What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

That looks badass! I can't wait to get my KMC's on. I assume the tire shop had a wonderful time trying to get them balanced. I bought some balancing beads to throw in the tire but I hear good and bad things about them. I'll probably just get mine road force balanced. I also noticed you left the center caps off. I'm not too crazy about the center cap design. I might cut them down and tig weld them.

 

I’ve used my NOCO several times on my truck and other vehicles. It’s a game changer. So damn much easier than jumper cables and begging some one for a jump. Whichever model I got can jump my truck three or four times on a charge. It’s a nice back up to have as you start adding Electrical accessories to your truck. I’ve since upgraded my battery and not used it much. So the truck is to remember to check it’s charge periodically.

 

Dobinsons suspension and SPC UCAs installed last night. Netted 3 3/4” front and 2 1/4” rear lift initially, so here’s to hoping it settles down. Parts used:

Front: GS59-220 shocks, C59-350 coils
Rear:

$315 GS59-940 Dobinsons Pair of Rear Shocks Compatible with Toyota Tacoma 4x4 2005-2018 - GS59-940

GS59-940 shocks, L59-111-R leaf packs
SPC UCAs, P/N 25470
A whole lot of moly grease and Fluid Film

Over-specced 730 lb front coils are in order to support an ARB bumper, coming soon.

 

Nice choice. I went with less spring (302) due to no extra weight and got 2.75” up front. Mine rides like a luxury truck. Love to know how yours feels before and after bumper.

Edit: I get to Hampton pretty regular.

 

It isn’t bad right now. I got about a half hour of highway driving in on my way back from the installer’s place last night. Stiff, but never jarring. I think the progressive shocks help a lot in that regard. I found the stock suspension more jarring on the highway, AND it had more bounce. Only 41k miles on it, so the OEM shocks probably weren’t shot.

I’m more worried about the front end lift height. I was hoping for 3” pre-ARB/2.5” post-ARB, but it seems I overshot that by a sizable margin. I really don’t want to deal with the 3+” lift boogeyman. Maybe it’s just a matter of break-in.

 

I have had the 2k amp and currently have the 4k. They work great at first, used to be able to start 5 cars from stone dead on a single charge, now I'm lucky to get 2. You can only recharge a battery so many times. I am a technician and use mine daily so for the occasional user it should last years

 

I have the same Ranch Hand grill guard on my 2013 TRD Sport for the same reasons and it works very well for that purpose. It has "saved" the truck several times.

 

Mine has those, I assume the previous owner painted the stock alloy wheels black because it’s starting to chip off.

 

Polished and waxed

 

Damn that looks good! Did you do your plane also I bet that took a while

 

Spruce mica = best color

 

Ha! Wish it was my plane. If I could afford the $50 million for that plane my Tacoma would look a lot different

 

I figured but a cool photo spot

 

What's not to like about FREE?!

 

First project today: UBI-filter mod.

 

Small preview of what I’ve been doing.

 

Got the new billiard ball shift knob installed, much better than the stock piece!

Has anyone used the Sick Speed boot retainer with the factory boot? As far as I can tell, there isn’t anything in the top that would keep it in the groove, would probably have to use an O-ring to hold it there...

 

Nothing big this weekend, just a license plate holder.
Now I just need to save up for a winch.

 

Damn you polished and waxed an entire private jet? Your hands must be killing you!

 

I was thinking about painting it to match or black bed liner so it would match the rest of the black on the truck.