Help me to not be a poser

Says the guy whose truck poses as a 2012+

 

When you do Bilsteins all around, are any other parts required? Is this basically just "replacing the shocks" and nothing else needs to be done? How much lift does this achieve?

 

We're all posers to some






VVVVVVVPoser build!!! VVVVVV

 

I honestly want to avoid lifting my truck so I threw a slightly larger tire on and think it really makes the truck look more aggressive.



I think the only other thing I would do is sliders as far as exterior mods go.

 

Is the tail sagging when u haul your stuff around? I started with a size up more aggressive tire and liked it! If your suspension is gettinh soft or leaves more to be desired get progressive aal's and billy's that you can adjust the fronts. I'm happy i went OME and would do it again but i wanted a dd i could wheel. Your only going to look like a poser to someone who is a poser. They are just deflecting.

 

My motto is if I can balance form with function I'm doing alright.

 

with offroad stickers too! its like the inception of posing.

 

Hi I am Eric and a poser. I am not 50 yet but close......Do what you want and don't worry what others think. I couldn't be happier with my poser rig!

 

WTF is a poser anyway? Do what you want with your truck. There are people with armor, lifts & light bars galore that never leave pavement. There are those with stock trucks that do more off-road than those with lifts, big tires, etc. It's all good...different strokes for different folks.

 

Yep

It's sort of the nature of most of us to want to look a little unique. Not one earthly thing wrong with that.

I'm almost 59. Since I got my first truck 43 years ago, I've been trying to make 'em look the way I want 'em to look. I couldn't care any less what everyone else thinks. It's about what I like.

Everyone is a "poser" to some degree or another. Do whatever strikes your fancy....

 

All that is required is the shocks. You can adjust the fronts up to 2.5" of lift, but it will stiffen the ride a little with stock springs. Which I like. You will have a little bro lean after that so I would suggest an add a leaf in the back too, or just have your fronts set at 1.75 to level out.

 

Another thing I did was have custom "SR5" bedside decals made. I love the look of the "TRD OffRoad" decals, but since i'm not a TRD I thought not only would I be more unique but also true to the truck. Could do something like that.

 

Photos?

 

Nothing fancy but gets the job done:

 

I'm in the same boat as you.

 

just stay away from racing stripes or powered by toyota stickers and youll be fine

 

I guess my biggest concern is that I do not want to add "TRD" or "Sport" mods to it when it isn't really one. As much as I wish my hood had a scoop it is not a Sport model so I would not add a scooped hood, or a wench and skid plate when it is obviously not a 4x4. That would be posing in my opinion. Does that make sense?

 

What about something like this?



Subtle, yet dignified.

 

well, that's enough tw for today...

 

Are those @CBoy808's stickers? You should check it out, I'll post the thread link later when I have time to find it.