What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

They have them where you are as well, just every couple of years and you don’t have to worry about working in cold weather dealing with rusted parts.

 

Question about extended sway bar end links.can they be run with less than 1.5” of lift? I need new links and have bilsteins at 2nd notch on worn out springs. Planning on new coil overs at some point but will the suspension maxx links be fine at less than 1.5” of lift for awhile?

 

End links! That’s what’s been causing my clinking in the wheel test! How did I forget? Need to cut that bad link out and see about tightening up the other one. Maybe it’ll get me through inspection? Dunno. Worth a shot.

Thanks for getting me to remember, @KTM_AJ421.

 

You don't have them in California?

 

My CEL was a cracked hose. Happy to get out of that one with an easy fix.

 

Damn! What did you do? Alot of towing/heavy hauling? Usually the 5vz A340 combo is good to go, unless you supercharge and hot dog it too much.

 

I just developed slight steering rack play too. Rotating tires tonight, going to poke around. Assuming rack as @w666 and I noticed minor play in it before. Very minor but trying to nip it in the bud. Good news is GC just cleared and grubbef 600 acres w half finished haul roads. So ive been exercising drivetrain. Feels good to not be stuck on pavement after a few months of commuting duty. This will be 40K on Mickey Thomp EXP and they are wearing well.

Also, adding/blocking pcv mounting generic catch can and doing front diff fluid/drivetrain lube. ( convinced lady I was busy tonight) happy Friday everyone!

 

We have a smog check every 2 years in California. No inspection otherwise really, just as long as you pass smog youre good to go

 

Where is the rest of your dash?

 

The counties in TX that have to do emissions testing have to do it every year, til the vehicle is 25. Super lame, I'm in such a county.

 

So once youre truck hits 25 youre all done with those? That will be sweet!

Also, theres actually some counties in CA that dont require it at all! Time to move! haha

 

No safety inspections? How could Massachusetts be more Commified than California? Wow, I need to move. Must be a greater need due to cars falling apart from rust.

My only saving grace is that cars are exempt from emissions testing after 15 years.

 

Nope, no safety inspections. Im surprised to hear California is the more lenient one too, lol.

Although some of the vehicles ive seen on the road here are pretty ridiculous. The entire thing filled up with stuff and more items tied on all over the outside. They can barely see out the windshield! Dont know how thats not getting pulled over constantly.

 

You're just now figuring that out??? Take a look at some of your state's other laws as well, and you'll find very similar or even more restrictive than CA except for EPA type of shit... CA is still king in that ring

 

@FirstGenVol I love Texas, but I’ve always said if I had no family connections down here, I’d move to northern Arkansas or Tennessee in a hot minute. At least it’s an easy drive.

 

Northern Arkansas is beautiful. Northwest Arkansas is getting developed at great speed these days. But still lots and lots of beautiful land in the middle of nowhere to live on. Or just visit.

 

Well at least we can still burn witches here. I don’t recall that being taken off the books yet.

 

The scenery between Northern Arkansas and TN is very similar. Both are great for nature lovers.

 

Yeah, I’m surprised about that too. You’d think any populated areas with a lot of cars (is there still twice as many cars as people in Cali?) would have safety inspections at least a couple years apart. That’s all you need are car parts falling off of cars that cause a road hazard.

But at least you can take a clean breath as you veer off that cliff in accident avoidance.

 

MI = Wild west, run whatever you got.

 

Been busy the past few days!

Total chaos expedition lowers
Total chaos uniball conversion
Total chaos UCAs
Total chaos spindle gussets
Total chaos steering rack bushings
ADS coilovers and shocks
Ark Splash Guards
New Wheel Bearings
Durobumps front and rear
Already have an archive garage setup in the rear

Gonna sell my JBA UCAs and Eibachs with stock lowers next week.

 

Yes.
There's more counties that down require it here than do. They're all around the major cities.

 

Yeah everyone flooded north Texas then ran out of room and decided to invade Fayetteville.

 

have a build thread? Thing looks great, sweet list of parts going on.

 

Living the dream! That's an amazing spread of new parts

 

Yea definitely an exciting list of parts he's got going on there! Better take pictures for us!

 

Yup it's linked in my sig. I'll be doing a youtube video on it all and posting a bunch of photos there.

 

I thought that’s what you meant. That said, you should be able to grab any hose appropriate to fit the barb. I assume 3/8” ID but not certain:

 

from what research I did there was a lot of recommendations against regular rubber fuel hose because of the vacuum it’s under will cause it to collapse. I just ordered a new one picking it up today. I ordered two, one for the truck and the other for the 4Runner. The plugs won’t be as easy on the 4Runner 4.7 now that I have to take the airbox out