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

do you have access to a spring compressor?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrrtazxg2eg

 

Rent a tool from autozone so i guess yeah

 

have you ever used one before?

 

Both kinds the 300 dollar one is blessed the 30 dollar one... works

 

i need to change the front shock absorbers on my old SR5 for once in its life
local Toyota mechanic is bunk not letting me use my own supplied OEM parts i can save probably $100+ buying wholesale and not paying list+ from his source
and i am not even sure about the quoted labor time i got from him to do the work if its out of whack or anything

 

Im at the point where i can do both sides in like 3 hours

 

well if i just cannot find any local/regional TW persons (basic 3rd gen nonsense around here) that may know how to fix these good with no fcks how much interest do you have in toiling on an old SR5 if you have done this front suspension stuff before

 

I do it for fun on buddies trucks

 

You don't need a spring compressor. There's a video on how to do it with just the weight of the truck and a floor jack.

 

That only works assuming there isnt any rust

 

How does rust interfere?

 

I had to cut the strut mount off my buddies set of shocks and when they did mine they had to cut it off too

Not even an impact... so if theres rust chances are he has to take the assembly off try impacting the mount nut off the shock than try cutting it

 

Looking at Home Depot website. Do you know what's the difference between the friction ring and pin detent?

Which one is better?

I have the basic M18 battery pack. Would I need a bigger battery pack like the 5.0 ah battery pack?

 

You want the friction ring, NOT the pin detent. And the bigger amp hour battery is nice but not mandatory

 

@Venom

@cruiserguy is right

 

Not yet. For now I will keep the dakar leafs with OME's AAL. Eventually, when I figure out what high(er) end shocks I want in the rear (these Icon's are placeholders) I'll look closer into getting custom Alcans most likely

 

Friction ring like @cruiserguy mentioned and @Uphillshunter validated, I'm just double validating

I've chucked off several leaf spring bolts, multiple wheels on a few trucks, as well as doing a pick n pull run on an old truck. Finally went through the small battery it came with.

Can't imagine how long the bigger 5AH battery will last which I have 2 of but have yet to use.

 

I learned that apparently the bigger battery gives also a bigger peak torque as well. I had always thought it was just length of run time that was extended.
Something to do with the lithium cells they used in the newer batts or something? Dude smarter than me explained it on here lol

 

i have FF sprayed all over to counter any of that

 

that sounds dangerous AF