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

Customer service. Almost unheard of.

 

Cut my tailpipe (leaf spring was hitting it whenever I put the truck on a lift), also good for off-road clearance? I need to measure for limit straps.
Checked my fluids and tire pressures, balanced the tires. Checked all lights and replaced both front marker bulbs (one bulb was the wrong color, clear instead of amber).

 

Funny I thought the same thing

 

You should prob trim those u bolts while you have the tires off!

 

I need to install my shims first. The instructions say I have to drill a hole if I have OME springs but it doesn't say how big of a hole and where.

 

Discount Tire’s customer service is second to none.

 

yupper those colors look great

 

They don't.
It's like the axle drops too much as I had to add a spacer for the brake line bracket and unclip the wheel speed sensor harness from the bracket where the charcoal canister is.
The shock boots constantly get pulled off.

 

What did you use as I want to do this once it gets warmer.

 

I freakin love Discount Tire.

 

I have the newer @KB Voodoo aluminum bedside caps on with my canopy. Works fine and no problems. Thought there might have been a difference with the canopy sitting slightly lower, but my mount clamps and everything else lined up and tightened down fine. All the bulb seal I used around the contact surface probably occupies whatever curve there might have been in the canopy lip.

When I had the cap off, it looked like a pretty flat mount surface. May vary by manufacturer.

 

Today I towed a heavy assed 26' long boat...

Up a short 15*+ concrete incline from a dead stop half way up with stock gears and 37's (both back tires left marks )

and proceeded down a 20*+ incline

These new brakes are nothing short of f______g incredible! I'm so f_____g happy about the end result!!


I gotta go back to work now...

 

The OME centering pin (M10) runs a little larger then normal (3/8”) pins, looks like you have the 095R leafs so you may have enough length on the OME pin then you need to drill out the shim to fit the OME pin. if your shims came with new pins you can just use those and no need to drill the shim.

 

I was too cheap to buy the stripes off Etsy so I went to Michael's (Joann fabrics type store) and got 3 sheets 1.99 per - 12x12.

 

Put 5100s on the rear yesterday. had trouboe removing the centering pin on leaf springs, so AAL had to wait

 

those were not from Etsy, but sheet from my friends shop

 

Have a friend who among other things does Vinyl wrap.....had him order the colors from his rep..

 

Well Said! I love my 2006 Tacoma, and I don't plan on buying another truck. So I might as well make my 2nd generation, just as fancy as the 2020 Tacoma, if not better! Here is a link to a very similar kit that I used. I bought from a private party, but essentially the same set up.

$28 Metra Electronics 95-8214TB Double DIN Dash Kit for Toyota Tacoma 2005-2011 Vehicle (Black) 11.00in. x 8.60in. x 3.40in.

https://www.amazon.com/Metra-95-821...RQKRZ2RSF2E&psc=1&refRID=GZBVYAMS7RQKRZ2RSF2E

 

I put in a wheelers shim and didn’t need to drill. Just trim the center bolt flush with the nut then trim the u bolts not a bad job at all.

 

Finally got the bushings for the shock tower brace I picked up from @Sterling_vH111, was originally spray painted black but I stripped it and powder coated it black and gold to match my wheels... Eventually when I get my dirt king kit I will powder coat the logo plates on the lowers gold as well, trying to maintain a clean look with the gold accents (The mounting plates are backwards)