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

We're with you on the sales taxes... When I retired from Alaska, where sales taxes are reserved to the municipalities (4% in our town increased to 6% in two steps), back to my natal state, I was told at a local store, "It's 'Butch' Otter's 6% tax." Interesting that Idaho's congressman was the only one to vote against the Patriot Act, and after being elected governor passed a 6% state sales tax. We also have to file state income tax, and pay taxes on income generated in other states that do not have an income tax. For a couple years, I filed income tax in two states and the fed.
I may never install some of the body armor and shocks that I ordered in the past year or so as prices started climbing (5% on a set of 5100s in the week between order and delivery). Bilstein 4600s will replace the SR5-DLT's originals this year. 1st and 2nd Generation Tacoma will around for a long time to come. Looking forward to the conversion from IRS to ERS!

 

Split the difference and toss LED bulbs into the old fog housing, bonus points if you get yellow, or tint-x the housings yellow

 

New axles, hubs/bearings, rotors, JBA upper control arms, new rear pads for the leaf springs.
Went to replace the strut mounts but couldn't get the nut loose (rust). I'll order new struts (Bilstein

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B8 5100 are in there now so that's what I'll use).

 

That is what the previous owner did, had leds in the stock housing. The led seal where it meets the housing leaked...

 

Disappointing. Anecdotally, I've been running mine since 2019 without an issue.

 

Setup my kayak rack

 

No scratches on your gauge cluster glass after 200k is impressive.

 

I was just thinking the same thing. Mine looks like I wiped it with a brillo pad.

 

Fresh drums, pads, hardware and cylinders.

 

I washed and detailed my 2014 Reg Cab 2.7 liter 4WD. Might trade it in Monday. What’s it worth? 170000 miles. No rust.

 

Less than you want but more than it should be

 

I know a guy that sold a 2010 or 11 I can’t remember the year, but it had a rebuilt title and 134k miles. Sold for $12,000.

 

First day on the BFG KO3s. I ran the KO2s for over two years and really liked them. Hopefully these are even better!

 

Ol gal rolled 130k this morning on a romp in the Ocala Natl Forest for a hike w the missus

 

Congrats! Nice truck, clean, tastefully modded.

 

Removed some step rails from previous owner, and worked the spare tire chain hoist to check it for function.

I guess I made the truck more stock today...



I also discovered a small gouge in a rear tire sidewall which means tires sooner rather than later. I was going to run out the clock on these discount highway tires before going to a set of A/Ts, but I'm going to move the timeline up. I'm going to try and move from OEM steels to OEM alloys at the same time, they're cheap and lighter (+/- 23 lbs. vs. +/- 31lbs IIRC) and look fine IMO.

Another reminder that doing basic work makes you actually look at the truck and pick up on small problems before they become critical.

 

Installed both front and rear Perryparts bump stops..

 

If I don’t trade it in Monday or Tuesday, my wife will make a FBMP ad. I don’t FBook. I’ll put $12500 on it and see what happens.



Test driving a 2023 Tacoma SR extra cab tomorrow and a 2025 Nissan Frontier S King Cab Tuesday. Both steel wheels baby!

 

Finished my bumper and decided to color match. I built it, I like it.