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

camp kitchen lights and front led pods. long overdue and i am stoked

 

I think trucks look great with a little rake. Like they're ready to put in some work.

 

Man I wouldn't even know where or how to start that haha

 

I just re-geared my front & rear diffs a few months ago with 4.56

If my memory serves me, you won’t need to even mess with the E14 bolts until you get the entire clamshell out with both the tube assembly and support assembly still bolted on.

Basically every thing in the picture will be together and in one piece and come out together... then you can mess with the E14 bolts.
When I took mine out I made the mistake of trying to take the tube off with everything still on the truck. It was easier to take the whole thing out, then strip everything off the clamshell.

 

Here is my front clamshell out with the tube assembly (and E14 bolts) in place.

 

E-torx are great. I have loads of them on my BMW F800GS motorcycle. Have yet to bend, booger, or mess up a head on one, they'll take tons of torque. Not so hard to find either, home depot had a husky set when I needed it for cheap.

 

Just needs an LS!

 

I use one of those at work. Size 5/8" on a 3/4 drive Milwaukee fuel 18v. The bolts I tighten are a breakaway head at 350lb/f.

 

Finally pulled the trigger on some bolt on sliders. Avid sliders w/kickout and mounted at 15 degrees vs the typical 10-12. Just need to pull them off and paint them.

 

Moar Powa!

 

I friggin love this truck. Nicely done

 

Looks awesome

 

The ARB bumper does not have recovery points built in. I've read that it's because of the airbag sensors, but I don't know for sure. It makes one wonder because there's a 9,500 pound winch bolted to the bumper! This ARB recovery point replaces the factory hook and mounts directly to the chassis. There's a hole to fasten a D shackle rather than a hook. If I really need it on the trail, I want to have the right equipment.

 

On my previous setup I had the Bulletproof Fabrication recovery point which mounts similarly. Problem would be if you’re buried in mud/snow/sand or worse, water, it’s a bit of a hassle to get down to it.

 

I was going to crack the bolts free with the diff still on the truck, and do full removal on the work bench. That way I don’t need to try and hold the diff from moving around. ECGS recommends this in their instructions.

 

X2

 

Minor take 2.5x

 

Installed a Yakima Overhaul HD rack this morning. Got a good 48" bar spread for my canoe.

Have the short bed side bars on order.

 

Dont hate us 2.7 guys!

 

Well obviously... mine has a rake to it due to my bumper/skid