The 2.7L Single Cab Thread

Glad to see more people on the sc band wagon. Now start moddin

 

Thats a badass 5 lug.

 

Front just Bilstein 5100 adjustables on stock coils @ 2.5". It's not bad, better at 1.75" perch for comfort. Alignment came out fine, didn't get new upper control arms or anything.

Rear I have Wheeler's 3 leaf progressive, stock overload spring left in, ran them with Bilstein 5100s as well but just stole those for my 3rd gen 4runner. Honestly can't tell the difference with the stock shocks back in. I could have sworn it was a world of difference when I first installed the rear 5100s... Beats me. Dunno if you're handy or anything but definitely do all of this yourself, I swapped in the factory shocks in about 20 minutes with two wrenches. During a snow shower. 30* outside. No biggy. Leaf install is easy too if you can grip the factory centering pin on the pack and have a hack saw with new blade to trim down the new pin. Dull blade and nothing good to grip added 30 mins for me.

So I guess what I have left is front adjustable 5100s and leaf pack, about 10k miles. Here's what the rears went to

 

What lift, tires and wheels are you planning?

I got a 13 reg cab leveled out with 265/75r16 duratracs and just am getting pro comp 7089s for christmas should be on first week of january or so.

 

Anybody know when to change auto trans fluid. I got 50,000 miles and am still on the original fluid. Reg cab base auto trans 08.

 

I have pictures above of my 06 with a Toytec lift in it. Eibach springs up front with adjustable 5100's and rear 5100's with an add a leaf running 285/75/16 with a 1 inch wheel spacer up front.

 

30,000 is commonly recommended, 60,000 really is okay.
Manual says to "inspect" every 30k, replace every 30k for "special operating conditions"

 

Ok, any idea on the cost? Should I go back with toyota fluid or something else like mobil1?

 

Toyota fluid.
Type T-IV for the 2.7, WS for the 4.0

DIY... just a pan drain and refill is all you need to do if you do it regularly.

 

Do the autos have a plug or do you have to pull the pan to drain it

 

quick question for you RC guys. I just came back from the dealership, they sold the truck i was suppose to get which was a 5 speed, they do have the auto which i prefer due to some right arm and shoulder issues. I was wondering if the auto transmission is reliable and can it handle 265/70/16s with out regearing. I didnt want a payment but I need a vehicle and I am trying to find something that fits my lifestyle, wife wants me to get a prius but thats not happening. I hunt and fish, usually alone, maybe one friend. Any help would be great, Thanks

 

Thanks, now the long hassle and battle with the dealership to get the payment i want. My wife is dead set against the RC but after I had her do the payment calculator on the 2013 F-150 she wanted me to get I think the RC started looking real good. She even started making up things like, you always travel alone anyways, or we can get a cap to cover groceries, lol. I find it amusing that she picked the color black, no black within 140 miles, show up today and the red was gone with a black in its place with 140 miles on it, I guess it was meant to be.( I HOPE )

 

Kinda lazy to try to search this but are 2012 headlights the same as 2014? Maybe its the color but they look different in the pics, then again my eyes are bleeding from reading about 180 pages of the reg cab post.

 

ok, with that shot I see that 12-14 are different, was looking for a set of black projectors for a 14, thanks SCG.

 

There isn't a stock Tacoma that comes standard with projectors. 2012-2014 headlights are also the same headlights.

 

I was cruising fleabay and saw some for the 11's, couldnt find them for the 12-14's, no big deal, just thought they where cool.

 

These are retrofitted stock headlights that are on my 05 Tacoma Reg Cab and is the only way to have proper projector type headlights. You can get others on eBay but I would not recommend them.

 

They have a plug.
There really is no need to drop the pan unless you want to clean it out.
It has magnets to hold any debris.
I've never seen a screen filter in need of replacement... that is something that fell by the wayside with the cellulose filters in the old Detroit units.

If you have the 4.0, there is an excellent writeup on the fluid change.
MAKE SURE YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU CAN REMOVE THE FILL PLUG AND LEVEL CHECK PLUGS BEFORE REMOVING THE DRAIN PLUG

2.7? Drain and refill through the dipstick like you've been doing for the last 50 years.

 

You'll be fine on the Prerunner/4x4.
Don't do it on a 5-lug.