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

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

 

I have no reinforcements and i load up heavy when i camp. Fills the back from top to bottom with the softtopper.

 

I don't rock crawl, etc. which is why I never even considered it.

But Moab next year...

 

Just going down FS roads your frame is going to flex a decent amount with all of that weight hanging past the axle. Just look in your mirrors at the bed bouncing when you're on a rough road.

 

nice

 

With frequent stops, and another longer stop for lunch, it took us several hours before we finally set off on our final approach to Blackhall Mountain. In the end, it was another long climb - the summit, at 10,974 ft - just missing the mark we'd achieved earlier in the day.

But the craziest part of the day had already happened. You can read all about it in
Redhead Down #2: WTF, There's a Bat in My Tent!










catch up on the whole story
[part 1] [part 2]


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