Nova Scotia BS Thread

By the sounds of things the 2Lo kit sounds like the better route, just the fact its pnp alone is pretty great, is there a high risk of breaking expensive stuff doing the FJ tc?

 

I totally agree, AND I have a 2lo kit with optional left of wheel in dash switch I am willing to trade for a used FJ auto Tcase in good condition. Just because I am so community minded.

 

I would 100% do the FJ t case! I've been passively looking for one... more or less just waiting for one to land in my garage more than anything.

 

I was born in '93

I already miss the Supra, but where I had the truck apart for almost 2 months, I wouldn't have had room for it. Maybe someday I'll end up with another! Or an IS300

 

Hey guys first post here. I've been following tacoma world for a while and decided to make an account. Here's my truck! I'm out in Halifax if anyone is near the area and wants to go for an adventure some time. I've been all over the Hubbards area and to the airport once. Looking for some new trails

Build list:
Green lane off road sliders
Cooper st maxx 265/75/16
Extang xceed tonneau cover
Amber fog light covers
Toyota bed mat
Ovtune ecu tune

To come:
Full skid plate
Eibach trd pro spring lift and aal
Green lane offroad stump bumper w/ winch

Cheers!

 

Hi there! Nice truck.

 

Thanks brother!

 

I bought a 2lo kit the first round and am 100% satisfied! Don't use it a whole lot nowadays, but its there whenever i need it!

 

Truck?! I thought it was a plow in that second pic @foobs

 

Sexy truck,
never heard of Green Lane, had to google them. They seem like they have some nice stuff.

what winch you thinking of running?

 

Sliders are all painted / dried. Just need to muster up the motivation to install them in the cold, some days I'm such a wuss!

on the bumper side, I bought a Benzomatic TS8000 torch. Holly Poop! sucker gets things hot! ( came with some MAP Pro gas, but youtube showed me it works *almost* as good with regular propane )
I bent some 1/4" thick steel to 90*. I plan on pre-bending all my stuff to what the instructions say, then doing the fit-up. Fingers crossed its all close enough, and I can start tacking things on the weekend.

For some reason the "semi-gloss" POR15 wasn't so semi.....
oh well, Run what ya brung!

 

2-Lo kits are live.
shipping in summer.
$299 USD
I have no part in this, just passing the info along to those who may be interested
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2lo-modules.708941/

 

I stumbled upon them after looking at all the different fab shops out there now lol. They're aluminum so I won't have to worry about the salt and they're strong enough to hi-lift off. I'm thinking about going with Warn for the winch but nothings decided yet.

 

not that i've used it,
but I bought my winch from Costco, Runva 11 XP-s.
good price, synthetic rope, and remote / wireless controls. Just food for thought.

 

There might be a bit of a risk shifting into 4wd depending on the route you go ( but honestly i don't know)

@TacoMitch93 @Canoehead and I were talking a bit more about this today.

so if i got it right there are 4 configs you could run

1) keep the front actuator, and manually engage it via a separate switch
2) swap in the passenger side non ADD fJ axle tube and stubb shaft
3) remove the front actuator and slide over the collar then put a blocking plate over the hole the actuator left ( ive seen some peeps actually weld the collar in place )
4) buying just the FJ stubb shaft and replacing the tacoma stubb shaft / collar and put on the blocking plate

#1 is the most dangerous IMO ( but not really ) you could get the timing backwards. I forget if you need to engage the front actuator BEFORE shifting the T-case into 4wd, or after....

From what I read if you get it wrong there is a loud clunk. I cant imagine that clunking is too good if you do it too often.

Option 2 would be my preferred setup.
Option 3 is almost “free” and achieves the same result as option 2
Option 4 would be... well IDK... its sort of 1/2 option 2 and 1/2 option 3.

i looked into buying the stubb shaft and the non ADD tube from toyotapartsdirect.ca but they were really expensive. $240 for one piece and $250 for the other. So new stubb shaft & Tube is out of the question.

Its almost time for me to put up or shut up! Lol

 

You could also just go wooonnntooonnssssss

PS

If you need help making holes in your tunnel I got you. Once I accidently air hammered a hole into the IS trans tunnel when making room for the R154.. You could say I know a thing or two

 

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Very... VERY close...

 

Mitch is gonna start wheelin again, I just know it!

 

Those aren't in my garage!!!!

I am passively looking for something to wheel aside from my truck though... Hmmmm