1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site
    Quick Links: The Lunar Lander Finally! TacoVio's '00 Taco Build N' Stuff! 96 To(YOTE ) getter Jamesbob's 03 Double Cab PreRunner Djm228's maintenance thread 2000 Tacoma BUILD Project!

cbechtold's Long Travel IFS Crawler Tacoma Build and BS Thread

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by cbechtold, May 27, 2014.

Page 64 of 158
  1. Jan 1, 2018 at 9:12 PM
    #1261
    cbechtold

    #1261
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    Let me know!
     
    cbechtold, Jan 1, 2018
    #1261
    NorthwestCruiser[QUOTED] likes this.
  2. Jan 2, 2018 at 7:56 AM
    #1262
    cynicalrider

    #1262
    cynicalrider #NFG

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2012
    Member:
    #83399
    Messages:
    17,069
    Gender:
    Male
    Jersey
    Vehicle:
    01 SR5 TRD 4x4, '23 Bronco Wildtrak, 2017 HSQV FE350
    Drop bracket lift and booger welds
    Being from the East and heading out to Moab showed me what real dust is like. Damn air filter was fucked even with my ghetto snorkel putting my intake up higher on my fender. I can definitely see the benefit to them. Another reason too is with no inner fender liners you are basically kicking water right up into your intake even with small water crossings. It's very vulnerable with no fender liners.
     
    cynicalrider, Jan 2, 2018
    #1262
    cbechtold[OP] and jubei like this.
  3. Jan 2, 2018 at 8:19 AM
    #1263
    jubei

    #1263
    jubei would rather be doing something else

    Joined:
    Mar 17, 2016
    Member:
    #181549
    Messages:
    6,055
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Jason
    NoCo
    Vehicle:
    White 2002 XC TRD and Yellow 1971 JEEP CJ5
    Stuff. Also things.
    Shit, I still have dust in my cab from the Moab trip!

    When it’s dry out here, the dust is like talcum powder. It gets everywhere. And in the mountains, you frequently deal with water crossings all season long. I aborted a run up Halfmoon Creek just because I still have this stupid CAI and I didn’t want to even take the chance of ingesting water at the first deeper crossing. People will throw out the #EAF hate, but they do have some practicality. Whether or not it’s worth the cost is up to the owner.
     
    jubei, Jan 2, 2018
    #1263
    cbechtold[OP] likes this.
  4. Jan 2, 2018 at 9:03 AM
    #1264
    arctic04trd

    #1264
    arctic04trd VA7XTE

    Joined:
    Nov 23, 2015
    Member:
    #170508
    Messages:
    880
    Gender:
    Male
    British Columbia
    Vehicle:
    2010 DCLB
    I'm interested to see if you go through less air filters. I change mine every 1000 miles, and that' about every 2 months. Not alot of mileage, but the filter if stuffed with dust.

    If your setup ends up working well, I'll be pulling the trigger on a safari
     
    arctic04trd, Jan 2, 2018
    #1264
  5. Jan 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM
    #1265
    cbechtold

    #1265
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    We'll see. Need to go buy a new filter soon anyways. I'll probably keep my current filter and clean it out as best I can. The new one will be for on road, the old one for off road.
     
    cbechtold, Jan 2, 2018
    #1265
  6. Jan 2, 2018 at 6:15 PM
    #1266
    cbechtold

    #1266
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    Truck is all back together. Pretty stoked with how the Maxtraxs mount came out. Also, now that I've painted the rack semi-gloss black I really want to repaint the bumpers soon.

    [​IMG]
    IMG_3696     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    For homemade adjustable clevis pins, I'm very happy with them.

