GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

Thanks, nice catch.

 

Hell fucking yeah!

 

Holy Balls! I just ripped out a serious amount of my fencing. Wish me luck on the rebuild!

 

What up my peeps! Question for you guys. So my friend just weighted her truck down with her GFC camper and a lot of other stuff.
She says that after doing so the following is happening:

“Truck is being weird though. If I come to a hard stop, after I stop, about 2 seconds go by and then it feels like I've been rear-ended at like 2mph”

This has started after she added the weight. You don’t think her shackles are doing weird things!?

 

Axle wrap maybe? Were any changes made to the rear suspension? Could be that it’s a small wrap that’s now amplified by the added momentum.

 

Same thing happens after I put on the camper and bed in mine I just stop slower and more carefully

 

What you’re referring to is purely a turd gen problem. Pretty sure JB is commenting about a 2nd gen if my guesstimations are correct.

 

This would be my guess too

 

Maybe strap a go pro under there and see

 

I don’t believe it’s axle wrap. It’s the transmission downshifting harshly when stopping fast, my second gen does it, however it’s not as pronounced. I’ve done a lot of research on it and it’s a common topic of discussion amongst the second gens. Ask when the last time they had a trans fluid drain and fill done, and if it wasn’t done recently suggest that and it more than likely will remedy the issue.

 

Yeah, she said she noticed it once the weight was put in the bed.

 

A great way to test this is to use the shifter and manually downshift when she’s coming to a stop. Both our 2nd and 3rd gen have done this on occasion. Feels like a bowling ball smacks the back of the bed when coming to the first stop in the morning.

 

Super weird. Put over 100k miles on my 2nd gen, never experienced this. I get it almost everyday when coming to an abrupt halt in my turd gen.

 

I’ve always just associated it with poor driveline angles and play in tolerances. I was really hoping the 3rd gen would have been different but with all of its quirks there’s no surprise to see it displays the same characteristics.

 

Lol, too funny. These things are all over the place. I have never experienced in a Taco, only my 4th gen Runner. Lol

 

On a different note...look at this amazing bundle of goodness!
@JDEMELLO work is by far the most beautiful craftsmanship I have seen from any fabricator thus far.

@state48overland It has arrived, to Powder it goes!!

@backcountryj Your sliders have arrived good sir!

 

That's one heck of a sight JB/JM

 

So pumped! Who wants to roll out and hit the trails!

 

Alright fellas only 2 more days until the May Camping trip! Join up if ya want, we'll be going to Lake Blueridge rain or shine

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/georgia-tw-may-3rd-5th-camping-trip.598261/

 

My 2nd gen does this. Not sure why just happens... it has never been an issue though.