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

Got my cup holder insert from @rns0504 and put it in. Very nice mod and affordable. Thank you for making these available.

 

Finally got around to the infamous kicker tweeter mod paired with mtx terminator69 6x9s. Also put noico sound dampening sheets inside and alittle bit on the outside of the door. Finally got the wife to help out..

She did great


Anybody wanting to just run speakers without the sound dampening/deadening sheets. DON’T. Sounds like shit other wise. I ran the kickers and mtx 6x9s for couple days before I put the noice sheets on and what a difference with the sheets. I’ll tell you what. It’s satisfying enough for now

 

Last year, I replaced my skid plate bolts with grade 8 bolts. I also put some grease on them before reinstalling. I've read way too many posts about them twisting off when trying to remove them.

 

Yup. I just didn’t catch mine in time

 

Clean! Did you paint your armrest?

 

Drove the truck to meet with @Breakfast Taco to give him my wheels, then I met up with @ptat to see if we could locate the source of the clunking noise in my front end.
It didn't make any noise but as soon as I get home it did. I'm thinking it's because the truck is on uneven ground when I'm parked at home which makes me think it's definitely LCA's.

I also realized that I need to put a list together of stuff I want/need to do to the truck.

 

I took Betty out to find some dirt roads.

 

Wife and I went car shopping but nothing caught her eye.

 

thanks!!

 

Finally had the TC Cam Tabs done by @afterhoursgarage. Manny and his bros are good people and he does good, clean work. He also took the time to run me over to Toyota of Orange to get a new alignment bolt which was stripped out from the last time I had work done on the truck.

If you need anything, hit him up.

 

nice

 

Changed up some of the decals my son says he is no longer a baby so had to remove the baby on board decal lol

 

SSOOOOO jealous!! I want an after market bumper w/tire swing out, in the worst way, just can't afford it.

I have been incredibly lucky. Every bolt came right out, no issues. I have discovered that most of the larger bolts came galvanized from the factory, something you can't see if the bolt is already rotted. Some of mine have started to loose that coating. I also put high temp grease on every screw& bolt I put back or replace.

 

Cool white

 

Thanks!

 

Dont. You'll spend a shit load more money

 

no I didn’t.

 

Got it all wrapped up today. Last two pics show the difference between ride height on stock parts and ride height after the upgrade. All seems good, took it for a ride after I finished up... So much smoother. Only issue I noticed was a slight vibe under acceleration from a complete stop. Do I need to drop the carrier bearing or something to adjust driveline angles?

Edit: I know there are loose bolts on that hanger it was taken during the install process. They’re tight now.

 

I have heard small degree shims on the rear axle and carrier barring are the two most noted fixes when non stock height trucks have vibes.

 

If the leaf springs didn’t come with a degreed shim, install a 2-3 degree shim and see if that helps with your slight vibration