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

Looks Great!!

You don't need any compounds. All you need is some steel wool.

$5 Homax 10120000 Steel Wool, 12 pad, Grade #0000, Rhodes American, Final Finish

Homax Steel Wool, 12 pad, Grade #0000, Rhodes American, Final Finish​

Steel Wool Magic Chrome Cleaning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmwCF6Jl1TU

 

Lol yeah they stick out like a sore thumb. I’m all over the Hidalgo and McAllen areas as well as Pharr on weekends

 

Installed Baja today!

 

Installed a camera riser w/ Ram mount from Birddog industries, and installed a new Gentex mirror with temp & directional display from @RJP869!!!

Love it! The one thing I hated about my 2014 OR, was not having an ambient temp reading anywhere (Weather.com App can suck it)! Super easy instal!

 

I did the fender chop it's ready for 35 or 37 whatever I can afford

 

Call SPC. Your serial number is on the side of the gold plate between the UCA and the BJ. They will confirm your order, charge you for the new BJs and should refund you when you send back the old ones.

All this BJ talk god damn!

 

Added some mounts

 

Head light upgrade. First thing to arrive from my order list

BEFORE:
AFTER:

 

A 37" won't clear here

Have you done a cab mount chop?

 

How was this done?

 

Thanks...

 

Courtesy of @boogie3478
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQQHAQGQR-s&t=7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsTqIhMKMHw

 

Brian (Tacomaholic) made a YouTube video last week that shows step by step (I would post a link if I knew how ).
Basically, remove the cluster trim, use a flat top screwdriver to depress the ring retaining tabs. Then degrease, sand, degrease, paint, and reassemble.

 

Lol, I see my post is 5min late as usual

 

Yup yea people say I might need to massage the firewall I will see

 

Did the Stoptech crypto rotors with the TRD ceramic brake pad mod. After the break in procedure, a night and day difference from the stock ones.

 

Okay so, correct me here. I think I have all the possible parts I'm gonna need.

General HD leaf packs, Bilstein 5100 front and rears, 884 OMEs, diff drop (on order) and lean correction spacer (on order) -- I think I have everything I need to do a big bang suspension update on the 09 (still on OEM at almost 130k miles).

I just want a general 2" lift the whole way around, so that's the next to last circlip location on both sets of Billys, right?

 

884s give 2-2.5 inches of lift. Any ome springs should be set to bottom clip unless you want to put preload on the springs to gain additional lift ( I don't recommend this because it will cause the shock to have less down travel and feel more harsh on potholes and off-road)
Also 5100s in the rear are fine but limit down travel 5160s are longer and work better (if you can afford the extra cost) most people complain that 5100s going bad and it's because they overextend the rears constantly.
Lastly before installing your diff drop drive around for a week or two. You may not need it. You might need a carrier bearing spacer or axle shims on the rear if you have vibrations.

 

Appreciate the advice about the springs. Set the circlips on the front to "OEM" - got it. I don't need additional lift at all. I literally just want enough to bring the truck up a couple inches and level it off. In terms of the rears and over-extension, since I have no plans to off road or articulate at this time, I think it's okay for me to run the 5100s for however long I need to.

Advice taken on the drop.

 

Rough Country 3" lift kit with rear struts, Pro Comp USA 34 Series Rockwell with 265 Falken Wildpeak AT3s, and a bull bar (yes, I know I need to replace the chrome tubes). New headlights, tint, decal blackout, mud-flap removal are next up!