Crazy how I went from watching your videos to learn about STI's before I got my own. Now im watching you mod a near identical Tacoma to mine.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Great minds think alike 👀🔥

@Devilpeakmotorsports

Ай бұрын

LoL, same here. Stated watching this channel in 2020 while I was working on my 02 WRX, my 22 Tacoma is even the same color!

@AmishdoinksOG

Ай бұрын

@@Devilpeakmotorsports Ive seen this alot. Seems its a natural step for WRX/STI owners to sell their car for a Tacoma 😭

@Devilpeakmotorsports

Ай бұрын

@@AmishdoinksOG I've still got the WRX, I bought it new in 2002. The new Tacoma replaced a 2005 Taco that I wrecked ( I took a long, slow slide off a snowy mountain road into a tree)

As someone who plans on buying my neighbors 1st gen '01 tacoma, this video has my full attention

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Eyyyyy 🥳🥳 when you picking it up?!

@PhorB13

Ай бұрын

My dad has an 18 4Runner and this is definitely up our alley! We were thinking the Eibach kit but this seems to be perfect!

Yes I was waiting for taco Tuesday.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

🥳🥳🥳

@electroevolution5777

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah taco moma tuesday

I like the new Stinger Radio. If you do wind up towing with it and your worried about the squat, you can always go with Firestone Helper Spring Kit for the Tacoma. I love seeing the progress on this project.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

I like the stinger radio but it seems Over priced for what it actually is. I will look into the helper spring idea, I like the sound of that 🔥

@RogueAquariums

Ай бұрын

@@SmeediaI agree as I think they’re about $1k for the unit which imo is over priced.

I have been eagerly anticipating Taco Tuesday...

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

🫡🫡🫡

TACO TUESDAY!!! Thankfully Tanner didn’t make a squatted truck! 😂

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

I was stressing out at first 😂

Hell yeah! Can't wait to see the new wheels and tires. That will make such a huge difference!

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Wheels and tires much such a difference 💪

This is the exact kit I’m looking at for my Taco. Hell yeah man loving Taco Tuesday content

Rear disk break upgrade would be dope

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

It’s ok my list to do 🔥 idk why drum brakes are still a thing aside from cost savings 😅

Just a little poke... exactly what we wanted😮 looks good, brother. Wooooooo!!!!!!

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Should get it looking sweeeet with some wheels on it 🔥🙌

Most call those bolts excentric. Though I believe they are concentric as well, sharing the same centerline. Add a set of helper bags if you want to eliminate squat. You can even set those up manual, using an air chuck, if you want to save money. Also, I'd leave the drum rears, personally. Your rear brakes only provide 15% of total braking anyways and the drums make a very good park brake as long as everything is set up correctly.

I’m sold on those Bilstein 5100’s Tanner vs a leveling kit.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Sold option for the price 🥳🔥

Crazy to see the amount of rust already. Should definitely do some type of undercoating like fluid film or an oil coating depending on your laws

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

On my list to knock out 🫡 some of it is old mud and dirt. I need to pressure wash it all down 😅

@twzagame

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia nice! Looking forward to seeing this come along

Never knew that taco Tuesday was tacoma mod day too.... I bought the wrong truck😂😂 Great video Tanner , love you're work👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽!

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Every Tuesday we mod the Tacoma until it becomes something Rad 😂🎉

Love this new content as I will be taking notes on what you do with your taco. I want to soon do some mods on mine as well. Glad you weren’t the type that immediately wanted a lift kit killing their MPG and stressing Luther chasis more. 5100’s and bigger tires will do the trick. Still deciding whether 265/75/16 or 265/70/17

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

The 5100s seemed like the go to with. Slightly larger wheel and tire set up 💪 lift kits are sweet but we will save all that for later 😅

Tanner! You should looking into buying a bucket of fluid film and applying it all to your frame, bolts, inside of your frame, body panels, rocker panels, blah blah blah. It will keep that thing preserved!

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Tbh that’s a smart idea, when we go to do the exhaust I think I’ll do that as well 🔥

Nice man! I have the Westcott Designs for my '19 Tacoma Pro but never installed it. Just loved the OEM Fox Suspension. Wonder how the Westcott Designs would have looked on yours. Taco Tuesday is a must on this channel. Thanks dude!

