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

Do it! You regret it. I love mine

I got a custom set from alcan, made for my truck weight(camper shell, bed platform armor etc) plus. 600lbs

 

I'll look into them. Whatever I do next I'm going to get them custom made, no more buying off the shelf and expecting them to meet my needs

 

Are your uniballs in good shape? They can make a lot of noise.

 

Got the front end buttoned up. Tomorrow will be the rear end.

 

They didn’t have any movement when I wiggled the tire at 12 and 6. Any other way to check?

 

How much did you pay for your custom Alcans altogether? Trying to get an idea how much its going to hurt lol.

 

Do you lube them? I think uniballs are supposed to be lubed regularly with Teflon spray or something like that right?

 

Your suppose to.. but I had like 100k on my old ones and they never made a peep, never lubed.. the halls were sure shot when I rebuilt them though

 

$850ish

 

Yes I hit them with spray often.

 

Ouch lol. Although between the Dakars and these Expos I've spent about that much. Should've just gone that route in the first place.
But once cry once indeed...or buy three times and cry more each time in my case.

 

I bought all pro standards, then expos and then these.

 

Ahh...misery loves company haha.

I did recoup some $$ selling the Dakars but with this issue with the Expos I don't think I could sell them in good conscious. Maybe for a small amount if someone wanted to try and figure out the issue.

I'm going to try one more time to figure it out, going to take the main eye bolt out and pop out the bushings to inspect them. Only thing I haven't tried yet, they're brand new < 15k miles on them so I haven't really suspected them until now.

 

Hard to tell without pulling the through bolt and feeling how smooth it is.

When I replaced mine they had only a tiny bit of play, mostly vertical, but some of the liner was falling apart and they made an awful creaking sound.

 

How many miles did you have on yours? Mine is at 25-30k

 

2.5 wheeling seasons. Maybe 25k.

I judge my maintenance more based on wheeling seasons and not miles as I don't DD my truck so it's only driven on trips. Especially something like uniballs that will have a much shorter life when subjected to mud and dust than if they only ever see pavement.

 

I probably should replace mine. I’ll order them up. I wish that icon on the truck kit wasn’t so expensive, it looks convenient.

 

Installed a new carrier bearing and transmission mount today , now to find a trailer hitch to install .

 

Tundra brakes made a huge difference in brake petal vibrations and stopping power for the taco.

 

can't wait...just can't wait.