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

Yeah, amazing stroke of luck. I have to remember not to throw it in the dumpster with the rest of the stuff.

 

Yeah, don't do that. I mean if you don't want it you can ship it to me

 

Thanks. It actually makes me ill inside when I see this stuff sitting on the trail.

I actually get a giggle thinking that this is one area that nobody can argue Tacomas have over Jeeps. A nice big bed to pack trash out in.

 

I'll ship it with the rest of the stuff in the bed.

Reminds me, I need to go visit the dumpster.

 

Perfect, that TV will fit great in my living room

 

Got my SOS Concepts bed rack, now gotta wait for my RTT, the second one...

 

got the oil changed at the stealership because it was cheap

 

Nice! Looks good! Might have to get one when I get some cash! I'd love to get a RTT

 

Thanks, now I just gotta paint it before the tent gets here, but that'll be a few more weeks haha

 

I'd paint it ASAP! Don't wanna get surface rust on it from rain and then it's a bigger mess

 

Nice!

 

A couple shots from today's adventure:

 

I'm off Fridays so I'll probably do it then

I spy garbage at that point of the trip

 

How'd it turn out? Did you doo the coils and leaf spring?

 

I had my coils assembled *safely* in advance (trust me, it's worth the $100) and popped those suckers in along with new leaf packs. I made the leaf packs harder to install then they needed to be - just make sure you have 2 extra jack stands and maybe a few ratchet straps in case you need a little extra leverage.

It's really not that hard and you should learn how to do it, especially if you plan on wheeling your truck

 

A PC tower someone took a shotgun to. I had to keep reminding myself it was back there. Kept getting klunks and bangs while wheelin' and everytime, my initial thought was something happened to the truck.

 

Got a little bored and the trailer need to be painted anyway

 

This!!



Just get a couple of good jack stands, a bottle jacket and some ratchet straps, a high lift jack and floor jack. All of that is cheaper than $600. Get the coils done at shop - first time I ever did this, the local Bog O Tires did it for about $50. I had Cruiser Outfitters do the OME's before they shipped them to me.

Everything is pretty much a straight swap. Hard to mess it up, especially when you can come right to here and ask questions if you get stuck on something.

 

Coils are pretty easy to put together. Rent the spring compressor from O Reilly's. I've done 4 sets in my living room with just a pair of vice grips, an open end wrench, and a ratchet.