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

Got my homemade bedside caps installed today. Very happy with how they came out.

 

Looks good!

Is your bed shorter than normal?

 

Good eye! Yes it is. I cut out 14” of it and sewed it back together. That’s why I made these rails, was to hide the seam.


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-bobbed-second-gen-tacoma.668822/

 

Here’s an option that I’m considering.

from JD fab (Not on their website yet)
Some description in this thread...
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...vel-and-934-cv’s.626274/page-65#post-23151438

And price in the group buy thread (that is closed now)
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...81trekker-suspension-group-buy-closed.664129/

 

I swear to god this truck is eating me out of house and home.

After a full summer of work: shock/coilover rebuild and recharge, replace uniball on UCAs, replace shock/coilover spherical bearings and spacers, replace carrier bearing and all 5 ujoints, rotors and break pads, repainting and adding supports to roof rack, installing rear HC bumper, swapped spindles, sound deadening the interior...

I realize that the ball joints and bushings on my LCAs are shot and *my inner tie rods are bent and seals are shot in my steering rack. Although I dream of beefed up all new long travel suspension... next best option for me is OEM. I’d rather replace the LCAs and steering rack than try to rebuild them. The Wisconsin winters have been rough on the metal under my truck anyways. So random online discount Toyota parts place to the rescue. Quote for parts from my local dealership was astronomical.


*Edited for the keen (nit picky) eye of @EatSleepTacos

 

You managed to BEND your rack?! I’ve only ever blown seals, or seen people bend tie rods. How’d you come to that determination?

 

That’s what I meant. It’s been a long day. I was being a lazy typist. Bent inner tie rods and warped leaky seals.

 

Oh ok, that makes more sense. I was about to be mega impressed.

 

Looking for some help on "Theft Deterrent Bolts". I am trying to decide between the torx with a pin in the center, or spanner head bolts. Anybody have good or bad experiences with both?

 

Funny story Randy, my wife has an eye for the details and is always correcting me. So I call her Semantical Nancy. I see you are the same way.

#SemanticalRandy
The devil is in the details.

 

Link?

 

working

 

I have a similar idea in my head, but a much shorter "tray" under my toolbox. I want the excess tools out of my cab, tired of it. I found some incredibly nice drawer slides in a total pos falling apart cabinet. I need onboard air (tools) too. And a crane. So much to do work at/with work the timing couldn't be better, great paydays lately, no time to get to luxury of the truck though.

Oh yeah, Tacoma

 

They will break in and fit better, after 2 weeks tighten them again and they will fit nicely. I had the same issue with mine

 

Filled a big hole in my bumper.

 

I can assure you that online parts store has some of the best prices and shipping prices there is! I ordered a bunch of stuff from them and if you ever have issues, they are very cool about it and accommodating!

 

I had the similar issue when trying to remove my tonneau cover to install the Softopper. My problem was the bolt was stuck and the threaded nut was spinning. I ended up removing the bed side cubby above the wheel well and using vise grips to hold the nut. After drilling off the head of the bolt I was able to use another set of vise grips to remove what was left of the bolt. Once the bolt was removed used a Rivnut setter to tighten the nut back to the bed side. good luck