Author - Christain Parker

Grease for brake pad change

Christain Parker2026-09-12T18:23:50+00:00I am looking to change out the brake pads on my tacoma today myself, but am unsure whether or not to bother greasing the new pads on the back sides. I have looked into this and find that some people recommend to grease everything including...

iPhone Duo

Christain Parker2026-09-12T18:23:38+00:00I don’t care about the hate. I’m getting one. Smallish phone that turns into a tablet? Anyone else?? https://youtu.be/bCZ86e-J-R8?is=apzD9R4HERl6Q_Lm

New TVS1320 MAGNUSON 3.4 supercharger available 30 percent larger rotors!

Christain Parker2026-09-11T18:29:04+00:00Prototype TVS1320 has arrived!! Coming in HOT Teaser number #2 with some technical data. I bought my 1997 single cab v6 new and added the Trd supercharger the following year when they 1st hit the market in late 1998. Now at 750,000 miles later ( lots of supercharger...

Is it ok to hit the redline?

Christain Parker2026-09-11T18:27:49+00:00So sometimes on the freeway I need to switch lanes and I have to gun it to get that acceleration going (kinda reminds me of a two stroke where you have to really ring it out and theres the power band at the higher rpm)...

4wd on dry pavement

Christain Parker2026-09-10T18:27:24+00:00Didn't know i shouldn't drive on dry pavement in 4wd. Just got the truck and was simply going around the block and heard the dreaded skipping. I know i know don't kill me Im learning. It was only for less then a half mile...

2010 Tacoma – New Interior

Christain Parker2026-09-10T18:26:22+00:00-gen2 2010 sport. Long time lurker. Introducing my daily driver. -owned it for 3yrs now. Bought it non-running, and had to put in new fuel, AFR sensors, and ignition system. Running strong 30k miles now. -Redo the interior. Basically all new cushions with Katzkin. Front heated seats....

Camping and Backpacking GEAR thread

Christain Parker2026-09-10T18:23:58+00:00I'm T4RFTMFW, and I'm a gearaholic. I am addicted to tents, sleeping pads and bags, propane stoves, iso stoves, wood and alcohol burners, vintage stoves, cooking gear, titanium spoons and sporks, backpacks, hiking clothes and footwear, axes, saws, knives, general bushcrafty and self reliance info,...

History tells me … eh, no comment.

Christain Parker2026-09-09T18:28:33+00:00Y'all catch this? Announcement that stimulus negotiations will be postponed until after the election and the market nosedived. It was doing fine all morning. Wild stuff. Edit: What a long way this thread has come. 2023 wooooooo 2024 bitches! Twenty Twenty FIVE! Oh shit, I'm a...

2026 Tacoma TRD Sport Purchase

Christain Parker2026-09-09T18:26:37+00:00A little over a month ago I contacted a local dealer because they had the TRD Sport in Supersonic red I wanted. It was listed as incoming/build phase. Talking to the salesman he said that truck was already spoken for as they had a deposit...

Longer Wheel Studs

Christain Parker2026-09-09T18:26:25+00:00Looking for recommendations on what longer wheel stud I should use on my Taco. I noticed that I am only grabbing a little over 6 turns of the lug nut on the stock stud. So I figured I would install longer wheel studs to not only...