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

Heck ya brother. Should be a fun weekend

 

Looking to buy my first lift ever for my 04' tacoma, was going to go with a Toytec 3" lift with OME front coils and the add a leaf. Planning on getting the bilstein rear shocks. Can someone tell me if I am going with a good lift kit. Should the front shocks be ok also?

 

you have to have different shocks up front if youre running bigger coils. look at the adjustable 5100s

 

Changed my rear diff and transfer case oil with Royal Purple

$29 75w-90 Synthetic Gear Lube - 1 Quart (Pack of 2)

75w-90 gear oil. Attempted to do the front diff as well but didn't realize I would need a 12 mm hex bit! I also greased my driveshafts with Royal Purple grease. Now all of my fluids except coolant, brake fluid, and power steering fluid are Royal Purple. These other fluids are all Toyota. I love being consistent with all fluids I run in my truck. I stand behind Royal Purple and love all of their products!

 

I put RP in my front and rear when I did my swap... Wont be going RP when I change it out lol

 

If your spending that much if use amsoil.

 

Be careful those hex bolts are a pain in the ass.

Why not?

 

Can go amsoil for way less too haha

 

put some longer shackles on today. needed a cheap way to level out the truck when it is loaded up. Sits a little high now but there is no load in the bed.

When I was installing the shackles I noticed both of my rear bllsteins were covered in oil….they are maybe 2 years old……might be time for OME. I have to act fast as we are going on a month long camping wheeling trip starting late June.

 

Looks good now

 

don't get the bilsten 5100 in the rear, they suck, they don't dampen heavy loads and they limit your down travel. Go with the OME all the way around, I wish I had.

 

So if I were to get that kit and the set of the 5100 bilstein shocks and I'd be set?

 

Why not?

 

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ditto, my appear to have taken a dump on themselves after 2 years of mild abuse

 

Not paying that price again for a synthetic

 

Hmm. Thanks Just trying to do things right the first time and not have to spend 3x as much as needed.

 

someone with a low post count has common sense.

depending on how many miles on the rear leafs you might want to look into a new leaf pack all together. and i say 5100 adjustables up front that way if you add weight up front you can bump the setting up to compensate for the weight

 

Finally finished my Satoshi Grill

 

So, this is what im getting, run the 3" toytec coil lift kit with front bilstein shocks and rear OME shocks and I would be ok?

 

Waxed it