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

I sent King an email phishing for info on if it's normal for them to clunk when it's cold. They were brand new a month ago. I just want to hear what they have to say.

 

The 3 bolts that go through the coil bucket. If they get even a tiny bit loose it allows space in between and the top adapter will slap into the coil bucket

 

If you had a pick up truck you could have made it in one trip.

owait.

 

Got the big brake kit from LCE. VERY happy with it. it replaces all he rubber lines with solid and/or braided. only had to do a minor amount of bending to the passenger side dust shield but the driver's side required none. 60 - 0, 50ft. 0 - 60, 3 miles.
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Kinda goes together but switching shocks would eliminate the shocks if it still clunks, but if the clunk goes away its not 100% the shocks. The Kings will have more compression dampening to them and can make noises surface where the less valved shocks may not. Same with the cold, it may not be the shock, but since it was super cold the fluid is thicker and putting more stress, making the bj pop (or whatever may be clunking)

 

lemme try this again

 

Those look massive in that car!

 

haha




Totally worth it

 

Ha I bet. I love your build so it's just the jealousy talking.

 

There may not be any sign and this may not be your issue but if your shocks use regular schrader valves, they are notorious for slow leaks and usually leak just nitrogen (seals leak shock oil). Most of these valves are only rated for around 200psi at the get go. I solved the issue in mine by replacing the "gasket" in the valve cap with thicker "Viton" (trade name) material and tightening the cap pretty well with pliers.

For the other guy, border line low nitrogen pressure can show up at lower temps first.

 

Check with your shock manufacturer for the correct pressure. Mine need every bit of 200psi and that is the default pressure the local shop uses unless you specify something else. Some shocks are more tolerant of pressure variations than others. SAWs are the bitch in the kitchen.

 

Assuming they are holding pressure, 175 should be fine. Kings have better flow characteristics than lesser shocks, like mine.

 

Well, I probably should but most of my stuff was done in the days of film cameras and scanning old photos is a pain.
I don't have all that much going on, it is all listed on the bottom of the name/location/avatar area, what ever it's called. I will just have to pay my dues with the occasional write up. Got a new one in the works right now.

 

Yes but as blackdog says why wouldn't you. I'm sure I could do it with enough time but it my DD. Just getting all the parts would take forever.

Any suggestions on anything else I should do/replace while the transmission is out.

I remember someone else saying this, but he was wrong

 

3' firestik? Is it the FireFly model?

 

I believe its a 4 footer. Honestly, I dont know much. My buddy with a 2nd gn ordered his stuff first. I just replicated his order

 

Ah. I have the 3' FireFly model in black on a spring. I've whacked it on trees pretty good and it's held up to the abuse. Sticks up well above the roof of the cab, too.

 

Cool, Im excited to get this thig mounted. Did you get yours tuned after the install?

 

Yeah I have an swr meter, but I was having problems with the coax connection at the radio so I had a shop re-do the connector and tune for me. You have to tune it in order to not fry the radio