What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Perjaps my favorite red truck I have seen appearance wise at least. I really like the color matched everything but then I am partial

 

do you have a picture of the Prinsu rack with the 52 inch bar?

 

What did you use to make this? Any write up?

 

Dang around here you can't even give away the sway bars. A couple on craigslist. I know a guy who probably would've just given you his.

 

Seen u in league city the other day by a mc donalds. Truck looks good.

 

Yeah, like that most places. I tossed mine in the recycling bin in NH without blinking an eye.

 

Filled up the tank.

First fill up since doing plugs and cleaning the TB and maf and recharging the air filter. Ultra gauge showed 17mpg, I was skeptical. I calculated it to 17.2mpg. I was shocked. Pleasantly surprised to see this kinda mileage with the 285s.

 

Here you go.

 

Closed out a 3024 mile road trip from San Antonio, Texas through New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and back. She took my wife and I through the painted desert, past the Grand Canyon, through Zion, Capitol Reef, Arches, and wheeled a bunch of trails around Moab including Gemini, Shafer's, and Fins N Things. Didn't hit a single bypass, opted for the bigger climbs and descents, and made it look easy.

I love my truck.



Pardon my crappy cell phone video, I'll upload better to my bs/build thread later.

https://youtu.be/P2g3ShqJ98Y

 

Sorry no write up...its ez to do..

draw out what you want to remove
use a uni bit in the corners , drill out to the radius of ur corners
jig saw w fine blade slow speed to cut it out..corner hole to corner hole
trim inside as needed,,debur the whole thing
I used 1/8" plexiglass as the cover
clean the surface good, used gasket seal as a gasket and bolted it down
if you want to be real fancy install small led light inside wire to switch and then where ever you like..mine goes back to a fused block

 

Thanks man! Never thought I’d get spotted by someone on here haha.

 

1.5 months of work in my spare time

 

Thank you, sir.

 

Brake upgrade. EBC Ultimax rotors with yellow stuff pads and powder coated calipers.

 

Not much, cut a piece of 2x6 to add a bike mount for the bed and added the Gate keeper to the bed.

 

Tell me more about that gatekeeper

 

Doing something similar but going the 5th gen 4Runner brake calipers and rotor upgrade. Had to touch them up with some G2 Lime Green caliper paint.

 

Today I finally Gave my Tacoma the make over she deserves! I pulled the trigger and bought new Tires & Suspension on my 2006 Tacoma Prerunner. I chose The Bilstein 5100 adjustable shocks front and rear with the Old man EMU 885 coils. As well as HS 3 Leaf AAL Add a leaf in the back. And couldn't be happier with the results. My tacoma was starting to sag in the front, especially on the drivers side. ( All The weight from the battery & Gas tank on that side ) So I figured when I put on the new shocks & Coils, I'd put in 1/4 Top plate spacer, to level it out on the drivers side. After the lift, it still sags maybe 1/2 inch on the drivers side, but nothing I cant live without. Im super happy with the look and feel of the new suspension, wish I would have done this earlier! I did have to get a Heat gun, and mold part of the font wheel wells, because the they were rubbing my new tires real bad when I would make a hard right turn while backing up. Easy Fix!
Tires: BF Goodrich KO2's 265/75R17
Rims: Moto Metal 17 X 9
Here are some Before & After Photos with the stock suspension VS The Bilstein 5100 Kit. You be The judge!

BEFORE: ( STOCK SUSPENSION & TACO LEAN )


AFTER : Bilstein 5100 Shocks with Emu 885 Coil Springs, 1/4 inch Plate Spacer & Add a lead AAL in the rear.

 

@FreshMexicanTaco hooked it up!

I love the chrome surround btw so no hatin’ lol

 

Ordered my retrofit parts. And had some bad paint reactions after my impatient ass didnt wait long enough to spray on another color. Going to let it dry for two days and hope for the best. Also, my yellow tint ruined my current headlights. Or the goo be gone did. Oh well. Probably sell them for super cheap or sand them down and hope for the best