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

I pulled the rear suspension apart to pull a leaf out of my Dakars, they haven't settled nearly as far as I had hoped.

The driver's side lower shock mount was cross threaded, so at minimum I need a new bolt and a thread chaser to match. My end goal for this truck is a shock relocation and U bolt flip, but wasn't planning on that so soon. I don't need the truck back on 4 wheels for at least another week, but it's basically a one man show here. What route would you guys go?

1. new bolt, chase the threads, throw it back together.

2. U Bolt flip with relocated lower shock mounts - is this doable cheap enough that I won't be kicking myself for not going full relocation?

3. Shock relocation with U bolt flip - this gives me pause because I'd have to pull the bed again, but I'm already in far enough maybe it'd make sense to do it now? I have a set of OME Nitrochargers in back, are these a decent length to build a shock relocation around or would that severely limit my upgrade options down the line?

 

Thank you!

I am very happy to give back to such a great community from which I have learned so much.

Finally more or less finished up the rest of swap thread with all the 4x4 bits if anyone else wanted further updates

 

Found my garage.... again.



Shit's about ta go down

 

Man I love the full reset before starting a new project. Feels so good to have everything back in it's place, if only for a minute.

That looks like a really fun weekend right there!

 

Is this thread what did you do to your garage today?

nope

 

Lul, you chode, stfu.

 

haha

snowflake

 

It was really a must to get in cleaned out. It had been a few months. Shit was piled up everywhere, and I couldn't even get to anything. Didn't help my kid's 4 runner has been sitting in the garage for a month waiting on my coil overs to get here (I had to steal his off his truck to use for mine, while I wait for my new coilovers).

Luckily we helped @Reyes87 install new shocks/coils last weekend. His old ones had a spacer lift on top, so we could throw them on the T4R... cause I'm STILL waiting for my coilovers. (5 weeks and counting... not easy because I am an extremely impatient mutherfuker).

 

Getting this off the bottom of last page

Anyone have a part number for the rear shock mounting bolts? I'm struggling to even find that. Currently leaning towards option 2, but it'd be nice to be able to order the flip kit and lower shock mounts/hardware from one place. Any suggestions?

 

You can find just about any part number you are looking for here, just enter your vin number. Then select the right section and correct part diagram. It often even has pictures if you click the part number and the little camera next to it.

Trail Gear family of companies sells all of that stuff I believe, but shipping and stuff from them is a nightmare right now FYI. With only a week before you need the truck back, you may have limited options

 

@osterhagen thanks, found the right bolt on that site

 

I need this.



Lack of time has made the current project slow going.

 

Yes, I vote yes, to buying another Tacoma already with the manual transmission your craving so much. That way, you'll have the best of both worlds. And remember 2 tacoma's are better than 1. Keep one stock and build the other how you want it.

 

lmao... well... these are words to live by

 

Day 5. All the hard work finished. Just waiting to put the bed back on hopefully tomorrow with help of a friend.

Temporarily primed the bed until I get to bed lining. I have monstaliner on hand so I’m thinking that’ll be next week. Then I grind down the welds and smooth everything out.

 

That would be good but I wasn't really serious about doing it. The more realistic plan for me is to run my high mileage but roomy DC till the motor or transmission needs replaced. Then revisit the M/T swap plan or look for another taco.

 

Replaced my front output shaft seal on my tcase.


Then I pulled my driveshaft out since it's been squeaking and I suspected a ujoint. And what do ya know my rear most ujoint is completely bound up.

Anyone used this one from lowrange and can confirm it fits?
https://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/toyota-matsuba-matsui-u-joints-universal-joint.html

 

Looks great! Welds look much better than my popcorn welding... I need more practice