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  1. SilverBullet3g

    4th Gen Tacoma Which Trim to buy

    So do the new TRD Off roads still come with crawl control or is that only on like the 2018-2020 models?
  2. SilverBullet3g

    4th Gen Tacoma Which Trim to buy

    That’s what I’m thinking. You get the Bilstein shocks and crawl control. And a moon roof. Not sure if a moon roof and sun roof are the same thing.
  3. SilverBullet3g

    Help! Cruise Control Sensor

    Nvm, I did it while driving and it worked. Thanks!
  4. SilverBullet3g

    Help! Cruise Control Sensor

    I’m guessing you do this while driving? Or no?
  5. SilverBullet3g

    Help! Cruise Control Sensor

    So I drive a 2022 TSS Tacoma and it has that sensor BS where if you’re in cruise control at say 80mph and a car gets in front of you or you come up behind them and they’re going slower then you it will slow you down and keep you at approximately 3 car lengths from them to keep you from wrecking...
  6. SilverBullet3g

    4th Gen Tacoma Which Trim to buy

    Ok. I’m thinking, basic shocks, like Bilstein with a leveling kit and the biggest tires I can fit with a body chop. Maybe 30s. Not sure what that size would be. And then the other option being; a 3’ lift and 33s at the most with a Nitro regear. And then a tool box and possible roof rack...
  7. SilverBullet3g

    4th Gen Tacoma Which Trim to buy

    So I recently sold my 3rd gen (2017) back in late April of 22. Traded it on a Chevy. Since then I’ve started a new job where they gave me a 2022 TSS Tacoma as a work truck, and it’s pretty much stock with a leveling kit up front and ATs. So my Chevy has literally been sitting in my yard for...
  8. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    So do these tunes basically make your pedal non-electric? Like what I mean is do they make them so responsive that there is zero delay so it’s basically the same thing as having a throttle controller or a pedal commander while also giving the truck more power at the same time by changing shift...
  9. SilverBullet3g

    New from TOTAL CHAOS | Long Travel Sway Bar

    Would this sway bar help if you don’t have a long travel system but a 6” lift and plan on buying aftermarket uppers and lowers?
  10. SilverBullet3g

    Upper and Lower Control Arms

    Ok sounds good, thanks.
  11. SilverBullet3g

    Upper and Lower Control Arms

    I have a shop that does any lift type upgrades or tires but they don’t do alignments. Have to take it down the road for that. I live in Mississippi so not a lot of people even know what Upper and Lowers are here.
  12. SilverBullet3g

    Upper and Lower Control Arms

    Ok, so with the SPC uppers, who would be the one adjusting them for my alignment? Me or the alignment shop?
  13. SilverBullet3g

    Upper and Lower Control Arms

    So I’ve been told that UCA’s and LCA’s help with alignment and I’m interested in getting SPC uppers and either Dirt King or Total Chaos lowers. My first question is: is alignment the only reason for getting upper and/or lowers. Second: Which one is more important to get first? Third: What is...
  14. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    Oh ok. That makes sense. I’ve been having to manually shift my truck while having the ECT power button on when using it on the highway in order to get decent MPG and actually be able to get around at decent speeds and I’ve noticed the RPMs dropping while I’m manually shifting and always wondered...
  15. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    What is a gear lock mode? Like keeping it in 2nd gear no matter the RPMs? Wouldn’t that be the same as just manually shifting your truck?
  16. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    So once you get the tune, is the ECT power button pretty much useless? @Tyler , and everyone else.
  17. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    Mine is mainly for highway use. I would say 90% highway and city and 10% off-road. And it’s not really rock climbing it’s just dirt/muddy logging roads. But sometimes I do have to drive up some hilly highways. I mean I’m sure it’s nothing like out West but there’s some semi-hilly areas in...
  18. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    $3500? I didn’t know it was that much. I know just the kit is $1800 right now but I didn’t think the labor would be that bad.
  19. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    Ok. I mean I don’t know exactly how much weight my truck is pushing but I don’t have a camper shell or a tent or any bumpers or anything. All I have is my 6” lift, currently having King front and rears put on, and my 35x12.5x18s. So I wouldn’t think there’s that much weight.
  20. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    It’s actually the guy that invented the KDMax tune so hopefully he knows what he’s doing lmao. He’s in Louisiana.
  21. SilverBullet3g

    OVTune KD Max tune first or 5.29 Regear first?

