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

Yep! Went together great. I really should have tsgged him...

 

Did some unofficial TRD upper arms today

 

Joined the CVT club last night. Drove down from Hood River and picked up a Stargazer from their Bend, Oregon location. Can't praise their customer service enough. I couldn’t really spend the extra cash on installation, but they lent their assistance regardless. Giving their time and energy helping me install the new RTT in their parking lot, in the dark, during a blizzard on a Friday night. Thanks again, @Cascadia Tents

 

I ordered mine and can’t wait. It looks awesome man!

 

Not a big or noticeable change but swapped out all of my stock skid plate bolts for grade 8, hex flange bolts. I greased them good before installing and they really pull up nicely.
They're M8 x 1.25 if anyone is interested. The ones I got are about 1 1/4" long and take a 13mm socket to remove/install.

 

New 17" Icon Alpha Machined Finish wheels with Toyo 285/17/70s installed and CMC trimming done. New EBC Stage 4 Brake Kit in place.

 

Finaly got her back from the shop.

 

That’s some serious coin right there...

 

Nerfed it.

 

Snow!!

 

Where did you get the radio and dash kit?

 

Widened her stance today. I was rubbing the uca’s With my 285s. I’ve read all the pros and cons about spacers, but I couldn’t handle the vibes anymore. Now I have to trim a little plastic in the front and I should be good. These are before and after pics. My suspension seems to cycle smoother now also.

 

Tell me why. Ok before the lift and going to these 285 TOYO's and Faux Bead Lock M/T wheels I was getting ehhh 19 mpg. After doing the mods , calculated and went to 4:11 gears and that brought the speedo back to right. Here is a breakdown of my speed, RPM, and MPG.
65 mph = 2100 rpm = 15.2 mpg , next 70 mph = 2300 rpm =13.5 mpg , next 75 mph = 2500 rpm = 11.5 mpg Is it the weight of the tires and wheels killing me? I am gonna pull one and weigh it, this sucks. Probably only have 3-4K miles on them. But I plan on doing some trips and I like running 75-80 What is my next step to get some back? Lighter tires and wheels , a higher gear ? Undo my mods? I cleaned that Throttle body , and that MAF dohicky . Anybody running the same set up with 4.0 Thanks

 

Sounds about right. Bigger tires kill mileage with these trucks. That's about what I'm getting with my 285s.

 

AJT Design climate control knobs

 

Where you get those covers? Thanks brother

 

Glad you're okay.

On a side note, nice to see you have your Christmas tree in the proper direction for travel. I've seen many lately en route home with the trunk towards the rear.

 

I was going to ask which dust shields work with those, I see there are none now.

 

Yeah, pet peeve of mine, too. I’m so often surprised by the lack of what I would expect to be common sense.