What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

great video. whenever i change a cabin filer i always spray Ozium air sanitizer in the inlet vents outside of the truck. it runs though the whole HVAC system, desanitizes and make it nice and fresh. you can buy it at walmart, autozone, advance, etc. just some input.

 

thanks for the tip. I'll look up that stuff.

 

I finally caught up on this thread!

I did skip over November and December though....

 

Replaced stock muffler with a

$149 Jones Exhaust JT2525XL Jones Exhaust Turbine Muffler, 304 Stainless Steel - 2-1/2" In/Out (JT2525)

Jones Exhaust JT2525XL (with resonator). The sound is noticeably different with no drone to speak of at speed. To me, it's definitely an improvement over the stock exhaust sound, but it may not be for everyone.

I'm a little annoyed that the welder didn't twist the muffler around to make the "Jones" markings rightside-up, and the welds themselves are absolutely terrible, but there's not much I can do about that without starting over and possibly damaging the whole thing. Oh well...


Added a matte black exhaust tip from PureTacoma. I still need to get under there and paint the rest of the pipe black, as well:

 

Nope. Unplanned upgrade...



One of the passengers in the SUV that rear-ended me left in an ambulance.

 

Oh damn, glad you’re alright. Did you have a dash cam? What do you think of the new one so far?

 

Which coin tray configuration did you choose? I'm thinking the empty or QDNP...

 

Forget to mention I installed my faux carbon fiber TRD license plate frame. Biggest mod yet.

 

Had time to clean the truck. Not the dog however.

 

Absolutely, she's next for sure. Rained here yesterday and she loves running through any and all mud.

 

Wow, what a beautiful Truck.

 

Ha, yeah I see that on her face often!

 

Finally installed lift this morning. Bilstein 5100 OME 887 with Denver AAL in the rear. Oh yeah and Taco lean spacer. Thank you Marie and Headstrong!

 

Damn, I installed the same lift (with OME shocks) and it took me and a friend 8 hours Haha. You must've been moving fast.

 

Did you get it pre-assembled?

 

Any sound clip you can share?

 

A month in, it's been good. Like the new gadgets (night vision backup cam, PTC heater, adaptive cruise...). Missing the A-pillar grab handle. Stock suspension is better tuned than stock 2nd gen suspension - it comes pre-leveled with no taco lean, and there's less brake dive and less body roll. Powertrain is fine for my driving style - I like to keep the revs up and shift manually.

 

Just installed the prinsu roof rack, Cali raised 42” light bar, i painted the grill with superwrap vinyl spray(onyx black). I replaced my emblems with 2015 Tacoma emblems, also superwraped vinyl sprayed

I also installed backflip Tonneau cover
A year ago.

I installed a 3 inch lift. And got 33 falcons 285/70r17 and race line wheels
You guys are gana hate me but the lift is a rough country lift...

What do you guys think overall??

 

@angelarroyo1014 Looks great!
I have been looking into what lift is the best for budget but does not compromise performance...
How many miles have you put on it with RC so far? RC Lifts (in my experience) are great for old solid-axle 4x4's... not so sure on the Taco's.

Also, did this lift "void" any part of the warranty? I traded my '16 4Runner in for my '18 Taco and got Toyota to let me keep my Platinum 75K service/warranty plan so I don't want to lose that if I don't have to.

-Travis

 

Was it difficult removing the factory bed decals?