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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Feb 4, 2021 at 11:03 AM
    eon_blue

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    They are pretty easy to install, I did with the help of a friend when I was 18 and somehow managed to not screw it up lol. Also removed it before I sold that truck about a year later, shouldn't be too hard to sell off too once you're ready to move on to the next upgrade. And since they are auto lockers you don't have to worry about wiring anything up or air lines or anything like that. Just pull the 3rd, put in the locker and reinstall the 3rd. Don't have to mess with the gears so there's no need to have a gear shop do anything. At least not with the one I had.
     
  2. Feb 4, 2021 at 11:07 AM
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    Found a kit you can drool over and get you off your love of balljoint spacers -


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  4. Feb 4, 2021 at 11:09 AM
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    New Frontier right? Looks like an F-150 and a 3rd gen Tacoma had a lovechild

    Shame that Nissan ditched the manual trans on the Frontier, now the Tacoma is the only truck you can get one on anymore. Unless you count the Gladiator
     
  5. Feb 4, 2021 at 11:10 AM
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    What in the actual meth is going on here
     
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    Shit that's what I was running with 32s on my runner that's way low on compression with an auto
     
  7. Feb 4, 2021 at 11:12 AM
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    Everything but the driveshaft. B03A - 410
    +1 -- My LSD rear G50 was a holy terror to drive on ice or snow. It was just a bunch of fishtailing -- even with new tires. I had it break loose on a street with wet leaves. It was fun to AutoX on dry pavement. But any loose surface turned into a nightmare.
     
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  8. Feb 4, 2021 at 11:14 AM
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    Ask the experts

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    Looks like home made meth
     
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    Just weld it to see what the welded life is like

    Swapping out a 3rd is 1/2 hr worth of work with 3 wrenches anyway
     
  11. Feb 4, 2021 at 11:15 AM
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    I mean I guess it's just a drop bracket lift right? With a ton of reinforcement
     
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    :rofl::rofl::rofl:
     
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    Picked up some rusty sliders this morning for the 97 cheep. Now just need the snow to melt to sand paint and weld them on.
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    Learned that my good friend Mr. Thomas got killed this week, been some times
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