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

These guys MAT in Colorado do amazing custom work,
When the shop opened years ago all they did was Toyota work.
New top shock mount (safety cap) and cut out the crappy OEM so it’s boxed with no place for water to create rust for the frame anymore

https://www.3d-offroad.com/

 

I really hope not. They do great work

 

like this member says, I'd still get a quote done on it for repairs

 

What year Dakota?

 

1997-2004 Dakota 4x4. The individual leafs below the main leaf are a great fit. They're even off center like ours

 

Aaaaaaand it's old now

 

If your main leaf (the one that bolts to your frame) is okay, then absolutely. Just unbolt the pack and exchange a couple yota leafs for a couple Dakota leafs and you're golden. I only put 1 in per side and that alone without my usual weight was about 2" of lift.

 

I had some help and took the shell off my truck for the first time. I have to replace the original seal. I'm getting the urge to install carpet as a headliner while this thing is off...

 

Definitely do the carpet.

 

Found this in a free pile down the street.

 

I’ve got one you can have too

 

nice!! Thanks the intel, the hunt begins!!

 

Why extended lines in the front? Geometry there is limited by the control arms, so unless you're going long travel, the stock length brake lines are all you'll ever need... regardless of lift, or a little extra droop from bushings, after market UCA, etc.

...at least, as far as I know.

 

Congrats on the new baby! I have 3 boys. 3, 5 and 11. They still fit in my DC but I'm guessing another year and the 11yr olds gotta ride in the bed.

 

Finally got around to buying and installing a 33 tooth Speedo gear to try and correct the speedometer from the regear. With the 30 tooth the speedometer was about 10 mph higher than I was actually going @ 65 mph. Now it’s about 3 mph higher than actual speed. So about 7-8% slower @ 65 mph. That’s with 305/70r16 tires and 4.88 gears.

 

Does anyone know if you can replace the lights in the ECT, Diff lock, hazard buttons?

I took the dash apart today to try and find a rattle now the diff lock and hazard lights won’t work.

I was able to get the Diff lock button light to work by banging on the dash but it went back out.

this is exactly how the Toyota instrument lights act just before they go out for good.

 

Remember how many bulbs there were in the cluster?

 

Take that rust

 

I got two now thanks boss! what I do need though are nick nacs plastic caps for rear fold down control nob possible center console.

 

I probably could steal the knobs, interiors the wrong color though