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Tacoma owners will know that the lowest point on the stock truck is annoyingly the exhaust. it loops under and behind a crossmember but it's "free" ground clearance if you relocate it. which is exactly what I did. while I was at it, I moved around some bends from the stock tailpipe I had to...

Cleaned up the upper air spring bracket and painted and bolted them up you can see in the last pic I'm running the 2/0 wire to feed the "house" batteries once I get the camper (54+week lead time!) the cable terminates at the front of the bed at a MEGA fuse block, and also junction to the rear...

this was an exciting day. the first time I was able to set the truck fully on the ground on the new suspension. it sits a little tall, but these are brand new leafs so I'm hoping they'll settle in a little bit. and of course, once I know everything fits good, I got to take it all apart again...

once the 2 ends of the leaf spring are set, next is the shock. I went with a conservative 12" shock because I didn't want the axle side shock brackets to hang too far under the axle (I've been snagged on that in other trucks before). but if I were to redo this, I'd go with a 14" shock because...

and then came the tedious task of measuring very very carefully to place the new suspension. I decided to go with 63" GM 3/4 ton leaf springs (although I removed the overload leafs for better articulation). this will provide significantly better droop and flex than the stock setup, and with a...

After that came the fun part. I removed the rear suspension from the truck. and not in the typical "I'll unbolt these leaf springs" kind of remove. all the stock brackets came off too. even the little bumpstop pads and shock brackets all came off. oh and the axle side shock brackets all gone too.

I've never bought an aftermarket bumper before, I've always scratch built them, but Tacomas have such big aftermarket support, I came across a bumper that checked most boxes for me so I ordered it, knowing I'll still want to modify it but it'll save me a ton of time compared to starting from...

after that, cycled the front suspension without the coilover and trimmed/relocated everything in the way of the tires, and then reassembled. these are my first fancy bypass shocks I've ever had, I'm excited to see what they can do! and since the chassis was getting all the attention, I didn't...

Getting into a little more "fabby" stuff. While the 3rd member is out is the perfect time to weld on some metal to beef the rear cover. This will allow me to back into big rocks without worrying about caving the rear cover into the ring gear. welded gussets onto the uprights to keep them from...

so, onto the build phase. step1: starting with easy stuff. disable the clutch accumulator. While I understand the logic on why a manufacturer would want to have one, I dislike the feel of it. step2: easy bolt-on: longer rear brake lines. step 3: also easy since it's just removal. pull out...

So, buying the Tacoma. I had never bought a vehicle brand new before (or from a dealer), so I got to choose all the options I wanted which was a cool new experience. I placed an order for a TRD Sport, manual access cab, LED headlight, dualzone climate control, heated seat + nav optioned Tacoma...

Hi everyone, I've been surfing expedition portal for years now but never joined. (full disclosure: I joined so I can sell my previous rig to like-minded people so I can help fund the current build) Anyways, since I need to build up 50 posts to sell the previous rig, figured a build thread for...