What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

That's what I'm talking about! Get some cash outta this.


Bummer about the ball joint man. Makes me want to go check mine out even though they were replaced last year.

 

Yeah well, its kinda my own fault for not jumping on it sooner, I could feel they were going south on me a few weeks back but just didn't have the $ at the time to do them, I'm just glad it didn't happen at speed...

Scared the shit out of me nonetheless, big "POP" & driverside dropped about a foot instantly, All it took to finish it off was backing up about 1.5', slight turn of the wheel & kaboom !!

I just love perma sealed perma "lubed" parts....fuck....

 

Damn that is cool minus the grill, headlights and IFS.

More models coming: Diablo, warrior, challenger, expedition..

 

Is $ an issue with these lower ball joints? The bolt-on assy is less than $40 at Rock Auto.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=3577446&cc=1364723

 

285's. Gears / brakes are now a must.

 

^^Nice truck!

And the ball joint picture scares me. I've had the same symptoms of wandering, moving to one side while braking, and lots of pops and clunks from the front end. I've been putting it off for a long time for $$ reasons. I think I'll have them looked at/replaced very soon.

 

Trail gear silicon radiator hose. Low range diff drop.

 

I dunno, but I'm going to find out in a bit, finished up installing the "bolt on's" about 30 mins ago, did both lowers & tomorrow plan on doing the uppers or the tie rod ends, it'll be one or the other for sure tho'...

I think I paid something like $36 & change per side for lowers, the bummer is I've got 2 brand new Moogs/lowers sitting right in front of me.... for a 2nd gen... just my luck..

 

looks like it was built around the new tundra

 

Sorry stud it broke off inside lug

 

41% consider Desert Sand Mica to be the ugliest.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/35524-ugliest-color-2nd-gens.html

 

Re derped the stripes and derped the wheels and left a little chrome accent line around the rim, I don't know, might be too black for me

 

I think it looks awesome.

 

Went to Potawatomi Off Road Park today. Was pretty fun, but we got rained on and everything turned to mud. So instead of doing a lot of trail riding and rock climbing we just got stuck a lot and muddy!



























Ultimate Mall Crawling!







Some videos as well....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQPhSDXLY08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRTYMPvVk8A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V76B6lruD_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmMGfLpOF6w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STrtlRAhz3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8oI8kktR8

 

Agreed, black is better! I was really happy with how all my black accents turned out on my truck.

 

I had to wipe the drool off my keyboard after looking at those pics and videos^ Looks like some fun.

 

Haha thanks, it was alright. Would have been a lot better if it was dry. The mud made it a pain to get anywhere. Every time we were going to try another trail somebody slid off into a rut and we had to pull them out. Still had fun though.

 

My 96 has 87,000 miles so they should be good, I'll have to check though.
And I need to get the most bullet proof replacements there are, those would be??

 

Someone kept wailing on the rev limiter during that recovery.

 

Yeah, that was Hewitt in his blue FJ haha

I know!!!