    So I want to do both, and the reason I’m asking is like do you need a tune immediately after a regear? Or do you drive it for a week or two then tune it? Just wondering cause the tuner is 2 hours away and I’d rather not have to tune it then regear then have to drive back down there to update...
  22. SilverBullet3g

    Archived Paid memberships, membership perks, donations -- feedback needed

    I just wish there was an app tbh, even if it’s paid for and the website is still free, I’d pay a few bucks a month to not have to re-enter my password every time I get on here lol.
  23. SilverBullet3g

    Sirius XM

    Yeah so I already went through that whole process on the phone yesterday with them and it didn’t work. And I just tried it again just by using that link and it still didn’t work. After you put in your radio ID, it tells you to choose the ‘satellite’ option on your radio but mine doesn’t show...
  24. SilverBullet3g

    Sirius XM

    So I recently got a free 6 month subscription to Sirius XM from buying concert tickets. My truck is a 2017 and is compatible with Sirius XM. Once they activated it the other day they sent a signal to my trucks radio but it never would pop up. I asked my local Toyota dealer about it and...
  25. SilverBullet3g

    Truck pulling to the right real bad

    So I noticed this earlier this morning and figured I’d post it and see if anyone can tell me anything. The two pics where you can see the paint rubbed off on the lower control arm are obviously on my front passenger side. I took a pic of the left side control arm because they both looked as if...
  26. SilverBullet3g

    Truck pulling to the right real bad

    I’ve taken it to a place that specializes in off road alignment. They’re one of the only places around me in Mississippi that actually gives alignment sheets. There’s not a whole lot of options here, especially when it comes to overlanding type parts. It pulls to the right constantly. If you...
  27. SilverBullet3g

    Clutch slipping / Regear needed?

    Is it possible to just get an idler spacer then? And I believe that a new Pro Comp would be around 2k but a drive shaft would only be around 1k? Idk, I’m probably wrong about the pricing.
  28. SilverBullet3g

    Truck pulling to the right real bad

    So can you break it down for me in more simple terms? I’m not really a mechanic, and I’m just wondering, what exactly should I tell my local alignment shop? That I want them to align my truck to the left, to counteract the pull to the right?
  29. SilverBullet3g

    Clutch slipping / Regear needed?

    That’s why I was asking about the ‘clutch’ because it makes some sort of rattling noise around 20-35, in between 1st and 2nd gear and it sounds like a lifter is going out or something. Cause it sounds like it’s coming from directly under the drivers seat, and when I had the code ran it said it...
  30. SilverBullet3g

    Clutch slipping / Regear needed?

    Of course I have front end issues. The truck is constantly pulling to the right, even with it being fully aligned. And I’m not sure about the tires wearing unevenly but im sure they probably are since it’s pulling to the right so bad. Also, if you watch TacomaBeasts episode about getting the...
  31. SilverBullet3g

    Truck pulling to the right real bad

    I have no idea. How can I check these things? And I would assume the U bolts would be tight or it would be rattling or falling off right?
  32. SilverBullet3g

    Truck pulling to the right real bad

    So I’ve done a post about this previous but I thought I’d go back into it now that I have an alignment sheet. I finally went to an alignment shop the other day that actually gives out alignment sheets and the guy tells me that the truck is perfectly in line. He checks the frame and all the...
  33. SilverBullet3g

    Clutch slipping / Regear needed?

    What are sway bar links? Can you elaborate.
  34. SilverBullet3g

    Clutch slipping / Regear needed?

    @geekspeed yeah I’ve seen the episode on TacomaBeast where they get the Tom Woods drive shaft installed. I feel like that is another problem because I feel the truck vibrating/jumping all the time. It’s almost like the feeling of your tires making you bounce but you know it’s not that because...
  35. SilverBullet3g

    Clutch slipping / Regear needed?

    Right, I realized that after I looked into what comes with the Nitro gear kit. Made me feel dumb for even asking. Do you know if there’s a certain aftermarket clutch kit that works best with big lifts and tires for Tacomas?
  36. SilverBullet3g

    Clutch slipping / Regear needed?

