Asian Redneck 13' Tacoma and 1975 Honda CB550 Cafe Racer Build (Picture Heavy)

p_chinnici · Dec 28, 2017

DriftingPanda18[OP] said: ↑

Yeah so just get the medium duty springs? How bad is the rake when you first installed them? I only have the front lifted 2 inches.
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If you want to keep your more leveled with the topper on I would do the medium duty. I will give you my measurements tomorrow. But I got about almost 3 full inches with a topper on.

DriftingPanda18 · Dec 28, 2017

p_chinnici said: ↑

If you want to keep your more leveled with the topper on I would do the medium duty. I will give you my measurements tomorrow. But I got about almost 3 full inches with a topper on.
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Alright thanks! Overtime they will eventually go down with the constant load.

ChadsPride · Dec 31, 2017

Happy New Year brother!!!

DriftingPanda18 · Dec 31, 2017

So I took a better look and I'm definitely riding on my bump stops. (Note where its shiny)

DriftingPanda18 · Dec 31, 2017

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Happy New Year brother!!!

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Thanks, same to you bro!

TACOMAGARCIA · Jan 16, 2018

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Hey everyone, my name is Patel and this is my first truck I ever had and I'm glad I got this truck. I have to say this is one of the most helpful forum page out there. I eventually plan on going full long travel suspension by the end of next year. will finish writing this up tomorrow...

Currently how she sits 07/21/2017.

Modifications done so far:

EXTERIOR:
ARE camper shell
Plasti dipped rear bumper black(I hate chrome)
Plasti dipped front grill black
32 inch light bar located in lower front grill
Yellow fog light tint
Front window tint 35%
Removed mud flaps

INTERIOR:
Converted all bulbs to LED
Weathertech floor mats

WHEELS AND TIRES:
Konig Countersteer Offroad ( Size:16x8; Offset:0; Backspacing: 4.5 in)
Cooper ST MAXX 255/85r16

SUSPENSION:
Light Racing Upper Control Arms
Adjustable Bilstein 5100s set at 0
Toytec 2.5 lift springs
Bilstein Shocks in the rear(currently stock height in the rear)

Performance:
K&N cold air intake

FUTURE MODS:
Retrofit headlights
Pelfreybilt hybrid front bumper
Maxtracs spindle lift
Kings Coilovers and extended rear 14' shocks
Total Chaos LT kit
Spring under axle leaf springs
Fiberglass fenders

So I bought the truck back in May of 2013 brand spankin new off the lot. The dealership had to special order the truck in this color with the tan interior.

I originally wanted the scion frs but I had to get something for work and more practical as a daily driver. I didn't really start to do mods immediately; I waited until I paid it her off. So one of the first mod I done and I think most people do is plasti dipped the wheels cause it's the cheapest haha.

Soon after that I found Tacomaworld and I started looking at what other people are doing and seeing how really big the tacoma community is. The next mod I did was the light bar; its one of those cheap light bar I paid about $100 for it. Its bright as f$#k!

My next mod was the K&N cold air intake; I was looking around on the forum and seeing how to increase your mpg and I came across about adding a cold air intake. I was already getting about 24mpg which is good, but I was trying to squeeze in a little bit more in because gas prices in 2014 were averaging about $3.70 a gallon. Which was high and sometimes up to $4.00 which is crazy. So once I installed it I gained about 2mpg and wasn't that noticeable, but I did see a slight increase in throttle response and the awesome whistling noise lol. I don't have a picture this.

After that I didn't do much to her for a while, kept her like that for about two years. Then in 2016 I finally bought a camper shell paid like $1800; kinda feel like I got ripped off cause it doesn't even included some features like the Yakima Rack or the interior lights I wanted.

Next was the lift; My budget was tight but at the same time I didn't want to go cheap and have a shitty ride quality. I already knew that I will need new UCA's in order to clear the tires that I was going to get and also have a good alignment. so that was about $500 I have to spend just on that and I still have to get the springs and struts. I ended up getting the toytec/eibach 2.5 lift springs and some bilsteins 5100s struts and shocks for about 400ish. In total I spent about $900 just for the front lift and I haven't even done the rear completely. All I done was I added some bilstein extended shock because I was low on money and I thought since I'm going to go long travel in the future why spend another $500 bucks for something that I'll have to sell.

