Long Travel BS Thread

Techstream can easily disable the seatbelt chime

 

It was to also disable the flashing light on the dash, like in the center, near the hazards, that tells you your passenger is unbuckled. I didn’t actually have a chime in my 2005, I got it just for that light.

 

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God damnit I love chatGPT.

"Modifying your vehicle's seat belt chime to be connected to the horn is not a standard modification and could potentially be unsafe or illegal depending on your local laws. It's important to consider the safety implications and legal aspects of such a modification before proceeding.

That being said, if you still want to pursue this modification, you should have a good understanding of automotive electrical systems and wiring. Here's a general outline of how you might approach this:

1. **Consult the Vehicle's Wiring Diagram:** Obtain a wiring diagram for your Toyota Tacoma to identify the wires for the seat belt chime and the horn.

2. **Locate the Seat Belt Chime:** Find the seat belt chime module in your vehicle. This is usually located under the dash or in the center console.

3. **Identify the Horn Circuit:** Locate the horn and its wiring. You will need to identify the positive wire that activates the horn.

4. **Create a Relay Circuit:** To safely connect the seat belt chime to the horn, you should use a relay. This will prevent overloading the chime circuit. Wire the relay so that when the seat belt chime is activated, it triggers the relay to close the circuit for the horn.

5. **Test the Circuit:** Before making any permanent connections, test the circuit to ensure that the horn sounds when the seat belt chime is activated.

6. **Secure and Insulate Connections:** Once you've confirmed that the modification works as intended, secure all connections with solder or crimp connectors and insulate them with electrical tape or heat shrink tubing.

7. **Reassemble and Test:** Reassemble any parts of the vehicle that were disassembled during the modification process. Test the system again to ensure everything is working correctly.

Please note that this is a general guide and the specifics can vary depending on the make and model of your vehicle. Additionally, modifying your vehicle's safety features is not recommended and can have legal and safety implications. It's always best to consult with a professional or reconsider the modification altogether."

 

Or have a three way kill switch for your fuel pump power - on, off, horn. Then when someone’s trying to steal your truck, they’re honking the horn.

 

This is genius

 

Does anyone know if Toyota or any aftermarket brand sells just the inner and outer joints for a CV axle?

My axle shop used a shitty clamp for outer boot which caused moisture to go into the joint...

I really don't want to go the whole route of buying OEM CV's just to cut them up again etc

 

Just pull them apart, clean and reseal. OEM boot kits are cheap.

 

Nope, gotta buy OEM assemblies. Do you have 29 spline or 30 spline shafts? I have a few disassembled I could sell ya.

 

agreed. Its easy enough to pull apart and clean them. You'd have to disassemble the outer anyway to replace it.

 

Not sure TBH. I have a 3rd gen v6 4wd if that tells you anything.

 

Those are 29 spline shafts. I have a joint I could ship out if you need but really, pull the boots off, clean it out, and release. If the CV joint is clicking, then it is likely worn out. I say that, but then I've ran clicking CVs for many months without them failing.

 

This thread is too much of a clusterfuck to search in 2024 so forgive my repetition. I've read a bunch of TW threads but lets just say that the LT forum is.. a little more knowledgeable than the 3rd gen forum on occasion.

I need an aftermarket trans cooler. Lookin' to mount on the radiator, not in the bed, since I'm not going too hard but hard enough that I regularly see higher than I'd like. What're folks running? Are you controlling the fan manually or thermostatically?

 

I'm adding a Derale 13103 passive cooler to my 2022 Tundra. It doesn't need much though, just some extra cooling when towing or hauling with the 37s as I get trans temp warnings going up bigger hills.

If you're keeping your trans cooled by the radiator, you don't need a big cooler like the guys who are running a separate cooling system dedicated to the trans. Probably a passive cooler will do what you need without the hassle of the fan, unless you are mostly finding it over heating at slow speed where there isn't much airflow. If you are running dedicated trans cooling system, then of course you need fans.

 

your truck doesn’t have a traditional external cooler in front of the radiator like the early 3rd gen’s. I’ll see if I can find the thread that lists all the OEM part numbers to add it. From there all you have to decide is how big of a cooler you want.

 

Yeah, it's a '22 so no external trans cooler that was removed in mid-2020 onwards. I've got the OEM part numbers somewhere but was considering more like this: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...l-toyotas-write-up-with-many-pictures.526283/

I've only pushed it to ~230 twice, once slow up a steep rock and once when I had the pedal to the floor and couldn't maintain 85 up a grade near Mammoth so I had the cruise control give it a shot

 

I wouldn't over complicate it and just stick with adding a large, passive cooler in front of the rad. I did that on my tundra and it made an incredible difference. This is what I was rocking, Setrab makes some good coolers too for a little bit cheaper.

https://www.improvedracing.com/mhx-515-high-efficiency-oil-cooler.html

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-15900

with fan and auto thermostat. I have this on my truck, with the remote mounted in the bed. It hasn't given me any issues for the past five years.

8 Pass without a fan: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-15320
16 Pass without a fan: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-15300
13 Row Stacked Fin Style: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-15452
15 Row Stacked Fin Style: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/der-15851

Opinions are mixed on fin or pass style. It seems to be a personal preference.

 

@cowfootball Here's the brackets and guides.
The Hayden bracket. https://maxarico.com/product/hayden-transmission-cooler-bracket/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4ZjXoOL-Wn/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

Slick. I'd probably have to fab/ghetto something because I have the Howe PS cooler there and it's already tight but that's not really an issue.

 

Here is a silly LTBS question. Filling nitrogen in the shocks...ride height ok or unload the shocks (jack up truck) before filling?