What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

TRD Baja kit rears installed

 

Lol cool man. Good luck. Why did you buy a baby truck if you wanted man sized tires though?

 

So I also have a white truck and have the beautiful iron deposits. I am planning to address it but I read mixed reviews about how. I guess some of the sprays can damage the paint. You didn’t have any issues with the brand you used? Chemicals scare the crap out of me on paint.

 

I love Toyota just allot of people are full of shit on what fits and what doesn’t I bought the 3 inch lift for this truck cause it says would clear a 33 well it doesn’t even clear a 285 which isn’t even a real 33 and then getting the 6 inch lift says it only clears 33s just sucks having to put a 6 inch lift to clear 33s without butchering a brand new truck I didn’t mind cutting up the 2001 quad cab I built but a brand new truck is a little different

 

Used it for truck stuff again! I friggin LOVE this rack.

Didn’t look close enough at this compressor before I picked it up, pulley cover was cracked. Swapped it out right after, life is good

 

I hear you man. 6 inch lift may make 33s look small, let us know. When I got my '18 I didn't want to get a CMC either but I'm going to get 285s for my next tires and if they rub I'll go ahead with the CMC, no big deal.

 

Ya definitely man I’ll post some pics when lift is installed I’m not a fan of big lifts or big wheels but want atleast more ground clearance and atleast a 33 just didn’t want to cut on a truck with 900 miles on it haha

 

I must agree that rack and decked system combo looks awesome. If I had that and a small cargo trailer for large items I'd be set. The 5 foot bed really doesn't accommodate hauling much in the way of lumber.

 

Uh, ok? Glad they work for you. That's why I said to do his/her own research and explicitly said "my take".

If you're interested in data, Hikaris are covered in post #3 of that thread (assuming that's the version you have) - emphasis mine:

"The best performing replacement LEDs by far are the Hikari Ultras covered in this post, and the Morimoto 2stroke 3.0s covered here. These have better focus and output intensity than the competition. They are the only replacement LEDs I would recommend. Note they are outperformed by the best halogen performance upgrades. The Morimotos have a better design and better focus than Hikari, but the Hikaris are slightly higher in output."​

 

SSO with the stage two.

 

Finally a place to mount my mike clip!

 

Well how do you do, fellow Renoite/UNR grad!

 

Almost forgot about adding the Minime bumper so the trucks still match. Put the custom made bumper on it today.

 

It doesn’t at all, that’s why I paired it up with the Prinsu. I can throw ladders, lumber, whatever up there and it works great. The rear crossbar is adjustable on the Leitner.

 

Did a basic 20K maintenance yesterday and today - tire rotation, clean brakes, oil change, fluid checks, etc., as the truck goes in Monday for the fuel pump recall, and the less the dealer touches, the better.

While the wheels were off, I scrubbed them clean and applied wax to the insides of the rims.

I also changed the rear differential oil and have a question on the amount called for. My owners manual wasn’t very clear. I emptied out 2-3/4 quarts and put 3-1/2 quarts back inside before it began to run out of the fill hole. Does that sound correct or did I overfill it?

Also, where are these alleged zerk fittings on the prop shaft? I thought that I had seen them once before in the past, but could not find any of them today.

Apologies if this post is in the wrong section.

 

It isn't terribly gentle, and it will probably strip off most wax you have underneath, but I don't think it is fundamentally any worse than bug+tar remover or wheel cleaner, which are also known to strip wax. I think you need to remember to: a) work in panels and wipe it off and then rinse before it dries because it dries very ugly, and b) resign yourself that you're going to need to start with fresh wax or ceramic fresh when you are done. A lot of people combine the Iron-X stage with claybar but I don't really trust myself to do a very good job of claying without some more teaching. Certainly you can feel and see that after the Iron-X the water doesn't bead at all on the paint and it feels far less slick. There are cheaper compounds for iron removal but from what I've read, you're better off using Iron-X and dealing with the wax stripping and the...distinctive scent...rather than opting for a potentially milder but ultimately less effective option.

I just went out and ran a fresh towel over my paint after the whole process and ceramic after, and it is slippery like a seal.

 

Installed my Tekonsha P3, again.....

This time I took a more drastic approach, cut apart my dash quite a bit to get it to fit and then made a lever out of some stainless rod as well as some brackets from some aluminum plate I had laying around. It’s not anywhere near as clean as the MESO option, but cost me the low price of “free”.

I plan on making new brackets and pushing the controller further into the dash at a later date but I didn’t have enough aluminum to do that this time.

 

Is this shot with the 6" lift and stock tires?

 

Installed Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek 285/70/17 E-load tires. Mountains out!

 

You can't put a 6 inch lift without cutting the frame and it makes it hard to put it back. It also voids your warranty, looks like shit and will suck offroad. Hot shit at the mall though.