Rat_Bastard's build thread

Current Status



Mod List - 2016 4x4 double cab OR

Gear Change
Nitro Gear 5.29 with front E-Locker

Wheels & Tires:
Method (312) 17 x 9 -12
BF Goodrich K03 MT 35"

Armor/Accessories:
@TOTAL CHAOS bed stiffeners
@CBI Offroad Fab front steel bumper (order pending)
@CBI Offroad Fabrear steel high clearance double swing arm (order pending)
@RCI Joshp767 steel skids (front, transfer, transmission)

Suspension:
KING OEM coilovers front (700 lb), shocks rear
Deaver leafs custom build
@TOTAL CHAOS upper & lower control arms


Exterior:
Bumpstops from @plastics_guy
Sway bar delete
Side Step delete
DB Customz Grille
Dicks out for Harambe
Tepui Kukeman Ruggedized 2-3 ppl
CBI Offroad Fab bumpers
CBI Overland Bars
Softopper

Interior
Kicker 6x9, 5x10, and tweeters
Alpine Amp to mids/highs
@mesojdm Red LED domes
AC plugin adapter mod
Knight Rider auto-retrieve mod (taco automatically comes to pick me up wherever I am located)

Misc
Exhaust reroute
Spod

Exterior lighting
Baja Designs Amber 20" bar, fogs, amber ditches (A-pillar), chasers, rocks (wheel wells)

KC cyclones, under hood, bed lights, under carriage rock lights


Future plans:
bed slide system







Baja Designs Lighting with SPOD Bantam







CBI Front and rear dual swing arm high clearance





Lower Control Arms


Leafsprings




Wheels / Tires




Sliders


Front, transfer, transmission skids


Exhaust Reroute





Rear Suspension


Front Suspension w/ UCA



Bed Stiffeners



Tepui rugedized kukeman (2-3 person) RTT



Softopper


(Day of purchase) 5-7-18​

The initial build goal was to have a setup that would aid to my cross country relocation (NYC to Arizona). I thought the softopper was an ideal investment as I would be hauling SOME things with me to Tucson. Well SOME things quickly turned into a lot of things. I also intended on sleeping in the bed on this trip. Realizing that the bed is not very spacious, I would not have room to sleep back there while hauling much else. This is when I decided to invest in the RTT. I spent about 18 days on the road traveling through NJ-PA-OH-MI-MN-WI-SD-WY-OR-UT. The RTT got plenty of use in all types of weather. When I finally arrived in AZ, I quickly realized that I may need to use the Taco for more than just my daily commutes and weekend camping missions. The terrain / landscape in AZ is something I've never experienced before with high gnar-level conditions. I soon realized then that I want to explore as much as possible off pavement with suspension and Armor becoming a priority

 

Awesome setup!

 

thank you!

 

Saw you had a front e-locker in another thread and to not detract from the topic there, what e-locker did you go with?

 

I went with the Eaton. Although the locker itself is installed, I am still working on the wiring in the cab.