A horse with no name | Victory 4x4 3rd gen

I probably should have started this thread 2 years ago when I started the build, but I didn't so here we are

Full disclosure, I'm co-owner of Victory 4x4; we manufacture bumpers, sliders, armor, and accessories for Yotas.

Anyway photos first, then current specs














Photos for days if you want more: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jbwrs8iauv2v243/AAALwZYvqeJaafNrP36otg6Ya?dl=0

Specs
2016 TRD Sport - Blazing Blue Pearl

Drivetrain

• Nitro 4.88 Gears
• ARB Air Lockers F&R

Performance

• aFe Momentum GT Pro-GUARD 7 intake (w/Dynamic Air Scoop)
• aFe MACH Force-Xp Hi-Tuck catback
• ShiftSense Pro V2
• OVtune (coming soon...)

Suspension/Wheels/Tires

• Front - BDS 6" lift, Fox 2.5 remote reservoir coilovers, BDS upper control arms
• Rear - BDS add-a-leaf (non-taco specific,) with 3" blocks and Fox 2.0 series rear shocks
• Mamba M19 - 18 x 9, 5.47bs, Race Bronze finish
• Falken Wildpeak MT 35 x 12.5 x 18
• Spare under bed in factory mount (some hammering involved, stored without air)

Armor (Victory 4x4)

• Strike Front Bumper
• Strike Rear Bumper
• Strike Rock Sliders
• Transfer Case Skid
• Fuel Tank Skid

Recovery

• WARN VR8-S winch
• Factor 55 FlatLink
• Hi-Lift 48" Patriot Jack
• Warn Epic Shackles
• Hi-Lift recovery strap
• Hi-Lift tree saver
• Masterpull kinetic recovery rope

Bed Mounts

• Victory Modular Bed Rack Base
• Victory Prototype aluminum basket
• Thule ThruRide bike rails
• Swiss Cargo 3 In 1 Multifunction Kayak Carrier (without RTT)
• Dometic fridge slide

Lighting

• Front bumper cubes - PIAA | RF Series 3" LED Cube Light Driving Beam
• Front bumper bar - Victory 4x4 20" Single Row LED light bar
• Front grill - PIAA RF10 10" Ion Yellow Wide-Spread Fog Beam (x2)
• Headlights - Auxbeam F-16 LED Headlight Bulbs (high and low beam)
• Rear bumper cubes - PIAA | RF Series 3" LED Cube Flood Beam
• Rock lights - Unknown brand import kit + some extras I had around
• High mount stop lamp - MESO Customs KC Ultimate 3rd Brake Light
• Interior lights - MESO Customs
• Underhood lights - Matt Gecko LEDs
• Under bedrail lights - Matt Gecko LEDs
• Taillights - TRD Pro with Auxbeam LED bulbs
• Footwell lights - generic import LED strips

Audio/Electronics/Communication

• Genesis Offroad Battery Tray
• Optima Yellow Tops
• Switch-Pros SP-9100 Switch Panel
• Blue Sea Systems BelowDeck Panel in bed (Dual USB Chargers, 12V socket, mini OLED volt monitor)
• Kicker KS Series 6.5" Component speakers (front)
• Kicker KS Series 6.5" Coax speakers (rear - deck power)
• Kicker 12" CompRT 2 Ohm Subwoofer
• Kicker KXA400.2 Stereo Amplifier (front components)
• Kicker KXA400.1 Mono Amplifier (sub)
• ********* Double Cab Subwoofer Box
• TYT TH-9800 Quad Band Ham Radio
• ScanGauge II
• Tram Dual Band NMO Antenna - (Victory 4x4 hood antenna mount)
• Dragon Touch V10 Android Tablet - RamTab-Tite Cradle - Hondo Garage Un-Holey Dash Mount
• Front camera with F&R Anytime Backup Camera wiring mod
  
• Viper SmartStart cellular remote start/GPS tracking

Vinyl Wrap Colors

• Stripes - Oracal 970ra
  • Matte azure metallic 197M (lightest)
  • Matte night blue metallic 196M (medium)
  • Matte moonlight metallic 190M (darkest)
• Sponsors - VViViD Matte Metallic Pearl Gold

MISC

• Freespirit Recreation High Country Series 55″ Roof Top Tent
• Dometic CFX 75DZW powered cooler
• ARB single compressor - underhood on a custom mount
• Katzkin leather seats - solid black outers, black blue perforated inners, blue stitching
• Access Vanish Tonneau Cover
  
• BedRug truck bed mat
• MESO Customs GASSHOLE
• Gerber Hatchet
• Misc shovel
• Fire extinguisher (always carry one of these!)
• First-aid kit (always!)

Whew... that's a big list. If anyone wants specific photos or information on mods, just post and let me know

Notable Videos
Semi-Current Walkaround


Colorado Rock Crawling (3 video series)


Cabin Fever Winter Overland Trip


Run for the Border - El Camino del Diablo and Mojave Road (3 video series)


Switch-Pro Overview


LED Lighting Overview

 

awesome! was actually stalking you earlier in the week looking for your build haha....

 

Awesome build and vids brother. Really enjoyed them. Sweet rig.

 

I was just on Victory's Instagram and came here and saw this. Badass products

 

Wow, just wow. Well Done!

 

Sweet build! Are your foot well light hooked up to the dome and map lights or are they just constant on? Either way how did you do it

 

They are wired into the dash illumination.

 

Awesome Truck! I'm liking the front bumper

 

Interested in how you mounted your ham above the rear view mirror. Looks like a great spot!

