What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Went ahead and put in 5100s on the third notch up front. Stock suspension otherwise.



The front came up a little over 3/4 of an inch. Less than a 1/4 from being level with the rear. Sits exactly where I thought it would with the weight of the bumper.


Tomorrow needs an alignment. The front suspension now definitely out performs the rear lol. I took it over a very rough road to make it settle.

 

How's it look sitting on a level surface? Seems like the front is up higher now.

 

Looks good. I generally don't comment on lifts, but this appears to have worked out nicely.

 

my driveway is slanted pretty good. The rear is less than 1/4 inch higher than the front which “visually” makes it look dead nuts level. I do need a better photo on flat ground. I follow Thuren’s opinion on a leveled truck.

https://youtu.be/1U0zNZfx7B8?si=uKf0Iu_DZG91_bRB

 

I think it looks good, the photo is like a house of mirrors, though. The expansion joints in the concrete and homes not being level in the pic only serve to exaggerate the illusion.

Thanks for the video, too!

 

Hopefully your washer fluid reservoir is full.

 

I’ve wrapped the garnish with tint and with vinyl.

 

Any functionality issues in doing so?

I'm thinking about using Lamin-x Tinted Film on the Garnish, Fogs, & 3rd Brake Light.

 

No issues, used laminx blue, double layered to darken it, on the garnish for a while. That was the off-road grill with the Toyota “t”

 

Thanks for the input.

I just ordered some Charcoal (Dark) Lamin-x for the 3rd brake light & TSS garnish, and Gunsmoke (Med) for the Fogs.

 

What does the TSS garnish actually do?

 

Covers the sensor behind it & looks like a turd on the front of my truck.

 

It’s the windshield screen. Specifically the Covercraft UVS100. Hope that helps.

$90 Covercraft UVS100 Custom Windshield Sunscreen for 2018-2023 Toyota Tacoma (w/o GoPro Mounted to Windshield) - Blue Metallic

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0886622NJ

 

Got my truck aligned at work and put in a rough country rubber bed mat that Amazon brought me.

-Dane

 

Got some new shoes today.
Disappointed in the factory Goodyears only lasting 36k.
Went a size up on the Falken Wildpeak A/T 4W in 265 75 16 for my 2022 TRD OR.
A bit bigger and a bit more AT.

 

I was going to replace the original Firestone tires that came on my 2021 at 40k but had the sidewall on one blew out at just over 37k (and was just sitting in the driveway at the time). I never buy Firestones as their original try at radial tires was the 500, they were crap and Firestone wouldn't stand behind them (yes, I'm that old). My research has me going with the Cooper R&T rated at 65K mileage life.

 

My brothers (gen 2) Tacoma DCSB got 95,000 miles on his set of Firestone Destination LE2's... Replaced them with the LE3's this time...

 

The Nexen Roadian ATX tires the tire shop just sold me are rated at 65k

To that matter so are the Hankook Dynapro AT2 Extremes that the guy at the tire shop talked me out of.