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

Nice work. I usually get a couple of scoops of topsoil to top dress the lawn and several scoops of mulch for the flowerbeds every year. The 6' bed really helps!

 

No doubt, I love having a long bed.

Also I may have to start getting a yard to dress the lawn too, I'm noticing irregularities in it since last year, some of it is just earthworm castings (they were super active this year), but some of it is from the squirrels storing stuff.

I found that you can get free mulch from the local wildlife center/refuge. They find downed trees, mulch them up and leave huge piles for anyone to grab, so this year I did the front flower beds in natural mulch. No scooping there, all shovel work, so I was pretty sore the next day, but worth it.



It's wet because it snowed that day, you know, as it does in the middle of March. The below was me waiting between flurries to load the rest into the back of the truck.

 

Finally got around to changing my spark plugs they only had about 40,000 on them instead of the normal 30,000. They looked fine gap was only about .045 to .047 so not really that much wear. Also cleaned MAF sensor and throttle body.

 

I need to do this.

 

You like those HD springs? Any added lift to the rear?

 

Yea, disregard all the paint spots, I just can't care about the outside of the truck. The picture is a little fisheyed but that is how it currently sits after being unstressed from that load for three hours or so. Rear is about half an inch higher than the front. Front is just OME 884s on Bilstein 5100s. Rear are the General Springs HD and Bilstein 5100s. Nothing fancy but does the job I ask it to do.

 

Yessssss

Pic of the cab mount/pinch weld area at full lock??

 

How much lift did you get with the General Springs- I was looking at getting a set for my flatbed build?

 

Not available in Canada?

 

I've been running General Springs HD pack for about a year and a half. Never removed the canopy, and a few overweight loads. They've settled to about 1.75" of lift.

 

Peak performance in its purest essence

 

Started dissecting my 7 pin to replace the plug with a 7/4 pin combo.

 

installed the last flare, it needs the gasket between body and fender but will be here soon.
Also starting turning the body armor rear bumper into a high clearance. Stage 1 is Just going to be the wings on the side since my bed was already cut. Later on I’ll come back and deal with the trailer hitch and trim the bottom of the bumper and make new mounts most likely.
Next is leaf springs + shocks and putting the OE muffler on

 

Right around 2", maybe less, I didn't get an exact measurement, I just remembered looking at the slight rake and thinking "oh yea, that's the sweet spot"

Yea, I would second this. I'm on about year three with mine, but 1.75-2" is right where I measured it in the beginning and about right where it is now.

 

At full lock it just barely kisses the cab mount so I am going to trim and re plate. Still daily drives just fine. My main issue is at full lock/stuff I rub the fender flare. Hasn't hurt anything yet. When I redo the mount, I'm gonna trim the bump stop a little..it's limiting uptravel for sure.

 

Is that the breather tube?

 

Got wife go ahead !!!
After a number of years ive only gotten 2.5 suspension lift and some cheap wheels. Upgraded brake system and some headlights. Recently ordered a WarFab front bumper ad will be having a custom rear made. full kit of lights and winch going on. In another month or two will being adding King 4.0 suspension along with control arms, bushings etc. Maybe next year will do fiberglass flared fenders..yet to be determined

 

Yes

 

Thanks. I just cut off that busted part and slide it back on.

 

Similar here. I did add a short extension using a union to give some slack.