1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

My Budget build

Discussion in '5 Lug' started by CHA0S, Aug 10, 2012.

  1. Aug 10, 2012 at 4:31 PM
    #1
    CHA0S

    CHA0S [OP] Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Member:
    #83724
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Central Cali
    Vehicle:
    '07 5-lug Access Cab
    FatBob's Lift Kit, Motorsport-Tech Wheel Spacers
    Hi everyone,

    I posted in the "new members" area but I wanted to introduce myself here in the 5-lug section and post a few pics of the 2007 Access Cab 5-lug I just bought. I've been wanting a 2nd gen Tacoma for awhile now. Mostly for some light hauling and trips to the mountains. Unfortunately, my budget for a new vehicle was pretty limited which tends to make things a bit more difficult after drooling over many of the Tacoma's I see here in the forums. However, I was able to find this 5-lug and for the price, I couldn't pass it up. She's got some dents and scratches and isn't a 4x4 like I wanted, but for a 2007 with 21,200 miles I paid $8000... I'm happy :)

    I've learned a ton from you guys here in the 5-lug section while researching what mods we can do to our truck and what wheels fit, what tires fit, etc. I plan to do some minor mods to my truck over the next few months without breaking the bank and will post progress here.

    Mods:
    Bigger tires/new wheels ASAP - DONE
    Fatbobs lift kit - DONE
    BHLM
    Colormatch grill
    ???

    Update: Here's how the truck looks as of 9/3/12...

    TaomaPicsAfterlift2012-09-02018_5a74889d14adb54f33ac6f20b296358a102a0ced.jpg

    ================================================================================

    Here's how she looked when I bought her...

    1_efa3e0159d866d61aff8494991a3b916fa1262ae.jpg

    2_a8cbef85e3c0cba72accd93348c7bd80e7b1a980.jpg

    3_ca8a54f7efb98d3fc7e575e2c1d9c78c2f42d918.jpg

    4_54a7938e325b2708e2081ff097c7f96a09ac4c81.jpg

    5_a1e9a26151df62f0068c552af07b23f824790d70.jpg
     
  2. Aug 11, 2012 at 5:02 AM
    #2
    ivel

    ivel Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2012
    Member:
    #83078
    Messages:
    147
    Gender:
    Male
    Columbia, SC
    Vehicle:
    2011 Tacoma SR5
    Sweet, nice starting point and low miles to boot.

    I was gonna do bigger tires and different wheels but just did the tires, I don't mind the steelies but they ain't everyone's cup o tea. I may change them later if I find something that I really like.

    Welcome.
     
  3. Aug 11, 2012 at 5:28 AM
    #3
    Rackster

    Rackster Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 11, 2012
    Member:
    #78628
    Messages:
    380
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Kevin
    Connecticut
    Vehicle:
    '04 E/cab 4x4 2.7 Auto SR5

    I hear you on the steelies ivel. That said, I've seen some folks with a creative side do some interesting things with their steelies. Perhaps some pinstripes/edge traces with an accent color that matches a painted brake caliper. Take a look out there on the internet...you might find something to keep the budget in line while offering some personalized interest.

    Enjoy your new (used) Tacoma Chaos!!
     
  4. Aug 11, 2012 at 9:40 AM
    #4
    fgcutaco

    fgcutaco Fly rod in one hand, hockey stick in the other

    Joined:
    Mar 6, 2012
    Member:
    #74327
    Messages:
    544
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Mike
    Nashville
    Vehicle:
    '09 SWB, Access Cab, 5 Lug
    Stock... For now...
    Welcome in!
    TW has got some crazy stuff to see, from LT to just some audio mods, I've learned more about tacomas from this site than anything else lol.

    Dude, you got a great deal on the truck! Good luck on the mods, you definitely have a great starting place!
     
  5. Aug 11, 2012 at 11:56 AM
    #5
    TacomaBuzz

    TacomaBuzz Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 7, 2010
    Member:
    #32764
    Messages:
    1,156
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Matt
    CT
    Vehicle:
    2014 RegCab 4x4 TX Special Edition
    Sirius, Bugflector,back-rack, stepsides.
    Welcome to the 5-lug taco family!! great website here with a wealth of information! What are your Future mod plans??
     
  6. Aug 11, 2012 at 9:17 PM
    #6
    CHA0S

    CHA0S [OP] Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Member:
    #83724
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Central Cali
    Vehicle:
    '07 5-lug Access Cab
    FatBob's Lift Kit, Motorsport-Tech Wheel Spacers
    Thanks everyone!:cheers:
    I know right? Craiglist has been good to me this year lol. The previous owner didn't know how to drive stick (her dad was the original owner but he passed away and she inherited it) and she just wanted it gone. With the cosmetic bumps and bruises (also had a cracked windshield and rear window which I already replaced), I was able to knock off two grand what she was asking. So yeah, like I said, she wanted it gone. No complaints here :)

    Thanks! Current mod plans are first, get some bigger tires and new wheels (which I've already purchased - another craigslist win:bananadance:), fatbobs lift kit soon after that, and then as time and money allow, start to work on some the cosmetic stuff: BHLM; colormatch the grill; repair dents and dings; maybe install fog lights and cruise control. We'll see how it all pans out. Should be fun though.
     
