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

The top blue one is the exact one Discount Tire used for the roughly 4 years I worked there. Seemed to be a quality tool, stood up to the abuse of the new guys and held its calibration well.

 

To-weekend, I'm cheating, sue me




This is harder than it looks; one more iteration and I think I'll have it:

 

Omg is that how you're supposed to install the ADS?? The fuckers won't email me back

 

I mean, how else are you supposed to?

 

should had gone with extra large louvers for more air flow volume

 

Built a new rear bumper for the Tacoma.


PXL_20250120_032505184 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

 

Ran a bunch of tests on various wrenches and ended up adding the Husky 50-250 ft lb to the toolbox. At HD on sale is $59 now (about 1/3 off).

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-5...-2-in-Drive-Torque-Wrench-H2DTWA-03/316924574

 

These are pretty large... what kind are you talking about? I was worried about going too wide due to needing to cut through multiple structural elements - these actually provide a little bit of added stiffness to the hood since they're so deep and right to the inside of the crossmember

 

None of the bracket orientations never matched up with any of the frame so I was always so confused...

You can see my tires have been kissing them for some time now...

 

I mean, why does ADS have such a communication issue?

 

Hmm, guess I never found any like that that didn't cost an absurd amount. Would have been in a better spot above the turbos

 

$250 isn’t bad

 

Ended up not doing the Tundra brake upgrade They were reman calipers already, and I was able to replace them for free (minus new rotors and pads, sourced elsewhere) so sticking with the Tacoma gear was a far more economical option at the moment. No more pull to the left. Also did a brake fluid flush, cause it's so darn easy with the Motiv power bleeder...

And cause I like making more work for myself, got my Demello skid plate pull off, filled some of the rock rash with new weld, wire wheeled all the rust and old paint off, and got some new rattle can on there.

Who makes the new front diff bushings? might was well do those while I am under there...

 

Mine were 20 lol

 

I spend more on useless things, lol

 

You mean East Coast Gear Supply for the needle bearing replacement where the CV mounts?

 

No - these Better Than OEM Front Differential Bushings | 3rd Gen 4Runner & More – DuroBumps

Which seem expensive... but it looks like the OEM whole arm assemblies (5238004010 & 5238004020) have been discontinued making the DuroBumps only option.

 

Yeah I can see that. Well now you know. Sorry if I missed if /when you asked. I'd have just posted a photo.

No idea.

Those are for the front diff mounts. He's asked about a bearing on the add side.

 

Please re-read- I answered my own question that I was asking about the front diff mounts.