Nick__147's Long Traveled Tacoma

Hi, my name is Nick Hailey, and this is my 2001 extended cab Tacoma. I bought this truck in 2021 during my junior year of high school. At first, I didn’t have any big plans for it, but like many others, a spacer lift and some marketplace 33s sparked my love for off-roading. Over the last three years, the truck has gone through countless transformations, from being a King mid-travel I used as a pizza delivery truck to a full long-travel first-gen Tacoma on 37s. After spending hours reading forums to get it to where it is today, I decided it’s time to share my build list in hopes of helping others with their own builds.

Build List (as of 11/24/24)


Front Bumper

• Custom built by me

• Badlands 9,500 lb winch

• Bunker Indust 3/8” synthetic rope (approx. 75 ft)

• 5 Roadshock Ridge 4-LED spotlights


Rear Bumper

• Custom built by me

• 2 Amazon amber floodlights


Headlights

• Custom Desert Wolf Retrofit


Front Suspension

• MCM +3.5 long-travel kit

• 2.5x8 adjustable King coilovers tuned by Accutune

• Total Chaos lower uniballs

• Total Chaos spindle gussets

• Total Chaos upper control arm gussets

• PRP limiting straps

• 2.0x2 Locked Offroad hydraulic bumpstops


Rear Suspension

• 1998 2WD Chevy 1500 leaf springs (Chevy 63 swap)

• Custom 6” rear shackles

• Custom U-bolt flip kit

• Custom frame gussets

• 2.5x14 King shocks

• 2.0x4 Locked Offroad hydraulic bumpstops (shortened to 2”)

• Custom mini bed cage


Wheels & Tires

• 37x12.50R17 BFGoodrich KM3

• 17x9 -10 Stealth Custom Series Ray 10 wheels

• Apex rapid deflation valve stems


Gearing & Locker

• Factory TRD rear locker (with grey wire mod)

• Yukon 4.88 gears (front and rear)


Interior

• PRP Daily Driver seats with PRP seat brackets

• Pioneer speakers (all four corners)

• Rockford Fosgate 12” subwoofer

• 15% tint on side and rear windows

• 35% tint on windshield

• UltraGauge OBD2 scanner

• White dash cluster lights



Miscellaneous

• Custom-built rock sliders

• Custom ditch light brackets

• Baja Designs XL Sport ditch lights

• Front fenders trimmed 4 inches

• Rear fenders trimmed 3 inches

• Custom bedside gussets and crossbar

• Custom-built opening bed rack

• FSR rooftop tent

• Auxbeam 8-gang switch panel

• Firewall hammered in to clear 37s

• Side-by-side windshield washer reservoir

 

I wanna see this thing! Fix your pics, homie!

 

Looking good, looking good

 

That thing is sick
Super clean build.

 

Sweet build! I'd be interested to see more details about your rear suspension. Specifically uptravel from ride height and total travel, as well as your exact spring pack configuration. Your bed setup is really intriguing too, I dig the tilt up rack.

 

Do you have any rub at travel/turn?

 

Nice I'm currently building something very similar. A) what did you do for front tire clearancing. B) how is 4.88 with 37s. I was thinking about 5.29

 

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY. damnit I want a first gen... That's a bitchin rig!