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

Just arrived for two nights in Big Bear Calif. Just easy camping with my two little kids and I.

 

Yesterday filled my 2007 Tacoma for the second time. With the grocery store discount I got 40ȼ off a gallon, so 'only' paid $4.69 9/10 a gallon. Miles per gallon a bit better than the first tank, this time 22.7 mpg. My commute is about 50/50 highway and backroad hills. Along with that several around town trips. Very pleased with the results. It's only about 2 mpg less than the Honda CRV I traded in - but a lot more comfortable and fun to drive.

 

Gimbal shots always make things look cool.

 

Ever since Leitner released that new design, this is all I can see when I look at it.

 

Let me know if you're looking to downsize and want to get rid of the bronze...

 

I actually will be selling the tires next month. Thinking about $600 for all 5. Cooper ST Maxx 315/75/16. Tires have ~43k on them. Still decent tread left

I only have one bronze wheel. Bought it separately, and when new stock was available, bronze wasnt in the selection this was a few years ago

 

Now I cant unsee that!

 

A local Tw member installed it for me. It is an improvement as far as on road and off road ride.

so far so good. A huge improvement over stock.
This is my third Toyota with an OME lift so I am a little bias. It is probably not the best performing lift considering adjustable coil overs and reservoir shocks but I feel it is the best bang for the buck.

 

where you at? Ill have some OME Dakars for sale soon also

 

I can’t either, I’m just glad I finally got to make that comparison for someone else

 

While routing the wiring for my new raptor lights and tapping into the low beam fuse, I just realized we have “low profile” mini fuses, rather than regular mini fuses. The tap technically fit into the slot, but it easily pops right out. Just ordered some of the correct “low profile” taps from Amazon.
For what it’s worth, I credit my newbie mistake to never having blown a fuse in my truck since going from a first gen to a second gen. They look the same when looking down into the fuse blocks

 

This is badass! Are you going to have a write up for the process?

 

Fair enough. But it’s worth it. Camper shell plus RTT was killing the sheet metal on my bed sides. Turns out these off road trucks are pretty flimsy off road. I needed a bed rack that bolts to the frame. So shadow puppet or not I’m psyched.

 

It’s bolted in there. It would be a pain in the ass to steal.

 

Yes I kind of have an in progress one you could find
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-do-you-trick-ecu-to-engage-4wd-after-swap.755521/

 

Awesome thanks!

 

I’m in Colorado

 

Did you do an add a leaf or new leaf pack?

 

What part of your bed was having issues. I have been running a shell and tent for 2 years and I haven't noticed anything like that. I also have never pulled the shell off since I bought the truck back in '18.

 

After getting my truck wet, interior and all I saw a couple roaches! The nasty ones, and my little boys leave candy all over, doesn’t help! I gutted the inside, put a couple foggers in it, burned the carpet, went and got a 5’x7’ anti fatigue mat from Home Depot, a roll off plastic underlayment for floors and made a new interior floor in my truck that’s easy to sweep out! If it gets wet now theres no carpet to soak it up! Also my wife will ride with me again! Its quieter as well, i was worried about that. Its a little dirty in the picture