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

New idler pulleys and belt. No more squeaky-squeaky, although a cold start in the morning will be the true test. I also placed an order for an Alu-Cab cap. Guess I have a soft topper for sale now!

Edit: Yes, I know the belt is on incorrectly in this pic. Corrected it after I took the pic

 

Camp and wheeled in the danger zone and survived yet again @TrapComa

 

Lostar

 

Drove it to buy this

 

22R ? Nice find. I had one of those. Sold it for $2700 with 82k miles and the oil/water mix from timing chain guides. Should have never sold it.

 

Yep, 22r. Loving it so far! Very excited about it.

 

Selling that was one of my many regrets. Was in pristine condition and my 1st Toyota truck. Sold it to buy a 2000 Prerunner for $5000. That was before values skyrocketed. You just cannot kill those old late 80's as long as you keep rust out of the frame which mine didn't have. Now I am driving Toyota truck #6. Based on my history my next Tacoma may be a 2000.

 

Well, you could say one of the u-joints was a little bad... Got em replaced and all that..
Don't think this truck has ever run this smooth in the 6 years I've owned it.

 

I’ve had 3 trucks since ‘89 and only the most recent (‘14 AC 2.7 5M) is a Taco. My roommate in ‘83 had a red 22r. I wouldn’t buy a taco even though I liked them otherwise until they fixed legroom issues and would still have a Ranger if they’d kept making them. That said l, Toyota fixed both the leg room issue and added the clam shells so now I have the perfect truck that gets way better mileage than either of my previous Rangers.

 

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Thanks for the explanation…….
I just bought the fronts, as I run around with the rear seats folded,…..BUT after I installed the fronts, I liked them so much, I called Rough Country to get the rears BUT they won’t just sell the rears……

 

Solo Motorsports mounts

 

Which ones did you go with? Thinking of doing this next summer

 

I just went with what NAPA had in stock. (They were more expensive from NAPA..)
If I was smart and planned ahead I would've got the Spicer/OEM ones from RockAuto for way cheaper.

 

Do they sit higher or lower than the stock seats?

 

Yep, you going back to 2000 then back to 1987! Numbers don’t lie!

 

Unless they do something miraculous with the 4th gen Tacoma I will always be in a 2nd, or maybe a 1st, gen truck. After 5.5 years in a 3rd gen I am extremely happy being back in a 2nd gen. Once I get a good head unit and a back up camera I will be set.

 

Walked my A$$ away from the computer long enough to get her washed! Been to Deer Camp 3 times since washed it was time!

 

Did you find any bonus backstraps or tenderloins in the process ?

 

Since my truck is going to hit 100,000 miles soon I had it checked over at the Toyota dealership. Turns out I need a wheel bearing and new rotors and pads in the front.

Few weeks ago went trail riding too.

 

Got the new grille in. No time for replacing headlights today. I think plastidip blue emblem is next.