OFFICIAL: Toyota SUV/truck thread

[mrsleeve]

That thing I did


Parts arrived, truck arrived, Tires installed and Wifey gets to pick up tomarrow .

Sorry for the shitty cell pics, it what I was sent and likely all I will have till I get a chance to get home and get some decent shots.



after all the goodies installed



Build so far : 17 Limited, Nautical Blue over black. 2.5" Fox Extended travel coil overs, Total Chaos UCA, Fox 2.0 rear shocks, Icon 2" springs. Brand New trail Edition Take off wheels With 275/70-17 Copper At3's, (think I should have gone with 285's) On the order list, is a set of OPOR sliders and I need to see what kinda light bar set up I can get to fit behind the grill.

[lambo]

That is very nice. I love the dark blue.

[cale]

How it should've came from the factory. The 20" wheels that come on the limited's is what keeps me from even bothering to look at them, and unfortunately they're the most common from what I've seen.

[mrsleeve]

little better Cell phone pic out in the light once she got it back to the house. In the short drive home she seems to have become attached to it already. I agree cale the 20's were a deal killer but, since she has been running the 80 all winter this has a very similar AWD/tcase set up. I wanted her to have the AWD so there is no thinking about 4wd in or out. The size is almost identical the FZJ80, so it was really a no brainer. Even she was for the lift and wheel swap once she saw a couple of photos, she likes the fact its not like every other soccer mom T4r in this trim level, since most people identify the limited's by the wheels. Also this is how the TRD Pros should be from the factory with the Limited tcase and awd set up....

[Sea Aych]

Damn, that's a really great colour

[lambo]

Got out today. Friend lifted his Frontier just recently... I really need some suspension for the Taco...

DSC_6076 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

DSC_6109 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

DSC_6113 by Phillip Keefe, on Flickr

[deutschman]

I have a parasitic draw issue maybe one of you could help with in my '86 truck. If we don't drive the car for a day it wont start.
It has a new GM up rated alternator and the battery had a full charge when I did these tests at above 12v (almost 13v).
Tested inline with the ground terminal of the battery at 10 milliamps.
-Dome light fuse draws .050 milliamps (no change if the dome light switch is in the off or on when door open position, and no change when I manually push the door buttons in the jam)
-Cig lighter fuse draws .750 milliamps (easy fix just leave the fuse out for now. I don't smoke)
-EFI fuse draws .040-.050 milliamps

My question is is it normal for the EFI system to draw .050 milliamps when the car is off, and is it normal for the dome light to draw the same amount of amps?
I assume the dome light might have a bad ground, or the switch in the light is all dirty and grounding out?
Not sure why the EFI system would be pulling amps unless its associated with the ECU which might always draw a small amount of power. Bad engine or ECU ground?

Thanks for the help guys.

[Mtriple]

little better Cell phone pic out in the light once she got it back to the house. In the short drive home she seems to have become attached to it already. I agree cale the 20's were a deal killer but, since she has been running the 80 all winter this has a very similar AWD/tcase set up. I wanted her to have the AWD so there is no thinking about 4wd in or out. The size is almost identical the FZJ80, so it was really a no brainer. Even she was for the lift and wheel swap once she saw a couple of photos, she likes the fact its not like every other soccer mom T4r in this trim level, since most people identify the limited's by the wheels. Also this is how the TRD Pros should be from the factory with the Limited tcase and awd set up....

Very nice, I'm interested in your impressions of the Fox 2.0's as they're on my radar for my next mod.

[mrsleeve]

I went with the 2.5s up front and 2.0 out back. I will let ya know in a few weeks when I get home and can put it though a few paces, wife says it rides awesome, better than the stock cross linked factory suspension she test drove

[ccsdo5]

Man seeing all of your Toyota's makes me want to get a newer one or even just a 4WD taco. Lambo does your taco have a sunroof?? Because if it does I'm jealous..

Found a guy selling a set of steel 5 lug toyota wheels near me for $60 so I bought them to have a second set of wheels. I put some studded snow tires on them and with a little weight in the bed it is needless to say my little 2WD taco has been loving the snow here in NY! It's hilarious to pass all the kids with subaru's, audi's ect.

[MR E30 325is]

4wd makes a world of difference. I'd say to upgrade as soon as you can!

So do tires.

My wife's Subaru with winter tires is truly unstoppable. It outpaces my big 4wd with ease.

[lambo]

Man seeing all of your Toyota's makes me want to get a newer one or even just a 4WD taco. Lambo does your taco have a sunroof?? Because if it does I'm jealous..

It's just a pop up deal, no fancy sliding or anything. The one annoying thing is that it's missing the cover so there's no way to block out the sun if I wanted to. I guess I need to find one...

[lambo]

So I have the 5VZ-FE with the auto. Are transmission flushes advisable? I called a shop about it and they recommended every 30k which seemed kinda excessive to me. I have 137k right now and no idea if the trans fluid has ever been changed. Assuming it hasn't, is a flush advisable or should it just be a drain and fill?

[mrsleeve]

Fairly sure it's a "sealed fluid is good for life of transmision" you have in that thing. It can be flushed by the old school redneck methods, that said make sure you get the yota extended life atf or equivalent.

[ST1G]

So I have the 5VZ-FE with the auto. Are transmission flushes advisable? I called a shop about it and they recommended every 30k which seemed kinda excessive to me. I have 137k right now and no idea if the trans fluid has ever been changed. Assuming it hasn't, is a flush advisable or should it just be a drain and fill?

I wouldn't do that often, especially with a high quality oil. I would do a full flush, and not just a drain. With a drain you only get out something like 3 qts. If you want Red Line my shop sells it and we offer free shipping. I'll give you a deal on it too.