1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Other benefit from WFH - Kid's home sick, don't need to take a day off to take care of him.

Both cars looking proper in street view, this looks recent ish.



I see the side exit exhaust so it's def been after 2021. Actually based on the pumpkins it was fall 2022.

 

eeeek

 

haha we probably all have a step ladder somewhere in the house

 

Yeah but most of us don't need one to reach a door knob

 

Fify

 

I hear he's got doggy doors going into every room

 

Beautiful place. Makes me think about the Raritan Valley Line. Much more normal than me living on top of the Holland Tunnel in the old Lackawanna Railroad train yard just a stones throw from Hoboken. LOL

 

Funny you mention Raritan Valley Line, my wife grew up in High Bridge and I was only a couple mins northwest in Asbury/Washington.

This is more south, and I hate this State anymore. Outgrew the appeal of mountains and beaches in the same state when I went west and saw REAL mountains and beaches.

 

I just remember the Raritan Valley line from the Newark NJ Transit station. After I got married, we moved from Jersey City to Elizabeth on Newark Ave for a couple of years before moving to Brandon Florida. It was hassle for a 1.5 hour train ride to WTC. I could walk from the house to the train station. But then I got to use the time to study and kept a course going after work to keep my mind occupied on the trains. NJ has some great schools and colleges. My wife taught Latin at Montclair High as well as graduating with a MS from Montclair State. I enjoyed school made good grades there when I went to school in Manhattan. I keep in touch with as many friends from the NY/NJ area as I can. The internet has helped.

 

@04Pre_Runner I know the OEM rack has inner tie rods in the price but does it also include boots?

 

I remember it coming with boots when I replaced one. The one thing it doesn't come with is the splined adapter to the rag joint, have to slide hammer it off the old rack

 

Yes the boots around the inners are part of the new rack, so are the rack bushings except for the D shaped one

 

Do not use those bushings though, they suck. Mine were moving again after one use.

 

I put energy rack bushings on my truck and they look like they're still in good shape after a couple years of beatings

 

Mine have been holding up well too but I know everyone is down on them now for the total chaos ones i think

 

I think next time the rack gets replaced I'm giving the TC one's a shot next time.

 

Shoot, I'll have to check those out. Didn't know there was another option. I need to poke at it but I might be pulling my front clamshell to have ECGS redo the ARB seal so might just redo front end chit anyways

 

Damn, they're cheap.

https://www.chaosfab.com/product/1996-2004-Tacoma-Urethane-Rack-Bushing-Kit-96701