  7. Aug 13, 2012 at 8:13 AM
    #7
    fgcutaco

    fgcutaco Fly rod in one hand, hockey stick in the other

    Joined:
    Mar 6, 2012
    Member:
    #74327
    Messages:
    544
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Mike
    Nashville
    Vehicle:
    '09 SWB, Access Cab, 5 Lug
    Stock... For now...
    You can find some cheap stuff on craigslist, I got some KMC xd Enduro's (all four) for less than I would pay for one of them online. What wheels did you get?
     
  8. Aug 13, 2012 at 3:54 PM
    #8
    CHA0S

    CHA0S [OP] Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Member:
    #83724
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Central Cali
    Vehicle:
    '07 5-lug Access Cab
    FatBob's Lift Kit, Motorsport-Tech Wheel Spacers
    I scored 5 Firestone Destination M/T 30x9.5 R15's wrapped around some stock jeep alloys all for $500. They are in very good condition and the seller said they only had around 500 miles on 'em. The wheels are in very good shape too. I was originally wanting some black wheels but I actually kinda like the way these look. And no they don't say "jeep" on them anywhere :p

    I researched a ton to figure out whether these jeep wheels would fit. I even test fit one before the sale... mistakenly though, I only test fit a rear wheel not realizing the brake calipers on the front wheels are were most of the clearance problems are. So unfortunately, they don't fit on the front due to caliper clearance issues. After comparing all my options, I'm gonna have to get some wheel spacers.

    Here's some pics of the wheels/tires...
    (sorry for blurriness)
    wheels_0132f1a9b09c63d69c3dbdf8a41a7ffff9635627.jpg

    I wanted to get an idea of what they'll look like once mounted...
    testfit1_3daadc3b1db646b5a8c2d8d313d2afed0dfd760f.jpg
    testfit2_b01219aa0191d3c9259ec1bfe119f9174687b488.jpg
     
  9. Aug 13, 2012 at 6:56 PM
    #9
    ivel

    ivel Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2012
    Member:
    #83078
    Messages:
    147
    Gender:
    Male
    Columbia, SC
    Vehicle:
    2011 Tacoma SR5
    Looks awesome, hope you can make them fit.
     
  10. Aug 17, 2012 at 10:12 PM
    #10
    Thorpedo26

    Thorpedo26 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 2, 2011
    Member:
    #55966
    Messages:
    334
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Brandon Thorpe
    Justin TX
    Vehicle:
    2006 silver 4 cylinder
    Blacked out badges, weathertechs, painted grill, cut tailpipe, removed mud flaps, black head lights, red calipers, tinted tails, front and rear bilsteins are here along with fatbobs spacer and aal awaiting install, also a set of 16 inch pro comps are here and 265/75/16 dynapros
  11. Aug 18, 2012 at 6:17 AM
    #11
    TheRedTac0

    TheRedTac0 Just a Taco guy, both food & truck

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2011
    Member:
    #68834
    Messages:
    452
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Christopher
    Las Vegas
    Vehicle:
    2006 5-lug Regular Cab Impulse Red
    BHLM, Black Housing Altezza Taillights, 3-piece billet grille, Fatbob's 2.75" Lift with AAL, 15x8 Ion Alloy Wheels wrapped in 31x10.5 Falken's
    Aye man you have a nice build going on here!! as for the 30" you may want to consider the black box mod in case the tires start to rub. It's a harmless mod to do, just cut some plastic and unscrew a meaningless box haha.
     
  12. Aug 18, 2012 at 7:41 AM
    #12
    ivel

    ivel Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2012
    Member:
    #83078
    Messages:
    147
    Gender:
    Male
    Columbia, SC
    Vehicle:
    2011 Tacoma SR5
    You finished yet ? ? ? ;)
     
  13. Aug 18, 2012 at 10:38 AM
    #13
    CHA0S

    CHA0S [OP] Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Member:
    #83724
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Central Cali
    Vehicle:
    '07 5-lug Access Cab
    FatBob's Lift Kit, Motorsport-Tech Wheel Spacers
    I just ordered the wheel spacers Thursday. It's hard to find spacers for 5 lugs. I ended up ordering them from http://www.motorsport-tech.com/. I hope they work out. It was a little more expensive than I would've liked to have spent on a couple blocks of aluminum but then again I didn't want to cheap out on these get ebay ones and deal with vibration and possible failures. They're supposed to take about 5-7 days to fabricate and then a few days to ship. I'll post up pics when I put 'em on :headbang:

    Yeah, I read about that and was gonna see how much rubbing there is before I start trimming and removing stuff. They seemed to have decent clearance when I test fit them, but we'll see how they really fit once they're mounted.
     
