2011 Tacoma (frankthe4seaterwhoopeater)

Pretty much done building my truck, so I decided to start a build thread. This truck is 100 percent garage fab, built on my own time. Hope you guys enjoy it .

Its a 2011 Toyota Tacoma and to name a few things I have on it.
-glassworks fiberglass with bumpercaps
-stealth custom series wheels
-toyo tires
-rigid lights using cali raised brackets
- 30in led light bar

Suspension: front
-Camburg long travel kit 3.5in over with fabricated lift spindles. Bought the kit used and had it freshly powdercoated. New uniballs, etc.
- Camburg heim steering kit.
-total chaos coil bucket gussets
- king coilovers

Rear
-DMZ spring under kit
-16" king triple bypass shocks (piggy back)
-Custom bolt on bedcage
- kartek limit straps
- bumpstops coming soon

Extra
-DMZ solid motor mounts and a solid transmission mount.
-DMZ motor mount gussets
-DMZ rear frame gusset plates

Drove like this for a month or so haha. Glass all mounted Picked up my 16" triples Kit finally came back from powdercoat. Satan black Motor mounts installed
The day she rolled out of the shop after completing the front two months later I put her back in the shop for a make over on the rear. Time to cut all the stock crap offhangers are cut new hangers tacked up. Front hangers had to be slightly modified, but it looks like nothing was ever done to them. Frame plates welded. Had my buddy come by and throw down some beads on the hangers. Back on her feet me welding the perches. I also welded the frame plates on. Starting the bedcage. Bolted it back up without the bed to find the shock location. Spacers were added to get the right height for the bed. gussets add for strength shock mount templates made Buddy slays it behind the mig and tig torch so I had him weld up the bedcage. Also added a gusset at the mitor for strength.hammy down light box and custom tabs I made to mount it. Mocked up the lower tabs and added a top plate. Limit strap and bump stop cans installed.

 

That's pretty much it on the build! Had fun building it and had even more fun rippin it off-road

 

Nice build I actually just got into fabricating and have learned a lot built my own front bumper and shit. how exactly did you make the bed cage a bolt on? and will it be as strong as welding it to the frame? I feel the bolt on areas if used and abused hard enough will eventually deteriorate and you'll have all kinds of broken welds and mounting points?

 

Awesome! Thanks for joining us on here.

 

@HAVVOKK nice man! How did your bumper turn out??
The bedcage uses 6 mounting points which are the same mounting points as the bed itself. The bedcage is not quite as strong as if it were welded on, but is still strong enough to handle the forces. If it does break, I'll just fabricate a new one haha.

 

It's actually been an on and off project for me that been a bout 3 months in the making but turned out exactly how I wanted it. I'm only asking these questions as that's on my list of shit to build along with a rear bumper and possibly a roof top light bar that's remove able with 5 9 inch hid lights up there to light my way

 

Righteous man, doesn't hurt to take your time . If you got any questions regarding the fabrication side of the bedcage just DM me and I'll be happy to answer your questions.

 

Appreciate it man its going to be a little while before I can buy the shocks I know the tubing and such will be fairly cheap I'm estimating buying 2 or 300 bux worth of material plus probably 2 or 3k worth of shocks I won't be fucking around back there

 

Damn impressive build!

 

Thanks man!

 

sounds like you are either linking your truck or getting some Mack daddy shocks lol. 3.0s?

 

No links I still wanna use my truck as a truck but probably 3.0 with progressive shock and a triple by pass if not bigger

 

If you go leaf sprung, a 3.0 triple bypass will do just fine! @HAVVOKK

 

Shit maybe I'll do that I want to build my own cage put in some deavers do a spring under kit and put fiberglass to tuck 33s maybe 35s but also build it to be able to tow when not mobbing cuz I always tow a trailer to the desert

 

A roll cage is next on the list, but I'm prob not gonna be the one doing it. It would take me a long time to do it and it would just be nice to sub it out and get it done in a month haha. Damn full time jobs haha.

 

Haha there's a guy on here that sells already bent cages in pieces so it's just a weld it together and on the truck kit if memory serves me roght I think he sold it for like 900 bux

 

These things I did not know haha. If that's the case I might be interested in doing it myself then. Do you remember who it was?

 

No idea I read into it a while back just look up pre bent cages for toyota tacoma. Or weld it yourself cab cage I'll try to find it