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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Jan 23, 2012 at 9:58 PM
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    Blackdawg

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    oooo yes! it has something to do with that...god dang..why can't i remember!!
     
  2. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:04 PM
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    GOT IT!

    Okay..so a 33'' tire travels 6.28313'' more then a 31...which is 9.91655X10^-5 miles...so that times your odometer would be your right mileage...i think..hmmmm.......or maybe not..
     
  3. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:08 PM
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    :eek: 4X4???
     
  4. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:11 PM
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    Do total miles multiplied by circumference of your new tire, then divide by the circumference of your old tire. Then you divide that number by the gallons of gas you used.
     
  5. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:12 PM
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    Blackdawg

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    hmm..that doesn't make sense to me..

    wait i got it!..thats cool man! so i actually got 11.2 :p lol
     
  6. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:12 PM
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    Taco me elmo

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    This tire meter works amazing.
     
  7. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:14 PM
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    Filled up gas tank. While filling up "Mean truck"... haha made my day
     
  8. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:17 PM
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    Haha yeah it sounds confusing but that's the only way to explain. I ended up with 16.02 mpg. If I tried really hard maybe I could get 17. Gonna sea foam right before my next oil change and see what that does for me.
     
  9. Jan 23, 2012 at 10:24 PM
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    Yea i sea foamed last fall..idk how well it did as i did abunch of little stuff to help my mpgs..and all of the mods did..but now my 33s are killing it again haha
     
  10. Jan 24, 2012 at 8:39 AM
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    Weight bias... Need more weight transfered to the back to get better handling in the whoops...
     
  11. Jan 24, 2012 at 8:42 AM
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    steve o 77

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    There should be a recall for the lower ball joints. call the dealer and ask about it.
     
  12. Jan 24, 2012 at 8:42 AM
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    sweet

    does anybody know what a stock 98 5 lug taco tire size is? i could probably look on my door for that but its cold out.
     
  13. Jan 24, 2012 at 8:43 AM
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    Im going to guess 235/75/15 but I really have no clue.
     
  14. Jan 24, 2012 at 8:45 AM
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  15. Jan 24, 2012 at 9:29 AM
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    lol yeah my ball joints are in pretty desperate need of replacement. all 4 are oozing grease out the boots.

    Im hoping I can get the lowers done for free, then suffer through the uppers.
     
  16. Jan 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM
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    Picked up a few more parts for my rear tire carrier and put the snoboard racks back on the bedrack.
     
  17. Jan 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM
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    Oh yeah and I finally got around to adjusting (re-aiming) my headlights. Now I'm not shining one up into space.
     
  18. Jan 24, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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    dude that looks like a blast. Is that in NV? your km2's handle great out there.
     
  19. Jan 24, 2012 at 11:16 AM
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    This tends to cause more problems then solve them...:smack:
     
  20. Jan 24, 2012 at 12:14 PM
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    This is the truth.
     

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