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

The reason we'd chain our motors was for street racing , didn't want to snap motor mounts then sending the fan into the radiator, alot of V8 HP rev & hold tach at 4300 rpm from a standstill , either dropping the clutch if manual or burying the skinny pedal with an auto breaking motormounts was pretty common, the chains def. kept the damage down

 

Just be patient my friend. Ordered mine on March 11. Just happy it is finally on its way what setup did you go with?

 

I'm in no rush

Went with the 881 heavy duty kit with a couple of extras thrown in and a couple of items taken out. Also got the AAL

 

Me either truly. I'll be riding around on 265/70s for a few months till I can afford new tires. After my lift, RTT and bed rack I'm broke!

I went with 883s and AAL, also a few extras but nothing major.

 

Do any of you guys daily drive with no front sway bars? I'm thinking about taking mine off for moab this weekend,

 

Mine has been off for a long time now. It will never be back on the truck.

 

Did it mess with your alignment or anything?? How much more flex o you get? Like is it worth the time?

 

Didn't mess with the alignment. Definitely gained about 2" of travel up front. Was definitely worth the time but I wouldn't do it on stock suspension due to the light weight coils, it will kinda ride like a boat and rock side to side if the shocks are worn.

 

Ya, I took them off in my old wrangler to made a huge difference, would it be worth it to run the just for the few days I'm in moab and then throw it back on? I mean whats the install/take off time

 

I'm running some shitty spacers for now, so ill just hold off till I figure out the front lift.

 

Don't drive like an idiot and you'll be fine. If you have an open area do some different maneuver's to get an idea of the way it handles.

 

Do u guys leave the tires on when you take it off?

 

Bought some 5 gal scepter gas cans for my truck. Gotta figure out where to get a dual mount or have one welded up.

 

I'd just take if off for Moab while there if that is the case.

 

Took mine off with stock suspension, definitely worth the 5 mins of work, won't be putting it back on ever. I'm sure it depends from truck to truck whether its too soft or not but I just gradually sped up with some lane changes to get a feel for it, was able to make fast lane changes at highway speeds without a problem. Like everyone has said, dont drive like a jack-ass and you'll be good to go. If you don't like it, takes 5 mins to put back on.

 

Sounds good buddy thanks for the info!!!

 

No prob man, have fun in Moab you lucky bastard!

 

Aha, it's my first time going, figured I'd give it a shot I'm only about 3-4 hours away and the jeep safari Is this weekend should be some sweet rigs!!

 

Nice, wish I could go. Hopefully next year. Take some pictures while you're there.

 

Here's what the travel looks like with bar off and 881s. This was right at the point where the rear tire started to spin and diff lock is necessary.