Adams Trail Rig Build

Now that ive got a decent start, I think its about time for a build thread..

Heres the rig as she sits today..


Base

• 2006 TRD Sport DC

Interior

• Weathertechs all around
• Dorman seat heaters
• Red LED map and dome lights
• Red Flyzeye V2W cab light
• Red Cupholder LEDs
• 12'' Pioneer kicker
• Avital remote start kit
• Pioneer 6.1 head unit
• Console cover, Dash mat
• Full trauma kit (courtesy USMC) lol
• 2 x holsters mounted on transmission hump

Exterior

• 4x4 Innovations Sliders with kickout
• SOS Concepts custom bed rack (courtesy SOS Concepts)
• 4 gallon Rotopax fuel pack
• Satoshi grill (courtesy Homertaco!)
• Toyota roof rack
• Secondary battery mounted in bed
• Tepui Kukenam sky RTT
• Steelcraft tail light gaurds
• Rear diff breather
• Extra D rings
• 15 gallon water tank mounted in bed (currently removed)
• Custom shower curtain rod (extends from inside RTT tracks)
• 13'' Shorty antenna

Lights

• 2 x Hella 500s behind grill
• 4 2 x 3'' Avec LED light pods

Suspension

• 6" Rough Country suspension lift kit, additional leaf
• Rough Country N2.0 Nitrogen filled shocks

Wheels/tires

• 17'' Pacer 164 Mod Wheels
• Spidertrax 1.25'' Spacers
• 285/70/17 Nitto Terra Grappler G2s

Recovery gear

• 12,000 lb Badlands winch - 80ft synthetic line - Pelfreybuilt hidden winch mount
  
• 60'' Hi-lift
• 3 x 15' Recovery straps
• 2 x Recovery chains

Comms'

• Cobra 19 Ultra III CB
• 4' Firestik antenna
• 2 x Cobra CTW285 20 mile radios

Navigation

• Garmin Nuvi 1300LM GPS
• Garmin Etrek Legend handheld GPS

WISHLIST
A set of Maxtrax
Fuel tank skid plate

So heres the truck in its first sad stages..
The first thing I bought for her was the bull bar..I know I know, not a lot of people out here particularly like them but eh, I did. So heres the bull bar and the 2" lift installed. Then I realized how goofy it looked with a lift and the little wheels and tires.



Then I finally bought some Nitto Terra Grapplers for the 18 " Enkei wheels that were on it, because at the time I didnt want to drop 1000 bucks for the black wheels I wanted. Oh and some crappy off brand fog lights added to the bull bar..





Next came a new stereo. I really like the stock look inside the truck so I didnt want to get some crazy aftermarket head unit. I went with a Pioneer 6.1.





Once my satoshi grill courtesy of HomerTaco was in production, I went ahead and threw some lights on a bar for behind the grill. Thanks to Klipp 11for the light mount write-up. Then I had to wait the agonizing 2 weeks for my grill to come in lol.







While waiting for my grill to come in I pulled the trigger on new wheels, which meant new tires as well. So I got 17" black Pacers and I went ahead and got the same Nitto Terra Grapplers to go with them.






Next was the Toyota roof rack and tail light gaurds, then trip back home to New Mexico to do some trail riding.






Then finally my grill!!




This was pretty much how the truck sat for almost 2 years before I actually started doing trail runs.









Until the wife and I took on the Trans America Trail..thats when I got a hold of some sliders, bed rack, Rotopax tank, Tepui RTT, some lighting wired up to a dual battery setup and a hi lift, a CB..















Current photos

 

I don't mind the wheels actually. I think dipped they would be pretty slick. You sellin' em?
Nice unit.

 

Good start sir

 

lol I sold them as soon as they came off sorry!

 

What size tires are you running?

 

Im running 285/70/17s

 

Nice rig...
I see you have Maxx Traxx on your wish list. I bought two awhile back and ever since then I can't find them anywhere. The two I have worked great but just in case I do want two more.

 

Looking to get some Maxx Traxx as well. Do I see a group buy forming? Nice rig by the way but you need to finish the thread. HAHA.

 

Looks good man. How do you have your tire mounted on your roof?

 

The tire mount was an idea the wife and I came up with. We used some steel tubing, and attached it to the OEM rails with homemade clamps. The clamps are similar to the way roof top tents are mounted to rails.

 

Any pictures of it?

 

Ya I'll post what I have pretty soon..I think total it cost maybe 30 bucks to make

 

That's awesome. My tires sits in my bed and now I have no bed space.

 

This is all the material..I used the stock spare mount




I ended up getting shorter bolts but you'll get the idea

 

Looks good man. Think a 35 would fit up there?

 

Yea, I think you could get probably and size mounted up there..

 

On the RotoPAX, It doesn't look like you used the universal plate, any reason? Seems it would be nice to have that against the back of the bed.

You used 1 4gal instead of two 2gal, any reason?

Thanks...

 

^ Curious as well.

How are you liking the ride quality of the Rough Country lift?

 

So for the Rotopax mounts... The folks at Rotopax actually gave me the Toyota mounts for free for being active duty. But no real reason I chose the 4 over the 2 gallons..

The Rough Country kit is pretty awesome..I know a bunch of folks don't care for them..But it rides great.

 

Right on, good to hear. I sold my Jeep to buy my Tacoma, in the Jeep world it was exactly that, ROUGH!

I have noticed looking into these rigs the lift game is completely different

Lots for me to learn still before I make my purchase.