I liked the video. 🎉

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

🥳🥳🥳🥳 appreciate the support my mans 🔥🙌

Ive installed fox 3.0 with external resevoirs and let me tell you, its the best thing youll ever feel. Like a cadillac but off road. And street feels plush

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Looked into those a bit and they seem like a solid option 🔥

@jredmartinz

Ай бұрын

@Smeedia not a bad way to spend $5k

5100’s are the holy bible of easy mod to stay with instead of investing into lift kits and all that good stuff. This is definitely my plan these shocks with a bit bigger tires and I’m set. Stock Toyota’s are off road capable

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

That’s what I was thinking as well, hard to beat for the price of em and definitely plenty capable from what I’ve seen 🙌

looking forward to see what the wheels and tire look like on there I wanted to level mine with this kit, and throw on 265 75 16 with 1” spacer on stock wheels and was hoping this would help it not rub

Every tacoma vid makes me want one more and more lol still paying off the subi though

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

If you end up with the taco and the Subaru it’s the best of both worlds Imo 😅🔥

@ItsRyanYo

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia no doubt!

so no one is gonna talk about how he casually talked about buying a type R !?!?!?!?!?

Truck stuff. 🤤

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

😍😮‍💨

An extra inch and more girth! 😂

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

It all adds up 😂

I did the Bilstien 6112 kit on my wife's 19 4runner and we love it so far. They are even beefier than the 5100 over stock. Then mounted some 285-70--17's falken AT3's on Methods. Black on black on black baby haha

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

How’s the clearance with the 285/70s? 👀🔥

@pinktacotuesday4573

Ай бұрын

@Smeedia beautiful but my kit was adjustable. I did 2" level. I do need to lift my rear maybe a 1" to make it perfect. My kit only came with the front leveling stuff... rear is easy and cheaper will do soon it soon. It's not bad enough that I felt we had to do it right away haha.

Can’t go wrong with Bilstein

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Quality and comfortable goodies form them 🥳

SWEEEET! loving the taco content!!! RANDOM UPDATE: first harness is being built for the fb rx7.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Yesssss harness shouldn’t be too bad for the FB hopefully 🎉 been enjoying the Tacoma stuff 🔥🙌

@Thechaoscrusadors

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia harness 1 is not. Harness 2 will be tricky. I am converting analog to digital on a custom gauge cluster 😅 that i still have to build

They make a little add a leaf for the rear that makes a world of difference

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

I’ve seen some 👀

Iv always wanted a trd taco but this damn wrx is a money pit. One day Ill have my damn truck.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Anything can be a money pit but I totally get it 😅

This makes me want a Taco so bad. Meanwhile I'm driving around a Ford Fing Ranger. 😂😂

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

One day 🫶 the Tacoma has grown on my quickly. Ended up liking this thing WAY more than I thought I would 😅

I did a deaver add-a-leaf in the rear, with a Westcott Designs spring collar perch + 0.5" spacer. I think it cost me $400 in parts and I did the labor myself. 1.5" in the rear and 2.5" in the front. Sits fairly level with a bit of rake, which I prefer since I use the bed quite a bit.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

That’s not a bad price at all for what you got 🔥 thankfully they make working in these things pretty easy compared to some others out there 😅

@zlothra

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia I've been contemplating bilsteins like yours or Dobinsons, once my struts wear out. I'm not offroading as much as I thought, so daily comfort is preferred. Breaking parts every other weekend was getting to be too costly for me.

What is your music source for your videos, thanks love the channel

It's odd that it's so new but still has drum brakes in the rear. But looks good

If you go with the wheel and tire setup you want you will need to chop the cab and cut your liner. I would recommend a good aftermarket UCA and offroad alignment. I have a 2022 TRD OR with 17 inch -10 offset. What fixed the rub is cab mount chop, C4 high clearance fender liner, some minor tweaking of the pinch weld and accutune uca with alignment. Offroad with this setup, though, is perfect. It went over everything. I worry if you stressed it, though with the 285s it would probably snap axles. I also run a C4 hybrid front bumper and the Westcott lift. The poke and look is perfect. To be honest, though, I am probably gonna go down to a 265 in the future. The 285s are amazing looking but the drivability on the stock trans is horrendous as soon as you put the truck under any load including hills. Even with an OTT tune it wasnt that much better. I put 5.29 gears and the drive is better but the problem is the load range of the tires. Your unsprung mass shoots up like double with most 285s (45 lbs stock to like 80 lbs). It makes the truck look amazing but your MPGs will go from bad to worse. The throttle response is atrocious (never used a pedal commander). I think an ideal setup for drivability is 265s with 4.88 (more ideal) or 5.29 with a tune. I plan on running 265s for street use and then 35 inch tires for offroad since the truck is ready for them, just won't be able to run a wheel with negative offset unless I relocated the cab mount further back and absolutely smashed the pinch welds. Nice to see the taco though!

