Evan's weekend warrior build

09 TRD offroad


Current mods

Suspension
Old man emu complete kit with 885s
3rd leaf removed from Dakars
Light racing UCAs
Icon extended travel coilovers in the basement ready for a rebuild

Armor
Bamf sliders rattlecanned
Cbi front bumper (thanks john!)

Wheels and tires
SCS stealth 6 in gloss black with SCS black chrome lugs
285/70/17 Goodyear duratracs

Apperance
Colormatched rear bumper
Satoshi grill with grillcraft mesh, colormatched with duplicolor (custom depth lip and new paint job in process)
painted badges (gloss black) removed TRD logo

Sound system
JVC KW-NT800HDT double din nav
5 channel MTX amp
boston acoustic SR-60s
Rockford fosgate 8" shallow mount sub in custom box

Lighting
36" Treklight LED light bar mounted in bumper (GONE)
PIAA 510 driving pattern lights with yellow bulbs in bumper
21" blitzpro single row LED bar
Two 6 LED OKLED pods, flood pattern
Two lightforce 170s

Accesories/Other
Hi-lift mounted in bed with Relentless Fab mounting brackets
Thule X-sporter bed racks, chopped 5"
UWS black chest style tool box
8500lb superwinch

To-do mod list
retrofitted headlights
add rear speakers
bed lighting
Rebuild Icon coilovers, upgrade to king springs

Future mod list
Skids
Rear bumper
Rear shock relocation/shackle flip and longer shocks
Moar lights!

shortly after i bought the truck i added the bed racks and toolbox, then i stumbled upon TW and the mods followed, the satoshi grill was my first one

then it was onto the soundsystem, after searching for ideas for a sub box i couldnt find what i wanted, i wanted to have full use of the back seats but i wanted some decent bass, so heres what i came up with.

the first cut with the sawzall was the hardest





i found an awesome deal on a MGM rear bumper, before

after

now the chrome grill had to go, decided to try duplicolor. Also painted a TOYOTA badge to go on the grill but i wasnt a huge fan of how it looked


now the good stuff, got some goodies in the mail. Shoutout to SCS


Lift installed, thanks to some help from some TW members i was able to tackle it myself. I removed the 3rd leaf from the Dakars. loaded up with 285 duratracs ready to be mounted

wheels and tires mounted


had some fun in 30" of snow

then my BAMF sliders and Hi lift got mounted



my 36" Treklights LED light bar

test fit 3# sucsess! after some minor trimming of the bumper


A great local deal came up for a CBI bumper, so i ditched the stock one and light bar. Grill is also under construction, a temp base model one will do for now

Added PIAA 510 lights and a 8500lb superwinch

rear bumper build in progress

 

messing around with my gopro, here is a night shot video of the 36" light bar
http://youtu.be/l6e1xx7cVgQ

gatta rep my buddys skate/snow business, check out
Crispy whips!

 

about time!

 

Lol i know. All shitty cell pics also. I need some good pictures so you can make me a badass sig pic. Gopro should be here in a few days!

 

+1. I'm glad to see that you're finally showing it off a little. Nice work so far Evan!

 

Thanks vin! You wouldnt belive how many compliments i have gotten on the wheels, everybody loves them. From random strangers also, not just people i know.

 

Nice work Evan it looks good

 

Thanks! Cant wait to see your truck post lift

 

Thats a nice looking sub mount you made there sir, I like that its not just laying on the back seat like a few I have seen.

 

thank you, it hits surprising hard for being such a small box and only a 8" sub

 

some random pictures with my gopro

 

Nice build. SCS and grille are nice. Lift came out good also.

 

Good looking truck.

 

Damn looks awesome!

 

Thanks guys!

 

how is the new leaf pack holding up? your setup is what i am saving for now

 

just wondering how much lift you got with your setup? I was thinking of going with the same exact setup, 885's, OME nitro shocks front and rear, LR UCAs, and the dakars with the third leaf removed. I'm running 265/70/17 tho so a little smaller and don't want to have too much lift and it look goofy

 

Its holding up good. It may have settled a little. My toolbox has been packed full of heavy tools lately, probably around 200 lbs, and i added sliders, probably another 125 lbs. if they have sagged at all its barley noticeable, maybe a 1/4" the leafs are a little rusty, but its really not avoidable living in new england a less than a mile away from the ocean. It is definitely a good setup though, i am happy i went with dakars vs. AAL

My hub to fender flare measurements average out to 23" up front and 23.5" in the rear. You will be happy with everything, its a solid setup. Removing the leaf from the dakars worked out really well, and now if they ever sag on me or i add a bedcap or more weight i can just put the leaf back in. Plus the leafpacks are pretty soft with the 3rd leaf removed and they flex out really nice. I think you will be happy with 265/70/17. I had a hard time choosing between that size and 285s, after i had my lift on and the 285s on i realized i would have been happy with 265/70/17, and i kinda kicked myself for dropping so much money for 285s because i passed up on a really good deal on 265/70/17s duratracs. You can always look into 275/70/17. There are a few guys that run that size and it looks nice.

 

I have 265/70/17 general grabber at2 now and i absolutely love them and will likely continue to get them indefinitely since they look good and dont hurt my mileage. Pretty much lift size is based around the tires haha. Thanks for the input tho man, it is super helpful and makes me want to just do the 885's instead of 884s since the Dakars seem a lot better than the AAL with the 3rd leaf removed.