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

Right on, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with chains from tire chain supply. Or how often you guys use em. I think they'd be nice backup to have.

 

In our winters here I never use them, they are mostly to fulfill the WADOT requirement for chains if I need to get over the pass in shitty conditions. But otherwise I've never actually needed them or bothered to get freezing cold to try them on in the snow we have here. If you get a pair of chains be sure to test fit them before you actually need them though, I did it during first summer I owned my truck, must have looked like an idiot in my driveway fitting chains on the truck.

 

Ya gotta know that they fit, right? Lol

 

Havent done much to the truck but im wondering if you guys might help me out on choosing a set of new bushings for the stearing rack. I was thinking of going with this or maybe this http://m.summitracing.com/parts/ens-8-10103r?seid=srese1&gclid=COzXi__zoMkCFZRefgod2_EBaQ
And also how hard would this job be?

 

The wheelers kit is good and takes about 3-4 hours your first time depending on how much rust you have. Not a complicated job, just tedious and a tight space to worn with.

 

Whats the difference between those two kits

 

Ones red and the other is black...haha. They are both energy suspension just different colors. I just like wheelers as a company a lot.

 

Haha well yea the color and the two dollar difference haha. Thanks for the input. Appreciate it

 

Recently put on new tires today cooper discoverer stt pro's

 

Wheelers sends candy with their orders, summit sends stickers. Pick which you'd rather have and go with it haha.

 

Jesus. Another st variation. Cooper needs a new name for tires sheesh

 

They don't make the STT anymore and it was replaced by the STTPro.

But yea..ST, ST Maxx, STT, STT Pro.

They like Ss and Ts

 

I replaced my bushings, on the rack, on the vehicle, in about an hour.
It does not take 4 hours, to replace them or the rack.
Start here.
Brett's average build thread

 

Thread locker recommendations for these flex plate bolts. Red or blue. I'm thinking red. @BDN , @Blackdawg

 

Blue if anything but the torque value should be enough as is.
I've never used Loctite on a flexplate or flywheel before.
See what @Blackdawg says.

 

Red. Do you really want a fly wheel bolt coming loose?? No. Toyota uses red from the factory. Yea it's a bit harder to break the bolts free but...that's a good thing in this situation

 

I use to use red on my old manual.

 

I used red in my old truck

 

Finally got the aux fuse box installed!