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BattleShip Jones: 2015 Tacoma DCLB Build Thread Welcome to my second build thread. The first build thread (http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/125949-Adventurous-s-Tacoma-Build) was a resounding failure, so I'll do my best to make sure that this one stays updated as I progress through...

Well, I did a poor job keeping this thread up to date as I progressed but that's kind of a moot point now as the truck was totaled (not my fault) 5 months to the day that I made this thread. Now I'm just waiting on the insurance payout but at this point I'm leaning towards buying a 2015. So, a...

Love your thread over on Tacoma world. I'm interested to see what changes you make during the transition to an over landing rig. Perhaps I'll be fortunate enough to run into you some time. It was actually because of your thread that I picked up some sliders from Marshall at Sawtooth. He told me...

And that is the current status of things. I know I know, this thread is worthless without pics. I fully intend to deliver as soon as some of this stuff starts going on and I have some progress to share. In the mean time I will be working on a couple of small things and using it. - Chrome grill...

Step 4 = Bed Cap! For a multitude of reasons I decided to get a bed cap. As nice as leaving the bed open would have been on my wallet the GF and I decided capping it makes the most sense for the way we will use it when camping. The goal is to have something that we can sleep in but also carries...

Too late on the lift, it's sitting in my storage unit right now waiting. :sombrero: What can I say, I've become more impatient with age. I hear you though, before I go too much further I'm going to get out and see how things go this season before embarking on any other major upgrades or changes.

Step 3 = Lift! Having never had a lifted vehicle before I was immediately overwhelmed with the plethora of kits and configurations available for the Taco platform. My current needs don't demand anything too hardcore so I went with the tried and true lift kit from OME. 885 coils, trim packer...

Next thing up on the list? Replace those turd slippers. Off with the Firestones and on with a real tire! I was going back and forth between getting a 255/85, 265/75, or 285/75s. As much as I wanted to go with the 255 I was worried about having enough oomph getting up and down the hills around...

How badly the brakes needed to be replaced made itself blatantly obvious as I made a trip up from Boulder to Estes Park this past weekend. Coming down into town from the mountains was absolutely brutal as the vibration from rotor runout steadily became worse as they heated up. It got to the...

First order of business was to address some of the things that the PO had done that the dealer decided wasn't worth fixing. Issue 1: The non-functioning compass/thermometer It is apparently a fairly well documented issue that the compass/thermometer in the Tacoma has a habit of kicking it at...

Greetings ExPo! :wavey: I've been a faithful reader for a few years but have never had the means, the vehicle, or the motivation until now. With that being said, I'll be using this thread to document my build as it progresses at a glacial pace and to gather feedback from those who have done it...