Black Foots Build Thread: 2017 Quicksand TRD OR MT

Bought the truck new in August 2017. Here's a picture of the truck when I picked it up:



The build has been slowly coming along since then as a project that my Son and I have been doing together. Here is a recent (Oct 2020) picture of the truck along with my Son's project truck a 2nd Gen Nissan Xterra:




Here's a running list of the mods we have made to-date:

Exterior:

• De-badged
• Color Matched Bumper End Caps
• Tinted Front Windows to match Rear Windows (Urban Werks)
• Kore 4X4 Custom Bed Bars
• Yakima JayLow Kayak Racks
• Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners
• TRD Bro Grill
• Spiker Engineering High Lift Hood Struts
• OEM Bed Mat

Exterior Lighting:

• Body Armor 20" Bumper Mounted Dual Row Combo Light Bar
  
• CaliRaised Low Profile Ditch Light Mounting Brackets
• CaliRaised Side Projecting LED Pods
• Baja Designs Squadron Sport Amber Fogs
• Meso Customs Ultimate Turn Signals

Interior:

• CaliRaised OEM Style Switch Panel
• Toyota OEM Style Switches for Light Bar and Ditch Lights
• Meso Customs Extended Fuse Box Cover
• Meso Customs Ultimate Dome Light (Red)
• Meso Customs Ultimate Map Lights (Red)
• AJT Designs Color Matched Climate Rings
• AJT Designs Color Matched Vent Rings
• AJT Designs Color Matched 4X4 Knob
• AJT Designs Steering Wheel Emblem Overlay (Black)
• Meso Customs Color Matched Door Handle Covers
• Dual USB 3.0 Quick Charge Sockets
• Husky Floor Mats

Armor:

• Mobtown Offroad Heavy Duty Bolt-On Rock Sliders
• Mobtown Offroad IFS Skid Plate
• Mobtown Offroad Transmission Skid Plate
• Mobtown Offroad Transfer Case Skid Plate
• Body Armor 4X4 Hiline Front Bumper

Suspension:

• Bilstein 6112 Front Shocks with 650 lb Springs
• Bilstein 5160 Rear Shocks
• OME Dakar Heavy Duty Leaf Springs
• JBA Offroad HD High Caster UCAs
• DuroBumps Front & Rear Bump Stops
• DuroBumps U-Bolt Flip Kit
• Headstrong Offroad Extended Front and Rear Brake Lines
• CMC Chop

Wheels/Tires:

• Fuel Enduro 17x9 6x139. 70 Matte Black (-12 mm offset)
• Falken Wildpeak AT3W - 285/70R17 121S
• Hodakaguy's Spare Tire Mount Relocate Mod

Sound:

• Subaru Tweeter Mod
• Kicker 43CSC6935s (Front)
• Kicker 43CSC674s (Back)
• Noico 80 mm Sound Deadening Mat (Doors Front & Back)

Recovery/Safety:

• Smittybuilt X20 Comp 10K Winch
• BAMF Front Bumper Reinforcement Brackets
• Hi-Lift Farm Jack and Bed Rail Mounts
• X-Bull Recovery Boards w/ Custom Quickfist Bed Rail Mounts
• Shovel & Axe w/ Custom Quickfist Bed Rail Mounts
• Factor 55 Flatlink E Expert

Misc. Mods:

• Rear Diff Breather Mod
• AC Drain Mod
• Exhaust Chop

 

Installed the OME

$44 EL46XL EXTRA LEAF SPRING

EL46XL extra leaf in the rear and upgraded the coils on the 6112s to 650 lbs this weekend. Was a lot of work to redo this but all set for the bumper and winch next.

My son torquing down the Durobumps

 

Installed the Body Armor 4X4 Hiline Bumper, BAMF Bumper Reinforcements, and a Smittybuilt X20 Comp 10K Winch

 

Installed a light bar in the bumper