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GeoYota - Sold to a good dude in the AZ desert

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by geoyota760, Mar 17, 2015.

  1. Mar 17, 2015 at 2:30 PM
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    geoyota760

    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Our 2003 DC 4x4 Tacoma...stock...bought with 165,455 miles:

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    How the truck sits as of 11/11/2015

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    As of 12/2016, Palm Canyon Visitors Center

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    Mod List as of 5/19/16

    Suspension

    OME 3" lift, 882 coils up front, Dakar HD leafs in the rear
    New A1 Cardone steering rack, power steering flush
    New MOOG tie rod ends
    New steering rack bushings

    Tires & Wheels

    BFG A/T KO2's, 265/75/16's
    All Pro 1.5" wheel spacers at 4 corners

    Other Mods

    ARB fridge and tie down bed organizer
    ARB front bumper
    WARN M8000 winch with steel cable
    1998 4 Runner Roof Rack Project - done
    Blue Sea fuse block install
    Softopper bed cover, black
    BudBuilt Engine Skid
    New Bank one/sensor one O2 installed
    Pioneer Dbl DIN stereo upgrade w/speakers
    New Yeasu 2M FT-3100 radio...installed

    Future Mods

    Rear bumper
    Some type of black wheels
    Rock Sliders
    BudBuilt mid skid plate





    Used to eat burgers...
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    ...now I like Tacos. :thumbsup:
     
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  2. Mar 17, 2015 at 2:31 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    ***TW Maintenance Record***

    - 165,455 -
    Bought used 2003 Tacoma DC 4x4

    - 165,588 -
    Installed new BFGoodric All Terrain KO2 tires

    -165,696 -
    Flushed power steering fluid system, added new Dexron III ATF fluid

    -168,198 - Air filter, oil filter, oil change. Drain and fill of brake fluid.

    176,000 - CV axles, steering rack, and outer tie rod replacement, new brake rotors, and new driver's side front wheel bearing installed

    177,000 - oil change, air filter, oil filter

    Future plans:

    -Softopper bed topper - done
    -repair leaking A/C line, off of condenser. Discovered during power steering flush. - done
    -OME lift...882 front springs and Dakar rear leafs - ordered from Wheeler's Off Road, shipped, received, awaiting install on 5/9/15
    -Build bed retention system for camping gear, ARB fridge, etc. - done
    -Ordered WARN M8000 winch to add to ARB front bumper
     
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  3. Mar 17, 2015 at 2:31 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    New BFG A/T KO2's installed at 165,588 miles:

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    Love these kicks...

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  4. Mar 17, 2015 at 2:37 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    ***Future trip photos***
     
  5. Mar 24, 2015 at 7:23 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Celebrated 166,000 miles with another mod...Softopper install:

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  6. Apr 29, 2015 at 9:38 AM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    A quick update and trip report...ran The Mojave Road with a group of Nissan buddies a couple of weeks ago, and aside from the poor rear suspension, the Taco performed like a champ!! Very happy with the easy load/unload qualities of the Softopper, although our stuff did get a tad bit dusty. :)

    Hole In The Wall
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    Who doesn't love...
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    Dusty but happy GeoTaco after a day on the road
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    Checking out the town of Cima, CA
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    Side trip to The Kelso Depot...well worth it
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    Camp for night 2
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    Traveler's Monument on Soda Lake, near Zzyzx, CA
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    Buried boxcar in Afton Canyon...love this stuff!!
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    Lunch at the railroad trestle just before Afton Canyon...and while we were there a train went over...too cool!!
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    My buddies Fronty making the Mojave River crossing
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    And finally, airing up just off of Afton Canyon Road entrance to I-15
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  7. Apr 29, 2015 at 11:23 AM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Going to try this for my first oil change:
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  8. Oct 24, 2015 at 7:27 AM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Update 10-24-15:

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    ARB bumper installed, Hella 700's wired up, Comet Tri-band antenna in, and OME 882's installed with Dakars in back.
     
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  9. Nov 19, 2015 at 1:25 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Update, 11/19/2015:

    Following our trip to Death Valley, my inner CV's blew out and also somehow took out my brakes.

    Once home, I ordered a new steering rack, CV axles, and Moog outer tie rod ends.

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    The install of the parts goes down this weekend, I will post up some pics following.

    Also ordered a BudBuilt IFS front skid plate, which will be delivered this weekend as well. Will get some pics up of the paint and install hopefully next week.
     
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  10. Nov 20, 2015 at 4:34 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Update...removed the sway bar, steering rack, and discovered that the drivers side wheel hub assembly was f-ed...so removed the spindle and ordered that part.

    Found a local (Oceanside, CA) Carquest that presses bearings ($60) and prepped for that once the new parts arrived.

    A few shots from the day:

    Old steering rack with sway bar out
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    Power steering/ATF fluid pumped out
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    Had to heat the tie rod ends with a torch to get them to release from the spindles
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    Old vs. new
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    MOOG ftw
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    Old CV axle and new EMPI CV axle
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    Spindle removed for eventual wheel hub assy. removal and press in
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  11. Nov 22, 2015 at 6:23 AM
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    Very nice build, Geolink. Thanks for keeping it up to date. :thumbsup:
     
  12. Nov 22, 2015 at 9:40 AM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Thank you, work in progress.
     
  13. Nov 22, 2015 at 10:05 AM
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    How come the new axle looks short compared to the old.
     
  14. Nov 22, 2015 at 11:01 AM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Not used or stretched yet I'm assuming.

    Going to do the boot stretch mod with hose clamps.
     
  15. Dec 3, 2015 at 5:41 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Steering rack, new CV's, new tie rod ends, and new driver's side wheel bearing are installed.

    Slight clunk from the sway bar end links, so probably will be ordering them to remove and replace. Also a slight vibration in the front end from 60-70 mph...not sure where that is coming from.

    Had the lifetime alignment at Firestone, the truck is tracking straight and the steering wheel is dead on. Overall very happy with all the new parts. Front end definitely feels better over the on road bumps, less slop and more control.

    :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
     
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  16. Dec 4, 2015 at 8:50 AM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Ordered a WARN M8000 winch...as a spring compressor for the suspension. ;)
     
  17. Dec 4, 2015 at 6:39 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Budbuilt skid installed today...

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  18. Dec 5, 2015 at 7:16 PM
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    Do you have any problems with the trashuro sitting on the tailgate? Scratch the paint at? Sweet looking truck! Soft tops look so good on our trucks.
     
  19. Dec 6, 2015 at 1:35 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Yeah, I got a couple of scratches on The Mojave Road trip, so until o get a bumper with tire carrier, I have mounted it to my Thule flip up bike rack.

    Thanks for the compliment!
     
  20. Apr 28, 2016 at 1:35 PM
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    geoyota760 [OP] Allergic to pavement

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    Did some work on the Tacoma today in preparation for an upcoming trip to Sedona.

    Got a P0031 code, bank one sensor one for the AFR O2 sensor. Ordered off of Amazon for $103 delivered overnight. Also grabbed a wifi OBDII plug for scanning and CEL resets.

    Old and new, part #234-9001
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    Veepeak scanner, $19 delivered. The coordinating app for my phone was $14.99
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    App worked great once it was synced. Installed the new sensor and cleared the trouble code
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    New sensor installed
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    Sent from Cygnus X-1
     
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