What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Nice rig! Always been a fan of Army green... needs a lift though!

 

Added the Rav 4 blindspot mirrors.

 

Speaking of a lift, saw an ex-police Ford Police Interceptor (Crown Vic) with a lift and off road tires yesterday. Looked weird.

 

Nice video! Was wondering how the end caps were supposed to attach...
Also, it really helps seeing what all needs to be cut off under the tailgate.

Have you gotten any appropriately sized square caps that will close the off the tubing on either end?

 

Canceled my order after I’ve attempted to contact them at least 4 times, after I actually talked to someone and they said they would ship it a week ago. I understand there are issues in supply chains right now. I accept that, but the company needs to be communicating with me.

 

how does that effect road drivability? i assume the rear end is a lot tighter but any cons to it so far?

 

just about the greatest driveability enhancement you can do on these trucks for all driving conditions on or off road. no cons for use, just the cost of parts and installation. and gets rid of the 'Tacoma rear end jitters'.

 

Installed this little 8in Alpine sub/amp combo. For the price I am super impressed with the sound quality.

$400 - Total Cost
$300 Amp and Sub -

$350 Alpine PWE-S8 Compact Powered 8" Subwoofer System

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OYGGMXK?ie=UTF8
$58 Add an amp harness -

$50 Add an Amp Amplifier Adapter Interface to Factory OEM Car Stereo Radio System for Select Toyota Vehicles- Add Subwoofer Bass Amp - No Factory Premium Amp- Vehicles Listed Below

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087Z1794K?ie=UTF8
$25 wiring kit -

$24 TOPSTRONGGEAR 8 Gauge Complete Amp Kit True 8 AWG Amplifier Subwoofer Installation Wiring Wire Install Cables

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087BXX9XD?ie=UTF8
$10 beer - https://drizly.com/beer/ale/blonde-ale/dry-dock-brewing-apricot-blonde/p11208
2 hour instal time (more wiring cleanup needed but it was getting dark)

 

Interesting....i may look into this. I remember how much of an improvement lower swaybars were on my WRX. Prob similar but obviously im not driving my taco like my old subaru lol

 

So back to this. i talked with my mechanic in NY. He said do 285/75/16 for the spare. Should be good. its not like ill be driving Cali to NY on it. just would be more comfortable and better than something skinnier.








Also gonna order this to avoid the tail pipe issue

https://www.extremeterrain.com/mbrp-xp-series-single-exhaust-system-turn-down-1619-35l-tacoma.html

 

Sorry guess I missed your question. I bought it off Amazon, but it’s a TufSkinzs product.

TufSkinz | Gas Cap Holder - Compatible with 2016-2021 Tacoma - 1 Piece Kit in Mountain Edition
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The skid needed painting. It was getting some rust on it.

 

Led light strip by YodaTeq and Redline hood struts. Perfect combo when accessing my dual ARB compressor at night!



Also hardwired some lights in my RSI Canopy:

 

it will entirely change the character of the truck as well as helping rear articulation especially off road. the lack of solid feel in the rear makes the ride feel cheap, and you don't totally get it until you have proper hangers... you would never go back after having them.

i have Archive Garage's Hammer hangers and the crosstube. there are minor differences in design but similar performance.

 

Now time for some stickers

 

Please update after you install the exhaust, I'd love to know how you like it.

 

Thank you, If by end caps you mean the pieces under the tail lights, they attach by 2 bolts and nuts provided just like in the video to the metal under the lights. They do not attach to the bumper. Once the bumper is positioned in place it is snug up against the cap.

The only piece that needs to be cut under the tailgate/light section is the end of the quarter panel seen hanging down in the cutting section of the video. It's a small piece.

The tubing comes closed off welded closed. Let me know if you have any other questions, I can DM you pics if you want.

 

A little late on my video drop, it's been a crazy week. Did the Old CV boot Mod.

https://youtu.be/pREB_nFhKns

 

Yes, I saw that in the vid before initially commenting. Thanks again!
The square tubing that runs parallel with the bumper is open-ended, at least on mine. Should be capped off, imo.

 

Get a DMM from taco garage. The mount that comes with it is awesome. Phone doesn’t budge. That’s an 14” pipe wrench.