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

This was yesterday but was The yotaphoto of the week @teamtoyota on instagram out of the hundred of tacomas on this page i know some of you fellas are on there!

 

Indeed they are. They are my very worn down, in dire need of replacing 31x10.50x15s. One perk of having the stock tires is that it makes the truck look like it sits higher. But, hopefully I'll be sitting on some 32's fairly soon.

 

Went and splashed in the water today!

 

Is the front just 5100's at 2.5?


EDIT: Ahhh. I see now. Eibachs.

What are the billys set at?

Any alignment issues in the front with that much lift?

How does it ride?

 

the billys should be set at 0 with eibachs or the OME 882/883's unless you will rip a CV boot very quickly. and check out this thread if your thinking of getting the 5100/eibach combo
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/176037-bilstein-5100-eibach-gallery.html

 

Shouldn't be any play

 

Dat ground clearance...

I suggest not upgrading to 31's unless you want a big power loss. I love my tires but hate the 4 mpg drop. I so wish that my truck magically got 4.10 gears, or I found some for a really good price.

 

wait, what? i had the 3.8 something gears in my truck and i went from 31-33 without much loss at all? still got 22mpg.

 

That is very odd..... Mostly highway driving? Light throttle foot?

 

I'm lucky to get 200 a tank?

 

yes, about 1.5 a day of highway
i didn't put into account city driving. 95% of my driving is all highway.
carry on folks.

 

That is why, then.

 

Yeah, I have the Eibachs on there. My alignment is way out, but my tires are very near the end of their life, so when I get my new shoes (hopefully this weekend) I'll get an alignment. The truck rides great with the new suspension.

 

Don't want to start a new thread for this, so here it goes...

When grabbing my front driver side tire at 12 and 6, I have a considerable amount of play. No play when I grab it at 3 and 9 though. Is this a ball joint or wheel bearing issue? I always get that confused.

 

ball joint

 

Cool, that's what I thought. I'm making up a list of things I need fixed on my front end while I have it in the shop for a tranny flush. Best to replace both sides while I'm at it, right?

 

Absolutely. Especially with how nasty balljoint failures can be. Had a buddy that went through that mess a couple weeks ago.

How he got down the mountain...

 

Maybe this is a dumb question, but it's usually the lower one that goes out, correct? And that looks like a very shitty situation ^^

 

Yup, lower one has the bad reputation iirc.

 

Ok thanks. I'll call my mechanic tomorrow to see what I'll be paying to enjoy the ass raping this time.