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

Got the girl buying parts for her 2019 4runner offroad. Oops.

 

Would this bumper fit my older front end 2nd gen tacoma?

 

Changing spark plugs, but uh......


These are the same, right?

 

Just curious exactly which slip plate product you used and how you applied it. Any product or instruction links would be greatly appreciated.

 

Ahhhhh.... crap.

$59 SK20HR11 ---- IRIDIUM PLATINUM power pack Spark Plugs -- # 3421 ----- 6 PCS NEW

SK20HR11, not SK20R11.

Note to all you 2TR guys. Reading is important.

Well, got the oil changed anyway.

 

Aaaaaannnnd this is why you should not change spark plugs at midnight.



Also, I should have cleaned my engine first apparently.

 

Damnn... at least you can get a pair of pliars on it pretty easy.

 

Might need to swap grill and headlights too.

 

Unless your supercharged I would bought factory plugs and called it a day or do you have a 4 cylinder?

 

Welcome to tacomaworld!
We have a saying around in here:

 

Just a couple squirts of a rattle can should do it

 

You think $1K is a good price for a hybrid bumper!? Damn, I must be out of the loop. I got my brand new ARB for that price just as a reference point..

 

Not sure if it counts, but the old Harbor Freight gear bag finally gave out after a few years in the back of the truck. Needed a bigger one anyway.

Cutting a few stitches opened up some of the tiny inside pockets to be decent sized - big enough for recovery rings, e-tape, etc. Snatch strap still doesnt fit, but thats got its own place in the truck anyway

 

Which progressive aal pack did you go with?

 

$19 SLIP Plate Aerosol, 12-oz

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ESITFQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

this is GREAT stuff....I usually put the truck on the lift to get a full droop on the springs,,,use the hi pressure washer to wash out /off anything and then spray it in between the leafs....usually lasts 6 months or so.....dries to a very slippery surface and doesnt seem to hold dirt and grit like wet grease etc...... at some point probably will pull the pack and open it, insert teflon strips.....but this stuff is really good so im in no hurry...

BTW i use about 3/4 of the can for both springs...

 

Ordered this yesterday
To soon make this

 

@Joe23 ^^^^

 

Yup, it's a 4 banger. Factory plugs are

$59 Denso SK20HR11 ---- IRIDIUM PLATINUM power pack Spark Plugs -- # 3421 ----- 6 PCS NEW

Denso SK20HR11 iridium plugs and the change internal is 100k miles. The FSM lists an NGK number too, but I went with Denso. Mine has about 174k and I have no idea if the ones in there are original. I bought it with about 163k miles and given the condition of the truck, I wouldn't put it passed the previous owner to have not done them.
Anyway apparently SK20R11 comes up in Internet search results too, even when the you put the H in there. I didn't even know I had bought the wrong ones until I had the first one out. I didn't even see the H until I had already posted the picture.
So I put the old one back in, put the bolt in for the coil and it just kept spinning, never got tight, then pop! It sheared. I tried unsuccessfully to get it out with pliers, went to Walmart at midnight to see if they had a screw extractor or left handed drill bit. No luck. Wallowed in self pity for about an hour then went to bed, resigned to either having to ride my bike to work in the rain/snow this morning or getting a ride from my wife. Still undecided on that one.

 

That sucks man. I had a bolt sheer off one of my coil packs. Luckily it sheered at the base of the pack and not in the cover.

 

I'm sure this opinion is probably vary greatly and probably confuse me more...but I have 73k on my stock brakes. Still have about 20% pad life but the warped rotors are annoying and they are starting to squeak.

I want to upgrade to something less likely to warp (rotor wise) and similar to maybe slightly improved braking. I don't want super sticky pads, I've had those in the past on other vehicles and they stop great but sacrifice in dust, noise and life span. My truck is only slightly overweight, and I don't have much more plans on adding more heft.

So, I'm thinking the below kit...

$238 EBC S3KF1128 Stage-3 Truck and SUV Brake Kit

https://www.amazon.com/EBC-S3KF1128...19059--8-1---1&vehicleName=2015+Toyota+Tacoma

I've seen a few on the site with it, some say its great and some say they wish they went to yellowstuff for more bite (which I don't care about per se). So what say you guys?