    [​IMG]
    IMG_3702     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    [​IMG]
    IMG_3703     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr
     
    cbechtold, Jan 2, 2018
    #1266
    Dalandser, BYJOSHCOOK and sbechtold like this.
  7. Jan 2, 2018 at 6:45 PM
    #1267
    sbechtold

    #1267
    sbechtold Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 11, 2009
    Member:
    #13531
    Messages:
    123
    Gender:
    Male
    CA
    Vehicle:
    FJ40
    You put in a lot of hours on the rack and it turned out VERY nice. Congrats...!
     
    sbechtold, Jan 2, 2018
    #1267
    cbechtold[OP] likes this.
  8. Jan 5, 2018 at 9:53 AM
    #1268
    BYJOSHCOOK

    #1268
    BYJOSHCOOK Mr. Mojo Risin

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2013
    Member:
    #105887
    Messages:
    27,890
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Josh
    Woodstock and Alpharetta Ga
    Vehicle:
    2000 SR5 4WD Lunar Mist
    Check Out My Builds
    Dorkel looks good! Welcome to da club :thumbsup: and I vote yes on the grille
     
    BYJOSHCOOK, Jan 5, 2018
    #1268
    MatthewMay1 and cbechtold[OP] like this.
  9. Jan 5, 2018 at 11:41 AM
    #1269
    cbechtold

    #1269
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    Thanks! Still thinking about fixing the grill. Best price I've found for the GrillCraft has been $155 shipped.
     
    cbechtold, Jan 5, 2018
    #1269
  10. Jan 5, 2018 at 12:54 PM
    #1270
    Delta00

    #1270
    Delta00 ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2013
    Member:
    #112633
    Messages:
    4,139
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Troy
    Chandler AZ
    Vehicle:
    2002 Toyota Tacoma 4WD
    Check Build
    Why not get pre bent mesh from @HomerTaco ?
     
    Delta00, Jan 5, 2018
    #1270
  11. Jan 5, 2018 at 1:05 PM
    #1271
    cbechtold

    #1271
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    I like how GrillCraft has made it super simple to have a mesh grill. Cut the old grill out, drill a few holes and bolt it in. A bunch of the TW guys in NorCal have had great success with GrillCraft and I actually like the way they look. I haven't looked at HomerTaco's selection of mesh. Probably should do that and see if there's any I like.
     
    cbechtold, Jan 5, 2018
    #1271
    Ritchie and Delta00[QUOTED] like this.
  12. Jan 5, 2018 at 1:14 PM
    #1272
    HomerTaco

    #1272
    HomerTaco also HomerTaco Vendor

    Joined:
    Mar 28, 2010
    Member:
    #34129
    Messages:
    45,875
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    HomerTaco
    HomerTaco
    Vehicle:
    HomerTaco
    HomerTaco ...................................................................................................................................................... Core-Hurst short throw shifter & T-handle / Carbon Fiber Interior / custom console light / De-badged / leather interior / Heated Front seats / Red Line Hood Struts / Painted speaker grills /one-off TRD Satoshi Grill with 12-15 front-end swap/ Pioneer AVIC-X920BT HU / Scangauge II / Black LED Tails / Dash Mount for iPad mini / Safari Snorkel / Auto-pilot mode / Leer 100XQ Cap / 4x Innovations sliders / Rear Diff Breather Mod / front windows tinted to 35% / Brute Force Fab Hybrid Front Bumper / BAMF Rear Diff Skid / Budbuilt Skids / CBI Trail Master 2.0 rear hybrid bumper / Fox rr coils/ TC UCA's/ TC spindle gussets/ TC Cam Tab gussets / Dakar leafs / Defined Engineering shackles / All pro U bolt flip / Timbren Rear Bumpstops / BAMF LCA skids / Exhaust re-route / Fog Light anytime Mod / LowRange Off Road extended rear brake lines / ATO Shackle Flip / sectioned Bushwhacker flares / re-geared to 4.56 / ARB Front & Rear Locking Diff / ARB CKMA12 compressor / PrInSu full rack system / 1" body lift / Inchworm 4.7 crawlbox / twin stick FJ t-case / Davez off-road triple-stick kit/
    Grillcraft product is a much easier installation then my Mesh product.
    Mine requires the satoshi mod to install, the grillcraft you just chop out the center guts and screw on. :oops:
     
    HomerTaco, Jan 5, 2018
    #1272
    Ritchie, cbechtold[OP] and Delta00 like this.
  13. Jan 10, 2018 at 3:11 PM
    #1273
    cbechtold

    #1273
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    Finally got around to getting a good portion of Winter maintenance done. New brake rotors, brake pads, brake drums, brake shoes, inner/outer tie rods, bellows, and even a new brake caliper for the driver side. Also flushed the whole brake system while I was at it. Been driving around with only 3 brakes for who know how long. :anonymous:

