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

That spare tire lock key thing is super cheesy and you can break it right off and use the normal tool.

 

Does anyone know if spacers are worth it? Or are they just pieces of junk and a waste of weight?

 

Really? Break what off exactly?

 

How do you go about breaking it off?

 

Wheel spacers? Spacer lift? Throttle body spacers? Space ships? What kind of spacers?

 

Lol wheels spacer

 

So it only happens when its wet?

No issues. But id not go over 1.5'' spacers and I HIGHLY suggest running extended thread lug nuts to hold the spacers on.

Most use them to help clear different wheels.

 

And to add to this, I'd only run em if you need to. Like clearing wheels, or getting the tires off the frame. But I have wheeled the piss out of my spidertrax 1.25" and have no issues. I also use blue loctite on the studs.

And @Blackdawg I'd only go extended studs if you are going with something like a .25" spacer, no? Otherwise the wheel would hit the factory studs when you put the spacers on, right?

 

no, i ran ET lugs on all 4 corners for a long time. Still do on the rear. But im running 1.5'' spacers so..maybe on smaller spacers.

 

Et lugs and you'll be fine.

 

NVM read your post wrong, I read it as running extended studs not lug nuts.

 

Yep only after it rains or occasionally after a car wash... I hit the same driveway curb everyday at an angle with no noise. But the moment it rains or gets wet it makes that popping noise.

 

Anyone know what the best way to determine if a Tcase will work with my 4x4 swap?

I have a 2002 Prerunner, 6 cyl, auto
I want to swap to 6 cyl, auto, non-ADD

These 2 Tcases are available, but not sure either of them will work.

Left is from a 2002 6 cyl, auto
Right is from a 2000 6 cyl, manual

@BartMaster1234 is giving me (what is probably the best advise) to wait and get the trans and tcase together... but these Tcases are avail for 60 bucks (for either)

 

I had the exact symptoms on my 2nd gen. It was worn out lca bushings. Taped my phone in the well and made a video like this one. FJ In the vid, but you get the idea. Worth checking.
https://youtu.be/aawh9ko8cDU

 

The thing that interfaces with the key is just a sleeve over the normal part that grabs the hook. Couple other users have lost the key and just broken that sleeve off instead. But your dealer should be able to get a key for you too.

 

hopefully somebody can confirm, but I believe the manual won't work on the auto tans, and you are probably going to want the J shift which doesn't have the additional actuator on the back of it

this is the back of my J-shift

vs

 

hmm have you looked at your shock lower uniballs?

Yeah they will work. either one. Just depends on if you want a push button or a J shift.

That said, I don't know(and also don't think) that it'll bolt up to your prerunner tranny if thats what you're asking.

Manual tcase...is a j shift

 

manual transmission not manual transfer case

 

Took care of this today! Thanks to all for the awesome tip. Used a roll pin as I dont have access to a welder. Worth mentioning to note the location of the flat spot on the spine; being 180 off set me back some time...an oh sh!t moment for sure. Thanks again folks!

 

I can see, in the pic the guy sent me, that the one he says came out of the 02 has that actuator.

Now, as far as manual vs auto.(I'm asking here) I thought the reason they aren't interchangable was the spline count is different, but this guy is saying the spine count is the same on both Tcases.