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

If anyone is looking to replace the swaybar bushings on a 2nd gen this is the correct part#

 

Replaced Right front wheel bearing.
Cleaned the interior - kids destroyed it.
Washed and polished truck - got rid of the pin stripping from my last adventure.
Lowered the soft topper to change up the look.

 

Perfect day to paint the hood. Engine bay looks so much cleaner. Stickers are next of course

 

Replaced the corroded radio antenna base and replaced the ball joints of my SPC upper control arms.

 

Installed some second hand KC HiLite G4 Amber fogs..

 

just tried to replace my drain plug during an oil change, this one said it would fit but didn't. its like the threads are too course. any advice please? 09 tacome with v6

heres a pic of the new one next to my current one, thanks

 

Those specs are correct if you have a 4.0 v6. Unsure on a 2.7

The threads are

$13 m12x1.25 mm self-locking nylon insert hex lock nuts, pack of 6

m12x1.25

It could be made out of spec or the wrong part shipped, but why are you replacing the plug, could the threads in the pan be damaged?

 

& yesterday, changed rear dif fluid in a 09 tacoma, specs say 3.1 qt but its really 4 qt

 

just because i figured a magnet plug would be nice at this oil change, the original plug still works perfectly and i just used it again. its a 4.0 v6 2009 tacoma sport. this size is supposed to fit but maybe they dropped the wrong plug in the bag? it is the same diameter it just has course threads

 

Got new shoes for my truck from a neighbor for 300 bucks better then my OEM wheels and tires. I know they look out of place but I have TPMS now and better tires.

 

^^^This^^^

 

Finally got around to installing my lift and tires! Really liking how it turned out.

 

what tire size ya got?

 

I think it was an inch or inch and a half. He has a jig he made what trims it easily.

 

285/75/16

 

+2 along with @Williston.

I’ve actually been doing some data logging with the stock intake on my 1GR-FE. At a steady 65 mph, my IATs average about 10 degrees over ambient, based on a week’s worth of daily driving to and from work. After that, I covered the entire bottom of the stock airbox with Design Engineering’s Cool Tape. With another week of logging, I saw IATs drop by about 3 degrees, averaging just 7 degrees over ambient.

Not a massive change, but every little bit helps on an NA engine. What it really shows is that the stock setup is basically a cold air intake already, and Toyota’s engineers did an excellent job designing it. There is very little, if anything, you can improve upon. I was just curious if I could lower IATs since the airbox sits directly over the right-side exhaust manifold and valve cover. Aftermarket intakes mess with your MAF scaling more than most people realize, which in turn makes the ECU compensate more. Ask me how I know, I’ve been there. I love the sound, but for our trucks it’s best to leave it stock.

 

are those -10offset rims?

 

-12

 

Power washed the bed and cleaned the interior.