What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Nope, decided the taco needed them more and 35s and LT is the sweet spot anyway

 

That's the whole convo we've been having, hahahaha. You replied to a post where I had a pic of how they are different.

You can use Taco stuff on a 4Runner, but only if you swap out the LBJ and OTRE. Never thought about swapping the other way - no reason to really.

 

Finally installed my Apex bumper , wheels and tires. Now for an alignment to push my wheels forward to alleviate rubbing.

 

FedEx stop by the house after the Black Friday sale,

Damn they were fast

 

Looks good, I have that same bumper I'm picking up in a couple days. Pretty easy to install on your own with a floor jack or did you need an extra set of hands to do it?

On the subject of alignment, I got my 33s to stop rubbing when I asked the alignment shop to put my caster at 3˚

 

Can anyone confirm a part number on a front wheel bearing (manual hub if that makes a difference)

Pretty sure it's

$89 90369-54002 Bearing

90369-54002

 

Working on replacing U joints, carrier bearing and transmission mount. I noticed in the double cardan there’s a slight catch in it, but only when it’s at the furthest point in the motion on one side. I plan on swapping it with my old pre-4wd conversion shaft, but even that one has a small catch in the farthest point in its range of motion on one side, but it’s feels better than what’s currently on the truck. Is it normal for it to have a slight catch or should it be perfectly smooth in all directions? Just seems odd both would do it.

 

It is

At least that's what's written down in my personal notes from years past

 

Thank you! Correct me if I'm wrong... I don't think it matters between ADD and manual.

 

I'm fairly sure it doesn't. It's just the presence of a retaining nut deal to grapple the manual hub base vs a CV axle nut holding the whole shebang laterally.

 

@Dirty Pool has a writeup on here that is majorly in depth, search

 

Did you see the service manual Dirty Pool wrote for that job?

 

Hey I only ruined one Tacoma, the other got a chance it would have never otherwise gotten.

 

Most vehicles don’t experience rollovers. So you have a point

 

So it takes three to get it right? Shit

 

That poor truck...



Literally one day later....

 

Ouch

 

Who said I was gonna get it right?

 

Got me there

 

I saw one when working by myself at the border of Colorado and Wyoming doing a sound survey in the middle of literally no where as part of a wind farm study. I turned around and got a change order and budget for another person to come with me. F that. LOL.