Camerond05's build page. Slow. Boring

Your basic overland/mid travel rig.. slow build

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I have a 2006 TRD-Off-road Access cab 6spd

285/75r16 BFG KM2
Procomp 5001 rims
Pelfreybilt hybrid
King Ext travel shocks
Total Chaos UCAS
Total Chaos spindle gussets
Ultra Gauge

$44 Uniden Pro505XL 40-Channel CB Radio. Pro-Series, Compact Design. Public Address (PA) Function. Instant Emergency Channel 9, External Speaker Jack, Large Easy to Read Display. - Black

Uniden Pro505XL CB Radio, 5ft red firestik

I was going to LT but.... fuck thats a lot of money lol (maybe in the future)



First day looking at the truck.
August 15, 2016


Finally, September 9th 2016
I get the truck. Long story short the dealership sucked and it had a few things to fix but took forever. 3rd gear synchro grinded. They claimed they fixed it.... I just wanted the truck at that point. Waiting almost a month to get it.
I had already ordered a new headlight and painted the grille the day I got it.



September 21, 2016.
Rims - Pro comp 5001 16in
Tires - BFG KM2 285/75r16
Shitty spacer lift up front just to fit the wheels.
Also derped my emblems sometime between the 9th and 21st.


November 27, 2016.
Take it to Toyota. Needs a new clutch, fully rebuilt trans, resurfaced flywheel etc.
$3,900 later....
oh also had Toyota put an Add a leaf that I had ordered a while ago on.

December 5th or so I finally get it back from Toyota and man does it drive nice.

 

- just read the LT sticky. But still wondering, what are the best routes of shocks, LT kit, etc

 

X2 man just go to the LT area any and all your questions can be answered there.

 

Check out the sdhq Black Friday sale.. they have several LT kits that are part of the sale.

 

Thanks man.

 

I'll check it out!

 

My suggestion would be to start new threads for every question you have... And tag jberry in each...

 

No problem I would also just say take it slow, DO NOT RUSH INTO ANYTHING. Take lots of time to research and figure it all out before you go out dropping G's. Talk to some people on here, go to some meets to look at some LT trucks and learn the stories, problems, and recommendations they may have. Speaking from experience, just take it slow and you'll end up happy.

 

I talked to him briefly on instagram over message... he said I have lots to learn....

 

Looks like you've got an access cab as well?

 

Yes I do. Very happy with it, only because I don't have to sit back there haha

 

Haha, agreed. Is yours long traveled?

 

Yes, hence the "speaking from experience" part. I went out and wanted long travel so bad that I bought a used Engage 6 over kit with the racing spindles. Its done me good until now, but never would I recommend engage. I took the wrong route and my progression with the truck as far as my dreams are being put on hold from shit breaking. And it's always stuff that I have put on. And since I've gotten the kit and gotten to know some of these LT legends I've learned a lot and wish I would have talked to them and learned more before pulling the trigger. It's hard to wait, but worth it in the end when you can actually use your LT for what it's made for haha.

 

Yeah, Always wanted a LT taco! I was going to jump the gun and just buy it all. But hearing from you guys on here it sounds like I should wait and really find the best , and affordable route.

 

This is gonna be good. sub'd for the badthread.

 

Yes you'll run into some assholes on here although I haven't really been seeing many at all since it's been 3 years since I've been on here, but beside the few of those that are gone now, this is an awesome community of guys that are always willing to help. Where are you located?

 

I am located in NorCal, Sacramento area. Yeah I have talked to a bunch of nice people on here. I was originally going to go with mid travel just because I didn't want to fork out all the money but I truly want the LT. I wouldn't be happy if I went with mid travel.

 

I'm sure you've heard it from others if you've read a lot of old threads or if you've asked around in other threads, but the rear setup on your truck will be the determining factor in how well it handles on uneven terrain like whoops. It's also more expensive than the front so that should be a big part of your planning.