My first new vehicle (Longest INTRO thread)

Hey fellow members please view and share this I’m really trying to find them some help message me for more info I didn’t want to divulge too much and I’m new to all this.

 

Hi folks, I don't actually have a Taco yet, but should be joining the ranks in the next few months as a first time truck owner. Born and raised in the Midwest in farm country, lived in the big city since high school out of necessity, but always wanted a truck and finally going to make it happen. My wife calls it my mid-life crisis, but if this is all it amounts to, she's thrilled. lol

I'm targeting an '18 Sport, Dbl Cb, Short Bd, 4x2 w/ slip diff. or an outright 4x4 ( Blazing Blue ). I've already got numerous mods planned ( nothing outrageous ) with the most ambitious one being the repainting of the plastic surrounding the dashboard from Bros Fourr Speed to match the truck color ( still debating that though ).

Happy to be here and already been lurking for advice, tips, and mod ideas.

 

Congrats welcome to the club

 

I’ve actually owned my 06’ taco prerunner for nine years. Best truck I have owned! I am doing a complete brake job and have ordered parts from AutoAnything. I have watched the u tube videos and looks pretty straight forward. Looking for some quick tips to make job easier. Any help is appreciated, Thanks!

 

Doing the intro thing:

Just bought a new 2018 TRD Sport yesterday after lusting over Tacos for a good six or seven years. Figured I should make an account now that I have one

 

Adding an intro:

Bought a 2018 TRD Off-road. Loving it so far. Had a 2016 Rav4 and decided to move up vertically. Looking forward to the amenities that this truck brings.

 

Bought a 2016 TRD Sport as my First Tacoma and First Truck and i love this thing. so happy with it. after years of driving older BMWs it was finally time for a truck that i can use for more than just driving pleasure. so many plans and adventures ahead.

 

Just joined, wanna build my tundra fast so i need peer pressure!! lol just installed my first set of Old man emu shocks more nervous than impressed so far my ball joints look a little clapped... second project! Or come up with the cash for Camburg stoked to be apart of the family, im just happy theres alot more people out there wasting money on truck so i can justify it to myself

 

First post:
Just bought my new 2018 TRD Off Road Premium package taco on Cinco De Mayo from Bountiful Toyota, UT. I live in Taylorsville, UT. My dream truck:

 

Hey Guys, long time lurker, first and hopefully not last time posting. I wasn't sure whether this was the right place to do the intro but I just wanted to keep this thread going. Glad to finally make my first post on the Forum! Thanks guys!

 

Dam,love that Blue! Sweet Dude,You'll love your Taco,There smooth and tight

 

New to TW and first Tacoma. I had a 05 Tundra back in day. Here’s a picture of it when I brought it home. Awesome truck so far. I love all the options the off-road came with.

 

Welcome Taco Boy!This site is cool, We all love our Yota's. Someone always Helps you!,just ask.Once you have a Taco, Well you'll Know! Yota's are a Culture,Now your a part of it,Congradulations!

 

Howdy folks. Bought my first Taco about two weeks and absolutely loving it so far. Both my first new car and my first Toyota. I've already gotten a lot of helpful info from this forum, so I figured it was time to make my first post. As some others have posted, never had the mod bug before, but the itch is now in full swing. Looking forward to getting to know y'all!

 

my 2017 TRD Sport is my first new car, it's a great truck, no surprise there.

 

2005 Nissan Maxima

 

my 2018 TRD Off-Road is my first new vehicle as well.
...the ability to tow the old car with it went a long way towards convincing the soon-to-be Mrs. that it was a good idea

 

UTAH!

 

Thanks

 

Hello all,

I finally decided to sign up. I've been lurking for a little bit but now that I have started to do things to my truck, I wanted to start to share what I have done. My goal is to keep the stock appearance. So far I have added 265/75/16 Firestone destination AT's on stock wheels. These tires were advertised as sharp handling with offload capability. I come from driving a 350z for 10 years so capable but not wonky handling is important to me and I did not want the un-sprung weight of LT tires. The Firestone tires delivered as it was a hard choice between these and the falken wildpeak. Next up is the suspension which is another animal that i must tackle. I went thru 3 sets of lowering springs two sets of adjustable struts and finally a set of coil-overs for my 350z. I have learned that changing shi! even with the best research doesn't yield the results you always want. I finally ripped out the entire suspension (this was the 7th time at this point) and finally put back standard blue tokico shocks and linear RSR springs and adjustable swaybars. Lesson learned. Keep it simple...Save money.

I hope to contribute to the forum with my knowledge of working on cars as well as get some good ideas on what I should do with my suspension with the many questions I have.

Both I and my wife got a taste of offroading in a jeep in Lanai hawaii (if you ever go to maui I highly suggest taking the EARLY day boat to Lanai and rent a jeep to offroad all day. Its pretty bad A$$). We purchased a 2016 tacoma SR5 doublecab v6 4X4 in silver just months after the 3rd gen was released. We planned on getting a tacoma 4x4 sport model but it was sold just right before we were going to go for a test drive. Dealer called us back and sold us a fully loaded SR5 with the paint protection, scotchguard, side steps for a hair under 30k at 2.7% interest. We got the 100k warranty for free and they threw in the all weather mats. The next week we put 5000 miles on it with a Huge 9 state road trip. We went on a few trails and it handled them easily. Last year My wife wanted a 4runner so we traded in our camry for a dark grey SR5 premium 4x4. My wife feels the 4runner is just an overall better vehicle that the tacoma. She refuses to drive the truck now YAY!
Here is a picture of the truck just after we got it and also a more recent picture with the new tires. I have recently removed the sidestep.




Here is a list of what I have done so far.

Thanks!

Vehicle Modifications:
P265/75/16 Destination AT stock wheels
12v socket bed pocket install diy
Truck bed beer bottle opener
No drill hidden/uv5r ham radio installed
GoPro hero 5 session
Center console organizer and top tray
Front air dam delete
Sidestep delete
Add factory mudguards


Recovery/equipment:
Everything is hidden and fits behind or under the rear seat

Tool roll up bag
Battery terminal cleaner
Electrical grease for terminals
Digital multimeter
Alternator tester
4 gauge jumper cables
Breaker bar with 19&21mm sockets
Viair compressor
Tire deflator
Tire repair kit
Tarp
Hitch with d-ring
Standard hitch
1 1/8 to 1 1/2 open ended hitch wrench
Rope
Ratcheting tie downs
Tire gauge
Cellphone charger wall/socket adaptors
Gloves
Recovery strap
Crowbar
Mighty might fishing pole
Small tackle box
First aid kit
Michelin road atlas
(4) 1 liter water bottles in rear doors
1 empty grey plastic ammo can (not sure what to put in it yet).



last pic is with 1.5" lift in front and 1" in the rear using blocks and spacers.