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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Aug 27, 2012 at 11:08 PM
    BurqueTaco

    BurqueTaco Well-Known Member

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    Custom pinstriping, pleasure hole, Fox 2.0 rear, Fox 2.0 coilovers.
    first time i gave someone rep
     
  2. Aug 27, 2012 at 11:20 PM
    4WD

    4WD cRaZy oLdmAn

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    Grey wire MOD, deck plate, diff breather MOD, 2nd gen. OME 883# on Tundra 5100's, OMD custom 3" leafsprings, rear shock relocation, Ivan Stewart TRD rims w/285/75/16's, '02 bumper MOD, Famous Fabrications sliders , LED interior/exterior lights, bed bar, Custom tube bumper, Old school KC day lighters,Red Ring 8" HID flood, Kenwood vhf 2M.. umm some other shit I'm forgetting right now

    Pretty simple & pretty old school Cody , back in the day (right after the wheel was invented) We all had full sized 4x's & with the addition of extra springs the spring rate rose pretty dramatically & to get a half decent ride ya had to dampen the hell out of them, & when we'd hit it fairly hard the extra dampening from multiple shocks really shined, & believe me although theres plenty of guys here that romp their 'tacos it in no way compares to romping a 1 ton suspended 6000lb full sized truck
     
  3. Aug 27, 2012 at 11:43 PM
    4WD

    4WD cRaZy oLdmAn

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    Grey wire MOD, deck plate, diff breather MOD, 2nd gen. OME 883# on Tundra 5100's, OMD custom 3" leafsprings, rear shock relocation, Ivan Stewart TRD rims w/285/75/16's, '02 bumper MOD, Famous Fabrications sliders , LED interior/exterior lights, bed bar, Custom tube bumper, Old school KC day lighters,Red Ring 8" HID flood, Kenwood vhf 2M.. umm some other shit I'm forgetting right now
    Ideally yes, glad to see your up on your history youngman..:D



    I used to run 8 Gabriel racing "E" series on my '72 PowerWagon , worked nicely with the Cepek 38.5" monster mudders
     
  4. Aug 28, 2012 at 12:11 AM
    Blackdawg

    Blackdawg Dr. Frankenstein

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    ALL OF THEM!...Then some more.
    yea. Should just leave the spare in the OSK..but my way is more fun :p
     
  5. Aug 28, 2012 at 7:17 AM
    Robertgeejr1

    Robertgeejr1 Well-Known Member

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    I have done all the hi-pro mods for a life time, since I got this truck at a great price, I will be happy with showroom new.
    actually very good idea, hell Ford had to use the quadra-shock rear end on the mustang to control the rear end on fox body.
     
  6. Aug 28, 2012 at 8:43 AM
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    4WD cRaZy oLdmAn

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    Grey wire MOD, deck plate, diff breather MOD, 2nd gen. OME 883# on Tundra 5100's, OMD custom 3" leafsprings, rear shock relocation, Ivan Stewart TRD rims w/285/75/16's, '02 bumper MOD, Famous Fabrications sliders , LED interior/exterior lights, bed bar, Custom tube bumper, Old school KC day lighters,Red Ring 8" HID flood, Kenwood vhf 2M.. umm some other shit I'm forgetting right now

    Yeah pulling out all the old school stops , I used to run 8 shocks on my Power Wagon
     
  7. Aug 28, 2012 at 11:08 AM
    TacoBran

    TacoBran You're Unique, Just Like Everyone Else

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    Icon coilovers, TC UCA, icon shocks w/resi's, deaver leafs - 4x4 swap in progress
    wtf is that?!?! loll ;)
     
  8. Aug 28, 2012 at 11:12 AM
    lotsoftoys

    lotsoftoys pavement is boring....

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    bunch of crap

    me too i love snow!
     
  9. Aug 28, 2012 at 12:58 PM
    ffirg

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    Please stop with the "S" word. Our summer just began up here. Jesus.
     
  10. Aug 28, 2012 at 3:11 PM
    atvlifestyle

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    supercharged with MCM front kit

    Been here just we always used RS5000's or black diamonds. Because they used to be considered amazing shocks. Shocks have come so far in recent years.
     
  11. Aug 28, 2012 at 3:55 PM
    mrp192

    mrp192 REALLY!!

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    Hood Strusts, remote Start, truck came with Leveling kit and wheels.
    added diodes to my trailer light hook up so it doesnt kick me out of cruise control when i turn on my turn signal and doesnt fuck with my RPMs when i have the turn signal on.

    yea fucking weird i know..
     
  12. Aug 28, 2012 at 4:10 PM
    TACOMABOSS

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    What the hell?
     
  13. Aug 28, 2012 at 4:13 PM
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    I actually had the very first Rancho lift for a Dodge in California, that was in 1976-1977 , they came out right after Dick Cepek/Rough Country which was R&D here in El Cajon, I almost went to work for Lonnie (forget his last name) who was the president of that company, just as well, he was a real asshole to work for, or to be around for that matter..

    Then Rancho didn't have their own shock, they just had springs which were 10x better than the rough country, & those monotube adjustable "E's" were a fucking yard stick long extended.... Aahhhh the good ol' days :)
     
  14. Aug 28, 2012 at 4:33 PM
    98cbtacoma

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    Cobra cb and 3' cb antennas, headache rack, bed rails, blacked out logos. Goodyear wrangler tires. Second gen Tailgate badge. Hella 500 series black magic lights and 500 series lights on top, led brake and turn lights on my headache rack. Custom Bumpers i built myself.
    Screwing around on the ranch today, nothin to extreme, just was checkin up on some of the fense lines. Couldnt resist a pic or two :rolleyes:
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  15. Aug 28, 2012 at 4:56 PM
    mrp192

    mrp192 REALLY!!

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    Hood Strusts, remote Start, truck came with Leveling kit and wheels.
    Yea I know it sounds weird but its true.
     
  16. Aug 28, 2012 at 5:27 PM
    TACOMABOSS

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    lol thats very weird
     
  17. Aug 28, 2012 at 6:42 PM
    RMorenoUSA

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    Alrighty after getting my mini header kit from DeathCougar over at Yotatech I successfully installed it. This is after trying to install 2 different aftermarket Cast manifolds with varying results. So if your manifold is cracked (2rz,3rz) just spend the money and get the Kit. Im very satisfied :)
     
  18. Aug 28, 2012 at 8:17 PM
    RMorenoUSA

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    oh, I also de-badged but found out that one door was painted(from accident) so now i have an exposed opening to the new clear coat any suggestions on sealing this area up? I guess a picture would help.

    Sorry its dark out
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  19. Aug 28, 2012 at 8:35 PM
    FramerKat

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    Wheeler's five pack leaf springs, Bilstein 5100s (rear), front tint, windshield top tint, Century Camper Shell/Cap/Topper, Wade window visors, Wade bug shield, cassette adaptor (so I can play Slacker Radio via my phone!), Sunday Blues with Dar sticker, Wounded Warrior Project sticker, no NRA sticker 'cause I don't wanna advertise ;-)
    I drove to work and back trying to see if it was still having the "hesitation" issue...and it is :confused: At least not as much as it was yesterday in the rain though!
     
  20. Aug 28, 2012 at 8:43 PM
    RMorenoUSA

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    You just reminded me that my roommate has the crazy polishing/restoring buffer kit. ill hit him up on taking care of that area. Thanks!!:)
     

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