'03 TRD Build

I'm gonna go ahead and start this before things get out of hand. My previous vehicle was a Jeep Cherokee that was pretty well built. It was by far the most uncomfortable and frustrating vehicle I have ever owned, and every time I took it off road I broke something. Now I have a Taco and am seeing a shrink to rid me of my Jeep nightmares.

How it sits now:






Stocker:





'03 TRD 3.4L auto
-Sway a Way coilovers
-Camburg UCA's
-Toytec shackles on inverted stock leaf springs that should be in a dumpster
-Rear Bilstein 5100's
-Bamf kickout rock sliders
-4xInnovations rear class III bumper
-M/T classic fake lock II's in black
-265 General Grabber AT2's
-Inchworm e-locker guard
-Homebrew bed bar with mounts for CB antenna, Hi-Lift, 2 bike mounts and a Hella light
-Ammo can storage box in bed
-Homebrew front lightbar bumper thing
-Blitzpro 3lr, 6lz and 5lr dust light

 

Did some dirt road exploring in Los Padres Nat'l Forest today:

 

Good looking truck!

 

Your off to a great start. I have those same wheels and love them! The fake beadlocks do wonders for protecting my wheels offroad!

 

Thanks guys, new suspension goes on tomorrow.

 

Welcome superwhite taco ftw your truck looks legit i think the next thing you need would be a tube bumper

 

Parker I think we have a new inductee into the White Truck Mafia...
Great looking truck brotha! Def agree with somethinboutayota about the tube bumper. Sliders too! But then again I do love helping other people spend their money haha.

 

X2 on the spending money part haha

 

Thanks everybody! Sliders, Skids, Trail Gear winch bumper and rocket thrusters and flame throwers are all on the list down the road. For now though, I have this:

 

Be sure to make a write up for the rocket thrusters and flame throwers. Been looking to do those for a while now.


Oh..
And

 

Looks good! Always liked that rear bumper, & welcome to the super white club

 

don't forget the .50Cal

 

Back road suspension break in run:

 

Nice built!

 

Got new tires, General Grabber at2's, 265's. Wheeling at Hollister Hills yesterday, she did great.

 

More wheeling. No recent upgrades...yet. Corral Hollow trail in Bear Valley, Ca. I need sliders!

 

The time has come that I need to either ditch the swaybar or figure out some sort of disconnect...

 

Truck is looking good. Nice Camburg UCAs and c/o

How are they working out?

 

Or go solid axle.

 

Funny thing...lately as I've been driving around I felt like my truck had some extra body roll. The other day me and a friend were going mountain biking and I was driving my truck to the trail head I hit a pot hole. It made a thud, then a bang. I looked under the truck and found the sway bar spindle bolt was gone. I wonder how long it's been gone for.

Anyway...this got me thinking. Rather than a quick disconnect, just remove the bolt? I've been thinking of a quick disconnect myself.

Also, how do you like the AT's. I have General Grabber AW tires and while they're light and do well on the street they kinda suck on dirt. I'm thinking about new tires sometime next year.