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

What kind of lift do you have?

 

Welcome to the forum. Nice rig!

 

No lift on this what so ever. Netted almost 6 inches of height by suspension upgrade (OME), 17 inch rims, and 265/70/17R

 

Welcome to TW ....... I think you just contradicted yourself there buddy

 

Thanks man still a work in progress. Sliders and exterior lights (led light bars) will finish it up. I just learned I need to replace front axels though due to boots being torn and slinging grease ever where. Any suggestions out here on budget front axels.

 

Yeah it sounds that way. Let me rephrase that for ya retroboy and winslow..... No specific "lift kit" used height gain accomplished by the above list of upgrades !!!

 

Where are you located? I'd recommend CVJ remans, company is located in Denver. http://www.cvjreman.com/

If the only thing wrong with your axles is torn boots, I'd just re-boot them yourself and keep on keepin' on.

 

I have to replace mine soon too.... not sure if you wheel your rig much, but buying budget half shafts will likely cause you headache within a short time. A lot of members on here have recommended CVJ

Gotcha!! I've got OME all round too, great choice!

 

Seems easier and faster to just replace entire unit then keep old as spares after rebooting..... Got to go through same axle removal process, then some, to replace boots right ???

 

Really dig that you ungraded your fender flares...subtle, but looks way better then the thin chrome BS

 

Yes, but even if your OEM axles have 200K on them they're still better quality than the new parts store ones. Those are junk.

If you don't want to deal with rebooting right away, look for some OEM takeoff on here or ebay or something, and then reboot your current ones to keep as spares.

 

Went with heavy duty and left the stack of leaf springs alone as the camper stays on all the time. Had to modify the right leaf slightly to clear

Richmond,Va.

 

Roger that man. I was afraid of that being the case.

 

Yeah I was pleased with those too. Not too much but far better then the chrome stuff that was on it.

 

It's in the shop so nothing..

 

I'm not that faithful here but I am swapping to "Royal Purple" 75-90W in all the transfer, trannie and diffs. I have used prolong oil additive since 50k miles at every oil change.

 

Was out in the woods for a one day get away on Tuesday and while the old guys napped I worked on the truck. Fixed the vibration buzz I was hearing a certain RPM's with a bit of copper wire and my leatherman. It was a heat shield on the exhaust near the front axle.

Then got this rubber gasket to sit back down where it should with some black silicone and some sticks holding it in place while it dried. I knew I would get to it eventually if I just left it in the truck.

 

Is there any solution to removing the fender flares on 02 to 04 tacos? I dont like mine but theres all those nasty holes underneath..

 

^^^Yeah, what Brett said. Late to the response .

Rebooting truly isn't that bad. I've done both of mine and they have held up great. Picked up stronger, high angle boots from SDHQ: http://store.sdhqoffroad.com/tacomacvbootkits.aspx
The first axle was a pain in the ass because it was my first time doing the job, second one was a breeze.

 

Good color, good year.
I want your pop up. Now I know it would look good on mine too.