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The " I'm not going to build it" build.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by IbeamsFTW, Aug 19, 2013.

  1. Oct 23, 2013 at 11:15 AM
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  2. Dec 27, 2013 at 7:35 PM
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    Bump from the dead. Picked up some 285/70r17s today. Will be purchasing the maxtrac 4" lift front and rear, in February. I do believe its only a 2" in the rear. But I'm going to try to fit the 285s on there tomorrow.
     
  3. Dec 28, 2013 at 9:36 AM
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    Definitely do not fit with out a lift. y5u6yqan_00eaf42e69eb31b4465a2c8370ae0fe15eab7d50.jpg

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  4. Jan 21, 2014 at 8:17 AM
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    uqy8y7yr_04737e2d8f38bf45bc14efadda38630357bb4d5c.jpg pioneer double din. In-dash instal, and Lift kit coming soon!
     
  5. Feb 22, 2014 at 4:31 PM
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    Good looking truck dude but instead of going Lt with it why not just get some icon shocks and call it good for a while?
     
  7. Feb 22, 2014 at 5:21 PM
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    Thanks. The LT idea has been pushed way back. I just bought a small fab shop, worth of tools, to rebuild my LT ranger. So over the next 2-3 years that will see most of my time and money. At some point I'll throw the max track spindles and blocks in the rear of the Tacoma. That's all that will be done to it, until the ranger is street-able.
     
  8. Mar 9, 2014 at 2:57 PM
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    No updates with the truck. Spindle lift will be purchased soon!! Got held back by a deal I couldn't pass up. So I'm getting the jeep painted. All red, red fenders, red handles. Red every thing. ynuveset_186f12933dd7bb54c3c6207bfb1e20fd958ed81d.jpg
     
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    Well not the exact update that I wanted, but it will have to do for now.

    Picked up a 2.5" daystar leveling kit, and stuffed my 285/70r17 on it. I'm pretty happy with the out come. Looks much better than stock :)

    Before:
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    After:
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    And a few other pics for entertainment purposes:
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    Last edited: Jul 17, 2014
  10. Jan 15, 2015 at 4:10 PM
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    I guess I'll bump this page.
    For some reason I just got into a crazy stereo rage and bought too much crap. Now I'm in the middle of building and installing. ( a lot of this stuff is a first time for me, so I hope it's up to par for the pros out there.)

    Fi BL 15" sub. (Fully loaded)
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    Phoenix gold Ti1500.1 amp
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    Infinity kappa perfect 6.1 components
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    And an amp to push the kappas
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    Along with a ofc 4ga wire kit, and an ofc 8ga wire kit.

    As some of you may know, the 6.5" speakers don't fit the front doors, so I made some adapter plates
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    And I also built a spec box for the 15. Tuned to 32hz at 3.9 cubic feet.

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    Still a lot of work to do. I will likely update this when it's all installed.

    Still need to build an amp rack, cut the holes in the adapters, cut the sub hole in the box, wire everything, and put the last side on the sub box.
     
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    And the new ranger build
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