GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

Haha, Guess I was wrong. That pic you showed me of the side definately looked like it was swapped already when I saw the shock like that. Turns out it's the opposite and it's got some death lift on it. Hard pass unless you already got a dana 44 sitting around for it.

 

I would think that an LC front axle would be better. It would be stronger than the D44 and bolt up easier than a D44 swap.

 

it's a good option but if you want to run high steer it's much easier to do on a flat top knuckled 44 than the LC axle. Also if you're going to do an easy swap with front leafs, there are already companies that make full width hangers for the 44. The LC axle has coil buckets so you would have to run a link suspension which complicates the swap a little more. Or cut them off and reweld leaf perches but then again a little more work as you have to make sure your perch doesn't need to go with the front diff is on the LC axle.

Also 44's are cheap and easy to find. And can be built pretty cheap too for the price of just a complete stock LC front axle.

To edit: all my knowledge of this is from like 2007 when I did my 4runner swap and my buddy did his 99 tacoma swap. Much probably had changed and it may be just as easy to do the LC axle swap and I just don't know about the new products available for it.

 

That makes sense. Me being the weird one, I would want the coils and a 3 link.

 

well, in a perfect world I think we would all want to go that route but sometimes budget and time don't allow for it. Even then you still got a weird steering situation to overcome too.

 

For the record, I am not a fabricator, so I have no real clue as to all the work involved. I know a little bit of what needs to be done, but no where near what would be needed to get it completed.

 

says the baller

 

I call dibs on your dif's if you do trade up.

 

Damn. My thoughts exactly. Would something like that be plug and play? With yours being a manual and JB on auto?

 

Just met your buddy Seth your graduated with. He works at the KTM dealership. Probably gonna by a bike from him on Mon/Tues.
Nice guy had a lot in common with him.

 

would swap the pumpkin up front and the whole axle in the rear. easiest way to swap them without affecting the mesh

 

Any suggestions on areas to live?!
Looking to move out of town and buy some space on a river.
I got a place up in NC above Asheville that is in my family, but that is TBD if I get to live there full time.
One option is to buy a place up near my mtn house in the valley for my folks. Then I could be around for them when they need me.

If you could move somewhere in the SE on a river and mtns. Where might that be?

 

You know my answer, and you know where you want to be.



Seriously though @Built2Ride. If not the zones we've talked about before, possibly West Virginia. Close to the New would be pretty killer.

Even that isn't exactly SE so that may not fit what you're looking for. You're asking for opinions and my honest one is that aside from NE GA/Western NC/Eastern TN, I wouldn't willing move anywhere else in the SE. Again, thats purely my opinion.

 

Blind hole bearing puller is a good thing to have on hand even if you have that tool. The tool can break after a bunch of use and it's useless if your bearing is pushed too far in from the factory like mine was.

Best start on a solution imo is one piece driveshaft.

Second best... Just getting used to the fact that Tacoma's always will have vibrations because Toyota dgaf.

Or start messing with angles. But how are your u joints, sound like they might be a little worn if on/off accelerator changes things.

 

Thanks for the tips. To clarify: The same vibes happen whether I’m on or off the accelerator.

 

Still makes me think drive shaft.

 

Strap a GoPro under the truck and drive the truck around see it can get it on camera or the mic

 

Oh ok. Yep, just your standard Tacoma vibrations. Other than random luck with changing shims on carrier or axle, the single piece driveshaft is the only thing that will consistently make things better for you. And it's such an issue and becoming such a common replacement that a reputable driveshaft place likely knows what you need without measuring... Just like the exhaust crossover fix that shouldn't be there from the factory.

 

Question, What exhaust crossover fix?

 

Duh... it the part that sits next to the flux capacitor and transfers the heat to make the exhaust not smell bad when it comes out the tailpipe. Duh!

But honestly wtf is a exhaust xover fix?