Chicagoland area members

I'm down for a mod day.

 

Conner is good people.

 

Absolutely.

 

Sounds fun. But sure I’ll be stuck working I’ve got a frame swap to do soon and swapping a bed on the 95… I’ve got a lot of shit to do.

 

Picking up the bed soon for the white 95. And my frame will be here March 4th for the 02 double cab… these two will soon be back on the road. The 98 has a frame lined up but can’t find anyone to ship it from Cali to here.

 

I’m in Brookfield/ LaGrange area. I don’t mind a drive to have it done right.

That would be awesome, I don’t have garage space though in my garage. It’s full of gym equipment, motorcycles, kids toys and now truck parts. I have a bumper and winch to install too.

 

Give me a call or text if you want to line something up. I’ve got room in the shop right now for sure. 815-979-0809 Connor

 

Awesome! Sent you a text. I’ll give you a call later out and about right now.

 

I usually have a bay and a half available. Half of one bay is a work bench and tools. I have pretty much everything but a welder.

Near Schaumburg if anyone is down.

 

I’m heading out to Connor’s place next Saturday morning to do my lift, bumper, etc. Down for a meetup sometime just to help and learn though. Some of the things people do on here is nothing short of amazing.

 

I stopped by Chitown 4x4 7/21 and got some suggestions from them about a lift. I even got a quote for a leaf pack and 5100’s. I emailed them about a month later to order the parts and schedule the installation. Took them a couple months to reply back with no information except to reconfirm my information. I replied back but I still haven’t got a response back. I tried calling several times but the mailbox is full. 01/22 comes around and I ended up getting the parts from Headstrong Off-road and installed shocks coils and leaf pack on my day off. They seem knowledgeable but communication is lacking severely. If you can or have some help I recommend doing it yourself. It will be quicker.

 

Oh wow, I thought waiting for some communication from December was a bit of stretch. I’m all set to work on it next Saturday. I stopped by 4Wheel parts in Naperville and know those can be a crap shoot, but the shop foreman Steve seemed really knowledgeable, and I’ll probably have them do my final alignment. Probably worked out for the better for me honestly. I’d much rather be involved with the install just to learn the process. Connor (Snowy) has a huge shop and looking at his build thread has done some serious fabrication and modding so slapping on some bolt on parts will be simple and I’ll learn more about the truck. I’m excited, long beds look so much more proportional with a lift and while I don’t bash the truck, I do use it to get back to some hunting spots that will benefit from lift and tire upgrade.

 

There is a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when you do the work yourself. It should be a fun time and you will definitely learn quite a bit about your truck.

 

This.

 

I’m happy this weather is finally breaking, big motivation to get moving on spring projects like @Tacoma091919 ’s truck. Heater in the shop is good for 15-20* over ambient with it uninsulated yet so that definitely slows me down when it’s in the low teens during the day. Goal is to get it insulated and radiant heated by next fall.

Stopping by RCV to grab some new grease for the birfs this week. Wildly convenient that their shop is less than a mile from my office. It was actually pretty cool seeing their truck and trailer passing by covered in hammers dust on Monday night last week presumably just getting home from KOH.

 

Selling this in south bend area. Willing to drive if anyone is interested.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/vevor-spring-compressor.755196/

 

@Snowy spent an entire day in his shop wrenching on my Tacoma Saturday. Temperature was about 9 degrees but with a pair of heaters and some warm clothes it got done. Very much appreciated and agree with the sentiments above that Connor is “good people”. Installation included Eibach Pro Stage 2 coilovers, ECGS bushing, SPC UCAs, BA slimline bumper with 12k winch and light bar, Deaver expedition stage 2 leaf springs, and Eibach rear shocks. I left my house about 6:30am and got home around 9:30pm with a little over 3 hrs driving. Long day, but very rewarding.

Suspension feels so much better, with the weight of my cap, racks, and tote of stuff in the back the stock suspension was not up to task. I had put sumo springs 612-40s when I got my cap and was riding on those constant not smashing them at ride height but would feel them on bumps. They helped some with rear body-roll in turns but not front or brake dive. The rear has settled so far to about 2.5” lift off the sumos and it might settle a little more. I’m going to park it on a level spot today and check the front. I believe got about 1.5” lift in the front sitting around 22” center hub to fender. The coilovers typically adjusted to give 2”, I’m guessing the 1/2” lower is the added front weight. Might adjust them to 1.75-2” but need to measure on level ground.

Only issue I had and it seemed temporary and hopefully unrelated, was a horrible grinding then tinny sound in the front that scared the shit out of me on my way home. It had driven perfect for nearly 90 miles and I stopped for gas. Pulling in I think I might have possibly kicked a rock up in between the rotor and dust shield. It made a grinding sound pulling out then kind of a high pitch rotational noise, stopped when I hit a bump, but then started again a couple miles later right as pulling into my house. Went to bed, got up Sunday checked things over, tried shaking driver-side CV Axel etc, nothing looked out of place. Then it made the noise pulling out of my house, turned left and it stopped again. I was on my way to the car wash to spray off the body. Made sure I blasted some water around the front brake rotor/shield area and it’s been good so far.

Today I plan to measure suspension and think about date for alignment and to get my wheels and tires on. Need to wire up the winch and light so might tackle that too. I have an Auxbeam 8 gang switch for the lights and a disconnect for the winch. Also need to add my flip up license plate bracket and put my plate back on.
Pics incoming.

 

Still got it. Trying to keep local. (And I’ve poorly listed it)

 

https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/pts/d/waukesha-tacoma-truck-cap/7448339207.html

RSI smart cap, short bed $2800 - Milwaukee CL

 

Hello everyone. I'm moving to the Peoria, IL area this summer and just wanted to say hi

Don't have a tacoma, but its close enough