What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Good to know. I think I'll give it a gander. Going to pull all aux off the battery but the necessities and see how it goes from there. It starts now... but not easily and she don't sound pretty like before.

 

Yeah idk, even with light 265s, 2wd, and no lift the best I ever got with this truck was 17mpg.
Now with lift, 4.56s, 285s, 4wd, and a camper shell I still get 13-15mpg...just like I did with lift, 4.10s, 265s, 2wd, and no camper

 

You sure the switch is bad, and you didn't just burn out the fuse for it? (if you've fused it). I've blown a 2A fuse on the switch a couple times which makes the switch not work (and I thought the switch was bad at first). Finally upped it to 5A and haven't had a problem.

 

I double checked my spreadsheet and it was 12.6 but yeah, it sat in boost for long periods. I could have slowed down but it was just cruising well at speed so gas be damned.

 

I've checked the fuse and the ground, still no workie. I may have to pull the dash apart to do a thorough check on the switch.

 

I guess 12.6 is what you calculated on your trip?

my UG average mpg is still slowly working up from the I got it down to over Christmas break. I don’t know or really care what I’m really getting right now.

 

r we comparing mpg

 

Up next is balljoints

 

Yeah manually calculated with a 10% correction for the big tires.

 

Finished up installing a Toytec "Ultimate Lift Kit". Spendy but a really nice kit. Gotta bleed the rear brakes (installed extended line) then hitting some test dirt.

 

....might as well own a Trundra

 

I want

 

16mpg city, 17.5hwy
97 reg cab, 4x4, auto

 

I just ordered Moog LBJs.





Yes, really.

 

Y did you open this can of worms.

 

Nah it’s from a local guy. Customtruckracks.ca. He does some wicked work up around here.

 

I have a brand new set in my parts bin...

 

I will let you know in the next few days. Bumpers off and currently drying from first coat of just some rubberized undercoating spray.. decided to go cheap on this for super easy touch ups.. tires going on tomorrow. Bumper should be back on Wednesday.

 

I’ll bring doing uppers/lowers, tierods and hopefully wheel bearings in all 4 corners this summer.

 

Less fire hazardy, more room for toys. We’ll see how I like it.

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