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

This is my 2nd time pulling the front diff and probably 10th time pulling the front end apart. I have a system that works well for me. I can pull the diff out in about 2 hours. Install is a bit longer. It's not too difficult to do. I sent the diff out to a local shop for the locker install. Drove around in 2wd for a week because I had some old trashed cvs I took the shafts out of. Hardest part is getting the diff off the rear mount. Definitely have a second pair of hands if you can. But I've done it by myself before. If you can change a cv axle, your only a few more bolts away from dropping the diff.

 

Front locker is a game changer. I recently added one too, a couple of months ago.

 

Do those jack stands have rubber feet?

 

If I had a garage floor that looked like that, my jack stands would probably have rubber feet!

 

What have I done to her today ?
Nothing good ....

 

Exactly lol!

 

That sucks!

 

Had the icon RXT multi rate leaf pack set at option 3 put on my truck on Wednesday. Waiting for the icon delta joints to come in, I’m also having my shocks rebuilt so I’m on toytec boss shocks and coil overs right now but due to the leaf pack I lifted the truck a little more. Kind of hard to tell but top is now and bottom is before. Truck now sits at 3” over stock in the front and 2” over stock in the rear, and I have about an inch of rake. So no more sagging rear.

 

Ouch!!!!

 

Got about 3/4's done with my mid and trans skids.
Need to finishing drilling then painting the two bolt holes through the frame.
Broke two bits on the driver side.
It's drilled out to 3/8" right now, gotta go to 1/2.

 

That is some great work. Nicely done.

 

Yeah I'm excited to see what it does. Gonna have to learn how to use it without destroying everything. I'm going to get back to pritchett next Saturday and see how it does, hopefully I can make atleast rocker knocker this time.

 

No, I should probably get some. Thier just some harbor freight 6 tons. Kinda sketchy with it on the top adjustment. Need to get some that are bigger.

 

Here’s a discussion I started on it. After using it a little I got more and more comfortable and learned that the front end isn’t made of glass. Be smart but you don’t have to coddle it.


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-do-i-properly-use-a-front-locker.679131/

 

Thanks I'll check it out.

 

Good to know CV axle is a breeze and familiarized myself with the differential bolts recently to research diff drop. Thanks for the information man very helpful maybe I will actually consider doing this some day after all lol.

 

@TacoGrizz thank you

 

Installed @ragofabrication bed stiffeners that I got on a doorbuster sale. Now waiting on my bed slide...

 

Raised it up a notch on the ol billys and cleaned the “fog” off the headlights...nbd

 

Replaced the license plate lights with LEDs.