's been a few months

$31 Energy Suspension - 8.10103R 4WD RACK & PINION BUSHING SET

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EEWEF0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Thanks

 

Yep. I know that now

 

I got mine from the local O’ Reilly’s. 30 bucks.

 

My bet is that the seller made both sides the same way. Sounds like the driver side on @CruisD64 is probably facing the correct way but the passenger side had the sticky on the wrong side and there was no other way to install.

I thought about going with the small flags like that but ended up with one big one on the hood.

 

Thanks

So you feel the drive to be smoother ? Or what specifically got better?

 

Waaayyyy smoother. I thought I had blown out a recently replaced bearing with how loud and obvious the vibrations where but once we got it up on the lift we found the shot bushings. Steering is tighter and smoother with no vibrations!! Wish I would have done it long ago.

 

Or the manual transmission swap project

 

Ok... This may be a dumb question. But I try and keep my distance from transmissions.

Getting ready to attempt a shift kit install. Trans is not in the truck.

Any reason I should not flip the trans upside down so I can work on it?

 

Yeah, sorry about that. Was getting caught up...saw all the other posts after I added my two cents...

 

Probably should have waited for the new rear shock relocate to be installed before selling the rear shocks and cutting the bed cage off but now I'm one step closer to a new rear end and having bed space again. Wish I hadn't sold the stock shocks because now I gotta drive with no rear shocks to get the new kit installed

 

Nah, out of all the vehicles I have owned (at least a dozen), only two have been automatic: 1966 Chevy Caprice (2-speed powerglide, power steering, NO POWER BRAKES WTF) and my 2003 double cab. For the traveling and exploring I do, automatic is way easier to deal with than a manual. I would consider doing a 5 speed swap from a Tundra/Land Cruiser before a 5-speed manual swap. Without double or triple transfer cases, automatic is way smoother on intermittent rocky/technical bits than manual.