The 95-97 Taco Thread

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Looks good man! I like the headlights, I wish they made nice ones like that for our 95-97s but theyd look a little weird cause theyre square haha

 

Ramsay, do you only have a 3" lift?!

 

Yeah man after you go past 3" then you run into some problems with too much axle angle, and you cant get a good alignment with stock UCA's. i want like a little over 3" in the front but right now i think im at about 2.5 probably. Maybe a little more

 

I have been on TW for a while now and just now discovered this thread? Dang I am not paying attention! lol.



This is my 97 after I repainted it. It was originally black.

 

Damn that paint looks good!

Nice job man!! Expanded metal?

 

Yeh. Customcargrills.com

 

tie rod is on its last mile... scary to even drive, tacoma is down until saturday :/

I will be buying a 3 year alignment and camber plan so that once i lift my truck i can just run down there and get it done!

My taco has just become a road princess in a matter of hours :'(

 

Hahah dude thats awesome I wish i wouldve gotten an alignment warranty mine too but eventually itll be 4wd again oh and.. GLAMIS TW MEET TOMORROW!! WOO

 

Nice! and im just going to do the tie rod myself good year wanted 415 to install it and align it

 

X2!

Also, that blue paint job is tits

 

SEXY AS FUCKKKKKKK

 

Was it the outer tie rod or inner tie rod that needs replacing?

Thanks. It is a custom color. Base is 2010 Dodge Viper Blue Pearl. I mixed in two different metal flakes. I added .08" Patriot Blue, as well as .04" Cobalt blue. Did 3 coats of base, and 4 coats of clear. The first coat of clear I added the metal flake to enhance the reflection.

 

inner

 

Then I can understand being charged a higher price. The inner tie rods are more difficult, and almost every one requires a special tool to remove it. They are also more expensive. Just for curiosity sake, I am going to run your vehicle in my database to see what my shop would have quoted you for the repair. I will check Saturday morning.

 

I replaced all 4 ties rods with a pickle fork, hammer, some sockets, a pair of pliers, a big flat head screwdriver, 2 cresent wrenches and a big pair of pliers. Took 4 hours with 30 minutes of smoking cigerettes and waiting for my left outter tie rod to get to the parts store. Spent a total of 75$

 

Is it okay to spray the inside of the wheel wells with something to make it black. Like how some people do that bed liner stuff? Anybody done that? Also is it okay to spray paint the thing that the wheels sit on? So its blends in with my new black rims coming?

 

Yes its ok to spray inside the wheel wells.
What do you mean where the wheels sit? The lug studs?

 

Thanks.
And lol, no the wheel drum

 

Yeah you can paint that too. Just not the front rotors, obviously.