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

Replaced my fan clutch. Made a huge difference. Also did the fuel filter and seafoam. Next project is adding the electronic brake controller.

 

Painted Rims

 

That looks really good! It makes me want to do my whole truck

 

x2

 

I washed it this morning, went to church and had to wash it again after I came back - Dang lovebug season again!

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-builds/217534-my-2003-double-cab-build.html
just finished my lift. still need wheels and tires plasti diped the stock wheels for now. and painted grille black

 

Awesome! Thanks for the reply, I've been planning on doing this.

 

Went wheelin a little.


Also spotted a camo taco

and a plastic pallet as a roof basket lol......its on a Jeep!

 

Looks great

Is that satin or gloss?

What paint... how much prep? You know the drill

 

So I have been wanting to get a full lift for the last little while but not sure if I will see any improvement from what I have now. I have some adjustable bilsteins on the front from the PO and firestone riderite air bags in the back (which gives it a fairly rough ride on bumps and flex)
sooo.... i will be putting pics on here in the next few days to see if the endless knowledge of TW can help me identify what type/style the front suspension actually is...
next step...
i'll be looking at getting a toytec 3" lift with spacers, rear options, and rear shocks and needed some advice on some of the options...

will it be a good idea to get the optional diff drop kit?

for the rear shock option... pros/cons of their options...
procomp 9000 gas shocks
bilstein 5100 zinc plated shocks
bilstein 5100 reservoir shocks

any and all help is much appreciated.!!!

 

Welcome! Where in BC are you located?

Unless you are planning on staying off the trails i would suggest a suspension lift. A 3" Toytec or Old Man Emu suspension lift are the most popular on here. Heres a link to the Toytec website, they also sell the 3" Old man emu lift. Theres a couple places in the lower mainland that you can buy from or you can order from the states.

Big Country Custom in Abbotsford or North Shore Offroad in Vancouver

 

Wheeled a little yesterday. doing some scouting for a local ride.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2RKC3dKR4Y

 

setting your billies at 2.5'' will be WAY better then getting a 3'' spacer

and 5100s/5125s/5150s are all the same other then the lengths you can get them in and the reservoir on the 5150s.

Id lift the rear first before getting shocks as you might need a different length.

these is TONS of info on lifts, just do a bit of searching

 

Looks great, man! I've been looking at Raptor Liner for a while now...

 

Got my third back in tonight! Went for a test run around my block just to make sure it still worked! haha No noise coming from the diff. Already noticing a difference in how my auto trans is shifting! should be intersting...

 

Do you have OBA stuff yet for the front locker?

 

Get CO2 bro! Way better IMO..

 

OBA? I have everything I need but the actual compressor... but that'll come when I get the money. I'll start installing the locker and new gears in the mean time.

 

CO2!!

 

sorry, OBA = on board air. Sounds like you have it squared away though.