 

Just used some very small metric countersunk bolts, nuts, and washers through the remote faceplate mount of my radio, the headliner, and into the plastic bracket that surrounds the console up there.

 

Had some questions elsewhere about the audio setup, adding it here as well.

My setup:

• Factory head unit
• Kicker KS Series 6.5" Components in front doors/dash (https://www.kicker.com/44KSS6504)
  • Powered by Kicker KXA400.2 Amp behind passenger rear seat (https://www.kicker.com/kxa4002-2-channel-stereo-amplifier)
  • Tweeter mount plates (
    $18 Speaker Adapters for Tweeters Fits Lexus, Fits Subaru, and - 1.25" Cutout - SAK009_125-1 Pair
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BLMBHPW/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
  • Front door speaker adapter plates (
    $20 Metra 82-8147 Toyota Multi 02-up 6-6.75" Plate - pair
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IIC60ZG/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
  • Factory wiring extended from dash area to amp for source
  • New wiring ran from amp to each crossover hidden in dash

• Kicker KS Series 6.5" Coax speaker in rear doors (https://www.kicker.com/44KSC6504)
  • Powered by factory head unit
  • Rear door speaker adapter plates (
    $17 Metra Electronics 82-8148 6" to 6-3/4" Speaker Adapter for Select Toyota/Lexus/Scion 1998-Up Vehicles, Black
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IIC63P8/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
  • Factory wiring adapters (
    $10 Metra 72-8104 Speaker Connector for Select Toyota Vehicles, MULTI COLOR
    https://www.amazon.com/Metra-72-810...&qid=1550172777&sr=1-2&keywords=Metra+72-8104)

• Kicker CompRT 12" 2 Ohm Subwoofer (https://www.kicker.com/comp-rt-12-2-ohm-subwoofer)
  • Powered by Kicker KXA400.1 Amp behind passenger rear seat (https://www.kicker.com/kxa4001-400-watt-mono-amplifier)
  • Taco Tunes Double Cab Box (https://*********.com/shop/uncatego...e-dynamics-subwoofer-box-enclosure-12-bundle/)
  • Wired at 1 Ohm
• Kicker 1/0AWG 2-Channel Power Kit (https://www.kicker.com/PKD1)

Let me know if you have any questions about wiring or setup. Sorry, the truck is a dirty mess.

 

Dope truck. I'm surprised there is not more replies... I'm interested in that suspension though

 

NICE! Subbed for when updates happen. I'm liking it!

 

Changes are coming!

Banana Storage | Tacoma Center Console MOLLE Panel


Oh, and a pre-production BDS 3" kit

 

So going from 6 in to 3 in bds? What is this? What is this new bds 3 in and what size tires will clear? I'd prefer 3 but want same size tires as u r running now

 

Yes, swapping to a mid travel kit. It will require even more trimming (possibly fenders) to flex 35s.

This kit is a couple months out from BDS I'm told. FOX coilovers, upper arms, add-a-leafs, and rear resi shocks. Not 100% sure, but I assume they'll say it fits 32-33" tires.

 

Cool. I'm ordering a 2020 so sounds like you should have it on and tested.

 

After a couple of years and 40k miles with the BDS 6" drop bracket kit, I was looking to change the truck up a little. I also really wanted to run our full skid group. The timing was great because BDS is getting ready to release a 3" mid travel kit available with 2.5" Fox front coilovers and 2.0 rears.

Flexing 35's on a 2-2.5" lift meant I had to do some body trimming that I really wasn't comfortable with when the truck was new, but now at 50K, whatever

So first I had to weld the portion of the cross member back in that I removed for the drop bracket kit. Which I forgot to take a photo of in process, but here it is now.


Then mocked up the OEM spindles with the BDS uppers and factory lowers to check tire clearance at full compression at 3-4 degrees of caster. Gonna need more in the rear fo sho.


Time for chop chop. My cab mount chop from a couple of years ago is still good, but I was into these fenders even crawling with the 6" kit, so something had to be done.

I still wanted to mount the fender to make it look factory, so I cut like this.


Then I flattened the mounts parallel with the fender.


Then bent them again at my cut line.


Same deal with the inner pinch weld, but I used the cuts to make it easier to hammer over. Also cleaned everything up with sanding disc.




Note the holes I drilled in the lower two fender flare mounts to accept some 1/4" nutserts to mount the fenders.


Painted with metal etch primer.


Then added a shit ton of seam seal over the pinch weld and finally some spray on bed liner over the whole wheel well. Which is really the only thing that spray on bed liner out of an aerosol can is good for Also bolted on the rest of the new suspension.


Bolted the fender back on and it looks factory. There is about .5" more to gain here if I can figure out a way to bend the flare back more without distorting the heck out of it... Heat gun maybe? I may also try to get an aftermarket flare to see if that helps. What I gained is barely enough at 3degrees of caster. But more (even with the cab mount chop) would be good.


In the rear, I was running a 3" block in combination with an add-a-leaf. So I just pulled the 3" block. It's sitting pretty level, so I may decide to add a 1" block back once I get it loaded down again with gear and a tent.


Loving the DSC version of the Foxs (foxes?) so far. Haven't pulled the camper yet, but did do a little towing this weekend of some new additions to the garage


Skids next! Then we are going to Utah to play in a couple weeks.

 

wow i like that lift and running 35s is great. How does it ride and handle compared to 6 in

 

Switched from non-DSC Foxs to DSC, so I like that adjustability but haven't messed with it a ton yet. So far it rides the same, maybe a tiny bit better because the old shocks are getting near rebuild time. Corners better with a low COG. I think I'm going to miss the belly clearance in the rocks, but we'll see what trading it for front end clearance does I guess