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

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"?

 

Yes

 

After making the wife drive around the block a few times so I could listen to the annoying squeak in my truck from outside... I finally found where it was coming from.

Somehow I lost the nut to the sway bar link in the spindle .


So bye-bye sway bar!

 

Its more fun without it anyways!

 

...you can usually find it in a caulking tube at the Big Box. Way more than you’ll need, so look around the house for windows/gutters/foundations/hot tubs/swing sets/etc. that need some TLC before you snip the nipple on your million dollar tube o’ goo.

 

Who knew reinstalling my sway bar would cost so much!

New brackets, bushings, bolts, and end links are going to run me $150

 

... ‘til the insurance adjuster shows up.

(just sayin’)

 

Got my vibration dampening in today. Still have a few things to collect then I can finally get the fronts in.

 

get going about 70mph, jerk the wheel about 10°...


$150 bucks of loose change will come flying out of the seat cushions easy.

 

pop out of the seats like a god damn magic show!

 

.. ‘course you’ll need to clean the seat stain afterwards.

 

Ill spray down the seat covers when i get home, but at least ill be rich!

 

sway bars are stupid and defeat the fundamental engineering advantage of an IFS...


the may also keep one from flipping a small, front-heavy, lifted vehicle with oversized tires in an abrupt maneuver at highway speeds, so there’s that.

 

It's true, I agree! I've been running Icon COs with 700lb springs with no sway bar for 5+ years now and loved every minute of it, no ragrets lol.

But I just bought and travel trailer and converting my Tacoma into a towing vehicle so that's the reason I'm putting it back on.