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

Finished the rear molle panel install. Took out the test fit panel, tried building a hard foam airbox for the vent (that helped some but not a lot). Used egg crate style acoustical foam to form a channel along the top half of the wall to let the air vent breathe, but to try and quiet it down. Used a combo of hard foam and egg crate acoustical foam to add more mass and damping to the bottom half of the wall. Then cut and fit 1/8" industrial felt to act as a backer for the molle panel. Then reinstalled everything. It's quiet - at least as quiet as the original wall and looks great.

As are as sound deadening, I wish I'd checked with a decibel meter before and after, but since I didn't do that I can just assume it's perfect!

 

I have a 14 SR5 and the distance between the front seats is 10 inches.

 

The box is 12.25 inches, do you think the seats could squeeze between that?

 

Exactly where will the box be?

 

Over the transmission hump. I don't want to lose recline features of the front seats.
2005-2009 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB SINGLE SUB BOX- LARGE CONSOLE - Sound Off Audio, Inc.

 

I don’t think it would work in my truck, like I said mine is a 14 SR5 DCLB. I don’t know if there’s any difference between my truck and yours as far as the seats go.

 

Does this look like the OEM part? Would you trust it? I want that OEM skid plate. Front Skid Plate Silver For 2005-2015 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L 4.0L PT212-35075 730310194877 | eBay

 

If I were to get this (I know it's not a real lift) do I need to extend brake lines or anything? Mammoth Tacoma 3-Inch Front / 2-Inch Rear Leveling Kit TT6069 (05-23 6-Lug Tacoma) - Free Shipping (extremeterrain.com)

 

I have a similar box to this in my AC, from Supercrewsounds, with a down facing 10” sub and you will lose your recline abilities. My box sticks out like an inch on each side of the center console so the seats hit it. It’s not a big deal, for me, but that may be a big deal to you.

 

I would be more concerned about the possibility of needing new upper control arms than brake lines (that you should extend). If you go through the effort to do this yourself and they can't align it to specs then you will need upper control arms or risk eating tires. I wouldn't want to do all that work and not be happy with the ride quality or possible tire wear. I would put that money away for, at minimum, Bilstein adj 5100's, a take-off new set of 3rd gen coils, maybe a 1/4" top spacer to not max out the 5100 adjustment, and possibly a block lift in the rear with better shocks (leaf kit is better). You can piece something together that will ride better economically without needing upc's. FWIW that lift will make you truck "look" good but probably won't make your truck "ride" good.

 

Finally got 35s mounted on my old Pacer 16x10s. Flares trimmed 1.75 inches. I think it turned out pretty clean.

 

Man that looks good. kind of old schoolish, I dig it

What bumper is that?

 

A hand-me-down pelfreybilt

 

Man that's a nice looking truck. I love it. Makes me want 35s. Haha

 

Im still stock geared. I only lost 1mpg overall with the auto. I notice the weight slightly but it’s like driving my work truck 2000 gmc sierra 4.8 with a 4l60. It’s not the end of the world

 

Looks really good. I’d like to get 35’s, but it’s such a commitment to trim and regear!

 

I really like the aesthetic of this truck, functional and not over the top Are your fenders trimmed cuz the flares look narrower than stock. If so the cutting was really clean!

 

trimming is the easy part. Regear I thought was mandatory till I started driving around. Now if the rear end goes out I’ll probably go with 4.30s but until then I’m content with how it drives.

 

I cut more than I had to on the fenders (see attached pic). That way before trimming the flares I could see what was needed to be done.

 

why must i see stuff like this, makes me want to rip all the seat out of my truck and get some PRP seats, do like a brush leather down the middle maybe like a grey and brown or something.