wheelerkr2
New member
Here's my 08 tacoma, Im still in college but recently discovered this site and want to get more into camping with my truck. I plan to get a softopper by the end of summer and use that to sleep in.
Show us your Toyota 4runner, tacoma or truck.
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Well shucks... I guess I need to put up more pics of my pavement queen...lol.
84scrambler
Observer
cool rig can i get some specs on it or do you have a build tread?Hey everyone , new member from Bay Area here ... Here's my built 90' 'Runner...
mouse007
Explorer
My new rig. 2014 Tacoma TRD Offroad 4x4. The pic is the day I got it, a couple months ago. Modifications to come in the next few months.
Nice man, I live in South Florida as well.
CrewServed
"That" guy
Hey, I can finally post something worth sharing in this thread! This is the War Wagon, my '05 Tundra AC.
I call these types of photos "selfies for my truck."
Rounding a corner on a shelf road in Big Sur, CA
All that work and money ain't worth spit unless I use the rig the way it was intended to be used.
Big Sur is really pretty country.
I call these types of photos "selfies for my truck."
Rounding a corner on a shelf road in Big Sur, CA
All that work and money ain't worth spit unless I use the rig the way it was intended to be used.
Big Sur is really pretty country.
dlichterman
Explorer
Hey, I can finally post something worth sharing in this thread! This is the War Wagon, my '05 Tundra AC.
I call these types of photos "selfies for my truck."
Rounding a corner on a shelf road in Big Sur, CA
All that work and money ain't worth spit unless I use the rig the way it was intended to be used.
Big Sur is really pretty country.
Woohoo 1st gen Tundras!
Is that still the 5100s and the OME springs? Would you recommend that over the 5100s with the stock springs? Did you do anything in the rear? Was gonna lift the rear with an AAL.
CrewServed
"That" guy
Sure is. Got the 5100's on all four corners and OME 886 springs. IMO, the spring rate on the 886's is a touch high. If you hit a dip a little too fast, the front end suspension bottoms out at full down travel instead of gently following the contour of the road. I can't comment on the 5100/stock spring combination, since I redid the entire suspension all at once - Camburg UCA's, OME 886, Bilstein 5100. I haven't done anything with the rear except to put new shocks back there, but I do need to do something to increase the load capacity. The added weight of the tent and other stuffz plus all the kit in my load plan makes for a tail-draggingly good time in the woods.
If you plan on carrying a hefty load, which, as it turns out, I do, then do something about that. If you don't carry heavy loads, then the front end suspension upgrade levels the truck out, nicely, without any work on the rear suspension. I haven't the foggiest idea where to start when it comes to researching which AAL kit I want to use, so that's sort of in limbo until I find a start point.
If you plan on carrying a hefty load, which, as it turns out, I do, then do something about that. If you don't carry heavy loads, then the front end suspension upgrade levels the truck out, nicely, without any work on the rear suspension. I haven't the foggiest idea where to start when it comes to researching which AAL kit I want to use, so that's sort of in limbo until I find a start point.
dlichterman
Explorer
Wheelers has a nice AAL kit that I've been considering: http://wheelersoffroad.com/product/...3-heavy-duty-leaf-progressive-add-a-leaf-kit/
I bring my DRZ400 out to the desert a ton so I want to do something to the rear. I was thinking I'd just stick with the stock springs, at the full 2.5" lift with the camburg UCAs, and the AAL in the rear. Also when I go overlanding I do end up bringing the kitchen sink which could include 20 gallons of fuel so the rear dips a bit, even more so with a motorcycle on there.
juicebox
Adventurer
I am selling my '02, these big 'ol tars are for my '06 DC.
I need to get more aggressive selling it. I've had 5 "serious" buyers, some that I've jumped through many hoops for, only to have "things come up"... It's really rather frustrating.
Amen, brother... When I built my '02, I didn't have much money, so naturally, all of the money I didn't have went into the truck. Then I couldn't afford to go on trips to use my truck. It just became a pretty paperweight in my carport.
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My truck is nowhere near the badassery I have seen, but I'm working on getting there.
Soon after I got my 87 the Head gasket went so I did a full engnbldr rebuild with the RV head and 270cam. Figured why not lift it and throw a spartan in the rear.
First picked her up
After some mods and a new heart
Cleans up nice
Still gathering parts for the 3.4swap and sas, should be completed by next summer, then out west I go!
Soon after I got my 87 the Head gasket went so I did a full engnbldr rebuild with the RV head and 270cam. Figured why not lift it and throw a spartan in the rear.
First picked her up
After some mods and a new heart
Cleans up nice
Still gathering parts for the 3.4swap and sas, should be completed by next summer, then out west I go!