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

Lol, it’s awesome and crunchy

 

Took some preliminary lift numbers (baseline) before I put my actual lift on this weekend. All stock OEM suspension with Bilstein 5100's front set to the .85" notch:

FD - 20.75"
FP - 21"
RD - 21.75"
RP - 22"

I also took some driveline measurements but I couldn't find a completely flat surface to park on. The front part of the driveshaft was 7 degrees and the rear part was 5 degrees. I know these numbers are not accurate but at least does the ratio between the two sound right?

And obligatory pre-lift photo:

 

Just finished my 80k oil change and greased driveline zerks while down there.

One thing I noticed while greasing the zerks was it looks like my transmission pan is seeping oil from the back end and then travelling down making my transfer case a little oily. I touched the oil and it's not red though. Is the transmission fluid for these trucks red? Either way, I ever so slightly tightened all the transmission pan bolts where the seeping is coming from. Is that okay? I mean like if looking at a clock, I tightened them like 5-10 minutes worth, so not much. I didn't want to overtighten them and then ruin the gasket and start a leak from other areas. I'm also not 100% certain my transfer case is also not seeping fluid because some of those bolts not in the path of the transmission oil are looking dirty. I think i'll change the transfer case fluid this weekend also just to be safe.

 

Got the same tires they're so beefy. I feel like I'll never try another tire again.. except maybe for the Cooper AT3 XLTs the sidewall looks pretty aggressive as well for an AT

 

Installed ultra gauge with Spiker engineering mount!

 

Rear bumper arrived today! Time to paint her and have installed hopefully before Sunday!

 

Planning to de-chrome my 2014 Tacoma Limited. Plan for now is to do new wheels, door handles, and plastic-dip to the mirror covers. I plan to leave the front chrome and rear bumper. When it's time for new tires, I plan to get a small lift and go a little larger. Before:

 

I layed out all my parts for install on saturday

 

Started on my rock sliders, I hate coping pipe...

 

Are those stock length?

The Expedition Series ones that I have, the dual shock and single shock were the same price.. so naturally I got the dual

 

Yes stock length. I'll never go the route for by pass shocks so single mount for me

 

Im in process of that.. I have the mounts in hand. Still saving for the bypasses.. Another $1500 and 6 month build time

https://www.offroadwarehouse.com/pr...for-stock-width-total-chaos-equipped-vehicles

 

Just made a cleaner switch panel for my on board air and bed light switch

 

Those are supposed to give more caster i think, right? Curious how the expeditions turn out for you.

 

Ive had them installed since July. Been awesome so far. I think I saw somewhere that TC said the LCAs dont give more caster, but the UCAs do.

 

Huh, you didn't notice any more caster after installing? @Anderson has these and mentioned the increased caster, but that it was not mentioned in the description of the product or something. Maybe he could weigh in here.

Anderson - TC expedition LCAs

 

That came out great! I might have to copy cat that.

 

First of my own post, but just got suspension/wheels/tires installed! 295’s on black rhinos.

 

I didnt see any more caster. I think he has the JD Fabrication LCA mounts that adds caster.

When I get an alignment (and I dont even do that anymore due to having Bison stop cams), I had them put it at 3.5-3.7 caster

 

Nope, I know Anderson in real life and he has the expeditions. He told me about the added caster, and for some reason TC didn't describe that in the product description. That seemed wierd to me, which is why I asked your experience. Lets see what he says.

I'm about to install my Marlin LCA brace and was thinking of pairing it with the Bisons. You like yours and would recommend?