What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

I use specialty locking lug nuts on the carrier and a heavy cable and padlock. I would run the cable through and around one of my spokes leaving one of the loops just behind the tire, then tightly coil wrap the other end of the cable until I had just enough to put the lock through both loops. This way if they were able to get the tire off the carrier there wouldn’t be enough slack to slip the cable over the lug plate.

 

Royally fucked up a brake job today.....
Passenger side new pads are in, truck is Un driveable until my new spindle shows up lol. Hopefully be back on the road by Monday.

 

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That took true talent.

 

That stinks! Been there…

Learning Curve?

 

What about the spindle that’s an issue?

 

Yaaa. Need to learn my rights and lefts

I broke the caliper bolt off in the spindle, and I royally messed it up trying to drill it out

 

Was the bolt stuck? Use a small amount of anti-seize before assembly next time and torque to factory specs.

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Might as well have fenders to go with suspension

 

New headlights ($135/pr Amazon) Satisfied with the results.

 

Nope. Bolt was fine

 

Why did you have to drill?

 

I did something similar when changing spark plugs….broke the bolt that holds the coil to the valve cover….tried to drill and tap it out, broke the carbide bit in the process. Rode around for about 8 years with a stopped bolt and unsecured coil pack lol

 

The bolt snapped. But the bolt was fine, I was just doing the wrong lefty loosey

 

Yaaa. I have a really good track record of snapping bolts off unfortunately.

 

Got my Prorock 60 installed this week and did the FJ Transfer case swap over the weekend. I’m worn out.

 

lol man we all been there. but this is why i always start with the 100 pound gun i figure it works 90% of the time so it cuts down on 90% of my potential fuckups lol

makes me wonder how often this happens with 500 pound guns everywhere now

 

I couldn't fit the big ass impact I had available back in that area, so I only had one choice. Whatever, I was complaining for awhile how I didn't have anything to do to my truck, so I guess it's karma?