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

Sameeeeeee i need a v8....

 

thats easy….just costs a lot….

 

Rolled over the odo today on my 2011 base model.

 

Ive run down everything i need to swap... just dont know if its worth it

 

Seriously. Even just seeing and hearing tacotunners truck...... it's worth it lol.

 

in 2018 I traded my fully loaded Subaru XV with 50k for my 2010 Taco OR it had 128k. Never looked back. He's got a little over 166k now and never skipped a beat. Heading to Colorado next week for some mountain fun where the little Subaru wouldn't have made it.

 

This is kind of how I feel about taking our truck camping. Prior to this, we crammed everything into a Mazda 3 hatchback. The Tacoma opened up a whole new world of cargo and weight capacity to us.

 

Yeah it was like playing tetris in the XV every day we left camp. We didn't have any space room in there at all and had stuff on the roof as well.

 

My 2010 has 240k. It has a new frame, the engine and trans are fantastico. I love this truck. The only thing I don't like is the A-trac, electric assisted power brakes. The pedal feel can be soft at times. But over all I love it!

 

Original engine and trans?

 

You and me with very similar ownerships and experiences. I had the 2017 Tacoma for 6 months before I sold it for my current 2014. Most of that time was spent frustrated with the performance and tuning. I did those shift enhancement reflashing too with little change to its driving. Everything else about the 3rd Gen I enjoyed. Otherwise, I felt my 91' Toyota Pickup, 03' Prerunner, and my 06' Tacoma drove miles better than the 2017. Glad to be back in a 2nd Gen.

 

I'd read a lot of comments like this about the 3rd Generations and ended up buying a 2015 for the (relative) simplicity. Whole family has a stable of Toyotas, all the model before a redesign.2010 Corolla, 2015 Tacoma, 2017 Camry. Everyone is happy.

 

I’m in the same boat. Had a ‘16 with lots of issues. Traded it for a’17. Had it for 14 months and traded it in. Have had a ‘10 since then and have liked it so much more. It’s peppier and stays in the gear it should be in. Just picked up a ‘98 in June and liking it as a project truck. Both will outlast any turd Gen.

 

Anyone tell me what the best option for fixing my cam tabs is? Should I get the total chaos cam tab gussets or is there a more simple fix? I have 3 tabs that are flattened and can't get a proper alignment with them. Im afraid if I try to bend them back up they might snap off at this point.

 

yep OE engine and trans.

 

The reason I’m always broke

 

All new idler pulleys and TENSIONER. Caps for difficulty. Cleaned alternator. Now I can rebuild the stock pulleys for when these go out in another 100k. Happy g1raffe
PS The towing package alt is bigger and requires the fan & shroud be pulled for removal.-

 

replaced my old cracked and faded headlight with new headlights and fogs this evening.

 

What a day. On my way to work my brake pad locked or some shit. Then on my way to pick up my tools the engine shutoff and I realized my battery was dead. After waiting a spell i fired it up and headed to my shop. Once there I realized the alternator was toast. Ended up Replacing rotors and pads, alternator and battery. I still made it to work at 11am. As a bonus my hard to get Tungsgram h7 low beam went out. I am heading outside with some blue tape and a tape measure to adjust the backup headlight bulb I have but does not have the same beam pattern. At least i did not get a ticket when getting pulled over for speeding. I told officer my story and pointed at all the empty boxes in my cab.. I think he had been there before.

 

Being honest has its benefits. Glad it all worked out for you