What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Looks good!

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-hid-vs-led-vs-halogen-h11-projector-headlights.589465/
Huge thread, but the first 2 posts are all you really need.

 

Been holding onto a couple of these for a while.

In order:

Removed my bed divider and installed a caliraised bed molle.
Dumped my exhaust.

Removed my clamp style wireless charger and replaced with magnetic style.

Installed @mrproduxn seat spacers on driver side

 

About 2” in the front and about 1” in the back

https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/store/p401/Coil/Bilstein_5100_Kit_(HS16BK-1).html is where I got my front setup. I went with the 887 springs because they were exactly the height I wanted for right now and HeadStrong will assemble them for $90, meaning I didn’t have to rent a spring compressor and worry about all that crap. You can also get the AAL there but I got mine before finding out about this kit. I would HIGHLY recommend headstrong to anyone. Fantastic place to do business with!

It’s pretty close to level. I kept a tiny bit of rake but I’ve got about 7.5” between the top of the front tire and the fender and about 7.75” in the rear. I forgot to measure before so I’m not sure what I gained but around 1-2.” It may settle a bit so we’ll see where it sits in a couple weeks.

 

is there a benefit to adding a tip to the dumped exhaust? or is it just personal preference?

not talking shit, i did the same but left it untipped since it's out of sight.

 

I'm thinking about trying fluid film myself. I have a max jax lift and the plan would be to clean and re-apply FF once a year. Every spring I change the transmission fluid, filters, oil, diff oil, on all my cars and coolant, brake and PS fluid every other year. I could simply add the FF to the routine. Including the Tacoma, I have five cars in the family fleet.

 

Thanks for choosing us! They look really sharp on the cement taco. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

I just sent you guys a email in regards to my issues with the product. I can PM you on here if that’s better so we can discuss it further before I write my review of the whole situation. Thanks.

 

No problem! Shoot me an email at jake@caliraisedled.com and I can get you taken care of or PM here.

 

Huge mod day.

Tacoma emblems out, 'merica magnets on. Saw these on this forum and learned something about proper orientation - if the truck is moving forward! Happy to show respect for our flag without pushing political party affiliation or agenda.

https://carflagmagnet.com/collectio...l-american-flag-magnet-2-pack-one-vehicle-set

 

Nope. Just had the tip and wanted to finish it off.

 

Do you have the front springs pre-loaded at all?
How did you gain lift in the rear?

 

I'm envious. It's not the cost of the lift that keeps me from getting one, it's the cost of raising the garage roof.

I did a lot of research into rustproofing. FF was highly regarded by many people, including some other TW members. I didn't want to do it myself because I don't have a lift and it's a messy job, but I had a heck of a time finding a shop that would do it. Most shop owners would look at me funny because they'd never heard of it (it's been around since the 1940s). Finally found a guy with a small shop around 30mi. away that does it as sort of a specialty. Took him an hour and a half and charged me $150 (which is reasonable). As much as I'm going to hate it, I may just do it myself in the next month or two. I've already got a gallon of the stuff sitting around.

One important thing to keep in mind when using FF is to keep it off of any rubber that is not oil/fuel resistant. Think door seals. FF will cause the rubber to swell, and door seals would need to replaced.

<edit> - Oh, and you have to sure to keep the FF off the brakes (duh) and the exhaust (just causes some smelly smoke for a bit).

That's a lot of wheels.

 

Did you do the $250 and under speaker upgrade? If not do ya have a thread or the parts you used

 

Did the fog light install on my SR. Mostly went by this guys video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRfT2YJF0Y .

 

I have my vehicles thoroughly no drop oil undercoated every other year. It's messy working under there but worth the hassle I think to protect the frame etc. from road salt.

 

My front setup came with a 1/4” spacer to correct the drivers side lean. Otherwise I have the shocks set at zero preload. The new rear shocks are not adjustable so the lift came from adding a leaf spring (also known as add-a-leaf or AAL).

 

One of the funniest YouTube videos I saw on the subject was from one of your fellow Canucks ( ).

"See this truck... It's 6 years old and has 300,000 mi. on it and not a speck of rust! I'm going to show you how to do this... You're going to need a bucket and one of these sprayers for an air compressor with a hose pick-up. First, let's do an oil change..."

and I'm like "Oooohhh, I see where this is going."

I consider Fluid Film to be roughly the same thing, just a little more environmentally friendly.

What is this "no drop oil" undercoating of which you speak?

 

Thx. Thats the info I'm looking for. I bought the spacer for the front LS to correct the lean. Going to get the front shocks in a few weeks and use the OEM springs and try pre-load 1 notch. The rear has already been taken care of by installing the RMAS system.

 

No drip oil spray, there was a typo. I think it has wax in it but I'm not 100% sure. It is a common rust protection solution in Ontario. I experimented with not undercoating for about 5 years on a Hyundai Elantra and the fenders were about to fall off before it hit 300000 klms.