TxDylan16's SR5 Tacoma build

Hey guys, New to Tacomaworld and Tacomas at that. I've had 3 lifted F150's and decided i needed to change it up a bit. After experiencing multiple problems on all 3 of my fords(insert lame ford joke here) I sold my 2010 F150 Lariat 4x4 "show" truck and bought this 2016 Tacoma SR5! (2wd) Obviously downsizing from a lifted F150 i can't leave a little tacoma stock so let the mods begin, nothing too crazy.

Also feel free to follow the Instagram for the most up to date pics @TxDylan16

Appearance:
Prinsu Designs roofrack
PTM fog light bezels
Lamin-X yellow film for fog lights
Take those god awful chrome steps off
Front lower valence? scrap it for more look good
De-Badged
TSS bed sticker delete mod
Tacoma tailgate sticker inlay thingies
Custom PTM TEXAS hitch plug made by myself

Suspension:
4" Maxtrac Spindles
Bilstein 5100's (0")
OME 887 coils
Camburg uniball UCA's
OME dakar medium leafs
2" blocks (fite me irl)
Bilstein 5100 rear shocks

Tire/Wheel:
295/70R18 Cooper MTP(~34x12.00)
18x9 (-12) Raceline Injector

Interior:
Mob Armor phone mount
Clazzio "leather" seat covers (grey)
Those tacky glovebox inlay stickers
Subaru Kicker Tweeter upgrade

Lighting:
Amazon special 40" SR lightbar
Auxbeam LED headlight bulbs
TacomaBeast interior LEDs (white)

Future mods wishlist:
PTM Factory OR grille(no i'm not getting a pro grille fk off)
PTM rear bumper pieces
Flushmount LEDs in rear bumper
20/30" Amber lightbar behind grille
325/65R18 Cooper STT Pro
ARB Air Locker(4.56/4.88 gears)
Switchback LED blinkers
Audio upgrade (speakers and amp)
BHLM (maybe switchback halos)
Weathertech floormats (since the dealership fked me)
Possible Winch
Bed mat
Rock lights(8)
Anytime rear camera mod(possible front camera?)
Tune (need suggestions)

PICS:





The Sacrifice:



Day i bought it:






Besides removing the steps and the lower valence one of the first things i did was Debadge, Desticker, Paint the fog light bezels and add yellow Lamin-x to the fog lights





Tax season came around so it was time for lift wheels and tires
4" Maxtrac spindles w/ 2" blocks, 295/70R18 Cooper MTP's and 18x9 Raceline Injectors
As expected the tires did rub quite a bit but i've had to trim for bigger tires on all of my past trucks so no biggie. I didn't do a CMC because i knew i would eventually lift the truck higher fixing the rubbing issue.















Of course its not a true lifted 2wd until you get stuck



Next was a pair of Auxbeam LED headlight bulbs



Of course i climb mountains and do the overland in my sleep so had to get a Prinsu rack








More open diff fun!










No Prinsu rack is complete without a bro flashlight. 40" SR amazon special bar i got for $80







Picked up some Clazzio seat covers off a local fb page. Really happy with how well they fit!



Like most of my Girlfriends in the past have stated, 4" just isn't enough so i moved onto stage 2 of the lift
Bilstein 5100's(0")
OME 887 coils(assembled by Wheeler's)
Camburg uniball uppers
OME dakar medium leafs with 5100 rear shocks



Ordered the Camburg UCA's from Wheeler's like everything else and was kind of bummed when i received them. they're covered in scuffs and scratches, the stickers on the arms were already peeling off.. you'd think for $700 they would be in great condition.





Yo toyota. wtf is this
Being as this is my first tacoma i had no idea of the dreaded upper A arm bolt issue so that was fun.









and done! this is how she sits today. Overall very happy with the results and no where near done modding. cheers dudes

 

Welcome Aboard
Great post to start with.

 

How’s the ride w/295? I’m thinking about going from 285 to 295 but don’t want to re-gear. Thx

 

Not too bad honestly. still plenty of go

 

SR5 love! Looks good.

 

Hey Dylan check out this thread

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/ttc-☆-official.541185/

 

cool! will do!