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Buy once, cry once. What are some things you wish you have shelled the extra cash out for initially?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by SkinnyP2, Jun 14, 2019.

  1. Jun 14, 2019 at 8:49 PM
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    JoeCOVA

    JoeCOVA Well-Known Member

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    Not sure I cheaped out on anything. I pretty much bought what I thought was needed.

    If anything I wish I bought it together. I got the suspension, then later hammer hangers, then later shock relocation towers. It would have been so much easier if I got it all at once but at the time didn’t know about it.
     
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  2. Jun 14, 2019 at 9:16 PM
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    Bertw192

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    All the things!
    Yeah, should have skipped the factory Pro Fox suspension myself and went straight to the ADS. However, I only lost a couple hundred in the process and ran them for a year. Live and learn.
     
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  3. Jun 14, 2019 at 9:18 PM
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    tcjacado

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    In hindsight, I wouldn't have purchased the used fleshlight. Should of just splurged and got a NIB one:pout:
     
  4. Jun 14, 2019 at 9:43 PM
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    Bertw192

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    All the things!
    Nubian box one? :eek:
     
  5. Jun 14, 2019 at 9:43 PM
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    tcjacado

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    Just new in box is fine.. no fancy colors needed.
     
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  6. Jun 14, 2019 at 9:53 PM
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    Hank Heel

    Hank Heel Well-Known Member

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    Tires, bought hankook atm’s, terrible tire imo
     
  7. Jun 14, 2019 at 10:03 PM
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    Gritz N' Gravy

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    Wish I would have waited a little longer for wheels. Could never catch Ray 10's in stock when I had the cash laying around, so I ended up putting MT's on the stockers. Of course I ventured on their site after getting my tax return a few months later and they were in stock. I really wanted the Ray 10's and wasn't digging the stockers even with the more aggressive tire so I just ate most of the cost of the MT's and nabbed a set :bananadead:

    Also regret not aiming for 3+ inches of lift to begin with. I cheaped out with a simple 2/1 level and now with the 33's I wish I had that extra inch or two.
     
  8. Jun 14, 2019 at 10:11 PM
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    trdude10

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    Every dude wants an extra inch or two.
     
  9. Jun 15, 2019 at 4:33 PM
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    Edubreuil

    Edubreuil Back in a Jeep

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    You selling it?
     
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  10. Jun 15, 2019 at 5:14 PM
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    oconnor

    oconnor Where am I?

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    No one buys MT trucks because they think it will perform like an STI. If anything the guys that think their truck is a race car have AT's (90% of trucks after-all).
     
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  11. Jun 15, 2019 at 5:17 PM
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    DvS21

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    It's getting there.
    mine seem nice. almost 3 years and they are doing their jobs, the driver does move out of position a little bit the strap on the bottom is getting tired.
     
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  12. Jun 15, 2019 at 5:29 PM
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    Stocklocker

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    Yeah....I’m being a bit harsh.....they have been very durable, but not comfortable or form-fitting. It is totally my mistake in choosing them.
     
  13. Jun 15, 2019 at 5:32 PM
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    DvS21

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    It's getting there.
    Gotcha, I wanted the carhartt brand and fabric. As a Steamfitter who works in a refinery, I like carhartt clothes because they hold up, and my seats have too after getting into my truck dirty from work for the past few years.
     
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  14. Jun 15, 2019 at 5:37 PM
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    The_Devil

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    I purchased the Extang bed cover with the flip and lock near the driver thinking it would come in handy.....I never use that end, but could have benefitted from the kind that open all three panels more than a few times.

    The really beefy diamond one may also have come in handy.
     
  15. Jun 15, 2019 at 8:16 PM
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    Kookykonata

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    Kind of wish I spent the extra couple Grand and got the 4x4 rather than the 2wd. I most likely will never use it because I don't ever plan on going off road, nor do I live in a place where it snows, but it'd be nice to have.
     
  16. Jun 15, 2019 at 8:21 PM
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    Mully

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    Lifted, Kings, Locked, 295s and more.
    Kings, I had no idea what it was like to drive on a cloud.
     
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  17. Jun 15, 2019 at 8:28 PM
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    verynearlypure

    verynearlypure Clean & Decent

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    No regerts here Smitty.

    Buy once cry once
     
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  18. Jun 15, 2019 at 11:41 PM
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    CaptainBart45

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    Work in progress...
    I never ran into something behind me...
     
  19. Jun 15, 2019 at 11:42 PM
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    Aarophi

    Aarophi Constant Disappointment

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    3" Lift Bed rack w/ CVT tent Tepui Awning Lots of love
  20. Jun 16, 2019 at 9:06 AM
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    blackohio

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    literally every mod as ive done them 3x-4x is the pursuit of finding what i wanted. How many bumpers, tops/cages did i go through getting here.

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