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

Here are some more pics of the OME install yesterday. I get some trail pics this weekend. Once I drive it around a little, I'll also retorque everything. I'm also not running the swaybar.

Front Shafts. Angle isn't too bad but I do have a diff drop kit that I'll get around to installing.


Drivers side rear. The brake line and breather extension are plenty long. The greasable shackles are nearly vertical so there should be plenty of flex too.


Passenger rear. The BPV bracket works reasonable well as the control arm is nearly parallel to the road. Also, though it looks like it in the pic, the exhaust does not hit the leaf. If it does, however, I'll just cut the exhaust back.


Better pic of the exhaust bracket.


Before.


After. The rear axle did move forward slightly but not too bad. There is also a noticeable rake right not but I hope the leafs will settle in and level out.


Overall, I'm very happy with the install. Final opinions saved for this weekend when I get to drive it 3 hours on the highway followed by 2 days in the rocks.

 

Nice setup man. What size tires? 285s?

 

New shiny things showed up today

Dakar Leaf packs:Took out the long overload leaf...
Bushings
Ubolt Flip kit

 

Thanks guys!

 

Why did you take out the overload leaf??

 

I've got 1" shackles and wanted to take some lift out along with allowing more flex.

 

I was just about to ask the same thing. Just the little bit of driving today settled in the Dakars and helped even things out.

 

This is what i did to my taco today

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/334186-taco-smash.html

 

Hmm. I've got 2" shackles, the OME AAL, and all overloads and I still only have a slight rake and wish the rear was higher...

 

Nice! I'm shopping around for the same setup...where'd you order from?

 

265/75. One size up from stock. They look big because of the way they are placed. They're about an inch bigger.

Would have gone bigger. But 1, I need lift, and 2 its a daily driver and I don't want to spend money on regearing for better mpg.

 

Nice. Looks good. Hopefully that rake gets tamed a bit once the leafs settle.

Gives me an idea of what my truck will eventually look like.

Check back in and let me/us know of how you like the ride on and off road.

 

What I can say for now is that the ride handling is 100% improved over OEM, even with the swaybar removed. The ride is firmer yet not bouncy or jarring...if that makes sense. I have zero driveline vibrations and the Dakars settled in a little. Not sure how much but the shackles have noticeably moved to the rear.

 

The axle looks really far forward in that picture

 

So im pretty sure my diff is about to blow. Heard a clicking sound fron the pass side while I was driving. The only time sound goes away is when I hit the brakes. Put the truck in thr air and spin the tires and im still getting a clicking sound, the sound seems to favor the pass side and not the actual diff. For what its worth I just had the wheel bearings done last week by toyota.

Thoughts?

 

Shock relocation kit installed. Finally. If you plan on getting this make sure you talk to jerry before ordering shocks.






Got it all ready for paint and put a coat of self etching rustoleum. I guess I was the first one to get the kit besides one of the guys at BAMF. Very happy with how it came out. Just wish king woulda sent the right misalignment spacers. You need to cut one of the stock mounts so I'm riding on one 5100 until i can get the right spacers.

 

At least it was only like 102° today

 

Wouldn't it be just as easy to do a ubolt flip at the same time? No cutting and cleans it up down there.

 

i just don't have the u bolt flip yet.. but i woulda put it on too haha. I'm sure thats why he charged me less than he thought it would cost.

Edit: I was actually about to order it right now but got distracted on TW.

 

It does.. I wonder if the springs are installed backwards.