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

My experiences:
Cheapest is not always best...

 

Replaced the old rusty chrome bumper with a Westin perfect match black bumper

 

I used to run Brembo replacements for years. Nothing special about them, just paying a premium for the name. Never had a problem with them though, no warping like cheap rotors from the local auto parts stores. They rust over & look like shit after but then again so do stocks. I hear they do put some kind of coating on them now but haven't seen it myself.

I switched to Centric, the ones they call "high carbon" that cost more than their premiums. Coated black to help prevent rust. And the "high carbon" ones still cost less than the Brembos. Centrics are made in China but so are the Brembos. I'm sticking with Centrics now. Centric makes Stoptech

Centric "high carbon" are $50, Centric premium are $45, Power Stop drilled/slotted are $47.

 

we'll see

 

Swapped out the radiator. According to my scan tool, operating temp ranges from 186-192; normal? 3.4, 5 speed.

 

Yeah that's normal. Even up to 210 is normal in hot climates going up steep grades or towing with the stock tstat.

 

Awesome, thanks. Running the long life pink stuff from the dealer, it was on sale...

 

Excuse me if you already addressed this in a previous post, but did you bleed the brake proportioning valve when you bled the brakes?

 

Yup. Got air out of the drums, clean fluid out of the bpv.

 

Not gonna find any wheels really that will fit 35s unless its 9'' or more wide.

Or i guess LT is an option lol

Spacers aren't that bad. I've been running them for years. Never had a problem..

 

Spacers make firewall rub worse FYI.

 

No... that's called bum poop... they have online maps so you can avoid that now.

 

265/75R16 = 31.6x10.4R16 And you rub??? Dude, you gotta ditch them wheels.

I run 265/70R17 (31.6x10.4R17) with 1.25 spacers and don't rub at all.

 

I’ll live with the rubbing. I love my wheels.

 

I do not like this.

If that battery shifts to the right, you are now shorting the positive post to ground.

Yikes!

 

Yep the further you push a wheel out the more it eats the fender.

Didn't think of that. my battery tray can't do that as it utilizes the Optima batteries design.

 

The battery can't shift around at all because of the tabs on the left and right side of the battery, as well as the front and back towers that come up to the top plate. You can see the two side tabs in the first and second picture.

 

I’m thinking these, and keep the 1.25” spacers or maybe replace with 1” spacers

$171 Pro Comp 69 Series Vintage Wheel, 17x9 with 6 on 5.5 Bolt Pattern - Flat Black - 7069-7983

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/pro-c...tern-matte-black-7069-7983/_/R-BKBQ-7069-7983

 

You'll need 1.25'' spacers minimum. Probably 1.5'' really.

 

The Brembos are definately coated to prevent rust. It's actually a pretty thick coating.