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

I carry 2 spares on the 99, a 33 and a 265 cause I’m too lazy to swap the 2.

The other 3 sit to the side of the house

 

The bump stops are the next plan with the ubolt flip. Meant I haven’t bottomed out as of yet when I said I haven’t hit the bump stops lol.

 

I've got a 32 so it has worked for now. Waiting on a swingout so I can have my full size mounted there

 

yea sounds like the right move. that's awesome
Definitely jealous of that setup.

I'd recommend getting some duro bumps for the rear when you do the U-bolt flip. They'll compliment the shocks nicely and make those bottom outs way smoother. You can get them in super tall sizes too so that you don't have to make extensions for them or anything like that.

 

Dude literally just got off the phone with my buddy and was talking about this thread and he mentioned durobumps. Definitely going that route for the front and back!

 

Also it’s 12” travel

 

Nice!
I love my front set. They were a night and day difference! Curtis is a great dude.

How did you come to the decision on 12"? Most people i've seen only were able to fit 10" travel ones with the relocation.

 

Matt over at MCM Fab here in Vegas did all the work and basically we talked about what I wanted and what I’d be doing and we chose what I have. It’s a 10” shock but he cycled the suspension so the stock bump will still work and he angled the shocks so I’ll get 12” off droop. Axle droop and shock travel aren’t 1:1

 

Gotcha. Yea kicking them back will do the trick for fitting longer ones forsure.

Whatcha got up front?

 

I got the ads 2.5 extended mid travel coil overs with bypasses and tc ucas! Basically just got ads all the way around. Really liked the company and the quality of their stuff so went all in. I had an ome set up before this that I did not like at all... felt like my axles were welded to my frame haha was not an enjoyable ride.

 

I avoid rotating the spare in. It’s one less tire I have to buy later. I just keep it full and check for dry rot. They tend to last 12 years before i see dry rotting out here. They’re temporary use so the 6 year rule does t bother me

 

Dang Bet it rides like a dream! Sweet!

 

The ones from the dealer have red loctite on them.

 

Red is just a general color, there are many different kinds. I've seen green on bolts, which is usually a retaining compound, not thread locker, but companies vary.

 

@m3bassman

I know you've got this already, but here are pics from my https://adventuretaco.com/almost-dropped-the-truck-off-the-floor-jack-ads-coilover-maintenance/

Today I did a little work on the truck and found that my passenger LBJ needed replacement, so I replaced both.

 

Way easier to get the shock out with the hub and CV out of the way. Faster for me, seems like less struggle (work). At least we're both trying to be lazy, hahahaha!

 

Thats insane. I can hear the suspension rattle In this pic

 

Because its a pos tire. No thanks. I use too when they where all garbage

 

I had gotten hold of some IS250 wheels earlier this week, and today I was able to take them to a professional wheel specific machine shop that bored out the center bores to factory spec 67.1mm. They had the specs on hand also to remove just enough metal to allow the hub to insert into the wheel perfectly, and a test fit confirmed the center caps were still able to pop right IN!!



Next up will be shopping for tires and Toyota center caps, of course!!

 

Looks good man. How much did it cost to have them bored?