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

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kwalton, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. May 24, 2020 at 12:55 PM
    jacpa

    jacpa Well-Known Member

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    don’t the outer covers just snap in?
     
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  2. May 24, 2020 at 1:03 PM
    obhuan

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    Best of luck to you man. Spray all the bolts down with PB blaster ahead of time. Your knuckles will thank you :anonymous:

    I used a mix of metal-specific blades I had laying around in the toolbox. The red ones pictured are Diablo carbide's.
     
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  3. May 24, 2020 at 1:20 PM
    Taco-Obsessed

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    How's it ride now with the white lines? Gone offroad or any uneven surfaces resulting in articulation? I got mine in a box and am about to do this too.
     
  4. May 24, 2020 at 1:26 PM
    This_taco_obsession

    This_taco_obsession Well-Known Member

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    I feel your pain. I did both sides two weeks ago. The diablo demon blades made short work of them, thankfully. 9221F715-0DA9-437F-A5CF-97E2E6A5C497.jpg 6A27069A-04B4-4689-B958-09B47FBCAF64.jpg today, she got a bath.4404C31A-D0C6-4AEE-A9EB-11F1386CE992.jpg 706E52BF-5418-4F33-9124-4627481F28C9.jpg
     
  5. May 24, 2020 at 1:27 PM
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    TBD. I finished less than an hour ago. Doesn't clunk and pop anymore when I back out of my driveway so that's already a plus :thumbsup:
     
  6. May 24, 2020 at 1:53 PM
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    Well today I snapped a bed bolt. Why was I messing with my bed you ask? Because Toyota couldn’t manage to align the bed correctly when they did my frame replacement last fall. I figured rather then waste a day dropping it off I’d just buy a t55 torx and do it myself quick. How the hell did this rust itself solid so quickly, it was just apart. Now trying to decide if I should buy a new bolt and continue on my dime, or bring it to them fix it, effn incompetents.

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  7. May 24, 2020 at 2:14 PM
    Taco-Obsessed

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    If you remember tag me with a report once you get to test offroad.
     
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  8. May 24, 2020 at 2:24 PM
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    I’m painting the Toyota emblem to match my 1G3
     
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  9. May 24, 2020 at 2:26 PM
    gr8tacsprt10

    gr8tacsprt10 Well-Known Member

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    when I transferred the outer covers to the satoshi grill project .. I melted the clips and I cannot extend them anymore
     
  10. May 24, 2020 at 2:33 PM
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    Oh shit! Did the others come out ok?
     
  11. May 24, 2020 at 4:06 PM
    TacomaNate11

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    35’s and a softopper, now to re-gear:rofl:590AC45A-BC4D-4332-8974-296810C33BA7.jpg A4096664-228F-4026-8119-2E51FD31CEE3.jpg
     
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  12. May 24, 2020 at 4:09 PM
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    The one next to it is being fussy too so I gave up, have grilling to do today. I'll mess with spraying penetrant on them during the week then give it another try.
     
  13. May 24, 2020 at 4:19 PM
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    Got it dirty af with my peeps

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  14. May 24, 2020 at 5:47 PM
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    How's it feel without regearing ... and what BS and offset do you have on your wheels?
     
  15. May 24, 2020 at 5:59 PM
    Darkgoatracer

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    bad. Just bad.
     
  16. May 24, 2020 at 6:01 PM
    EatSleepTacos

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    You need to regear lol
     
  17. May 24, 2020 at 6:02 PM
    Darkgoatracer

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    I would also recommend a supercharger.
     
  18. May 24, 2020 at 6:05 PM
    boogie3478

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    Hey now I'm not saying I'm not regearing. Just curious about that initial feel.
     
  19. May 24, 2020 at 6:06 PM
    Casper66

    Casper66 grumpy ass

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  20. May 24, 2020 at 6:06 PM
    Darkgoatracer

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    It made my truck the biggest turd. Like struggles to keep highway speeds.
     
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