What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Truck is looking wicked as always!

 

Great shots. Is that just a TRD shift knob for your swingout?

 

What mounts are you using for the LED lights on the side? Link to where you got them? Also, write up on moving the outlet?

 

thanks man, yours is coming along too

 

Yeah a little bit. Mainly in reverse. I’ve done some trimming but not too much. I’m trying to trim a little at a time when I notice it so I don’t trim too much.

 

One piece at a time.

 

Yeah I set it to the highest set point with the stock springs. It leveled the truck nice but it’s riding stiffer. I’m going to put new uppers on to hopefully smooth the ride a bit.

 

New upper's will help with alignment and articulation, but it will still ride just as hard with the shocks set that high. Slap an old man emu 887 spring on the Bilstein and put the bilstein on the lowest setting to improve the ride dramatically.

 

I was riding stiff when the FOX preload was jacked up to clear without rub, to counter that I threw on a set of Maxtracs and backed off a good 60% of the preload now I'm smooth sailing

 

Thanks for the advice! I’ve heard mixed opinions on which OME springs to put. Are the 887 softer than something like the 885s?

 

Sure thing buddy! The 887 and 885s have the same spring rate, but as you can see from the chart below, the 887 will give you a little bit more lift.

 

Perfect! Thanks man

 

Sure thing! I believe the 888s are for third gen tacomas, and the 886 is better if you have a lot of weight up front (bumper, winch, etc) since the spring rate is higher.

 

I'm going billies all the way around w/ 886 coils myself when I get there that is. Hahaha

 

How is the reception with this antenna?

 

Gotta' love CA....

 

yes sir

 

Fake scoop painted in a contrast color

What the heck were they thinking? I'd expect that from a used car lot, but on a special edition? Wow.

Great looking truck BTW, much better without the extra junk

 

Swapped out the crappy stock leafs with 1.5” blocks and 5100’s for the OME Dakar leaf pack, Extended 5125’s, wheelers superbumps & U bolt flip kit. Brake line extensions to be installed soon.




Then I washed her and hardmounted my X-Bull traction boards to my bed rails thanks to some $30 Firstworldproblemsfab mounts & about $2 worth of hardware.

 

Thanks to you and your YouTube channel I almost went with Nitrochargers to pair with my Dakar pack. I went with the Bilstein 5125 instead due to a greater stroke range! Thanks man. I usually do a ton of research on my purchases but I missed those details until you replied to my comment on your video.