Ontario BS Thread

thats the cheap and easy part... and thanks for the reminder to grab a carrier bearing drop kit before my suspension gets here. forgot that.

 

@Shveet I put the Icon 3leaf aal in in the summer I don't really wheel like some people here but i have fun occasionally and mostly just haul a dirt bike or 2 around on weekends if i was to do it again i'd get a full leaf pack.

 

It can be as cheap or as expensive as you want. It is all about what you want.

 

K keep your eyes peeled for a Canada Group buy from these guys...

https://aloffroadusa.com/

 

DESIGNED FOR: 2005-2021 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB

 

Brb ordering OEM roof rack

 

Nope. Swapped them for my viair compressor right after Ardbeg.

 

You better off measuring your driveline angles after you put in the lift then determine IF you need to add any shims at all.

Tacoma's sometimes respond better to pinion/axle shims before dropping the carrier bearing.
(Mark the carrier bearing so you put it back in the same spot if you do mess with it)

General rule of thumb is 1deg of axle shim per inch of lift.

You may find that your factory leaf packs have a 1-2 deg shim in them.

I alot of people don't need to use shims if they go with a full leaf pack (I didn't with my RXT pack and it was just under 2")

Slotted pinion shims are easy to install after the leaf pack is already in...

 

I always read that the batteries sucked in the tacos

maybe its just the 5 days of sitting in -25

 

Mine sat for that time, started no issue.

I have a cnd tire battery though.


I killed the stock one.


Go get one from cnd tire with the 3 year warranty, or battery battery those guys are legit.

Damn though has it been cold latey eh Brent. Just a constant cold.

Brrrrr

 

almost 5 years on OEM and still going strong but I check the acid level every year

 

My 1st GEN tundra had a great stock Toyota battery… I replaced it with a Canadian Tire battery at 9 years old just as a precaution.

My V6 RAV4 is a 2012 and still running on the stock battery. I had my Toyota dealer load test it on my last service and they said it was fine. I do all my own service on my taco and put a mid range Canadian tire group 24 in it many years ago and it’s a good battery.

So my experience is that stock Toyota batteries are high-quality however my tundra and my RAV4 were/are very low mileage vehicles.

Extreme heat like Texas kills batteries and extreme cold like northern Ontario or Winnipeg would obviously lower the life as well.

 

Its been experience that after 5 years your on borrowed time when it comes to automotive batteries.
My 14 tacoma battery was changed 2 years ago.
We have a 15 Corolla it got a new battery last year
I'm still young so still learnimg.....

 

I totally agree with you on that statement regarding five years.

I was quite surprised that stock Toyota batteries are great with my experiences

 

AAL is less work IMO, since the stock leaf pack stays in the truck. Unscrewing the center pin is easier than unbolting the 100-lb leaf pack from the frame. As you expect AALs are potentially stiffer than replacement leaf packs depending on which brand you go with.

Icon leaf packs come with rubber bushings bonded in. OME leaf packs come with urethane bushings packaged separately if I remember correctly with @Snail81's build - you just grease them up and press them in with carpenter clamps, channel-locks, whatever.

With a replacement leaf pack, there's also small stuff like drilling a hole on the retainer to bolt in the E-brake cable bracket.

I'm lifted full 4 inches in the rear and haven't needed any shims or carrier bearing drop. You can always add those later if needed.

 

I need naps, I need a cookie.every now and then, there's velcro on my running shoes,
I get cranky if I don't sleep enough, and I don't want to go to bed at night........

Yep still young..

 

Your memory serves you well. Mine came in by hand after greasing.

You have no vibrations as well as @daks (now that's funny AH). My assumption is it's because you run high shelf leaf packs. It might be caused by the way they are designed.

 

I have ordered this

Mini VCI Cable, OBD2 J2534 Cable Connector Scanner Adapter Fit for Toyota TIS Techstream V14 V15, Firmware V1.4.3, OBD II Adapter Connector Diagnostic Cable Scan Tool, Support Win XP/ WIN7 WIN10

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B087CZDF4H/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It should allow me to run the 'TRAC Solenoid (SRMF & SRMR)' diagnostic command, in order to bleed my ABS module.

 

Is that pronounced "smurf diagnostic command"?