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

As always... @eimkeith, you're a badass.




Got here WAY faster than I was expecting. Thought you weren't even going to have these available again until after Monday.

Gunna be a minute before I burn them in, but it's way up on the high side of my "list."

 

Quick question guys,
Who sells hood struts for our trucks ? I bought some years back and can’t recall the brand. Thanks.

 

@SpikerEng

Cool people, great product.

 

Mine are Redline Tuning. They used to do group buys on here. Installed years ago, still going strong.

 

I just received mine from Spiker. Haven’t installed yet but looking forward to it. Timmy the tool man has an install video for them.

 

I had to replace my light bulbs in my side markers. Well one light I broke all of the tabs and now its loose. Any ideas to keep it secure until my replacements arrive?

 

That’s the one. Thanks !!

 

Anyone cut off the stock shackle hangers and weld in something more beefy? Mine is bent and pushing my rear axle more to the driver side

 

@Speedytech7

 

Yeah I've got some Trail Gear creeper joint (big spherical bearing) as my shackle hangers.

 

That looks pretty sweet.

 

It rides very nice with the Chevy springs. We will see if they need maintenance after a couple seasons. New cups for the bearings are cheap though and you only need snap ring pliers to replace em. I have been shooting a couple pumps of grease in after every trip this far and they're still tight.

 

Finally got me some 35”x10.50s mounted up today.

 

New speakers, not the best but for $100 to replace all 4 I couldn’t beat it.

 

Was it plug and play?

 

Damnit I love these, didn't know they were a thing until a couple weeks ago. I knew i should have waited before repainted my new LCA's
But it's never going to get any easier to add them.

@eimkeith where would a fella get a set?

 

New flange, seal is still in good shape, pinion still leaks like crazy. Idk what to do at this point so time for a new 3rd with a truetrac like I had planned 2 years ago.

 

Bad bearing or possibly a clogged breather but that usually leaks out the axle seals.

 

Yeah at this point my bet is on a bad bearing. I tore apart my spare diff today, about to order an install kit and get it swapped over to 4.56 and a truetrac.

Thankfully, just this week actually, I am able to bring a company truck home so I can let the tacoma sit.