Looks like I got rear ended!

[OR17TRD]

Sounds like a brilliant idea, please record this adventure.

Or u can be smarter and just tq em to 80ft lbs as many suggest with the truck park and the brake set. Toyota service manual states 35ft lbs i believe... highly inaccurate as the majority agrees.

You don’t want to crawl under your truck while it’s in drive and torque u bolts?

 

[Bojangles]

You don’t want to crawl under your truck while it’s in drive and torque u bolts?

I think Dug would pass.

Must be a 3rd gen thing

 

[whippersnapper02]

For those that don't know what axle wrap is...

You can torque the U bolts to proper spec which is like 75ftlbs but at the end of the day the ****ty springs will still allow the axle to rotate. Park, reverse, neutral, drive, 4wd, low range, neutral drop or redline isn't going to keep the leaf pack twisted up when you tighten because it is a spring and springs return to their relaxed state.

 

[kp.taco]

I was trying to explain axle wrap to my wife. Lol she keeps calling it "asshole" wrap. Every time we see a taco she says " they better take it easy or their asshole gonna get twisted. Lmao [emoji23][emoji23]

 

[whippersnapper02]

I was trying to explain axle wrap to my wife. Lol she keeps calling it "asshole" wrap. Every time we see a taco she says " they better take it easy or their asshole gonna get twisted. Lmao

Lol!

 

[Bogunn]

I was trying to explain axle wrap to my wife. Lol she keeps calling it "asshole" wrap. Every time we see a taco she says " they better take it easy or their asshole gonna get twisted. Lmao [emoji23][emoji23]

That’s awesome.

 

[SomeDirtyCuban]

Is that what that is?
It usually happens right before I come to a stop, I thought it was my transmission downshifting and catching weird

By ticking do you me like a clanking?

 

[paposalsa]

This problem is link to weak leaf springs since parts of the Tacoma are made in Mexico which is cheaper cost for a reason ....

 

[Crawdad]

This problem is link to weak leaf springs since parts of the Tacoma are made in Mexico which is cheaper cost for a reason ....

The rear leaf packs started off as a bad design in 05 without much fixes since. Not sure if mexican iron had anything to do with design flaws... OME Dakars are a very nice alternative to the factory flat, weak, saggy and brittle leaf packs.

 

[OR17TRD]

The rear leaf packs started off as a bad design in 05 without much fixes since. Not sure if mexican iron had anything to do with design flaws... OME Dakars are a very nice alternative to the factory flat, weak, saggy and brittle leaf packs.

Probably not a mexaican produced metal I’d guess Chinese. Assembled in Mexico maybe. Texas?

 

[Crawdad]

Probably not a mexaican produced metal I’d guess Chinese. Assembled in Mexico maybe. Texas?

Yeah, I wasn't even sure if they were made in S TX. [emoji23]

 

[OR17TRD]

Yeah, I wasn't even sure if they were made in S TX. [emoji23]

The parts come from all over the world. Cheapest bid most likely. Assembled in TX or Baja

 

[paposalsa]

The rear leaf packs started off as a bad design in 05 without much fixes since. Not sure if mexican iron had anything to do with design flaws... OME Dakars are a very nice alternative to the factory flat, weak, saggy and brittle leaf packs.

Mine is 04 ,,,

 

[OR17TRD]

Mine is 04 ,,,

SMH. I’m so sad right now.