    [​IMG]
    IMG_20180109_122330     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    [​IMG]
    IMG_20180109_122449     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    [​IMG]
    IMG_20180109_122501     by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

    Changed my oil and rotated tires today. 568 miles until the old girl hits a quarter million miles. :goingcrazy:
     
    cbechtold, Jan 10, 2018
    #1273
    4Running Daily, Fernando, MatthewMay1 and 4 others like this.
  14. Jan 10, 2018 at 3:16 PM
    #1274
    Dan8906

    #1274
    Dan8906 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 26, 2016
    Member:
    #192977
    Messages:
    5,148
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Daniel
    Concord, California
    Vehicle:
    2004 Tacoma ext cab TRD 4x4
    CBI sliders, ADS extend travel with compression adjuster coil overs, 9” Bilstein 5125 rear shocks, Icon Tubular UCA, Alcan custom leafs, All Pro Apex bumper and skids, NWTI rear diy bumper, 295/70/17 Cooper St Maxxs and nitro 4.88s.
    Why not tundra?! I have my other calipers sitting the garage. coulda saved ya some coin.
     
    Dan8906, Jan 10, 2018
    #1274
  15. Jan 10, 2018 at 3:19 PM
    #1275
    cbechtold

    #1275
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    No Tundra brakes because I have 15s for rims. New brake caliper wasn't that expensive. Got $25 back when I turned in the old one. If I have another seize up, I'll message you.
     
    cbechtold, Jan 10, 2018
    #1275
  16. Jan 10, 2018 at 3:44 PM
    #1276
    arctic04trd

    #1276
    arctic04trd VA7XTE

    Joined:
    Nov 23, 2015
    Member:
    #170508
    Messages:
    880
    Gender:
    Male
    British Columbia
    Vehicle:
    2010 DCLB
    And you didn't go OEM TREs because...????

    Just messing with you. I bought OEM after much research :D
     
    arctic04trd, Jan 10, 2018
    #1276
  17. Jan 10, 2018 at 3:52 PM
    #1277
    cbechtold

    #1277
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    Ha! I went with Moog Suspension Parts. Moog is a good brand, haven't heard many complaints and they're fairly cheap on RockAuto. Also with my truck being almost 17 years old I have no real reason to go OEM unless I wanted it to be OEM. If I had a new rig, say only a few years old, I'd be buying OEM.
     
    cbechtold, Jan 10, 2018
    #1277
  18. Jan 10, 2018 at 3:55 PM
    #1278
    arctic04trd

    #1278
    arctic04trd VA7XTE

    Joined:
    Nov 23, 2015
    Member:
    #170508
    Messages:
    880
    Gender:
    Male
    British Columbia
    Vehicle:
    2010 DCLB
    Surprisingly, OEM was cheaper than both moog and any other TRE really. Plus I just feel better about putting Toyota spec'd parts on this rig. Don't know why, but it feels right haha
     
    arctic04trd, Jan 10, 2018
    #1278
  19. Jan 10, 2018 at 4:02 PM
    #1279
    cbechtold

    #1279
    cbechtold [OP] IG: @corybechtold

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2014
    Member:
    #121010
    Messages:
    4,033
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    Pleasanton, CA
    Vehicle:
    2001 DCSB SR5 TRD 4x4
    Guess I'll keep that in mind next time I need TREs. I don't really care if I have Toyota parts on a Toyota. My end goal for my truck involves ripping most of the Toyota stuff out of the truck anyways. :bananadead:
     
    cbechtold, Jan 10, 2018
    #1279
  20. Jan 11, 2018 at 5:51 AM
    #1280
    BYJOSHCOOK

    #1280
    BYJOSHCOOK Mr. Mojo Risin

    Joined:
    Jun 9, 2013
    Member:
    #105887
    Messages:
    27,890
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Josh
    Woodstock and Alpharetta Ga
    Vehicle:
    2000 SR5 4WD Lunar Mist
    Check Out My Builds
    For the outer tie-rods Moog is just fine. Inners may be a different story but if you have to replace the steering rack you get all new OEM inners anyways
     
    BYJOSHCOOK, Jan 11, 2018
    #1280
    cbechtold[OP] likes this.
Page 64 of 158
To Top