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

Well, got home from work and decided I needed to start removing some “rust” from the undercarriage of the truck...........the moment I start cleaning, I realized about 80% of it is just dried up mud/dirt from the previous owner that’s just stained on everything. A little elbow grease with a green scotchbrite pad and my rear-end came out pretty decent. I’ll probably be going under the truck for a couple of hours everyday after work for the next few days to clean up as much as I can before I need to take off the wheels and get some hard to reach spots this weekend.

 

This 3m calk strips work good also . Not permanent like the 5200 which looks good also .

$21 3M Strip Calk, 08578, Black, 1 ft Strips, 60 per carton

https://www.amazon.com/3M-08578-Black-Strip-Calk/dp/B000PEZ1L4

 

From the looks of the picture it appears the rubber boot on the outer cv is compressed More than normal.? Giving me a thought of a lot of camber.? Thus making it look like it’s crooked.?

 

That’s mainly due to the lift height

 

Gotcha.

 

3" Toytec Ultimate lift with 285/70/17 tires

 

Yes. Gulfstream G550

 

Replaced the antenna assembly due to the original having a stubby antenna glued in, not too bad to replace.

Unifilter mod because why not. Original foam was fine, placed the foam and intake silencer in the unifilter bag and stuck it in a box labled "Stock Tacoma Parts"

Polished the yellowing from the headlights out. I will need to eventually replace them with new since they are showing cracks/crazing on the inside.

Other than that just researching what to do suspension wise. nothing crazy, just a fire road / light off roading capabilities with additional weight up front and rear from bumpers and a camper of some flavor. Really digging the DIY wedge camper

 

Living the dream! Make the best of it bud!!

 

Are those 35"?

 

Yes

 

After making the wife drive around the block a few times so I could listen to the annoying squeak in my truck from outside... I finally found where it was coming from.

Somehow I lost the nut to the sway bar link in the spindle .


So bye-bye sway bar!

 

Its more fun without it anyways!

 

...you can usually find it in a caulking tube at the Big Box. Way more than you’ll need, so look around the house for windows/gutters/foundations/hot tubs/swing sets/etc. that need some TLC before you snip the nipple on your million dollar tube o’ goo.

 

Who knew reinstalling my sway bar would cost so much!

New brackets, bushings, bolts, and end links are going to run me $150

 

... ‘til the insurance adjuster shows up.

(just sayin’)

 

Got my vibration dampening in today. Still have a few things to collect then I can finally get the fronts in.

 

get going about 70mph, jerk the wheel about 10°...


$150 bucks of loose change will come flying out of the seat cushions easy.

 

pop out of the seats like a god damn magic show!

 

.. ‘course you’ll need to clean the seat stain afterwards.