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

420k on the stock clutch?? Damn that's gotta be a record

 

Yessir, cute lil' things that stick out of the front of the knuckles

 

420k?

 

Well shit; it was a good day yesterday since I got my custom sliders on...I'll post a separate thread on it.


During all that, we spotted a ton of wet spots underneath my truck; both my transmission oil pan was leaking and my shock had blown out

All recent of course since I do a weekly check underneath my truck.





Not being one to put shit off, I tackled it all today.



Curse the son of a bitch that used this much RTV





Can't mess around...boss is watching.


Once I pressure washed the underside, and removed all the RTV from the transmission and pan, I buttoned it all up. Good thing I had those Bilstein 5100's set aside.

 

Idk he told me it was and the past owner didn’t know anything. Said no work has been done to it.

 

I’m gonna get the old pressure plate and make a clock out of it

 

That's crazy if true, I've heard of people getting 200k+ out of the stock clutch just commuting on the freeway mostly...but 420k is news to me. I'll be lucky to get 100k out of my clutch, but with the supercharger + wheeling I'd be happy to get that out of it

 

410k on my uncles jeep with a 4.0 just did that clutch 2 years ago. but his is that odd chrysler that is the only reliable chrysler product ive ever seen. Damn drive belts go 200k before he changes them

 

you went from fox to bilsteins?

 

His fox shock blew a seal or something, getting it rebuilt

 

ah. was bout to tell him to pack em up and i'll buy em! lol

 

I bought the Bilsteins as throw aways because I was unhappy with the valving on the Fox; added a ton of weight and now I love them, up until yesterday.

I'm hoping since I was quoted $35 for a revalve per shock, and I've been too busy to deal with shipping them out, maybe I can get one of them valved the way I want as a warranty replacement and just pay for 1 revalve.

I may consider going all Icons considering I like the digressive shock feel from the back of the truck. I've got Fox 2.5 up front though I may replace them as well.

 

my fathers truck is still stock suspension. need to change that. lol Icons on my 01 though. love em

 

Ill trade you my icons for your fox coilovers !! lol

 

I was just curious if you put frame reinforcement plates on for all the extra weight you added in the rear?

 

I haven't.

I wasn't sure that would be needed as I've only seen it on those that;

have shitty frames patched back up together

did a shock relocation

Should I be concerned and reinforce the frame? There are plenty of builds with heavier rigs but no frame reinforcement.

 

Depends on how you’re gonna use it

 

Well, you can see by the pics how I'll be using it.

First time I've been suggested frame reinforcement plates for my truck though.

 

The picture with the bumper and tire gate?


You could be going to the mall and overnighting for the next iPhone for all I know.

 

The mall has speed bumps