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

Just ordered a fumoto oil drain and a new passenger mirror

 

Changed out the rack and pinion today

 

Pics will have to wait til Monday bro, been occupied with a family emergency and I keep forgetting

 

Mounted my 3x3 pods finally

 

More tubbing and fender trimming

 

Those look sweet what kind of mounts are you using for them?

 

looks like the CBI ones

 

33x10.5x15 KM2's. On an auto trans 5vzfe. According to the internet, the manual trans is geared slightly differently so YMMV.

At 70MPH (according to GPS) my RPM's are right around 2600 and my speedometer is at about 83mph. (Yeah, i've got to buy that plastic gear soon)

Personally, i think 4.56's MIGHT have been a better fit due to the loss of the top end and the amount of hwy travel i do. I haven't had a chance to wheel it yet but i'm excited to see how they do.

On the plus side, i'm sure i'll be just fine when i move on to my next set of tires, something in either a 33x12.5 or maaaaybe 35's. I'm glad I went 4.88 so i don't have to deal with it (or pay for it) again in the future.

 

I cleaned off the snow and ice yesterday and tried out the new duratracs.
With a little weight in the bed I didn't even have to use 4wd even though there was ice from freezing rain underneath. I was very impressed with them.

 

yea but 2600 freaks out auto tranny guys cause they are used to about 2100-2200 at 65mph.

really though, 4.88s auto tranny and 33s it moves the rpms more into a better power band and the 4.88s decrease the load so you should see a small bump in your mpgs really. At least as in a bump compared to driving on 4.10s and 33s.

 

haha I have the same thing, its only when the window is all the way down. If I roll it up 1/8 the way it stops. Did you try tightening the bolt?

 

yea its why they get kicked out of OD all the time on any hill haha

 

Mine does it two, i went back and looked but not sure what bolt needs tightening, can you clarify, and does it fix it. I have checked all the bolts in door jamb area and inside door panel.

 

You got a pic of said bolt???

 

My usb mount came in so I installed that....






Also took a few more pics of the bumper. It's not lined up perfect on the sides, and I don't think I can. But I still love it! Going to try to get it cleaned up and painted tonight.

 

That looks so awesome dude, totally changed the look of your truck! Did you do a right up on that USB mount?? Looks sweet

 

Thanks man it fixed it!! Pesky little bolt...

 

Thanks! It'll look 10x better once it's painted and I get some fogs in it!

 

U genna bed line it??

 

Yup! Going to try 2-3 coats of primer, then as many coats of Rustoleum bedliner that 5 cans will do haha

I've used the same stuff on my bed rails, fender flares, cb antenna mount, and sliders.