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

This particular one is for a 2012-2013 dodge ram

Havis C-vs-0814-ram-2

I snagged it off eBay. I removed the OEM inverter, made use of 2 of the OEM brackets for that for rear bolt in mounts. I’ll be mounting the forward section to the sides of the stock front console piece, and then mock up some filler plate templates to make it look more seamless. It’s a fair fit for being for a Ram.

 

What lift are you running?

 

How is the ride quality with the new leaf's and the 4600?

 

Well, I think the toolbox turned out great, considering I rattle can bedlined the lid many years back, the stripper I used actually made it look almost new, as far as the diamond plate goes. After looking at it all day yesterday, I came to the conclusion that the shiny lid had to go, nothing on my truck is shiny, except the paint. So today when I got home from work, I drilled out the rivets and took the lid off and dropped it off at my powder coater.

 

you know its pretty firm honestly. but not in a bad way, its how I like it. though its also only had like 40miles on it since I did it. and think the ride will get better when my new shocks arrive the 4600's are from a 2020 Tacoma that I took off a friends truck when we lifted his. like 3years ago and been on my truck as a band-aid to try and keep my suspension from sagging completely for like 2 months. think a set of the extended 5100's would be a great option but for $60 more I got the Fox shocks with the reservoir and additional lift amount for droop and articulation.

but the 4600 is at the end of its extension with the 2.5 additional lift leaf springs. so they are like my limiting strap while the last few pieces of my puzzle get here.

 

• SPC UCA
• Bilstein 5100 Front Shocks
• Strut Mount 120/150/Tac
• OME Front Coil Springs (885)
• Bilstein 5100 Rear Shocks
  
• 1" Pro Comp rear blocks (for now)

 

Quick PSA to check under your headliner, my first time dropping it since owning my truck to add sound deadening and I found rust at various spots where the roof seam seal had failed. But not enough where water was pouring in yet. I've re-sealed both sides completely and repainted the roof gutters. Should stop the corrosion from getting worse.




3M heavy bodied sealer goes a long way.


Finished product. Painted and sealed.



Also had an annoying rattle in the dash. The clear face plate on my cluster was vibrating. A dab of hot glue on the 4 corners of the latches and it's silent!

 

I sold it. My commutes and travels are long, and the MPG is bad. And the 2WD snow performance was not okay. Traded it in for a 2017 Accord EX. - DARBADARBZ signing out.

 

Went down to 285/75R17s. Dont hate it at all. BFG KM3s.

 

MPG is a non-issue when you are retired. Snow is a non-issue where I live. Always have an extra fwd car and suv if we ever see snow. Was a nice truck but I certainly understand the commuting thing. I only commute to the grocery store, Walmart and the airport. I cannot imagine ever wanting to sell my Tacoma. I pre-planned for dimentia by adding gps and navigation so I can always find my way back home.

 

Put on a set of Falken wild peak at4w’s. Got tired of the duratrac’s howl. I’ll report back with how they ride, they balanced out well.

 

Had duratracs before my grapplers and they started cupping really bad even with regular tire rotation. Least favorite tires I’ve run so far.

 

Trimmed a little more off the exhaust and installed the tip I got from Amazon.



Yes, it clears the spare tire.

 

I’ve ran them on many different vehicles with no issues. These are in great shape, just tired of the noise. We put falkens on my wife’s 4 runner and I was amazed how quiet they are.

 

Mind sharing a pic of how you mounted your Plano boxes? I have one on my OEM roof rack as well. I used two unistrut channels and some Ubolts. It's pretty clean, but seems like overkill cause I don't carry much weight in that box anyway.

 

What did I do to my 2nd Gen today? Well, I bought it! Now Stonewall the 1st gen 5 lug has a big little brother. I'm super late, but I finally joined the 2nd gen gang. Already impressed by the turn radius and general handling, (makes Stonewall seem like a brick) and I am absolutely befuddled by the giant touch-screen radio.

2015 Prerunner 4.0, 166k miles
1996 5 lug 2.4l, unknown miles (but over 300k)
And no, none of the oil spots in the driveway or road belong to either of them

 

Got this for Christmas. Was nervous that the quality wasn’t going to be that good since I had a jbl head unit, actually sound the same if not better once you mess with the equalizer.

 

Just got my truck out of the body shop. Tree fell on it . Body work, total new paint , new frame a few years ago, new shocks & springs too .95 K on a fifteen year old Taco . 4 banger 5 speed. This truck is like new.

 

rovrlabs is making a 3rd brake light chase light you might like. check him out on instagram. his product should be dropping soon.

 

I love the single cabs. Nice looking truck!