What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

What did you pay for them if you don’t mind me asking?

 

What kind of front bumper is that?

 

Predator steps look good and are fine for on-road and light off-road use. They are weak for heavy duty off-road use. I cannot count how many I have seen broken on this site from rough off-road use. Here are some quotes from others:
"Welcome to TW! If you plan on offroading ditch the tubes, avoid the Predator steps, and get some sliders."
"I had the Predators, while functional, they didn't hold up to the first decent sized rock I hit on a forest road. The step weld broke."
"Lmao if he wants one step. I still have the bars but 3 steps broke off at flat nasty."
"I goofed up and snapped one of my driver side steps off"
"Drove over a rock on the beach and heard a quiet 'tink' that sounded similar to a stick breaking."

 

Anxiously waiting for Restock!!!!

 

i did a drain and fill with Idemitsu fluid. The service manual says only 1.6 quarts drains with the 2.7L engine but i got about 2.4 quarts to drain. it's incredible how much better it shifts just from one drain and fill. my truck only has 15,000 miles too. fluid looked okay but definitely had a brown tint to the fluid and not bright red like new fluid. the whole truck feels smoother, especially downshifting coming to a stop.

and, of course, i cut my hand again on the dang heatshield next to the fill port.

 

Yesterday removed dirty edge guards, scrubbed fender flares with 3M blue scratchless scrubber, then parked next to a 3rdGen on Tampa Bay near Whiskey Joe's!

https://youtube.com/shorts/o4TFHhGbPSQ?feature=share

 

Made this recording of a squeak that is coming from rear Leaf. Just noticed this last weekend and it is SO annoying. Squeaks when I accelerate, brake, go over bumps, let foot off the gas, you name it.

Can someone give me the high level how to remove just this one link, get-er-lubed up, and back together? Hoping to get this done in the next hour. TIA

https://youtu.be/gt7FcFhk5dw

 

No need to remove. I just spray the bushings and in between the leafs with this stuff…
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Blaster...c-Multi-Use-Lubricant-Spray-MM-TS-B/311274982
Sometimes dirt gets between the leafs and in the bushings making it sound like the Sanford and Son truck.

 

Drive back for a photo-op.

 

Tried using Fabulous Blaster Silicone Spray Lubricant to do the same, no help, maybe I'll give this a second try--looking for nooks and crannies I missed first time-- although I will say it was dripping all over. This all seemed to have started after I drove through what looked like a pond of mineral spirits on a back trail. It was all milky, and after driving through smelled like I took a shower in either mineral spirits or turpentine, and it stained my fender flares a little white. Thanks for suggestion.

 

No rain forecasted so finally washed it...

 

CBI sliders with the platform. Feels better to not have the sides naked.

 

Photo of the GFC topper at home. Excited for this winters camping trips.

 

Someone buy my shit
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fox-2-5-coilovers-and-2-0-rear-shocks-with-resis.779932/

 

Squeak is gone. I had to use the impact driver back out and push in the bolt a couple times spraying it with Lube to distribute the lube and squeak eventually went away. Thanks folks. Rgljr831

 

Best truck and greatest community of owners. When ppl you just met will help you bring your vision together!

Bilstein 8112 setup
Total chaos uca
Full coverage front splash guards by @Stoked4
Raybestos rotors and pads
Lets go

 

Glad you were able to get rid of the squeak.

 

Built a screen for my rear slider. Hate it when the leaves blow into the cab with the moonroof and rear window open. Only cost me $7 and about a half hour of time to build this. The brown screen frame was on clearance at my Lowe’s for a $1 and I already had spare screen and spline at home. Works perfectly. I cut the frame to 4-10 1/4” pieces using a metal blade on a hand grinder. Put the two spring clips in on the driver’s side and pull tabs on the passenger side.

Remember: measure once, cut twice.

 

Nice work! That last pic made laugh out loud!