How many people leave their trucks stock'ish?

I added sliders, floor liners, and a tool box a few weeks after I bought it. I replaced the tires after a couple years and just recently added mud flaps. My brother bought me ditch lights for Christmas so I bought a sPOD and installed them. Now I have a canopy on order that will be here in a few weeks. I bought the truck in September 2012. I guess I'm not in a big hurry to spend money on things until a problem has been identified that needs to be addressed.

 

My 2015 Yoda TRD is getting a 3in rough country in front and 2in in the rear. I don't want any bigger. I will eventually get new wheels and tires but staying with what I have on the truck. No other mods on my truck other than removing the stock mud flaps.

 

Rough Country isn't probably good enough for your truck, Vixen 15, and you probably won't be happy with it. But it's a choice. I'd recommend that you do a little reading on here, and you will benefit from a lot of experience.

 

I tried to do that at first, but before long TW had corrupted me and I threw staying stock to the wind.

 

What's your take on the Alcan leaf pack? I put a set of those on my '02 to replace the flat oem springs, and was very happy with them. Would like to hear your assessment of how they compare to the stock springs.

 

I am very happy with them . The only thing I would do different is I would get oem bushings in place of the polyerathane ones. The polyerathane ones did squeak. I had to grease them between the bushing and the hanger . Other then that they ride so much better then stock and hold a load much better .

 

Me

 

Were they truly stock height, or did they provide any lift?

 

Mechanically & suspension are full stock (I do have the rear leaf TSB). Other convenience mods noted in sig. Does everything/goes anywhere I need.

 

Oh my list keeps going.

Mirror lift and replaced with temp mirror
Weather techs , good protector, tonneau
Added bed lights
Always on 12v power mod
Disable ac on defrost mod
Redline hood lifts

Will add tailgate plate/support
Led light in lower valence
Heated mirror mod
Set of hunting season rims/wheels
Beef up suspension a bit when the original wears out. Find the stock on limited a tad weak. Would like to maintain ride quality but stiffen things up a bit.

This site will probably have me find more things to do

 

Our '05 DCSB was stock for 11 years. Did practically everything you could do with it in its stock condition. Got stuck many a time in its many adventures. Last year, I thought that it was looking and feeling a little tired and on its way out and I need something new/different. November 2015 it got a complete frame and rear leafs replaced at the dealership. Then I fell in love with it all over again.

Nov 2015 I signed up with TW to check about replacing a license plate bulb.

Then new front bearings, brake rotors/pads, then new shocks...

See my sig. All happened in four months. Thanks TW. Best free website membership I've ever come across.

Gotta go now. Wiring up my dual battery system and soundproofing the cab this weekend.

 

They are the 8 leaf 200lb one that he makes . Well they sit about a 1/4 in . Higher then stock.

 

Didn't read any other posts but I'm guessing not many

 

Basically stock and going to stay that way.

Only things I've done:

- AVS bug shield
- PIAA Ion Plasma fog light bulbs
- AEM Dry-Flow filter
- Bed lights
- LED to Base tail light swap
- Front side window tint.

 

If you throw on a shell and some 265/75/16's but nothing else changes, do you consider that "stock'ish"?

 

I'm not selling mine to soon so I'm doing everything that helps me or the truck. Putting subie seats in this weekend, just put MTs on it, and soon I'm lifting it since my suspension feels old. 285s should help my mpgs on the hwy with my 4.30s, tired of 3k Rpms at 75. Put a plate bumper on for deer and its already played for itself once.

 

Mine will mostly get functional type of changes. A couple of appearance mods, all tasteful. Nothing that can't be undone and set back to factory look easily.

 

Mostly stock, doing some mods that make it better for me, or that I just wanted to do

Bed Mat
Led Interior lights
Map lights on with dome light (completely reversible)
Bed lights
Under hood light
Front hood lift struts
Easy down lift on the tailgate
Additional Fuse panel and shelf under the hood
Leather seats and seat heaters
Fog lights anytime (reversible)
Raised the differential, transfer case vents
painted my engine cover

And I'm working on a completely hidden power window for the rear slider and considering adding turn signal/puddle lamp side mirrors

The truck is mainly a daily road driver and will see limited off roading so I doubt I will do anything to the suspension unless it breaks!

 

I spend a lot of time pining for and looking at the various beautiful rigs on this site and others. I often think about lifting mine, or tires, just a wee bit bigger. I soon forget when I find myself cruising along at 80 mph, reaping my 23 mpg with a donut in one hand and a piping hot black coffee in the other, chatting with my hard of hearing mother on the in dash Bluetooth via my cell phone about the vacation I plan on taking with the money I saved not investing in tires and or a lift that would make all of the above unachievable.
I forget about the lift and tires with my first Pina colada.