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

Fresh paint job for the truck. Just need to Bedliner the flares and reinstall with new flare pads. Maybe get new badges from Toyota too.

 

looks great! forget the badges. looks cleaner without

 

Thanks! I think so too for the door panels, but I still want the Toyota nameplate on the tailgate I think.

 

nah...
I wish they had left them off mine. they apparently bought new ones

 

Your truck is coming along nicely!! Who did you use for your paint job?

 

I actually went through an insurance shop called Andy’s Collision. I called a lot of body shops and they wouldn’t even take on a full truck paint job because of the age of the vehicle. These guys were very reasonable and did a very nice job.

 

Ordered alcans leaf pack , no lift and bilstein 6112/600 lbs bilstein coils, stock high with 5100 pair for rear shocks…. ☎️

 

What weight did you spec your Alcans for?

 

Your front end is going to have 3" of lift and you didn't lift the rear?? Why?

 

I think that the op is saying that there on the lowest setting, which should be stock hight. At least thats how they list them,and has been my experience with running them on a different vehicle.

 

That is a shame to see.

 

"they're" - sorry. hard to read with the wrong their there!

 

Thanks

 

Got a link to the box you're looking at? I mostly see that style for full-size trucks; too large for a 1st gen Tacoma.

 

Took a 100 mile trip today to only discover at the hotel that the passenger floorboard is nice and soaked

guessing I pulled the ac drain hose from the evap coil when I ran a new antenna cable last week so got some fun hotel parking lot project for tomorrow morning!

 

yes you are correct , the shocks will come assambled with No Lift, stock High ,the 600 lbs. bilstein coil $828 and the Alcans leaf pack i told them that i prefer stock high only the camper and once in awhile some cargo added to the bed so is 300 lbs … will see how they sits once installed , hope not no get more than 1.5 lift… it should be how stock Rake came up from factory because the 21 yrs old leaf pack looks negative… truck is aprox 35” front and rear so Alcans CSR said is a sign of worn leaf pack… also says will ride nicer… will see

gotta wait… will think later what else should i change in same install .?
UCA
LBJ
Nah? I dont do off road

 

Long overdue - check valve was leaky and also replaced some hoses. Getting that damn grommet out was a chore as little bits inevitably broke off into the engine but a set of dental picks cleaned it up nicely.



Shoutout @CrustyTaco for their helpful post about getting the OEM vent hose - https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/1st-gen-3-4-vacuum-hose-thread.599838/page-9#post-23255021

 

Yeah i get the Alcan decision.

But those front coils even at the 0'' lift setting on the Bilsteins(in fact they are ONLY supposed to be installed at the 0'' setting otherwise it'll over lift the truck) will be a 3'' front lift. If you want no front lift and no lift leaf packs and an all around stock look. You want OME 880 front coils.

I just did that to my DD truck. 880 coils and General Springs for the leafs. Looks great, bit of rake like stock and no lift.(it looks lifted mostly because the old shit was so clapped out, but it isn't).

 

Wanna share picture of how you DD looks like with the 6112 and GS leafs .? Tks

 

Anyone have the part number for the top front diff plug? Barely got mine out, it’s ready to be replaced….