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

@Dex__43

 

Swapped in some ECGS goodies.





4.56 with ARB lockers front and rear. Did the rear axle breather mod to the taillight. Replaced all the axle seals. Gravity bled the brakes. Replaced the rear brakes.

Found an issue with the Taco Tabs I installed earlier this year. Gotta get a replacement set from Poly Performance. Only the driver side caster tabs are like this.





Slightly collapsed on themselves . The bushing washers were bent as well.

 

Installed new (to me) bed bolts.
I bought a used bed before this virus nonsense. Switched beds and used my original bolts to install the used bed.
When I was done I was going through the rest of the parts and picked up a storage bin and it seemed strangely heavy.
I took off the lid and there were 6 bolts in way better shape then the ones I had.
Finally changed them today (torqued to 44 ft. lbs.).

 

Replaced my serpentine belt and all the pulleys, the belt tensioner assembly took a bit to install. Truck runs smoother and quieter now.

 

I'm doing this in a few weeks myself. What tire size you running? & how far back did you cut them?

 

They are being fabbed by bamf right now!

 

Me too! I like his & @boogie3478 aka tacomaholic on YouTube

 

Thanks. I'm going to need all the luck I can get.

 

Those are factory steelies. I painted mine black w/ plastidip. They need redone but whatever lol

 

Here you go.

2015 - 2016 Tundra Tacoma LED OEM SET Cargo Bed Lighting 00016-34089

https://www.amazon.com/Tundra-Tacom...prefix=Tacoma+bed+light,automotive,166&sr=1-4

 

Idk if your has it or not being mine is a 2015 as well but if you take off the door panel ot has a spot for speakers. Mine is a base model

 

Thanks man! Yea I’ve been researching and planning for over a year!

 

Dammit. More money I didn’t want to spend. But need to. I have spent so damn much money on maintenance recently (new uniballs for UCAs, shocks and coilovers rebuild and recharge, new bearings and spacers for shocks and coilovers, new ujoints and carrier bearing (and slip yoke), brake pads and rotors. More than a grand for sure. And most of it was me doing the work. And I definitely need to do this.

And there she sits, knowing I’m gonna spend the money on her. Greedy bitch.


oh and the rear HC bumper is sitting at the powder coaters as we speak

 

Tightened the terminal on the back of the AC control for the power wire for the fan (resistor is good).
Pulled out my cabin air filter Going to buy a new one tomorrow.

 

285/75/16 General Grabber ATXs on TRD Beadlock rims. Total Chaos fabrication preshaped/cut plates. He cut it back flush with the body/wheelwell all the way across. Tacked it on in a few spots, beat the sh*t out of it to conform to the cut, then finished welding all around and hit it with paint.

I hadn't rubbed on the body mount as far as i could tell before, but I haven't been wheeling in this truck yet either haha. Plan is to fit 35s on my next set of tires and a regear, but that's not until these tires are trash.

Homeboy asked for 150 but he did a beautiful job so I handed him the entire contents of my wallet ($200). Everyone was happy.

Still have to do the rest of my pinchweld myself though.

Edit: typo

 

Yes, the metal was already cutout for the speakers behind the panel cover.

 

Me & few buddies are gonna do it here soon so I have chop plates already dont whom from exactly. Going full aggressive incase I ever do get the bug to go to the dirty5s. Gonna use 2nd stimulus for 5 falken wildpeaks & an alignment.

 

Ok, so what are you looking at?

Complete rebuild of upper and lower control arms with Energy Suspension Poly bushings and Proforged ball joints. When completed I will be all in with Proforged inner and outer tie rods, sway-bar drop links, sway-bar bushings and the BJ's.

As to the Energy Suspension bushings: Big thanks to this post: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...r-control-arm-bushing-install-8-3128r.409268/

The Energy Suspension change-out is not for the feint of heart. It is a true messy PITA with the burning out of the old, cleaning the hardware for re-use and install. I was looking for something longer lasting than stock and didn't need any of the 4-wheel/off road upgrades. Time will tell.

 

You know she deserves it

 

Did the front diff and transfer case oil. Used Red Line Synthetic.