San Diego BS Thread.

Almost forgot to wish everyone and especially our veterans and current enlisted a happy Memorial day, thanks to them we aren't speaking German or Japanese as our primary language!!

 

Im a 5 lug and no body lift, that would look silly having the frame hanging down so far.

If you have a 6 lug there are some kits out there that can really help with the install. On a 5 lug its quite the MFer to say the least.

 

Always do the hard way first. The rest is easy.

 

Or better yet....being 80% done takes 20% of the time but the last 20% takes 80% of the time, ask me how I know, haha!

Hope you are doing well in the great north David!

Tacorvette progress report:
So yesterday I changed out the wastegate spring to the lowest I had which on my boost gauge shows about 3psi, perfect for toning it down for the wife to drive it now, the 12psi spring setup was absolutely ridiculous for trying to drive normally! I could be in 3rd gear and when the boost comes on both tires start spinning like Im on wet ground, even with 275 wide tires it still blows them off rather easily.

Now I can use (once I program it in) my dial-a-boost so I can select 7 modes of boost levels, I will set the 1st detent as no PWM on the controller so it stays at 3psi and graduate the other 6 detents at 3psi each for a total of 21psi on max which isnt really practical until I get super sticky rear tires and/or the AWD conversion with 4 sticky tires ideally.

It's finally coming along and now I can start to enjoy it for a while before I tear it apart again for the AWD system once I get my plan in place, gotta start collecting some parts for the upgrade and then see how I can make everything fit where there is very little space somehow. AFAIK I was the first person to successfully swap an LS into a 5 lug and get it to work, and I did it back in 2011. and the truck still looks like its stock aside from the brake kit behind the front wheels and the intercooler peeking through the valance. I'll be curious to see how I can do with mileage on longer trips and see if I can get into the high 2#mpgs now that I have increased the volumetric efficiency of the engine with the turbo, not to mention the stroker setup which adds a considerable amount of torque in the lower rpms which is better for street driving.

 

If you look closely you can see him move right after the Fodder settles, Drivers side, back door. I think we was inside laying down, so that rear seat is a good blast shield.
Could have been a lot worse if he was in a busy parking lot close to other vehicles and people.

 

Anyone have a 8” e locker 3rd member? Mine blew up and has a hole in it….

 

Well damn, being inside the truck changes my perspective slightly. Should have been able to smell it even easier, lol.
Might have a little case of Tinnitus after that brief sudden pressure increase.

 

Damn, even broke the cast center housing! I don’t have one here, but I’ll check around and let you know if I find something.

 

That and hearing loss...

 

Anyone have a good alignment shop in n.county and if so what did they charge? Always use True Line in El Cajon but last time I went wasn’t super stoked. Have heard people recommend SD Truck Shop…anyone know what they charge? They are closer but always super busy…just called but was put on hold for 10 min and gave up lol.

 

I always go to Truck Shop for that. I believe it's right around $100 for alignment. Yeah they can get pretty busy sometimes and you may have to wait on hold or call back on occasion but they know their stuff and haven't led me wrong. They're also an offroad shop so if you have offroad mods they know their way around em.

Set up an appointment if you want it done quickly. I usually ride a motorcycle so I will typically just drop it for a day or two to work on it at their pace.

 

I've used North County Wheels and Tires at the recommendation of Harry at JDF. 760-737-7141 I believe the alignment guy is named Slim.

 

D & E alignment in Escondido. Paul is super knowledgable and done an awesome job on my truck.

 

And quick and not expensive. But you gotta deal with their ad-hoc approach to scheduling. I really wanted to use them for my 3rd truck but I had a super tight window of half a day even though I knew more than a month in advance which day. They just wouldn’t let me pre schedule and of course when I called in when they told me to, the spots were all booked up.

 

Accurate alignment in Oceanside is pretty good

 

TGIF!

 

Is this a good place to post a "For Sale" of my 06 Tacoma Quad Cab? I'd like to sell it locally. I am in 92131, Scripps Ranch.

 

not sure, could try offer up maybe?

 

There is an area for posting Tacoma's for sale on this site (Buy / Sell / Trade), you should post there so you know it goes to a good home. I would also post other sites, so you don't limit yourself.

 

For a 2nd generation you say? How much? Scripps Ranch