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Dammit... Now I might have to spend some money today. I've been wanting a new storage box for my bed.

On a short lifespan race engine, the full-bore 100% force break-in method is sound. These trucks are not race engines. The engine has already been heat cycled with all the loading and unloading, so that initial part is done. Drive it moderately for the first 1k miles. No towing, no cruise...

Please don't post "AI said..." answers. They're often incorrect, as the answer is wrong in this case. AI is only furthering the enshittification of the internet. I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm just against the AI BS that's becoming way too common. I found the PDF of the install manual by...

Defrost alone or defrost/floor automatically runs the AC compressor on our trucks (and all Toyotas that I've had) to dry the air. Floor and dash do not. It sounds like your blend door in the HVAC box isn't working, allowing all the air to pass through the AC condenser core and get cold. I see a...

I'm curious to hear how it goes if you test it out. Try jacking up the truck from the front cross member under the engine, and from the frame rail jack point at the front body mount. Changing a rear tire is easy because you can jack up one side of the axle housing. But the front is where things...

The difference is that the Kuat clamps are pulling the lower horizontal rack bar down onto the top of the bed rails, which prevents it from flexing side to side on top of the rails. This connection will be much more rigid than the rack just sitting on the bed rails with no clamping force. In...

They can support more than the Working Load Limit before failure, but I've never encountered a jack that can lift more than the rated value before becoming unusable or bypassing the relief valve. Most harbor freight jacks bypass well below their advertised capacity. The 1.5 ton will probably be...

1.5 tons (Standard tons AKA short tons AKA American tons, not metric tons) is 3000lb. Nothing in America uses metric tons as a measurement. The truck isn't 50/50 such distribution - the front axle has been scaled by a few people to weigh close to 3000lb, or over that weight with some...

Have you tested the 1.5ton to lift the entire front end of the truck? Or even under the frame near the front body mount? I don't think a 1.5ton jack will be enough. These Tacos are right around 3000lb on the front axle (and more if you have any aftermarket stuff added). If you try to lift the...

Glad to help! Between partsouq and amayama, finding part numbers isn't too hard. I have both bookmarked for my truck.

Looks like it's probably 86466-04020...

Glad it's better. Definitely turn the ignition completely off when you refuel. In addition to the fuel gauge and mileage calculations resetting, the EVAP system can also get really angry if the truck is powered on and the gas cap is removed.

It's your rack flexing side to side, because it's a lightweight inexpensive rack that's mounted to the truck in a not very secure way. I'd personally find a better rack. One that actually mounts directly to the truck, not to the tie-down rails (which aren't designed to take the weight of an RTT...

Those are rivets. https://www.tacoma4g.com/forum/attachments/pt392-35240-install-pdf.32006/ Don't drill the middle, drill the head with a bit that is a bit larger than the hole (maybe 1/8" larger). The goal is to detach the head from the rest of the rivet.

Tacomas don't have or need this, since the wiper arms can be folded up from the parked position. This function is only found on cars where the wipers tuck under the cowl in the parked position, which prevents the arms from being folded up to change the blades.

Sucky about the tire, but glad the truck performed well!

Others are touching on the same question - what is this clip? I don't think it's part of the tailgate mechanism. Can you post a pic from inside the bed, with the tailgate closed?

Toyota IFS has had a 1:1.5 motion ratio since the 1st Gen Taco/3rd Gen 4runner (based on my measurements at least, over all the versions). So 1" of preload or spacer on the front coilover nets 1.5" of lift.

If you're on a dry road, and in 4wd, and you're in a long sweeper corner where you are turning 90°+ over a long distance (like most corners on every mountain pass), it'll still bind up the drivetrain just the same as if you cranked the steering to full lock and turned 90°+.

If you can't see any clear pavement on the road, 4wd will be fine. If you can see small patches of pavement through the snow, 4wd will still be fine. If the whole truck is on pavement with no snow or ice, 4wd will bind up the drivetrain. Even on wet pavement, though the unbind skid/scuff will...