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

Thanks man!

 

Bought some metal.

 

Very nice, what did that set you back?

 

$4200 with 4wd axles from MCM fab, Saw it on Blackdawgs build.

It's going to be a half assed build though. Rear will remain semi stock for now until I figure out where to relocate the shocks, currently have OME Dakars with nitrochargers. I need tires first before I tackle that.

 

Took the Tacoma to Zion a few months ago. Had a shit ton of trek E-bikes in it. One e-bike cost more than my truck.

 

10 bikes (7 e-bike and 3 peddle) 2 kid trailer.

 

When you putting it on?

 

Did my ECGS Driver side bushing today, very happy, fixed my issues of noise/vibes up front. Afterward put on my Weathertech Bug Deflector, was on the fence about it but meh, blends with the old school feel of the truck and helps with the damn chips everywhere.

 

I would do it right now if it wasn't so hot.

 

Very nice. Matt makes a killer product!

 

Got my OME 883's installed today. No more stinkbug look. Hopefully they settle just a smidgen.



Here is a before

 

Pretty good guy, drove all the way from SoCal to vegas to pick it up. Matt showed me the castle nut issue was fixed.

 

What bushing are you referring too?

 

there’s many write ups on it but it’s this bushing here. Eliminates the needle bearing on drives side of the front diff, where the CV goes into the Diff.

https://eastcoastgearsupply.com/i-1...amshell-bushingeliminates-needle-bearing.html

 

Oh cool. How did he fix that?

 

Not tacoma related, but camping related hahah made a washer toss setup.

 

While reinstalling my coil overs today, I came up with a new (at least to me) method to pull the upper and lower control arms together, to get tension on the ball joint to keep it from turning while you tighten the castle nut. Nothing more than tightening a ratchet strap around both. In Timmah's video, he used a small jack to push down the upper, but I found this to be more cumbersome, and thought up the strap.

 

why are you seperating the LBJ from the LCA to just remove the coilover?

It'll just slip right out through the front super easy.


To get back in, grab a pry bar and put it on the top of the uca the the end under the UCA bolt and push down to get the lower bolt to line up after already installing the top 3 bolts/nuts.


IMG_8009.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

 

Has anyone ever drilled small hoes in UCA washers for allow grease to escape so you wouldn’t have to loosen the through bolt every time?

 

I don't see why that would be a problem