Before:
After:

Next up were the wheels and tires. I really wanted the RAY 10s but they were almost always sold out and takes them a couple months before they can sell again. So I ended up getting some wheels from FN Wheels; great customer service BTW! I like the bronze/gold color, it flows with the spruce green color of the truck. Now the tires were the hardest to choose from; I was stuck between the KOs or the Cooper ST MAXX. I wanted the skinny tires because this was my daily and didn't want to sacrifice mpgs, and didn't want to do major cutting to fit wider tires. I ended up going with the ST MAXX because of its aggressive sidewall and better looking tread pattern.

I got a quote in town and they wanted $1350 for them . So I said f#!k this and I looked online and the they were a lot cheaper. So I placed the order on Tires-easy.com for $960 shipped which is a good deal. They shipped quick I got them in 3 days.

I got them in.

Just wanted to see how they look lol

Here's a before and after picture of them installed.

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AFTER:

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F*CK YES THEY LOOK SICK

DriftingPanda18 · Jan 16, 2018

Thanks man! I got bigger plans for her this year!

TACOMAGARCIA · Jan 16, 2018

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Thanks man! I got bigger plans for her this year!
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I'm switching from 285/70/17s Toyo Open country AT2 to 255/85/16s ST MAXX and your truck just rocks them... I'm averaging like 16 mpg at the moment so we will see how the change goes, because although they're more narrow, they're like 10 pounds heavier each.

I'm looking at Discount Tire prices around 220 each... Can't wait!!

DriftingPanda18 · Jan 16, 2018

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I'm switching from 285/70/17s Toyo Open country AT2 to 255/85/16s ST MAXX and your truck just rocks them... I'm averaging like 16 mpg at the moment so we will see how the change goes, because although they're more narrow, they're like 10 pounds heavier each.

I'm looking at Discount Tire prices around 220 each... Can't wait!!
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16mpg really? I only get 15mpg; lol 260ish on a full tank, but I have a heavy foot haha. I don't think you should get them if your trying to increase mpg. I've heard ppl that went from 285s to 255s have said that they felt better handling on road.

DriftingPanda18 · Jan 23, 2018

I finally got the tacomaworld stickers and calendar in the mail today!! Thanks @tcBob!!

DriftingPanda18 · Feb 9, 2018

Did some mudding/ trail riding in the forest

DriftingPanda18 · Feb 9, 2018

Took me like 4 hours to get all of the mud off and detailing it

DriftingPanda18 · Feb 11, 2018

I got some Morimoto LED fog lights yesterday from a fellow TW member. Install was pretty straight forward, took me about 20 mins. I'm have a hard time aligning them though.

COMPARISON:

STOCK:

LEFT IS STOCK AND RIGHT SIDE IS THE LED

DriftingPanda18 · Feb 16, 2018

Not truck related but thought I'd share it with y'all. I finally got an upgrade on my cameras; I bought a Sony A6300 and this camera is a beast. I had been using my Canon t3i for almost 4 years, it's still a good camera but the video suck on it.

DriftingPanda18 · Mar 5, 2018

So I tried out the new camera and its really good. Here are a couple pictures I took. Enjoy!

Baby Flex lol

p_chinnici · Mar 6, 2018

The a6xxx are incredible for what they are.

DriftingPanda18 · Mar 6, 2018

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The a6xxx are incredible for what they are.
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Yeah man they are! The video that it takes is also amazing too. it shoots 120fps in 1080p and 4k in 24fps. I'm actually putting together a video from the Toyota Truck meet that they had in Orlando about 2 weeks ago.

DriftingPanda18 · Apr 1, 2018

So I had some yellow tint laying around the house and thought what the heck lets tint the fog lights and light bar too. Here are the results. What do you guys think? Too much yellow?

ChadsPride · Apr 2, 2018

I like it!

DriftingPanda18 · Apr 2, 2018

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I like it!
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Thanks!

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