What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Translation: Give me Tequila.

 

I got a couple tube sands today too

 

Transfer case breather installed and lower control arm torqued to 135ft lb

 

Upgraded from @FreshMexicanTaco DSM to the DMM so I can get my GMRS radio and phone by the dash.

 

New shoes! Man I can’t believe how much quieter these are compared to the Toyo’s! Huge difference.

 

new

 

i knew you would be the first one

 

clearance lights

 

I post a pic and it shows up then it deletes?

 

More Basic Maintenance

5 years and 78k on the clock and the temperature was a brisk 18 degrees this AM has me thinking I'd hate to get stranded because of a battery. The OG battery in my mostly stock SR was manufactured on 1/13/20, so better safe than sorry.... especially since I gave my jump pack to my mom back in July because her Jeep Liberty has electrical gremlins and sometimes decides not to start.

I had a fair amount of corrosion/dried acid on the tiedown...


I was initially going to buy a cool new tiedown kit, but why... I hate spending loot on crap I really don't need... $30+ on a part I already have, although for some reason I was set on buying a new aluminum one . So I'm going to clean up the stocker and paint it.....


Not ideal painting weather... We got a dusting of snow last night...but it's gotta get done..the battery is out.


My son took me to the closest Toyota dealership and I scored a new Toyota OEM 60 month warrantied battery for $166.46. this was the chepest 24F batteryI could find in my general area that had more than a 1 year warranty. Not bad I thought...


Grabbed a set of these felt corrosion protective pads for a buck... Because what costs a buck anymore?


What came out....


What went in....


All buttoned up ... The paint wasn't 100% dry, but it's good enough.. I should be golden for another 5 years!

 

Santa came early

 

Also took a peek at some of the 2024 Tacomas on the lot of the dealership. I saw a sport, SR extra cab, off road, and a few other packages... For the money I'm not impressed. I didn't like the SR at all. The orientation of the leaf springs is strange.

Just makes me very thankful I grabbed my truck when I did... I'll be maintaining this thing as well as possible so I can get some longevity out of it

 

Is that a full exhaust or the Y-pipe?

 

Cat back. I’ll maybe do the Y pipe in the summer

 

Any 3rd gen trucks need a boost, here is the Christmas deal you’ve been looking for……


https://bellingham.craigslist.org/pts/d/bellingham-tvs1900-toyota-tacoma-35l-v6/7811112480.html

 

So 4 wheel disc brakes and turbo 4cyl aren’t enough, eh?

 

Which Toyo's did you have? The BFG's look great btw. Stock size?

 

Round 2

Of course it started pouring right before bringing the truck into the garage
Brought it in and let it drip dry then cleaned up the water (most of it) and did the swap.
https://youtube.com/shorts/5ikM46ArKsQ?si=7Bo43r-YZI414L6o
A lot more tame sound than the Carven. Virtually identical install.
Dirty truck whatever

 

You live in Washington. What do you expect sunshine.