tonered's Weaksauce Taco Build and BS Thread A.K.A I'm supposed to be content, dammit!

That sounds hilarious.

Yeah. I have three in the garage also. The ARB that's between the cars, a full size upright freezer, and the keg fridge. Both of those get blocked by the Taco. The keg is kicked at the moment. Gotta fix that.

 

Rogue Offroad polyurethane body mounts were installed.

A pretty easy job other than interior access for the rear mounts and a little ABS harness fun.

The body mount GB thread:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...dy-mount-kit-group-buy-round-two-open.763759/

My little ABS harness issue:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/abs-sensor-diagnostic-help.777782/

The big takeaway here after a couple incidents with ABS lines is that they can be fabri-cobbled pretty damn easily. Have no fear here if something happens. They are super easy to repair with common supplies.


My initial feedback on the body mounts:

Front:






Middle:




Rear:

 

When are we doing mine?

 

I'm out of town this weekend, but if you want to come up after that, we can do it.

 

Finally! B-bye shitty Sport wheels.

Anybody wanna buy some Sport wheels?








Massive thanks to @Bertw192 !

His Taco is looking hawter these days with the new Blaze10s.

 

Having recently driven this rig, I must say, Tony’s black knob is much bigger than mine.

 

Fits nicely in the hand!

 

BAMF Hangers and Shackles.

Need pics. Sorry!

I swear that I did not get them chromed.

 

That’s exactly what someone who did get them chromed would say lol

 

nice dude, what did bert get, some volks?

 

I will reveal the end result in two weeks?

 

Thanks!

He got the Blaze10s. Very nice Ray10s without the beadlock ring.

 

I will have to go see, Im not sure what they look like. Your truck is great, those shitty sport wheels gone.

 

The Blaze10s are super nice and light.

Thanks! So much easier on the eyes. I was surprised how much -10mm offset improves cornering.

 

no shit right? I do not miss those -38s I had.

 

Yeah. They looked killer, but just too much of a sacrifice.

 

I'm at a little conundrum. The BAMF Hangers added about 1/2in of lift (2in of measured rake), and after over 30k, the RXT Option 1 packs have not sagged at all.

My 5100 coilovers are at the 4th Clip on the left and 3rd Clip on the right. So when I'm aboard, there is likely no Taco Lean. Do I go to the 5th (L) / 4th (R)?

It looks like the new wheels with negative offset add about 1/8in to the measurements.

Last measurement:
LF: 22 1/8in RF: 21 7/8in
LR: 23 5/8in RR: 23 1/4in

Current with same fuel level with Rogue Offroad body mounts, -10mm wheels, and BAMF Hangers:
LF: 22 1/2in RF: 22in
LR: 24 1/8in RR: 23 7/8in


Maybe I just go to the 4th clip on the right and see? Not worry about the Lean?

 

Time to get a rear bumper or a camper and it’ll bring that right back where it should be!

 

Hahaha!

I'd like a bumper with a hidden receiver, but those are only like +20lb? And, would need to move to get a canopy.

I'm still waiting on getting the sliders welded up, but they are not likely to change the rake.

 

Mainly putting this here for recall, but if anyone has creaking noises from their stock or aftermarket suspension near the LCAs, this is a relatively inexpensive solution to try.

@Bertw192 suggested getting full shank bolts for the lower mounts. The washers are not exactly fender / large area washers, just extra thick (6mm) and about the same OD as stock.


Here are the posts for the bolt sizes:

Front:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ng-shocks-help-resolved.730249/#post-26956757​

I think the noise up front was due to that goofy step in the shank of the OE bolts. I had the same noise on both the stock suspension and 5100s.



Bolts:

https://belmetric.com/m14x1-5-fine-din-6921-flange-bolt-class-10-9-wrench-18mm/​

Washers:

https://belmetric.com/hv-140-steel-thick-general-purpose-din-7349-fender-washer/?sku=WC14X36YLW​

Rear:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rear-shock-lower-bolt-specs.702814/​

Bolts:

https://belmetric.com/m12x1-25-extr...-10-9-17mm-small-wrench/?sku=BF12X1.25X60PYLW​

Washers:

https://belmetric.com/hv-140-steel-thick-general-purpose-din-7349-fender-washer/?sku=WC12X30YLW​

I did the rears because of pounding in the lower sleeves / bushings for the 5125s that were too wide. The 5125s come with two sets for some reason. A friend machined them down to 32.7mm for me. Worked like a champ.


Enjoy!