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

Tore a passenger side cv axle. Replaced the passenger and driver side with Napa cv’s. One reason being their 3 ribbed boot on the inside which drastically increases the space in between each rib. I have also read some good reviews on the durability of them.

I will be rebooting the oem axles and eventually replacing them but for now these will do.

 

Just tore a drivers inner boot driving down to Nevada. Ordered a Toyota boot kit for both sides to redo whenI get home this week. But may buy these also for spares.
Be Safe

Dan

 

I like those lights. How are they for brightness compared to stock?

 

From what I can tell they are made of good quality for sure. They also come with all dust shields installed on each end, which is nice. I wanted to reboot at my own leisure and couldn’t have the truck down for me to lazily do it so ended up just throwing these on. Can’t beat $103 each.

 

Spent 3 days at George Washington National Forest in VA. Camped at Flagpole Knob Thursday night which was really cool. Woke up Friday morning to about 50* and a 10 mph breeze with about 25 mph gusts. Was pretty happy that I brought a pullover. Went hiking Friday at Crabtree Falls below Stuarts Draft. Spent Friday night at the end of Hone Quarry Rd. Both nights, after getting to the campsites I didn't see or hear another person. Today I did the section of Flagpole knob road between Flagpole knob and Meadow Knob to the end of the forest service road again. Then rode out towards Massenutten Mountain and drove around. Ended up at the trailhead for the Peters Mill Run trail. It was ok, but nothing to crazy. Overall a much needed battery recharge.

 

While waiting on the temperature to drop after cleaning sheds that my father hadn’t cleaned in 30 years. I drove into town and washed my truck. It had 700 miles of baked on bugs from the drive down. Now I can see out my windows for the drive home on Monday. Got 1/2 a shed left to clean out tomorrow and I am done. Two trips down and 35 yards of trash and scrap thrown away. Plus many a run into Carson to drop off at the Goodwill.
Be Safe

Dan

 

Who made did your retrofit? Love the TRD on the side!

 

Replaced the spring on my TRD pro front shock due to a crack does anybody here have the same shocks that suffered from this issue?

 

I like this idea. Them you get to see a different truck depending on which side you walk out to. I'd be funny

 

They are brighter, there’s a led bulb in the projector. The light pattern is a lot different from stock. I do need to aim them

 

I have mine set to the E setting; and was able to get alignment in spec. I was able to clear my 33s with room for snow chains. Of course the cab mount was in the way for my 35s

 

New dash cam and fender parts showed up today.

 

And to think I could have modified my fenders & flares like this!!

 

Did oil and filter in both the taco and highlander. Greased the drive shaft except that damn front zerk, I don't know what the deal is there but it's really difficult to access.

I need more gear oil so I can do the diffs.

 

Did alot to my truck today
Install alpharex pro head lights had to re pin the drl turn signal harness as it came wrong from factory
Changed coolant
Flushed power steering fluid
Changed transfer case and front diff fluid

 

I agree and I don't even have a knob lol. I got the Boss BV800ACP which doesn't have a knob just buttons. My wheel doesn't have any buttons. I looked at OEM Toyota parts and a wheel with buttons is over $700 which I'll never pay that much for a steering wheel, much less a 15-year-old one only because it has buttons lol. Thats awesome a buddy gave you one. If anyone has better options please let me know.

 

LOL I’m back LOS ANGELES btw

 

New drive shaft!
Glad I did it vibrates NO MORE!
SOOOOLLLIIDDDD

$631 from Toyota (LONGO)

 

Do you recall which PN you went with? I just replaced my passenger CV axle today with one from Napa with the "high performance" boot, curious if we have the same part here.

I chose Napa based on similar reasoning--read lots of good reviews (here and other sites), inexpensive, and quality looked decent.

 

Were they from kustom54lighting, or somewhere else?