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

Brutal.

 

Story of my life

 

Get that turd gen outta here

 

Well I finally know what clutch smells like. I burned it up going through some really rough stuff and thick mud. Though the clutch was old to begin with. Oh well no other damage and truck is getting a new clutch as soon as I find the one I want lol. Any really good aftermarket ones for these trucks?

 

Im about to do the replace the chrome part of bumper and clean and protect all iron there, 2 Q the wire for lights do u just pull to unplug? The star look screws , can"t see the right head of screwdriver that fit ? I know , im not into even begginer lever

 

I guess u already know about 10% going on this month on group buy softoppers.., got to pass by $ 4 now

 

make sure the calipers are on the correct sides and upside up with the bleeders on the top ...

 

Pass buy what?

 

FIFY

 

My drain comes out easy because I can sneak my impact in there. Mines rated for 600lbs though. My fill plug was my issue recently and I can't get an impact in there AND almost stripped it out with an allen head on my ratchet. Only way I got it to open was hold a pry bar on the head of the ratchet to hold it in place (so it doesn't strip further) and tap the ratchet arm with a hammer.

 

The hammer tapping the socket in is a great idea. I've done that in the past on bolt heads and nuts with really good results. Also making sure there is no dirt or rust or other thing keeping the bit from seating all the way into the plug. Also a lot of Allen head sockets have a tapered end, making it difficult to ensure it stays seated in the plug. The plugs are shallow enough as it is. Your pry bar suggestion is great at also making sure it stays seated while applying the torque for removal. Solid advice man

 

Is the all pro standard leaf pack good for mid travel? If I didn't want the full 3 inches of lift that they provide what would be the best way to bring it down? Sorry for all the suspension questions, that's gonna be the next big project so I'm working on learning as much as possible.

 

What about the Deaver j59 pack, not as much lift an smoooothh

 

Not as many options for 95-97s allpros arent just bolt on for them.

 

What are your guys' opinions on super bumps on first gens? Not sure if I'm benefitting from them, i think I'm losing all my up travel if anything lol. Anybody have any luck cutting them?

 

They have some issues, but I will say you are not loosing uptravel due to how soft they are and the leverage ratio at that point. Mine compress all the way down until I hit the other bump.

@Blackdawg is in the process of trimming them to hopefully hit straighter on his double cab.

 

I love mine. Im also not running any bump stops in the rear portion of the lca.... I did run them for a few days with no bumpstops at all (only street driven).

 

put the plates on hold and took a little trip to NYC yesterday. And now Im sick today, so whenever I'm over this cough/cold thing Ill get those finished up...

 

Lucky for me. I'm not a moron ha

I've cut mine and made an angled spacer for them. Just put them on though so no real feed back yet. Photos soon in my double cab build.

 

haha mostly joking ... although I did just do the swap recently with the help of a good friend where we each started on one side with the wrong side calipers...
we had a good laugh about that possibility after we noticed they were the wrong side and lined up correctly minus the line...
luckly neither of us was a moron either and we noticed this before we bolted anything up