    This site contains affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
    #13
  14. Aug 18, 2012 at 6:01 PM
    #14
    TheRedTac0

    TheRedTac0 Just a Taco guy, both food & truck

    Joined:
    Dec 15, 2011
    Member:
    #68834
    Messages:
    452
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Christopher
    Las Vegas
    Vehicle:
    2006 5-lug Regular Cab Impulse Red
    BHLM, Black Housing Altezza Taillights, 3-piece billet grille, Fatbob's 2.75" Lift with AAL, 15x8 Ion Alloy Wheels wrapped in 31x10.5 Falken's
    Yeah, I mean if you ever think about going with a larger tire (idk why you would 30 is fine) but I would recommend the BBM. Test the turns to see if you rub in your garage or something before you have to find out on the road
     
    This site contains affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
    #14
  15. Aug 21, 2012 at 12:05 PM
    #15
    Who Dat Popcorn

    Who Dat Popcorn Dafuq

    Joined:
    Feb 28, 2008
    Member:
    #4992
    Messages:
    1,439
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Ricky
    Richmond, VA
    Vehicle:
    Sold :/
    SOLD
    Good start.

    Also, thanks for the link to the spacers. I have been trying to find some for quite a while now. Right wheel sticks out a little further than the left, so I have been trying to find some custom spacers that will even out the left side.

    Thanks!

    +1 rep!
     
  16. Aug 21, 2012 at 5:06 PM
    #16
    CHA0S

    CHA0S [OP] Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Member:
    #83724
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Central Cali
    Vehicle:
    '07 5-lug Access Cab
    FatBob's Lift Kit, Motorsport-Tech Wheel Spacers
    Glad I could help. Though wheel spacers seem to be somewhat of a taboo topic around here, everyone seems to recommend Spydertraxx when spacers are needed. However, they don't make spacers for us 5-lugs and Motorsport-tech seemed reputable from the group buy and other research I did on them. After seeing the custom options available on their website, I would think they can fabricate just about any spacer you could want.


    On a different note. I ordered the FatBob's lift kit this afternoon :D
     
  17. Aug 22, 2012 at 12:09 AM
    #17
    Denim Dan

    Denim Dan Confusion

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2010
    Member:
    #42075
    Messages:
    617
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Erick
    Visalia Ca
    Vehicle:
    96 4x4 reg cab
    Chaos your 5-lug looks mean with those 30's man it's gonba look badass with the lift on it. Welcome to the taco family btw! Sweet truck too.
     
  18. Aug 23, 2012 at 8:17 PM
    #18
    CHA0S

    CHA0S [OP] Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Member:
    #83724
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Central Cali
    Vehicle:
    '07 5-lug Access Cab
    FatBob's Lift Kit, Motorsport-Tech Wheel Spacers
    Here's an update on my build that is good and bad.

    First the good...
    My wheel spacers arrived yesterday! These are hub centric wheel spacers and you can see the lip in the center that is custom fit to the centerbore of my jeep wheels. This is supposed to ensure a good fit and prevent vibrations. I was a bit worried about how that lip was going to fit but all the research and measuring I did paid off. They fit the wheels perfectly! When I ordered them over the phone, I thought the guy said he would add some extended thread lug nuts to my order. However, the ones I received look like your basic lug nuts. I hope it won't matter too much.

    WheelSpacers_323dcd46b5b72eda179182ad1f987292776f21ba.jpg



    I was going to install the wheels and spacers this weekend but..... now onto the bad news...

    The FatBobs lift kit arrived today as well (very fast shipping considering I ordered it 2 days ago). Unfortunately, it's missing half of the parts that were supposed to be included. No shocks, no U-bolts. It only included what you see in the picture. I emailed FatBobs to find out what's going on and will keep you guys posted. Kinda disappointing. It looks like I won't be installing everything this weekend like I had hoped.

    FatBobsLiftKit_8d4acedb025514b341de7f9639400c97f7d24cc5.jpg
     
  19. Aug 24, 2012 at 5:15 AM
    #19
    ivel

    ivel Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2012
    Member:
    #83078
    Messages:
    147
    Gender:
    Male
    Columbia, SC
    Vehicle:
    2011 Tacoma SR5
    :mad::mad::mad: ask them to over night them at their expense.

    You get the long leafs or short ones ?
     
  20. Aug 24, 2012 at 8:37 AM
    #20
    CHA0S

    CHA0S [OP] Active Member

    Joined:
    Jul 30, 2012
    Member:
    #83724
    Messages:
    27
    Gender:
    Male
    Central Cali
    Vehicle:
    '07 5-lug Access Cab
    FatBob's Lift Kit, Motorsport-Tech Wheel Spacers
    I wanted the long leafs but it never gave me the option. But I'm pretty sure they gave me the short ones. Do you guys think it'll make a big difference? I'd prefer whichever one is going to give the better ride quality and lift.

    They just changed their website. Now you have the ability to select which length leafs you want in the lift kit. That option wasn't there when I ordered. This is all frustrating.
     

Products Discussed in

To Top