NO RAGRETS - A 2011 Tacoma

[Anathollo]

Found this one on Ebay for $150 shipped. No tint included but the truck will be getting limo tint anyways.
NEW BLUE TINT SLIDING BLACK GLASS WINDOW TOYOTA TACOMA 05-19 NICE | eBay

That'll be perfect for night wheeling You'll be like ray charles and running into everything on the trail

 

[Oswego]

Found this one on Ebay for $150 shipped. No tint included but the truck will be getting limo tint anyways.
NEW BLUE TINT SLIDING BLACK GLASS WINDOW TOYOTA TACOMA 05-19 NICE | eBay

Ive never heard of "NAGS" glass before. Per the add "This is a brand new NAGS brand (identical to OEM except the price) complete sliding back glass with frame - new!"

From some quick research nags stands for National Auto Glass. They certainly are not identical to OEM IMHO. I got a aftermarket front windsehild for my Tacoma and it looks like crap compared to stock glass. Yea I saved money, but in the corners it's not round and you can see where they heated it up then bent it at a sharp angle. This glass is much easier to make so that shouldn't be a concern.

Here is a pretty good write up explaining what you may get with aftermarket glass. OEM vs. Aftermarket Windshield Glass - What's the Difference?

IMO who cares who makes the glass in the back so long as the rubber and plastic is good quality. Lord knows the Toyota OEM window latches can be broken by any crack head who wants to get into your truck so I think the OEM frames plastic and rubber sucks. In the front I'd stick with OEM.

 

[the_white_shadow]

That'll be perfect for night wheeling You'll be like ray charles and running into everything on the trail

Thats why i got the slider.

 

[the_white_shadow]

Ive never heard of "NAGS" glass before. Per the add "This is a brand new NAGS brand (identical to OEM except the price) complete sliding back glass with frame - new!"

From some quick research nags stands for National Auto Glass. They certainly are not identical to OEM IMHO. I got a aftermarket front windsehild for my Tacoma and it looks like crap compared to stock glass. Yea I saved money, but in the corners it's not round and you can see where they heated it up then bent it at a sharp angle. This glass is much easier to make so that shouldn't be a concern.

Here is a pretty good write up explaining what you may get with aftermarket glass. OEM vs. Aftermarket Windshield Glass - What's the Difference?

IMO who cares who makes the glass in the back so long as the rubber and plastic is good quality. Lord knows the Toyota OEM window latches can be broken by any crack head who wants to get into your truck so I think the OEM frames plastic and rubber sucks. In the front I'd stick with OEM.

Good info. For what this is, im happy with aftermarket for the back window as long as it seals correctly. Its better than whats in the truck now. Currently both outer windows are held together with either duct tape or stickers.

 

[Oswego]

Ive seen OEM leak. 99% of the time it's poor install unless the parts are total crap. Might want to clean the metal with some isopropyl alcohol then use some of this https://www.amazon.com/3M-08609-Win...=UTF8&qid=1535739822&sr=8-1&keywords=3m+08609.

 

[the_white_shadow]

im going to let the professional installing my new windshield also install the back window. if i attempted it, it would for sure leak.

 

[the_white_shadow]

Got back from offshore last week and installed some of the maintenance parts i ordered for the truck. Nothing fancy just an oil change, new plugs, air filter, new AGM battery, etc.
Surprised it ran decent with these plugs. It has 126k miles on it. IMO, the 2.7L trucks need the plugs changed before the 125k that it calls for in the manual.

My wheels should be back from powder coat later this week, then i can see how much choppy chop will need to be done to clear the 37s.

 

[Silverback]

 

[the_white_shadow]

Also picked up this 3rd gen the other day. 3.0/5-speed with a bad rear end.

Finally tore it apart last night. Not a drop of oil to be found. Here is the damage.

 

[CowboyTaco]

Also picked up this 3rd gen the other day. 3.0/5-speed with a bad rear end.

Finally tore it apart last night. Not a drop of oil to be found. Here is the damage.

I was thinking just the other day how I'd like to pick one of these up.....high school memory reasons....

 

[the_white_shadow]

It will probably be for sale once i give it a good once over.

 

[tx_shooter]

Also picked up this 3rd gen the other day. 3.0/5-speed with a bad rear end.

Finally tore it apart last night. Not a drop of oil to be found. Here is the damage.

I know you probably have at least one or three spare 3rds for it. If not I bet I do.

 

[the_white_shadow]

This one is 4.56 geared from the factory. Didnt have one of those. I have a few 4.10s, a 4.30, a 4.88, a locked 5.29, but no 4.56. I found an entire rear end from a 4runner at a junkyard and plan on swapping everything over.

 

[tx_shooter]

Yeah; no 4.56s here. I am probably going to get the 4.10s I have regeared to 5.29s for my trail rig to run bigger tires.

 

[balakay]

I think I have a factory 4.56 diff. It might be 4.88 though.

 

[the_white_shadow]

Thanks Blake, but i already have one. Its going in today.

 

[the_white_shadow]

New diff went in and drove the truck around for the first time. Not bad. Expected some wobble, but drove nice and straight. It does have some ticking coming from the top end so a valve job is in order. It looks mean with the new 32s.

New windshield and back glass are being installed today. Also the 37s have been mounted and are going on also. Cant wait to see how it looks with the powder coated FJ steelies.

 

[Silverback]

What year is that one?

 

[the_white_shadow]

What year is that one?

'94

 

[the_white_shadow]

A few things happened yesterday. My windshield and new back glass were installed without issue. Now i can easily get it inspected after a little exhaust work. Also mounted up the 37s. This is when i noticed the issue on the passenger side. As you can see in the last pic, it is cambered in hard at the top. So much so, that it contacts the UCA. The drivers side doesnt do this and has plenty of room lock-to-lock to not hit anything. Its close, but doesnt. I crawled under and noticed the alignment tabs were flat on all 4 tabs (passenger and drivers side). Apparently this is a common issue. Even with adjusting them all the way in, i still couldnt get the camber fixed enough to not touch the UCA. This leads me to believe the spindle is probably bent from the roll or from wheeling. A wheel spacer would fix the rubbing on the UCA, but is a band aid IMO. I also need new lug nuts as the ones on there previously have too much shoulder to work with these FJC steelies.

So my solution is to weld some of the TC alignment tabs onto the LCAs and try to get an alignment done to confirm the spindle is bent. If it is, Nathan @SMKYTXN says he has a set of spindles left over prior to his SAS to hold me over in the meantime. It sure looks mean though with the 37s. Cant wait to get a bed on it and see how she looks.