JD's '02 Tacoma Build

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”​

— John Lennon​

2002 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner V6 SR5

Current:


Front:
Camburg Long Travel
King 2.5 x 8" shocks with a compressed length of 14 3/8"
King 2.5 x 8" bypass shocks
Fox 2.0 x 2.5" bumps
TC spindle gussets
Glassworks front fenders
13.5" travel

4 link Rear:
Camburg 48" lower links, 2" x .250" upper links
King 2.5 x 14" coil over, 350/450lb springs
King 2.5 x 16" bypass
Fox 2.0 x 4" bump stops
Camburg limit straps x 4
Ford 9" w/ large Daytona Pinion support, Detroit locker, 4.63 gears
Currie 31 spline axles
1983 Monte Carlo calipers (Napa part# CAL N4623 & CAL N4622)
1989 K1500 rotors (Napa part# NB 4885977)
32 gallon Jaz fuel cell with OEM pump and smog, no CEL
Hanneman bedsides
25" travel

Suspension removed
Deaver H70 SUA w/ 12" shackles mounted 52.5" hanger to hanger
King 2.5 x 16" bypass shocks
Built Right u-bolt plates
17" travel

Wheels/tires:
Toyota OEM
Toyo AT2 285/75/16

Misc
Twisted Stitch Pro seats
Crow 5 point harnesses
Poly steering rack bushings
Willwood rear BPV
LCE solid engine mount

Lights
3 - Generic 4" euro beam HID's on the front bumper
4 - Hella Optilux 7" spot HID's on the roof with actuator controlled from inside cab

My fab parts
UCA gussets
Alignment cam/LCA gussets
Outer rear frame plates
Inner rear frame box plates
Motor mount perch gussets
Solid transmission mount
Rear shackles
Front spring hangers
Lower rear shock mounts
Front bumper/skid plates
Full roll cage, engine cage, bed cage, tied front to rear 1.75" DOM
Back half - removed frame behind cab and fully fabricated 4 link rear













From day one

 

Four link

 

Saved

 

First weekend I blew out a shock lol. Need long travel ASAP! Lol





I added new wheels/tires and front fiberglass






Oh yeah I also had to make an inner fender out of all my old mudflaps to keep sand out of my air intake when I went to Glamis

 

nice taco bo

 

Painted my front fenders (free from a buddy and painted in my back yard!) and blacked out badges and mirrors. More photos added

 

Looks good, what back space are those rims?

 

They are about 4". They are the ION alloy 174's. The webcite says they have -5mm of offset so pretty much in the center of the wheels

 

I got my Kings today. I should be getting the Camburg LT in about 2 weeks

 

daaaang thats perty

 

which kit you going with?

 

Camburg

 

Ordered my kit yesterday. Should be here in a week or two

 

they have 2 different kits for your truck, which one did you go with?

 

Nice dude, can't wait to see it LT'd

 

Its just the long travel one. Not the full race kit

 

Gonna be so nice! So jealous, can't wait to see it done! I'm bout a year away from being able to do the same.... maybe less

 

The day for install is finally here

 

get to work!!!

 

for my intake i use panty hose to put over it for the dunes and when i go in the desert.... i think im going to do the mudflap mod like you haha.... very smart!