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

Changed the oil in it today. I only put on 5k miles in the last year so this was only the second time since I bought it 8/1/19.

 

By the looks of that CV it is actually facing down rather than up....? No bueno? Normal? Looks weird/crooked/broken..? To me

 

Got it from these guys. Findley GM in Las Vegas.

$11 General Motors, DIODE, 12135037

https://www.amazon.com/General-Moto...gm+diode&qid=1597888134&sprefix=gm+dio&sr=8-6

 

Thank you! Good luck in your pursuit, I can't wait to put this thing to good use.

 

I don't have a roof rack. I want one though.

I've never installed a roof rack on a Tacoma. I've read quite a few threads about it. Sometimes they do leak.

I work on boats. I drill big ____ holes in the bottoms of the hulls and I use this sealant. Never had 1 problem with leaks. It's white, it's messy, have a lot of paper towels or whatever and ready to easily grab 1 at a time, but I guarantee you that it will never leak.


For cleanup that just smears use a little acetone - but don't breathe that crap!

 

Nice!

Are you a marine mechanic by trade?

 

What you mean

 

Looks like you've got a degree or two of negative camber. What's the alignment sheet say?

 

Test fitting

 

Awesome! Looks like I’m headed to my local West Marine this weekend.

 

Well, got home from work and decided I needed to start removing some “rust” from the undercarriage of the truck...........the moment I start cleaning, I realized about 80% of it is just dried up mud/dirt from the previous owner that’s just stained on everything. A little elbow grease with a green scotchbrite pad and my rear-end came out pretty decent. I’ll probably be going under the truck for a couple of hours everyday after work for the next few days to clean up as much as I can before I need to take off the wheels and get some hard to reach spots this weekend.

 

This 3m calk strips work good also . Not permanent like the 5200 which looks good also .

$33 3M Strip Calk, 08578, Black Color, Soft Butyl Rubber, Paintable Immediately, 1 ft Strips, 60/Carton

https://www.amazon.com/3M-08578-Black-Strip-Calk/dp/B000PEZ1L4

 

From the looks of the picture it appears the rubber boot on the outer cv is compressed More than normal.? Giving me a thought of a lot of camber.? Thus making it look like it’s crooked.?

 

That’s mainly due to the lift height

 

Gotcha.

 

3" Toytec Ultimate lift with 285/70/17 tires

 

Yes. Gulfstream G550

 

Replaced the antenna assembly due to the original having a stubby antenna glued in, not too bad to replace.

Unifilter mod because why not. Original foam was fine, placed the foam and intake silencer in the unifilter bag and stuck it in a box labled "Stock Tacoma Parts"

Polished the yellowing from the headlights out. I will need to eventually replace them with new since they are showing cracks/crazing on the inside.

Other than that just researching what to do suspension wise. nothing crazy, just a fire road / light off roading capabilities with additional weight up front and rear from bumpers and a camper of some flavor. Really digging the DIY wedge camper

 

Living the dream! Make the best of it bud!!

 

Are those 35"?