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

Yeah, spring compressors are always sketchy. Use the LCA jack method seen below.

Used this method several times with great success. It's really easy and much safer. Only thing I will add is position the jack perpendicular to the truck, so that the jack can move in and out as the control arm cycles.

No sir. It's this one:

$33 Wilson 305-4FD Silver Load Series 4 Foot CB Antenna Flex Whip

http://www.amazon.com/Wilson-305-4F...F8&qid=1448929445&sr=8-1&keywords=wilson+flex

 

X3.. Super easy and safe!! I did not have to loosen the LCA bolts

 

I would not recommend doing this without loosening the LCA cams. But this also depends on what coils you're installing.

First time I did it without loosening the cams. Decompressed the coil with the jack, then removed the jack, but there was still tension on the coil as the LCA would not drop further. Avoid a potentially dangerous situation and loosen the cams, you'll need an alignment anyways.

 

Thank you sir!

 

I've never had to remove the ones that hold the skids together to remove the whole unit.

 

This.

The other 2 bolts hold the trans skid to the ifs skid.. shouldn't have anything to do with removing the front skid.

I'm about to go out there with a hacksaw a blowtorch and a beer, hopefully one of those helps me get the job done.

Gimme a minute, I'll do my best with a crappy 1.3megadixel phone cam.

 

It's hard to get pics that really show anything, here's the best that I can do:




If you look just to the left of the edge of the skid you will see the vertical piece of the skid that appears to be stuck against the frame...

 

Got a center console with round holders to replace the one that came in my truck that had square holes.

Installed the new rubber tabs

 

@m3bassman What kind of cb antenna and setup are you running?

 

Best mod ever

 

A big flat head and hammer and just chisel it from that angle? Not sure man I don't see why it shouldn't come off now

 

Working on a little something

 

Retrofit fogs?

 

Yes sir. Very difficult lol

 

Bump

 

I looked, but i couldn't find anything under junction box.

 

That's the CB I will run too...eventually lol! But how does your two foot work?! I was thinking of the Wilson flex! But 4ft is just too tall to have on the truck all the time especially by the windshield! I was thinking a 3 foot firestik with a spring or can you change my mind lol!

 

Well I have no idea how to tune it lol! Will be my first CB!

 

Don't try to talk on it without tuning it. If you can't do it yourself, a local CB shop can get it done in less than 5 minutes. It is essential so that you don't mess up the radio.

 

Got it thanks!