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

I’ll take one later this morning.
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Hey everyone! I can’t figure out how to upload the video I took, so it’s made into the link above. Does anyone have an idea what would cause both tires to move when only 1 side is jacked up in the air? It doesn’t take much pressure to move them like that. I’ve noticed lately that when I hit the brakes, the steering wheel shakes, but I don’t feel the shake in the brake pedal. Does that sound like the steering rack is going?

 

Shake in the steering wheel while braking is usually a front rotor issue.

 

That’s what I’ve always thought. I’m just confused on how the other tire moves so much when I was trying to check the tie rods. The big thing that has me wondering is last April when I had the truck’s state inspection done at the dealer that I bought it from they told me it failed inspection because the steering rack was leaking. I declined them doing the replacement for $1400. I was called a couple hours later by another service advisor and told the truck was done and ready for pickup. I got to the dealership and amazingly it was passed on the state inspection with no steering rack replacement. I took it back to that dealer this April and it passed with no issues at all. I think I’ll go the route of changing the rotors and see if that clears everything up. Thanks man!

 

Just got back from a long overdue camping trip

 

Purchased Alpha Rex Headlights and found some X-Runner rims on OfferUp. Solid weekend.

Can anyone confirm the hub cap part# 42603-AD040, please let me know if that's correct.

 

On mine it was the front hubs.

 

Finally got around to swapping in the Iron Bison side steps. Seems quality, will see about longevity.

 

Looks good, my favorite 3rd gen wheels.

 

So I guess it was your bearings? I’m gonna check mine when I do the rotors at the end of the week.

 

Today I bison watched… in my front yard.

 

Cool picture. Isn’t the land of enchantment, New Mexico?

 

Yeah it is, but I recently moved to Yellowstone National Park for work.

 

That makes more sense, because I don’t remember seeing bison in NM. What kind of work do you do?

 

I used to work for the New Mexico environment department and actually got to survey wetlands in Ted turners huge ass ranch in northern NM and got to camp with his herd of bison randomly.

I am currently a restoration biologist in Yellowstone.

 

What a neat job.

 

That’s amazing! Hey I see you have one of those open racks with all the stuff attached to it. I’ve always wondered what guys are hauling around on those! For starters, what’s in the bag on top? And do just always leave it up there?

 

I added my own version of an oil cooler.

 

Looks like an awning next to an RTT.

 

For now it’s all living on the truck cause we just moved. The Leitner bed rack has a CVT rooftop tent and the bag is a 270° awning. On one side of the rack is a box that we use for pantry etc and a water container. On the other side of the rack is a custom made mount for maxtrax and pelican gun case I had that holds all of my recovery gear, spare CV axle. In the bed is a decked drawer system with kitchen stuff and other misc.

We do a mix of low end hard rated off-roading (Moab, Colorado, elsewhere Utah) and long winded mild dirt (like 200 miles of easy and medium trails in a weekend). Something like 1500 miles of dirt a year and camping 25+ nights a year.

But since we moved to northern Wyoming, likely the tent, awning, and some of the crap in the bed rack and drawers will come out in the winter. Luckily I literally walk to work right now so it doesn’t matter if the truck is loaded down cause gas mileage doesn’t matter.

(cat for scale )



some hardish off-roading


The rack without the awning and tent