DarthTarmac's Pic Thread

I've made a few changes to the truck, but not enough to call this a build. I got my 2008 double cab short bed TRD Off-Road in october with 137k on the odometer. It looked like this:



As soon as I walked out of the finance office I was on teh phone with wheeler's ordering my lift parts, once installed it looked like this:



Got a 2011 sport grill and had it panted to match:



Then the wheels and tires went on:







Put that on and added some Depo black housed headlights, and a Toyota skid plate:



Now the fun can start. I like to ride bikes and explore out in the Land Between the Lakes (LBL) so I'll post a lot of pics from there.



















Little Halle Berry approves, even though she can't jump up into it since it's lifted.



Me and a pal made some bed bars:





So I could mount the rtt:



I haven't got to use it yet, but hopefully soon!

 

Here's a few pics from a recent LBL trip with my girlfriend.

























Found this cool old church that has been restored by volunteers:

 

Nice truck! Looks familiar. Thanks for sharing the pics.

 

TW meet at LBL

 

Is that water-tower structure on LBL? I've never seen it before. I gotta do some more exploring out there...

 

It is. It's an old observation deck, it used to be open to the public and I went up it several times as a kid. They've since closed it but it still stands there.

 

Finally got to try out the rtt. Just a quick one nighter at the lake.

 

Quick over nighter at Pisgah Point in LBL:

 

Had an ExpeditionPortal meeting in LBL:

 

My girlfriend and I celebrated our one year anniversary near Chattanooga this weekend. We stayed at Cloudland Canyon State Park since it was so close to some mountain bike trails we wanted to ride. The park is really pretty and had 2 beautiful waterfalls real close to our campsite.

 

what size are the tires/rims?

 

285/70/17 17" wheels with zero offset

 

have you felt any changes in the ride, how have your MPG's been affected?

 

Rides better than when it was stock but had about 140k on the odometer before I did the lift and tire setup. I'm not sure about mpg since the odo is no longer accurate.

 

Hmm. I never thought about that, good point. my truck is about to hit 142k miles. I'm debating whether or not I want to do 285's or 275's when I get my lift.

 

285s!

 

Great looking truck! Is that a Specialized Camber Evo?

 

It is! I added the seat dropper post, and 1x10 setup. It's for sale now, it's a medium and I need a large. Super fun bike, it tought me how to descend. I had a racey xc bike before this one and hated descending on it, this bike is a blast downhill.

 

I have a medium too, with a command post. Will most likely get a reverb to replace it. I have been debating a 1x10 setup for the simplicity and may have my local shop set me up this fall. Night rides start tomorrow.

 

Nice taco!
Any rubbing with your 285s?