What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

They say every seat has an ass, but not every ass fits that seat.. And you can't please 100% of people 100% of the time, and in your case that might be you with the Taco, sorry you are not loving it as much as most of us are loving ours, but your ass wants what your ass wants and nothing can change that... lol.. Nothing worse (vehicle wise) than being stuck in traffic everyday in something you don't like driving...

 

Nothing to thrilling. I needed a roof rack to carry my kayak I got this week. I can't carry it in the bed when we are pulling our trailer because the bed is full.

I went with the Toyota OEM rack because the load bars are out of the way when not in use and therefore won't create any noise.....Hopefully.

the install was easy, took about a hour and a half because I went slow. It was a beautiful sunny day, a break from the rain.

The kayak is an Old town Loon 106 Angler. Very different than my previous ocean kayaks....much smaller. Flat water fishing

Loon 106
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LCMFgQtfMg

one of my previous Ocean kayaks




The rack

 

Every truck is different and yet they are all the same.

 

The meso flip key was like one of the first things I bought for my truck. Never used it, I hated how floppy it felt. Destroyed a transponder trying to pull it out of my original key. Then I was like I can live without this and never looked back. But I have an “h” key so. Plus I found lots of other things to fiddle with.

 

"But some Tacomas are more equal than others" -- "Tacoma Farm" ...

 

Mine is like .0125% smaller inside due to the clazzios, and desert does it seat jackers.

 

Mine is only .00625% smaller ... no seat jackers, but RC seat covers.

 

See. Same but different.

 

So, blurple on one side Electric teal on the other? Neither one photographs well. They look different in person and in the sun.

 

Personally I’m not a fan of beadlocks, just cuz. I like the teal better. Are they both the same width? And is the Turkish rug pattern part of your upgrade as well?

 

Have a link for that molle?

 

Victory 4x4 makes some nice ones that have a cutout for the bed lights.

https://www.victory4x4.com/product/VT23RMP.html

 

I suppose I could make some floor mats for the tacoma with the rug. Perhaps trim to fit for the bed?

 

But what tires?

 

Thinking about Toyo RT trail. 285 or 295, 70/17.

 

I’ve got the rt trail. But 275/70 17. They look good. Been great off-road. And not crazy loud on road.

 

Swap out the factory lower shanked bolt and you won’t have to replace the spherical bearing for a while. The shanked bolt puts uneven forces on one side causing the spherical bearing to twist and wear out prematurely. I was chasing a clicking sound for a year before coming across this thread. The factory Tacoma shanked bolt can be replaced by a smooth 4Runner bolt or a 303 belmeteric bolt. Links are in the thread. I went with the 4Runner bolt as it was easier to source and in stock at my dealership. With the factory shanked Tacoma bolt my Elka spherical bearing only lasted 18k before needing to be replaced. I installed the 4runner bolt when the bearings were replaced and I’m currently at 38k with no issues.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-infamous-click-up-front…going-down.800581/

 

Cali Rasied LED, I painted them white.

https://caliraisedled.com/products/bed-molle-system-for-2005-2023-toyota-tacoma

 

Designed and built a new bolt in core support.
Went a little extra with Baja Designs headlights, brights, and blinkers
Just a teaser photo. Will be released for sale soon

 

Do the bolts too, I go over them here. Go to 4 min in the video.

https://youtu.be/8NNCR5E10-8?si=kWsLZ31WmeYCP4P6