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

I've been putting off doing the same thing. I was wondering if the center cap in a "non-spare" wheel was all one piece with the rest of it, or if it came out....guess it does. I wasn't sure how I was going to get it hung up with that in the way, if it wouldn't come out......but to be fair, I hadn't tried yet either . That's part of (most of) the reason for putting it off.

Glad to see it wont be a problem.

 

Sold my cap to a fellow TW member and installed a softopper this morning. I'm loving it.

 

You want be disappointed. I put mine on in March and have no complaints yet.

 

Rims look really nice.

 

Had some F5’s in the garage for a couple months. Wanted to do some work on front end before mounting so I only had to align once. Installed some Ironman 4x4 UCA’s, did my CMC, new pads and rotors, and turned 195k before dropping off to the tire shop. I swapped my old 285/70/17’s to the new wheels for now. 35’s are next. Pretty stoked with the results.

 

Picked up my C4 bumper and took straight to powder coat. Should have it back in a week.

 

Just grab the center cap in 3 or 4 of the lug areas and give it a yank. Pops right off. Then set in place and hit with your palm to snap back in. Use the smallest outside socket on lug nuts. If too big will scratch the center caps in the black area.

 

PreRunner badge mysteriously disappeared, I guess my truck is now a 4x4.

 

Got a great alignment today, and the tech who did it told me the ball joints and bushings, tie rods, cv’s etc we’re all good, and that I put in my 5100/884’s and 5100/icon aal’s correctly! Now for brakes!

 

Back at it again for the third Christmas.

 

I used to hook up lights in the bed or grille on my 3rd gen Tacoma. "RAPTOR LIGHTS" before everyone used raptor lights. Grandkid always liked that.
https://youtu.be/O1UxOPWnJs0

 

Is this on the "Roast my Tacoma" thread?

 

Ended my almost 2,000 mile trip from Travis AFB, CA to Minneapolis, MN today. Nothing like going on terminal leave and immediately going on a road trip!! I’m only a couple hundred miles off 200k now so a bunch of MX work to be done!

 

What are the signs of a bad lower control arm or upper control arm?

I get a weird “clunk” randomly going over bumps… like speed bumps mainly, somewhere in the front end. I was under the truck checking things out but everything looks to be in fairly good shape… nothing obvious except both my drivers side UPC and LCA outer bushings have some oil/greasiness to them. I even took out my radiator support bushings to inspect but they look to be in great shape. So, the only thing I can think of is those UPC/LCA drivers side bushings. The bushings themselves look fine, just some oil/greasiness as mentioned. Nothing else looks loose, worn, etc.

Any thoughts?

 

Still on original shocks?

 

Took a few days to make with kids and what not, but built a swingout tire carrier using the 4x Innovations hinge/latch kits and some tubing. Plan to add a drop down table and maybe Jerry can holders in the future, but will definitely have to relocate the backup camera and probably the license plate.

 

I just rolled over 100,000 on my 2005 TRD OFF ROAD. I just had to replace breaks rotors and calipers and address a power steering leak. I need a return line but I got a kit from Toyota to replace both lines. But the aluminum nut snapped in the rack and me and my shop can't weld a nut on to pull it out so guess what new rack and pinion and an alignment.

The steering wheel was pulsating when I was breaking and pulling because 2 pistons on one of the calipers were compressing and warped the rotor and cause uneven wear on the pad.

I got a new frame in 2019. Should run like new now. Unless the head gasket goes in the next 100,000 and then I'll replace that and keep going till the motor dies and replace it with a V8. Fun shit to fix and keep a nice truck going all these years.

 

New LCAs. Quick job last night

 

Definitely always trying to find more storage in the truck. My front passenger seat and floor are always a mess. Came up with this. All scrap and some hinges. Next step is to either paint it or wrap it in carpet material. Never have passengers but I don't think it would kill someone to throw there feet up there for a bit.

 

I like this a lot! Am interested in what mounting points you re used and if you had to make some new ones?