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

Thanks! They are 265/70/17 Nitto Trail Grapplers. They are a bit loud. Planning on sound deadening the entire cab area at some point, forgot how noisy the cabs are on these.

 

Installed Firestone Ride Rite air springs. No more sag with the bed loaded down. Plus much better ride without bed loaded. Wish I had done this a lot sooner.

 

Looks like he just installed one of the @rcbs204 made pcb boards.

They can be found here if you have an 05-11.

https://sites.google.com/site/tacoma4x4led/

If you have a 12+, you'll have to go the machined ring/hilux switch route.

 

That's on my to do list. Do you have a link where you bought yours?

 

LIFT:

5100s installed all the way around set at the top notch in the front with a 1" block in the rear. I had heard from some TW folks that the stock coils would make for a rough ride, so I ordered up OME 885 coils too.

Funny story, the guy at the shop was on the phone with a tech from Bilstein and mentioned the OME coils. Well the tech went off on a rant about “17 year old forum kids thinking they know everything”. He insisted the stock coils would be just fine so that’s what we went with. Ride quality is equal or better than before, and definitely not worse. This guy had gone on a forum at some point and tried to explain that he was a Bilstein tech and worked on these things every day, but he got shouted down, so now he’s got a little mad-on for the internet apparently.

TIRES:

Toyo Open Country A/T II LT265/75/16 load C. So far so good with those, although they do rub in reverse with the wheels cranked. They rub that tiny mud flap that’s in front of the front tires. I might just live with it, or I might take them off. Like the tires so far, comfortable ride and no noticeable noise.

CONS:

A feeling like I’m running over rumble strips while at city speeds. It goes away once I hit 60, and it isn’t there at all in 4Hi. It isn’t hugely noticeable but I can feel it there. So I have to get that figured out somehow. Anyone have a clue on that?

P.S. Also put a tint strip across the top of the windshield and installed the ever popular UNI filter. Busy weekend!

 

You mean the hole where your spare tire lowering rod goes?

I thought of that but decided against it. Maybe someone else has installed their camera there in a way that wouldn't interfere with trying to get your spare down if you needed to...?

 

Changed out tranny fluid 07 regular cab 4 banger 5spd with Mobil 1 So much better,shifting smoother.

 

Thank you broseph.

 

the Tacoma just took me and baby to get our marriage license!

 

Congratulations!!!

 

Thank you!!!

 

Just something to think about is that if you put steps on sliders, they don't really... SLIDE all that well. Basically the steps would be a point you could catch a rock or stump or something on and get hung up.

There is a guy here locally in AZ who I've seen that has steps that it looks like they are removable...? I was just looking at them but never bothered to talk to him about it. Possible solution rather than asking a fab to make something that could cause problems.

 

Subd for your review after it is installed.

 

Something like this? http://www.n-fab.com/products/sfID1/211/sfID2/106/sfID3/197/productID/1023

 

So did you keep the 885s or not? Sounds like the bilstein tech is a bit butthurt.

Do your symptoms sound like this? It makes me think it's this because it goes away in 4HI.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/front-diff-vibes-ecgs-bushing-fix.464941/

 

No he means some like Beefed Taco's but don't order from him. He's F'ed some members on here before

http://stores.streetacos.com/steps-clamp-on/

 

Truck looks great man

 

That write up does explain the vibration, I've been looking into that bushing and it sounds like it might be the thing to try first.

They ended up not putting on the 885s after their discussion with Bilstein. The shop guy was just laughing while he told me all this. Definitely some butt hurt and frustration going on there!

 

Thanks! Some weird things happened along the way. My shorty antenna got snapped off in the parking lot of the shop and somewhere I lost a center cap. Oh, and a TRD valve stem cap.

So I have three TRD valve stem caps if anyone wants them, I'll throw 'em in the mail for ya.