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Here's my attempt at tracking all of the things I've done to my tacoma!

Vehicle: 2017 Tacoma SR5 4X4 Long Bed
Purchase Date: 2021/6/9 - second owner

Why?

Well basically I was moving from CA to WA and wanted to get back into dirt biking. After humming and harring over buying a big Transit, my wife finally just said "Why don't you just buy a truck?" - and that was that.


Exterior Modifications

• Pop & Lock Power Tailgate Lock
• ARB Twin air compressor on SLEE Engine bay mount
• Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners
• Taco Vinyl - Tacoma Raptor DRL Grille
• Ecoological BumperShellz (SuperWhite)
• Softtopper
  
• CBI rock sliders
• CBI Skid plate
• CBI Covert Bumper
• WARN Evo 10k winch
• Prinsu Cab Rack

Interior Modifications

• Subaru Tweeters

Recovery Gear

• Boards + Shovel in the bed...

Tires/Wheels/Etc

• Method 701s + Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT P265/75/16
• Bilstein 5100 front/rear shocks

Drivetrain

• Regeared front/rear diffs to 4.88 - supplied by ECGS
• ARB Air Locker on rear

Gear ordered / Owned but not installed yet

• WC6600NEX Pioneer head unit
• Anytime Front/Rear Camera kit
• ARB Awning

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Future upgrades in mind

• Dual battery setup

Day 1 Photo

 

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Got tired of wheels skidding in the WA rain, so got boots done

 

Have gotten a few more things done, biggest of all was regearing to 4.88 and getting an air locker on the rear. Ordered regeared diffs from ECGS, did the rear with a friend but took it into Auburn Offroad to get the front done. Twin air compressor installed and lined up - it's awesome!

 

Spent a few weekends juggling kids and armor installs, got the CBI skid plate, sliders, bumper, WARN winch all installed.

Softtopper and cab rack are up too, will get some picks after I get the awning up and maybe even get to go somewhere nice.

I guess I should figure out what I need to seal on the softtopper and also add a third light, seems like a common mod. It is pretty dry in the back, at least from just sitting out in the rain.

 

Sadly my taco has been sold now, replaced with a gx460 for more kid-carrying capacity