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

whats with the angles shocks....do the help the ride or sumthing

 

Started plastidipping my badges yesterday, gonna finish today

 

thanks to MTgirl, ordered:




Will post up before/afters once the stuff gets in and i've had time.

 

No it allows me to have longer shocks mounted up higher of the ground and allows my leaf springs to have full range of travel without the shocks limiting the travel. Also matched with the AllPro Expos the ride is pretty good well with my camper shell on

 

im probablly going to be doing that this week.
Im just going up to the bottom of the body line/divot

 

Update. Picked up the missing retainers from Toyota and swapped out the front Billies for Nitrochargers on the 881s. It was the right decision. Still a solid, firm ride, but definitely more "absorbtion" of bumps on the front end, which, afterall, is what shock absorbers are supposed to do, right? This is after only about 10 miles on local streets and highways where I know all the roughs spots and aimed for them. Haven't had a chance to take them offroad yet.

So, in my humble opinion, if you are going with 881s, just get Nitrochargers, not 5100s. There is a difference. The 5100s were still vastly better than stock, and I bet when used with stock coils, they are fine, but I can't say from experience, because I have never tried that. It is also a matter of ride preference. For a DD and long road trips, I think this is better.

 

Put in a new swr-1043d sub today. Bout to get back out there a detail her. Found something I'm gonna try on the flares.

 

installed my protect , ds, ctcm pt747-35051 door still protector kit tacoma C-Cab, today!!!... and the little center console net holder 58299-AD020 skuff plate clips white 90467-10161.​

 

Replaced the squeaky clutch pedal bushings. Not easy for a klutz like me. Feeling good I didn't have to pay someone else to do it!

 

you should have just swapped the spring with a linear spring.
then you wont have to replace the bushings again in another year.

 

Did you replace them with stock bushings, or did you do the bronze bushing mod?

 

Took a few pic

 

Thx. I'm bout to take them all off. It truely looks cleaner with them.

 

Took apart and rebuilt my E-locker actuator. Now she works wonderfully. Instant engagement.

 

Went camping...



Got high centered on a stump....



And finished off with some beers by the lake...



Great weekend!

 

It is absolutely gorgeous up there!

 

Da fuck is i the water??

 

Did this friday, saturday, & sunday...






Still have to get some new headlights, paint the radiator & finish colormatching the surround, just havent found the right white to do it!

 

-dropped fuel tank. Replaced filler neck gasket. Put on new gas tank strap as my last one was broken. Not a job I would look forward to again.

 

Looks great so far.