Brandon's Build and BS

Hey guys,

So I've been a long time tacoma world member, since 2010-11 I believe, and I am always impressed at how much this forum and its members have to offer. Pretty cool to see the Tacoma community sticking together and doing group meets and such.

Pretty exciting day for me, after trying to sell my car for the past 3 months I sucked it up and will be trading it in tomorrow morning when I go to finalize the deal and pick up my new Tacoma. I wasn't a fan of the new redesign of the 2016 model and I have seen a lot of people on here saying they picked up a 2015 before they're all off the lot.

Tomorrow I will be picking up a 2015 DCSB Trd off-road in MGM.

Pictures to come!


This is my farewell

08/12/2015


Picture of her before leaving the dealership

08/13/2015
Want to give a big shout out to @HeadStrong Off-Road, specifically Marie. Picked up a set of Bilstein 6112's a few weeks back, and she helped me out by overnighting the LR UCA's (for an extremely fair price) I purchased allowing me to get everything installed this coming weekend so I don't have to wait a few weeks to get the chance to install. Best customer service I've yet to come across!



Pics of UCA's to come...

08/14/2015
So I installed the bilstein 6112's today in about 3 hours. It was the first time I've ever worked on a vehicle before let alone changing the suspension. Luckily my buddy gave me a helping hand, and right after we threw the wheels on and dropped her down the UPS truck showed up with my new UCA's!!!! Left the truck parked in the garage because I didn't feel like putting the sway bar back on. Tomorrow is another day! Didn't get to snap any pics of my UCA's yet but ill be sure to get some before they go on. Thanks again Marie @HeadStrong Off-Road

Here's a comparison of the bilstein 6112's to the stock suspension.

 

Any recommendations for bronze wheels? I wanted a set of 16' SCS F-5 wheels in matte bronze but they are currently out of stock. Not sure if I should just fork up the extra cash and go with the Stealth 6's because IMO they're bitchin.
Thanks in advance

 

I'm a huge fan of the Countersteer Off Road.

https://www.fnwheels.com/new-products/konig-countersteer-offroad/

 

Cool I have been eyeing those but I'd love to be able to see them in person to get a better idea of how they look mounted. I wish I was able to find a bronze plastic dip to try and color match the emblems to the set of wheels I purchase!

 

Photoshop idea of the upcoming mods, I like the look of the wrapped pillars

 

Update: 08/17/2015

Just ordered a new set of scs stealth 6's in matte bronze today, thankfully they are shipping fairly close so I should have them soon! Planning on mounting a mag light in the next couple days and I have an appointment set for Thursday morning to get some tint. Wallet is taking blows left and right Any recommendations on tires? I've been looking into toyo open countries, BFG KO2's, or possibly the general grabber AT2's

 

Have the new KO2's on my '15. They are pretty gnarly for an A/T. 10-ply Load Range E only though in a 265/75/16, so it can be rough, ESPECIALLY if you over inflate. Didn't check mine for months after having them installed and the tire shop had them filled to 50psi. Lowered to 32/29 spec and its much more tolerable.

 

Good to know! I might keep looking and try and find a nice aggressive looking all terrain that isn't too heavy. I've always been a fan of the look of the duratracs but they are dam expensive!

 

The General Grabber gets great reviews for the price.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...GRAT2OWL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

 

Thanks again for the great service Vin @SCSPerformance I should have the wheels mounted on some 285/70/17's tomorrow!

 

Pics don't do justice to the beauty of these bronze wheels, they look bronze in person but my phone camera + bad lighting makes them look like a charcoal/black

 

Sub!!!!!!!!!

 

08/21/2015

Matte Bronze Stealth 6 wheels wrapped in 285/70/r17 BFG KO2's

 

Love those wheels! SCS will definitely be my choice in wheels when I get another Truck!

 

Looking good man! Finally someone else with bronze SCS wheels

 

I love them! Great choice @northwesttaco

 

thanks man! What are you going to do for a rear lift?

 

I'm thinking about going with the piggyback billstein 5160's and perhaps a progressive add-a-leaf... I will be rocking the bro lean for awhile though I need to stop spending!