    So it seems for a while my truck has had trouble shifting gears at random times where it’ll basically studder for like 5 seconds and keep re-accelerating until it finally goes into gear. Today it did it pretty bad, worse than ever before, for like 10 seconds. To the point where I was worried...
  37. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    Ok, thank you for all the info!
  38. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    Ok thanks!
  39. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    If it’s the steering then what would it be?
  40. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    Ok, thank you for the info!
  41. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    Ok good to know, thanks. Would it also be worth it to go ahead and get lowers as well?
  42. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    It’s not that. It has been doing this since I got the truck back in 2018 with a different set of tires.
  43. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    Ok, yea that’s kinda what I was thinking is it is probably a ball joint that went out at some point with the previous owner. I’m thinking of taking it to a mechanic I have and seeing what he can find out. And if I have to, eventually buy upper and lower control arms, or whatever needed to...
  44. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    And no it’s not the tire pressure because for it to be that I think the tire would have to be damn near flat. It pulls really bad. I thought that’s what it was the night I got the truck and even stopped to put air in the tires and it never fixed anything.
  45. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    And no I don’t have any aftermarket UCA’s unless they’re pro comp and I don’t think the lift came with any. But yeah they usually say the same shit ‘these lifted trucks are hard to align’ and then I pay $90 and it doesn’t change anything.
  46. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    Ok. Well I’ve went to 2-3 different alignment shops, one of them being my local Toyota dealer. So what could I do to help with the pulling if nothing is bent? And what exactly could be bent?
  47. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    I made a post a lil while back about this but I thought you were supposed to buy an aftermarket power steering rack, now I’m pretty sure a steering stabilizer is the way to go.
  48. SilverBullet3g

    Steering Stabilizers

    So my truck is constantly pulling to the right and nothing I’ve done will help. I’ve paid for alignments and it literally does nothing. I’ve gotten the tires rotated because sometimes if one tire is more worn down than the others it can pull that way, and it still doesn’t help. My buddy has a...
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  50. SilverBullet3g

    Power Steering Rack

    Yeah I have a 6” Pro Comp and 35s. So that’s why. I’d love to downgrade to a smaller lift cause it would fix so many problems but they cut out part of my frame when they installed the lift and I don’t have those pieces on me. So you think a long travel kit would fix this?
  51. SilverBullet3g

    Power Steering Rack

    Ok, so is there even a cure for this? Like maybe aftermarket upper and lower control arms? I honestly have no clue that’s why I’m asking.
  52. SilverBullet3g

    Power Steering Rack

    So I had to replace my power steering rack last summer and actually ended up getting one from a salvage yard off a totaled 4Runner. My guess is that the big tires and lift put so much strain on the rack that it made it go out. — So my question is, has anyone bought an aftermarket rack to help...
  53. SilverBullet3g

    Maintenance ECT Power Button

    Yeah that’s what I was thinking. Idk I just figured I’d ask to see if anyone else had experienced this.
  54. SilverBullet3g

    Maintenance ECT Power Button

    So what could this powertrain problem be coming from? The lift and tires putting too much of a load on the truck?
  55. SilverBullet3g

    Maintenance ECT Power Button

    So I usually will run the ECT power button while driving highways so that my truck is not as sluggish. It gives it a better throttle response but slightly less mpg. Keep in mind that I have a 6” with 35s. Now I have a maintenance light on and I had it read and it says that it is something...
  56. SilverBullet3g

    Bed Rattling

    Phahaha.
  57. SilverBullet3g

    Bed Rattling

    Ok so I tightened the bed bolts and it stopped rattling. Idk how it became so loose to begin with.
  58. SilverBullet3g

    Bed Rattling

    No I haven’t. I didn’t even think to check that. It’s just a stock tire anyway so I wouldn’t mind removing it.
  59. SilverBullet3g

    Bed Rattling

    Ok. Q1: Is a Pro Comp lift shitty? I thought it was at least average. Like not as good as a Bulletproof or something of that nature but not as shitty as a Rough Country. Q2: What is the difference between a lift and a body lift? I thought it was just one thing. When you say body lift are you...
  60. SilverBullet3g

