What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

New tires! Upsized from 265/70 Rugged Trek to 255/80 Wildpeak RT01. Loving the look of the skinnies!

Before


After

 

Factory Service Manual

 

@thomasburk

Nothing special.... but 2 dealers on east coast :
https://parts.priceleblanctoyota.co...KZ-bhUNuBfEdxA_kKdIY27nEbdk71IUZXmlqAGa62X5_4

https://toyotaparts.ourismantoyotao...hwBvLsxnl8QjkxBpZOL63GXvfxmLDpI6MMpAd1q70jRLf

Shipping costs ? Your local dealer ?
Maybe print those and show them to your dealer

 

Nothing too substantial, but I did get to be apart of the Impact Wheels launch of their 880 series, specifically the 8815s on my truck! Made the front page of their website so that's a pretty cool one too! https://impactwheels.com/ RRW RS7s got sold to @Hansamzac last week so hopefully he can get some tires together and get those mounted on his truck!

Still running my same 275/70/17 AT4Ws, couldn't justify taking those off and trying to resell with only 11ish thousand miles on them, maybe this summer we can eye some bigger tires

Pics of course:

 

Pushed the pool noodle between bed and cab. Hope to test it out tonight.

Pushed up from bottom holding the hammer head, punctured noodle a couple times but I think it's still good and tight. Difficult part was above gas tank using extended arms couldn't get the leverage I wanted. ...

 

Here is it: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cx5nnlnCzlhI45D1vbBMj1ni983SKdKf

Reference Thread: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-diy-maintenance-quick-reference.406712/

 

Why?

 

I have heard, it is a great sound deadening mod, reduces road noise in the cab. Seems like a very cheap fix giving big bang for buck.

 

Got it! Thank you - good find.

 

Were you told that by the pool noodle salesman?

 

He guarantee.

 

Thanks!

 

One thing you might want to keep an eye on is that there is a good chance the pool noodle will rub cab paint off over time. Dirt will work its way in there and the vibrations will sand those contact points clean. I had some sort of pass-through rubber gasket that connected the cab to a topper on my '94 extended cab. I didn't pay it any mind, but at some point I decided to take the cab off and I discovered the paint had been rubbed off where the gasket contacted the paint. I was bummed.

 

Oh man you popped my bubble.

Maybe I'll remove the noodle this summer.

 

Yes, all front end noise is gone. So, who knows why, and how, does a sway bar get so noisy, and, can it ever be quieted once more? Jeesh. What the heck?

 

Had the Eibach Stage 2R installed and set the front with a 1in lift. Rides nice and so much better than the stock suspension. I have 6112s on my 4Runner but the Eibachs are nice on the truck. I'll hit the freeways tomorrow.
Had the OTT done about a month ago and if you are in SoCal go see Q and get it done. I have the light/mild and its perfect. Took it on some long drives and no more gear hunting on inclines, no sudden up shits/downshifts and it holds power throughout the powerband. The best mod so far. It really changes the truck.

 

Pic won't attach?

 

Yes!!, the sway bar end links are a ball and socket just like a ball joint and tie rod end, so they wear out and rattle going over bumps etc, replace both with quality parts, it is a common problem on a lot of vehicles... Also make sure the sway bar frame mount bushings are not worn out...

 

I ran a cable through the pool noodle to help pull it upward and then turned down the ends so it would drain.

 

I fucked that up on a video as well, torqued them up in the air. The lower control arm to frame bolts need to be torqued with the vehicle on its own weight.