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Thank you for this! I haven’t bought the tires yet (wheels are already on way). I’ll look at 265s then. I have a pedal commander on the way for it too, but always felt like they were kinda of gimmicky so curious to see if and how much of an actual difference it does make. In the future I don’t mind having to do a cab chop or anything like that. But for getting started something I’ll hold off on for now 😅

@Nultic

Ай бұрын

@@Smeediaone thing that’s beneficial is knowing how to weld. The cab mount is def an easy DIY for you. Relocation is a little more difficult? But you have the lift. I don’t want to do that. Just compare the load ranges on the tires. I think most 285s are “E”. The ride is harsher even if you drop the PSI. I run Wildpeaks. They’re great offroad. Tire rack was great at advising over the KO2s. Totally up to you especially if you’re going the all terrain route. But check the tire weights. If you wanna do gear research check out ECGS. Very easy swap/installs. I’ve towed a corvette and GD STi in a U-Haul trailer when my truck was stock and the motor does not have the torque. Tacomas do well on flat ground. When you add hills the motor and gearbox struggles. To get the thing to downshift you gotta punch it. Luckily if you want a square stance/poke the -10 offset will get you there. I think that’s a great wheel for look. I have almost all the same vehicles as you so we’re on the same path 😂.

Yo tanner! Had to go visit the bro Remmy in spokane man. When you going to make a event so we can all come say whatsup to you and see the builds in person bro?

May have been if you tightened control arms at droop/ on lift. Should be tightened at ride height

Tac Tuesday

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

🥳🥳

6112 Bilstein a bit nicer yet more expensive. 5100s are like the analogy of cutting three trees that are threatening your house instead of cutting all five of them down might as well just go for the 6112s instead of copping out for the 5100s. It’s not bad but you’re just gonna wanna do it perfectly correct when you’re doing it! Love your channel just my opinion! Where did you get yours from? I’m looking at shock surplus right now? Love the channel hopefully there’s no offense taken in my opinion.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

None at all! Eventually I’d like to just go with some coilovers so for the time being this will get us by. As my first time doing truck stuff there is def a learning curve to it 😅

@benhatting4373

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia keep killing it, my friend I love your stuff

Yo. 1 inch makes a huge difference lol. Or at least that what she said

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Sometimes it’s all that matters 😂

So where did the big washer go?!

At what point do you have to replace the uca's, 2 or 3 inch lift?

I must be an idiot or something because I've never worried about compressing springs as long as i am careful about not getting my fingers caught. Just ugga dugga the compressors kinda straight and send it. I realize suspension springs are dangerous. I've seen the videos. But with spring compressors? Easy.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

I’ve had a spring compressor break on me before under tension so I’m always weary of them 😅

Correct me if I’m wrong but on every Toyota I’ve worked on (being a Toyota tech) are there not 2 nuts and a bolt you can take off to separate the LCA and ball joint on the front? It’s much easier and faster in my opinion but everyone works differently

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

There is, I opted for this so I didn’t have to mess with any ball joints potentially getting damaged 🫡

@lucasf.5552

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia understood, have a nice day🫡

Those 5100's wont be on there long. Its like lowering spring on cars. Next week itll be on coilovers. I recommend fox's from accutune. I started with 5100's on my first tacoma. Dirt king long travel on me second truck

I’m waiting for the super charger 😅

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Same, thing is balls slow 😅

@chino581991

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia hey I got a question about wrapping the side mirrors on the Gd chassis. Is the cap (the painted part) removable like the newer chassis? If not, do I just squeegee into the creased areas on the mirror?

Mazda Monday Taco Tuesday Subie Sunday??

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Weekly videos based on the day? 😅

DAMN DUDE, how do I get you to work on my car?

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Just email me 👀

😎👍🏻👍🏻

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Tom 🥳🥳🥳

What happened to your rear bumper ?

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Bought it broken, looking at after market options but haven’t decided on which one I want yet

Replace that leaking steering gear. I’ll dm you the trade secret to get it done in 3 hrs.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Keeping an eye out for that DM 👀

@Pillers4Momoms

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia request sent on IG. If I get a Tacoma to work on today I’ll record a video with an explication to make it easier

Put it on 35s you know you want to

I'm sorry, did you say Type-R? 👀

First! 🎉😊 Another scammera

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

I don’t even know how many of them I’ve blocked at this point 🥲

Bad Endlink. PART OUT.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

Throw it all away 😂

@HeavyMetalWRX

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia joking aside, the truck looks amazing. I can't wait to see you tackle the earth with this thing.

@Smeedia

Ай бұрын

@@HeavyMetalWRXI wanna take it to the top of mount rainer by me 😂

@HeavyMetalWRX

Ай бұрын

@@Smeedia that actually would be so freaking bad ass. I support this.