Author - Christain Parker

Brake rotors resurfaced?

Christain Parker2026-10-14T19:41:12+00:00Hello, I have a 2006 Prerunner and the brake pads will need to be replaced in the near future. Do I need to replace the rotors or can I resurface them? There might not be a way to do this but also how do I...

Halloween Outfits and more

Christain Parker2026-10-14T19:40:39+00:00Going to a Halloween party and she is so nervous about what she is wearing. How does she look in it? hair piece i helped her make

Scout Terra Pickup

Christain Parker2026-10-14T19:36:31+00:00Anyone looking at the upcoming Scout pickup as a Taco replacement? https://www.scoutmotors.com/terra Please feel free to to hate on electric vehicles not really. It’s just an electric vehicle. Horse people laughed at cars at one point. Except who’s laughing now with gas...

Trouble With New Tires

Christain Parker2026-10-13T19:36:44+00:00My truck has a small lift and tires installed by Toytec when I used to live in Denver. That was 5 years ago and I've run Toyo AT3's since that day with ZERO issue. A couple of weeks ago i had

What winter tires are you all running on your 3rd gens this year?

Christain Parker2026-10-13T19:35:23+00:00Winter is creeping up and my all-terrains are getting pretty worn. For those of you in snow country, what winter tires have you been happy with on your 3rd gen? Trying to decide between a dedicated winter set and just getting fresh all-terrains. Appreciate any...

2TR-FE Performance Thread

Christain Parker2026-10-13T19:35:14+00:00Well i looked around a little bit, but i didnt see anything that consolidated all the performance upgrades/mods for the 2TR in one place. Intakes: - aFe Magnum Force 51-11382 (discontinued) - aFe Stage 2 Si oiled - aFe...

Thinking of buying – opinions please?

Christain Parker2026-10-12T19:34:38+00:00I have an ‘01, which I will definitely keep. It’s just that I am hoping to move to the hilltowns & have been asking a lot of it whilst I drive all over looking at properties. It needs some attention I want to be able...

New York to Colorado- Father/Son trip of a lifetime.

Christain Parker2026-10-12T19:33:39+00:00Check out my inquiry thread to the planning and backstory. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...wheeling-camping-planning-help-needed.877656/ For years, I have wanted to take a trip to Colorado with my father. 48 years ago, he took his brand new 1978 Kawasaki KZ650sr on a roadtrip from Illinois to Colorado....

Anyone @ 100k so far ?

Christain Parker2026-10-11T19:37:20+00:00I have a ways to go - in the past ~ 6 months i've put on 13,3k miles - been rock solid. I have changed the oil 5 times so far - last oil change was with 5w30 Mobil 1 - all priors was...

Post your year and mileage.

Christain Parker2026-10-11T19:36:58+00:00I have an 09 trd DCLB 4x4 sport and I'm about 400 miles shy of 50K.