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

Guys, the battery may not suffer, but the lifespan sure as heck will. Sulfating an AGM battery is a very thing you can do without the appropriate input voltage when it's "charging". It doesn't hurt to discharge a battery multiple times before an appropriate charging cycle, it DOES hurt to charge slower than expected when it's finally available.

 

Have you checked your resting voltage with a meter?? Is going to be too late when you don't have the juice needed to start your truck...

 

Correct! That is why my charger also has a desulfator, to convert back the active material lost to possible sulfation, regaining lost battery capacity. I'm telling you, I use my Fluke every so often and check my battery resting voltage after 24 hours on not running the engine. Solid 12.7 VDC very time after a couple of months running the voltage booster and using my NOCO charger.

 

Yes I used my multimeter to check it after i drove all weekend and after it sat all weekend. Luckily I always keep a jump pack with me also

 

You could always plastidip today and paint tomorrow if you like it.

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Swapped out my 2+1leaf for the newer 3+1 leaf off a 3rd gen. Gave the rear a 0.5in lift.

 

Made some super custom adjusting tools and brought the front end up a bit. Much better.

 

I friggin love your truck! Nice job man.

 

Thank you! I seriously can’t wait to bed line it and then be done with the bobbing of the bed. That will be happening Sunday at the latest, maybe tomorrow.

 

i just noticed your roof is wrapped, you do it? or pay someone?

 

nice, looking forward to seeing the the finished product

 

Original springs. Left them on 0 setting as did not want to preload springs and really did not want to level out. With my topper on the back with some extra weight when loaded up with camping stuff it squats so raising front end to level may have had it nose up. And I am ok with a little factory rake.

 

Well after all these years, I finally pulled the trigger on a RTT, bed rack and roof rack setup.(pics to come) I decided to go with a Hi Viz Overland Crag3 RTT because they’re local and screw paying $200-$500 for shipping, a RCI cab height bed rack and a Up Top Bravo roof rack.

 

Found out my 2011 base model was prewired for fogs so I got some fogs off Amazon. Got a relay from Napa and OEM fog switch for perfect flush look and installed them.

 

Did some very small mods today. Center console organizer to please my OCD. Also bought a bunch of much needed Delta cargo rings for the bed. Trying to figure out what positions would be best before i lay down some raptor bed lining.



Also played with some extra Lamin-X fog covers I had. I removed the gun smoke covers and replaced them with yellow. Came out almost neon yellow.... Not sure if I like it or not but I'll probably keep them that way till the diode SS3's come out.

 

Oil change, cabin filter change.

 

I didn't like it at all at first - no offense - that's why I kept my fingers off the keypad - but it's really starting to grow on me... damnit. Where's the /#&%@# Sawzall....

 

Hey nothing wrong with that at all, I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I really do appreciate you keeping that to yourself though. Just like our mamas taught us, if you don’t have something nice to say! Glad you’re coming around.

 

I had typed a long post about what I could do about the spare tire and lost workspace and then I realized a larger outboard wouldn't fit in the bed which is a deal breaker for me. But I really like the way your truck is turning out. Maybe when I retire this one from being my daily work truck.

 

I was about to install those Lamin X covers, but my parents found them in their garage and thought they were trash.