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

Added spider 1.25 spacers earlier today

 

Did you do all the stuff on the steering wheel yourself? Would like something like this for my truck and dig the yellow stitching

 

*Red stitching

It's a full steering wheel swap. Search "Toyota Tacoma Corolla iM Steering Wheel Mod Tutorial" on YouTube

 

Who's this tacomaholic character?

 

Oh he crazy.

 

Got my Bilstein 5100 today threw them in the front to try and level out. Kinda dark rn but will see tomorrow

 

Cleaned her up to get all the pollen off, still have to install the sway bar end links, wire up the camper's third brake light, and derp the rear bumper then she'll be free of chrome.

 

Last year I put some 2019 TRD Sport suspension on my wife's 2006 Sport. It rides way better than what it replaced. With the new TRD kit, the front end was lifted about an inch. As for the rear, I never really liked the ride with the recall springs (sagged quick and it often bounces off the bumpstops when geared up), so....I had my stock 2014 leaf springs on CL for sale the last year with zero bites that were just taking up space in the shop. I figured, instead of spending $115+ on an add-a-leaf, I would just cut up my 2014 pack and do some trial and error testing with a DIY add-a-leaf (this wasn't my first time doing this).

Each stock leaf is 5" shorter both front and rear than the next bigger leaf, so I made some cuts where my add-a-leaf would have a 5" shorter taper. I can always cut more later so figured this was a good place to start.

Ground down some 8.8 hardware for longer locating pins.

I had some Wheelers 1/2" spacers in the shop from my previous OME lift on my 2014 truck so decided to install those on the front. Then painted up the leafs and tore things down on the rear while the paint was drying. I thought about drilling holes in the springs to add the anti-friction washers but figured drilling spring steel wasn't gonna be easy so decided against it. Figured I'd add grease instead.

No pics of the tear down and install but here's a before and an after about 2" later.

And the After (rear sits about 1/2" higher but will wait for to see if it settles before I mess with it again).

Stoked to have done this with parts I had laying around in the shop. Now I can mount my truck's 275 70 R17 on her 17" Sport wheels (pictured are the winter pizza cutters) and I can go up to a 33..my motivation all along!!!

 

And PS...it rides great. Rear is firm but compliant and doesn't limit twist or up-travel.

 

Great Videos this week @boogie3478

Have you considered blacking out the the gauge face? This one is on my list

***and secret extra custom designs and overstocked Tacoma products...


And if your really feeling froggy and handy with a soldering iron. Replacing the dashboard instrument light LED with red LEDs would look cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyEDHtdHx2M

Surface Mount PLCC-2 SMT LEDs
https://www.oznium.com/loose-component-leds/plcc-2

74 LED Bulb - 3 SMD LED - Miniature Wedge Base - Red
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...md-led-miniature-wedge-retrofit-car/228/1071/

If your not a fan of surface mount soldering, this guy (@Jerez) does it on the side

SoCal Tacoma LED Cluster Swap
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/socal-tacoma-led-cluster-swap.162197/

 

Awesome results! What products / method did you use?

 

Yes!

 

Thanks! I used shop towel to clean w/ regular WD40, and then coat metal parts using WD40 Corrosion Inhibitor and 303 for rubber.

 

Tacoma beast ones got almost two years ago they have clear all can't remember maybe light tint

 

I hadn't thought to check Lowes/Home depot. I ordered my from Summit Racing.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/EAR-171005ERL

 

Thanks man! Sadly I AM NOT good with a soldering iron, but am very interested in changing up the color of all of those dash/gauge leds. The gauge face thing is pretty cool too and I'll have to check that out.

 

It’s black Zinc. The most common Zinc coating is Clear and then yellow. Mine were black as well.

 

Sure wish they weren't so expensive

 

Shit, no better time to learn than now.