ALRIGHT whats the BOTTOM line on LT?

ok well im selling my truck it should sell soon. once it sells i will have a good chunk of change and i will be buying a tacoma. i have been looking at LT kits for the past few days and really cant decide on what to do. i was looking at camburg but i dont have 8 grand extra...i saw some post on the forum that people have had kits installed for around 5 grand and that was including parts. that is at the price i need to be. so what kit should i go with in that price range? whats parts are recommended? also i will be getting a 4wd truck so i can still have fun in the snow so a 4wd kit is a must.

 

A $5k budget is not going to get you much. Because now you gotta take into consideration possibly getting new wheels, tires, re-gear, glass, etc...Hell, I just spent $5k alone in wheels and tires...

 

do you want just front LT?

 

read dem stickies

 

don't have LT, don't know much (compared to most of these guys) about it. . hell, ive never seen one in person/in action. but i always thought this was a well written and informative thread. hope it helps.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lo...-considering-long-travel-read-here-first.html

 

3K for the kit....1k for shocks...300 front fenders....500 bumper...1.5k wheels/tires

 

bottom line is LT and small budget do not go together

there is a hell of a lot more work that goes into properly building a LT truck than bolting on a LT kit, shocks and fenders...

your money will go a lot further if you buy a truck that's already got some work into it

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1s...00-tacoma-prerunner-camberg-lt-linked-dd.html

http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/trucks-buggies/160776.htm

neither are 4WD though...

 

If 8k seems like too much then don't do it, especially if you're not ready for the upkeep/maintenance that comes with lt.

And don't be one of those people that dump that much money and work into a new vehicle then has to sell because something happens with finances. Seen that happen a dozen times and you never recoup that money and time.

 

i wasnt including the wheels and tires and fenders in the 5k budjet and i know i would need shocks and what not to make it worth it.. i was talking about just the kit being around 5 thats without the fenders wheels and tires. i didnt want to spend 8k on a kit thats what i was saying.. i dont have a problem spending 8 for wheels tires fiber glass and everything else. i will also make my own front bumper.

 

thanks anthony thats what i was looking for! what kit did you use? and what shocks?

 

DAMN! Looks like I need to rethink my want for LT on my truck till I save for a bit.

 

alright haha thanks for the information.. i new to all of this desert running trucks im use to a big 4x4 diesel haha...so im learning this slowly i have someone who is a great fabricator and welder in the family so i aint worried about doing it myself we can do it for sure. but if the the front and rear are guna cost 8k a pice i cant do it haha

 

Dude a set amount for LT doesn't exist! Its a money pit to do right! If you half ass it, all your gonna do is break your truck!

 

i dont have long travel just spindles, toytec coils and bilsteins

 

really? how much can you get out for that setup? if you dont mind can you give me details like what company to buy from ect. again im new to the prerunner world. i only know names in the diesel industrie

 

Don't let people talk u out of going lt if u really want it, just know it gets pricey and don't think u have to have everything at once. Read thru a lot of the builds or the lt forum and u will learn a lot. Like others have said know what u want it for and plan accordingly. Right now Im running the 05+ camburg lt kit with spindles so I'm about 5000-5500 in just the front. It I still want to do triples so I need another 1500-2000 for the front to be almost done(never really done). Starting the rear now picked up some fox 16" dbls for 1100 and am deciding on which sua kit to go so anywhere from 1400-2000. Plus building materials yada yada yada. Hope that helps, so u can get a front kit for 5ish but expect to keep spending...