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

This is true

 

All the clear empty spots were full so I tested the trucks flex a bit

 

what brand are those? I need to order OEM LBJs. Got me some new LCA's and whiteline bushings. Shes gonna be tight as a virgin up front

Also gonna do new OTRE's. I went with Oreillys. Life time warranty. they swap them out no questions asked. Every 6 months I replace them

 

I've used Moog for inners and they hold up fine to the abuse I put my truck though. I'm killing oem lbjs in less than a years time to tell you how hard my truck is abused.

I did buy a reman rack at one point that came with inners that would bind at full droop. They lasted one offroad trip. Moog have enough articulation in them, not sure about with extended travel coilovers though.

I'm back to a new oem rack so I'm on oem inners but the moogs are my trail spares.

 

@Dan8906 This wouldn't be a bad option if you had the time for this I'd think.

I plan to use moogs are trail spares for everything except LBJs

 

I have utterly no idea what you are talking about. In the real world, nothing stops a crackhead miscreant, other than a round through the skull. Unfortunately, the law frowns upon that.

 

Im thinking im going to run Moogs inner and outter.

 

Miscreant, lol! Been a minute since I’ve heard a solid descriptive word like miscreant. But in all seriousness, you need to get on the blinker fluid, multi-purpose to the max!

 

I did 555 inner and outer. The 555 inners will articulate to the extent that extended coilovers require.

 

got links?

 

Sure, lower price is in green

Inners:

Napa: https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ATMSR3560

Low Range OffRoad: http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/toyo...a-tacoma-inner-tie-rod-end-left-or-right.html

Outers:

Napa Left: https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ATMSE3661L

Napa Right: https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ATMSE3661R

Low Range OffRoad L/R: http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/toyo...-tacoma-outer-tie-rod-ends-made-in-japan.html

RockAuto Left: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=389329&cc=1388987&jsn=396

RockAuto Right: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=389330&cc=1388987&jsn=397

The reason the RockAuto ones are AC Delco is because most often AC Delco suspension and steering parts for Japanese vehicles are reboxed 555 as you can tell in the item pictures.

 

I just replaced my inners with 555 units from LROR as well as OEM outers, based on feedback from other owners. There’s no way in hell I’m paying for OEM inners until I need a new rack. By the way, I HIGHLY recommend buying a new set of OTRE jam nuts from LROR as well. They’re relatively cheap and if your OG ones were anything like mine they were rounded to shit anyway.

I also plan on using my low mileage OG OEM inners and outers as trail spacers. Same for the LBJs that I just replaced with new OEM units.

 

You rock! thank brotha!

 

Thats my plan as well, They all have 85K on them but should work well as trail spares.

 

No prob, so many of the things we buy for these trucks can be had for much cheaper if you know where to look and what to look for.

 

Yep. Same here @ 75k.

After jumping to 315s out of the gate and then punishing my steering rack, I decided to refresh the whole front end with new parts as a baseline and keep the old ones as spares.

But seriously, I almost missed those adjustment nuts and they were like $2 apiece. Added them to my order for the inners and it worked out brilliantly

 

Vocabulary is teh sexyness.

Also, trying to up my game past sputtering a string of obscenities. I am improving- now it's about 9 minutes each morning before I have broken my oath not to swear for a whole day....

 

Received my 15X8, 3-3/4BS flat-finish Procomp crawler wheels today. Also a set of Gorilla small lugs for my other vehiclem and the PV to implement my LSPV-Delete this weekend.

Just waiting for the new tires for the wheels, and miscellaneous fittings from Amazon. I will grab the stainless steel inflation valves tonight and install them in the wheels... and then put them along the fenceline to sit there in the elements till I receive the tires (probably in about 3 weeks)

 

Front O2 sensor replaced. What a bitch that was. Had to drop the trans skid and then the plug is NOT in a convenient location to easily unplug or plug back in. It sits on top of the transmission and I can only fit one hand up there, barely. But it's done now, hopefully it resolves the P0133 issue and no other issues come up.

I also had to cut 2 of the brand new bolts off the skid plate that were sent by 4xInnovations. Both got galled up when trying to remove them and then wouldn't budge. Such a pain in the ass.

Truck is packed to leave tomorrow morning for a 4 day wheeling trip. Just need gas and firewood and to finish up last minute details like checking fluids and shit.

 

Just pull it off and rotate it so the rip or tear is by the hinges