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

I love Vieques

 

Same with ours, dad dark red and mom normal golden. Mine has a white patch on the chest that was unique to only him in the litter.

 

Torqued my new moog upper control arms nicely at ride height (I know… I know… I’m on a budget right now). Put the truck back down and gave it a shake test

squeak… squeak.. squeak

 

evaluate it.

-inner fender trim
-outer fender trim
-CMR
-bump stop spacer
-pinch weld hammer
-mud flaps solution
-offset choice
-UCA’s
-alignment

hardest part with bigger tires is probably seeing if it needs JD Inner Fenders. Which probably comes with 35” and definitely 37”.

 

Took the tires off and now the truck waits for further inspection and more parts to be bought… what else do you see needing replacement/upgrade. I know the end links on both sides need it. I think I need to get new leaf springs and rear shock? Maybe just add-a-leaf and shocks?

 

Thanks again. I ended up buying the same stuff except I went with the KS 270 tweeters.

 

Installed 1320 Performance bed stiffeners and swapped out the taillights so the silver parts are instead black.

 

What Tail Light are those? They look A Lot better then the stock Tail Lights.

 

Sure here ya go:

FOMIUZY Tail Lights Assembly Fit...

$70 FOMIUZY Tail Light Assembly Fit Toyota Tacoma 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Rear Black LED Taillight Back Up Lamp Lens Cover Left Driver Right Passenger 8155004150 8156004150

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6148JL6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

They’re working so far so good.

 

i bought a slim fitting months ago, and lubed my front driveshaft today. 98k oh well, at least i finally did it.

i stored my lube gun like this in case of leakage

 

You need to be protecting that frame from rust. Hopefully it's not already too late

 

I have the OEM steering wheel from my 2013 just sitting on the shelf. I kept the audio controls though. Let me know if you’re interested.

 

i keep mine hung over the trashcan in my shop it drips and makes the worst mess everywhere. but somehow my 50+ year old gun of my grandfathers only gets gummy on the tip side and will sweat a bit on the threaded ends

 

On 885 coils with bilstein 5100 (2.25” lift). Also trying the moog control arms after having SPC.

the ride is pretty good, feels a lot different than the SPCs though. Steering felt kinda heavier

 

Made the last payment.

 

Oil change 39 today. Knocked it out pretty fast. Even the zerks were lined up pointing straight down when I parked. Easy peasey.

 

$41 ANODZU Manual Antenna Assembly Fit for Toyota Tacoma 2005-2015, Contain Antenna Base 86300-04070 Antenna Cover 86392-04040 Antenna Nut 86396-04040

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNYT9YRH

 

Fully welded in the rear and painted. Starting on front end shenanigans. All lines in engine bay are AN at this point. Prepping to cut the front cross member soon.

 

Chasing down a weird overheating issue (it's happened twice after hard mountain pass driving). So far I've done a coolant flush, replaced the thermostat and radiator cap.

Today I did the clutch fan.

Also cleaned the fan blades, lots of dirt build up.

We shall see how this helps, if not, next up is radiator, water pump and radiator hoses

 

get the rad loose I've helped friends chase overheating issues, and thrown parts like you have, only to remove the AC condenser from the mount, and found like a bunch of cotton wood fluf or other random stuff behind it pinned to the radiator causing a blockage. washed that all clear and back to normal. might be worth a look