Uncle T's Taco build

[Terry Houin]

Finally had some time to get the UCA's and Shocks installed today. Noticably better ride and I'll be playing with the adjusters to tweak the ride.

 

[Els]

Finally had some time to get the UCA's and Shocks installed today. Noticably better ride and I'll be playing with the adjusters to tweak the ride.View attachment 1741View attachment 1742

Have you decided on leaf pack yet? Or are you sticking with existing for now?

 

[svenable84]

Finally had some time to get the UCA's and Shocks installed today. Noticably better ride and I'll be playing with the adjusters to tweak the ride.View attachment 1741View attachment 1742

Thats a solid setup. Ran several sets of Bilsteins on Tundras. I'm surprised the Russians didn't try to swipe them off the porch!

 

[Pete Correale]

Finally had some time to get the UCA's and Shocks installed today. Noticably better ride and I'll be playing with the adjusters to tweak the ride.View attachment 1741View attachment 1742

lookin' good

 

[cwiatrek86]

Are you planning any storage stuff for the bed?

I just installed some ARB Drawers in the Land Crusier and they are pretty sweet!

 

[Sean Molina]

Are you planning any storage stuff for the bed?

I just installed some ARB Drawers in the Land Crusier and they are pretty sweet!

Got any pictures?

 

[Wiley Watson]

Where’s this taco build @Terry Houin

 

[Mike Schoby]

Hey Terry have you looked at the Leitner Designs bed rack/Cargo management system? I installed one on a Taco years ago and it was awesome. Might be perfect for your modular lifestyle - load up boxes for a range trip, or have other boxes ready to go to West Texas hunting. Check them out

 

[Pete Correale]

I just installed one of these Voswitch 12 gang programable switch panels on my Taco… I highly recommend it… the panel installs super clean, and the way the module is set up is really nice. Once you have it installed it makes it super easy to hook up new components… things like ditch lights etc. It keeps things super clean under the hood, no more wires everywhere all bunched together.

 

[Pete Correale]

These spiker gas hood struts are another great mod thats easy and inexpensive to install…. You just need a rivet gun… 20 bucks at any hardware store…

 

[Pete Correale]

I just put these apex tie rods on my Taco, they are bad ass…

Tacoma HD Tie Rod Kit (05-23 Tacoma) - Free Shipping

FREE SHIPPING! Designed to Withstand. The Apex Chassis HD Tie Rod Kit is designed to enhance the steering precision and durability of your Toyota Tacoma. Built

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[Terry Houin]

Have you decided on leaf pack yet? Or are you sticking with existing for now?

I think I’ll be going with the Archive Garage medium leafs. I’m just getting home and diving back into the Tacoma is high on the to do list

 

[Terry Houin]

Hey Terry have you looked at the Leitner Designs bed rack/Cargo management system? I installed one on a Taco years ago and it was awesome. Might be perfect for your modular lifestyle - load up boxes for a range trip, or have other boxes ready to go to West Texas hunting. Check them out

I started to look at their system before this last push with shows and guiding. I’ll probably spend some Sunday coffee time looking back over it.

 

[Terry Houin]

I just installed one of these Voswitch 12 gang programable switch panels on my Taco… I highly recommend it… the panel installs super clean, and the way the module is set up is really nice. Once you have it installed it makes it super easy to hook up new components… things like ditch lights etc. It keeps things super clean under the hood, no more wires everywhere all bunched together.

Enough juice for the disco ball, speakers, and spotlight for the stripper pole?

 

[Terry Houin]

These spiker gas hood struts are another great mod thats easy and inexpensive to install…. You just need a rivet gun… 20 bucks at any hardware store…

I do like the gas struts over the stock option

 

[Pete Correale]

Enough juice for the disco ball, speakers, and spotlight for the stripper pole?

It’ll even power a flesh light

 

[Pete Correale]

I do like the gas struts over the stock option

Yea, its a super easy and cheap mod that is 100 percent worth doing.

 

[Pete Correale]

I just went down a body bushing rabit hole as well. I started getting some noises i at first assumed were coming from my suspension and/or forward drive train steering issues. Come to find out, the OEM body bushings, especially on the 3rd gens, shit the bed pretty quickly and it is a very overlooked issue. I got aftermarket bushings from energy suspension.

These will work on the 3rd gens, and should last a lot longer than OEM. You can do the install at home without a lift. Cab mount bushings are a different story.

 

[Pete Correale]

Also,
I just changed out my needle bearing, it made a HUGE difference, and its almost sure to shit the bed if your running bigger tires and/or a lift.

You’re gonna want to buy this kit, it comes with a tool to extract the OEM needle bearing. In the kit is a “clam shell bushing” which replaces the needle bearing.
Basically the needle bearing starts to fail and it will cause a vibration in your pedals, can create noise and ultimately it can fuck up steering and drive train components. If u have patience, you can do the install yourself.

I just had a mechanic do it, and it was about $450 in labor.

TOYOTA 8" CLAMSHELL CV AXLE BUSHING

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR COMPLETE REMOVAL OF OE NEEDLE BEARING AND INSTALLATION OF T8 CLAMSHELL BUSHING AND SEAL INCLUDES: 1 - BUSHING - T8CS-BUSHING 1 - BEARING PULLER TOOL - T8CS-BUSHING-PULLE

eastcoastgearsupply.com

 

[Pete Correale]

I just got my truck back after the apex tie rod install and the clam shell bushing, and there is a massive difference. Everything is riding smoother, and i can feel a difference in my steering and when hitting bumps and pot holes.