    Bed Rattling

    Why would my bed be rattling as I’m hitting bumps/light humps? I looked into getting bed stabilizers but apparently those are made for when the bed is shifting from left to right due to off-roading with or without there being weight in the bed, not from bouncing up and down. It seems to only...
  61. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    What now.
  62. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Ok thanks for the advice. The other day I took off my airbags from the rear because I was told they keep the back shock from extending as much as it is supposed to and I don’t really do any towing anyhow. Im not sure if it helped with the ride quality whatsoever because I only drove it for a...
  63. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Ok. My bad, I was honestly just trying to make sure I make the right decision on whatever it is I end up doing so that I don’t waste any money.
  64. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    When I say the Tacoma can’t handle the lift, I’m meaning like it could if it had shocks. Usually when you put a 6” with 35s and 18s on a Chevy/GMC or Ford it will ride worse than stock but still not too bad. It’s never usually bad enough to have to put shocks under it. Because the truck is...
  65. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Yea I can’t really convert it back to stock because they trimmed the frame and something else on like the drivetrain or something. Talked to a guy at a lift shop and he said it would be just as much as what my lift costs to convert it back to stock cause they’d have to get that piece off of a...
  66. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Lol why would I need to push my truck home? What do you think is going to happen to it?
  67. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Hmm. I get what you’re saying. I’m at the point where I’m either going to drop 3-5k on good shocks such as King/Fox and then later get a regear such as Nitro with some sort of tune. Or if I’m going to trade in then I’d rather just get a used Chevy or GMC with a small lift (2-3”) or just a...
  68. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    I get what you’re saying about the bank and all but why do websites like KBB ask for all of the upgrades if they don’t matter? And why do dealerships constantly sell trucks with lifts/tires/wheels for more than stock trucks? Even to grown adults and not college kids. And what exactly are you...
  69. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    I mean yeah but it’s only 26k. I can find a good job for 70k or more a year and just pay them off ASAP. But yeah I don’t really want an old truck when I have a 17 Tacoma ya know. Worse case scenario, I’ll just trade in on a 2010+ Chevy.
  70. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Wym people in general? Shouldn’t that be why my truck was listed at 37 instead of 30 at stock for the same year model? I feel like my truck would easily list for more than what a stock 17 would list for. And as far as the shocks possibly fixing my ride quality, I’m specifically referring to the...
  71. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Yea like I stated ^^, I gotta let a lift shop look at it before I even know if taking my current lift off is feasible. That’s why I was just posting all of the possible options I have thought of to see if anyone knew if putting shocks on a Tacoma with a 6” and 35s is even worth doing. I know...
  72. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    For sure man! Yeah I’m not getting a B.S. in some sort of mechanic degree. Nor do I have any experience in truck builds. It’s a Bachelors in Forestry Management. I have absolutely no clue how much a Baja build is. I know I wouldn’t spend 100k on it. I’d just do a different style like an over...
  73. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

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  74. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    If you read my original comment then you’ll see that I don’t want to. I bought a Tacoma because I wanted a truck that would last to 200-300k miles. Then prolly drop a badass motor in it and turn it into a Baja truck. Im simply trying to find out from others on here on whether I should drop the...
  75. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Cause he only payed like $2.5k or so for the lift and shocks together. And most of that was the lift.
  76. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    So according to my buddy who just bought a WickedCustomz lift with Fox shocks built in for like a 2012 F-250, the normal shocks aren’t that expensive. But if you get the full shock kit (with the reservoirs like you’re referring to) then it’ll be like $3k for my truck, front and back, and I’m...
  77. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    To be honest idc what they look like, I’m in it for the ride quality. I mean I got the truck cause it’s lifted and I didn’t want a stock nerdy looking Toyota but now idc how it looks I just want it to ride smooth cause it’ll rattle your teeth on the smallest bumps. It’s terrible. Plus it’s your...
  78. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    Right. Only issue is I bought the truck as is and they may have trimmed the frame to fit the lift under it. Not sure yet. Gotta take it by a place that does lifts and whatnot and see. According to them tho, if they did trim the frame, then it’ll cost almost as much as the lift costs just to take...
  79. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks

    So I am currently debating getting either King or Fox shocks for my 2017 Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4. It has a 6” lift with 35x18s. So far the truck has rode like absolute crap. The other options I have considered is to either convert to a 3” lift and or just convert back to a leveling kit. I have also...
  80. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks or Regear?

    Ok thank you for the thorough explanation! What brand regear would you recommend? Nitro or what?
  81. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks or Regear?

    Ok. Is there a reason why you should regear before you get shocks?
  82. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks or Regear?

    Ok. Honestly I thought I should do the shocks first because I feel as tho the way it takes bumps is way worse of a problem than the sluggishness, maybe because I have a K&N intake and supposedly TRD exhaust. As far as getting an OVTune, don’t you have to go to California to get it? I live in...
  83. SilverBullet3g

    Shocks or Regear?

    Hello everyone, I am new to the forum life so I hope I’m doing this right. So I have a 2017 Tacoma TRD Sport 4x4 with 35x18x12.5 Atturos with a 6” Pro Comp Lift. So I got the truck in 2018 and have been driving it every since mainly on highways about a 3 hour trip to and from my hometown and my...
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