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

Got my bed liner installed today. Thanks rhino liner of milledgville!

 

I love mine! Can't thank you enough for providing such a high quality product!!

 

5 tire rotation every 5k.

I got all 5 damn near new with 15x10 rims for














$800

 

Does anyone have an opinion on OE vs. Dorman for the EGR Vacuum switching valve?

OE - $150
Dorman - $50

I usually lean OE for quality, but... Being that the original only lasted 54k miles, I'm not sure how much worse the off brand could be.

Any reason I should spend the $100 extra?

 

Ill check it when I'm home thanks!

 

I'm pretty impressed with the stt pros. I can do a lot of stuff that some other guys needed lockers for as for climbing. I do have to do some clearing around the wheel well and I need to cut my glass by where the fender and door come together. But for stock length LCA I don't know. But I do love the 305 size. Next time you come up north let me know and I'll meet ya.

 

I'm headed up Saturday to FoCo...

 

So if I go with Allan springs I can use stock hangars correct? Should I look into buying new ones? Also when I'm telling them some specs should I tel them based off of what I eventually want to do to my truck in the bed or what the set up is right now?? Also I really appreciate the help!

 

I absolutely despise Dorman's quality but I think in the case of something as "auxiliary" (pointless) as EGR I'd probably go with the cheaper option. Worst case scenario it either doesn't open and you waste a few MPGs or it goes full open and stalls the engine. IDK, my EGR is 206,xxx mi old and still functions perfectly so maybe OE is the way to go and you just got a bad cookie. Food for thought I suppose.

 

Ha me too.

 

When I get on leave this Christmas I think I'm going to order Sliders if I have the cash. What's yall preference? I like the 4xinnovations for the price

 

Those work great! Just gotta know somebody who can weld em up

 

You can get an Aisin vsv, which is at least a known quality brand, for 50 bucks.

$35 Aisin VST-001 Bulk Vacuum Switch Valve - Green

https://www.amazon.com/Aisin-VST-001-Vacuum-Switch-Valve/dp/B00NFJIF78

 

Damn. Here it is on ebay for 40 bucks. I need to order one myself. I'm just being Jewish and pulling the EFI fuse every 3 or 4 days when the MIL appears.

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/400962906158

 

Thank you, sir.

 

No problemo hombre.

Also, it seems to me with Toyota EGR systems, I've wrenched on Yotas specifically for 10+ years or so now, it's not a mileage point that the EGR components start to fail. It seems more of a time or years point. I'll see low mileage egr components bite the dust from the same era as the high mileage. I've noticed it for a few years now. But anyway. If you guinea pig this vsv, let us know how it works. I'll likely buy it in 2+ weeks. I'm moving cross country here shortly. Back out to Utah. Can't wait. I miss the mountains.

 

That would make sense. The original is 15 years old at this point. I think I will try that one and let you know how it works out.

 

Cool, I'll do the same. Good info for the group as well.

 

Aisin is the factory brand

 

Also good to know. So Toyota just marks it up an extra $100. Keep it classy, Toyota.