Archive's DCSB Bugout and Camper build

2005 Tacoma 4.0 V6 6-speed 220,000+ miles. Bought this truck October, 25 2016, so 5 years in. Bought it North Carolina, and the body and frame (replaced) are still in very good condition


I welcome input on mods

Goals:
1. Keep it from getting past ~5,800 lbs with people
2. Continue to develop and test Archive parts on it
3. Try to average 15+ mpg to keep the range above dismal

MODS:

Suspension:
Bilstein 5100 up front @1 (temporary)
Archive Garage Hammer hangers Version 3, stock shackles w/ poly (long term testing)
Archive High clearance cross tube
Archive shock relocation
Archive Stealth HD Ubolt flip, option 3 w/ Archive Speed bumps
Fox Factory Series 2.5x14" DSC smoothies tuned by AccuTune Offroad
Custom shock tower cross bar
Custom limit straps coming
Archive HD leaf springs coming

Wheels & Tires:
17" Toyota FJ Cruiser fat 6-spoke alum (NOT made in China)
285/75r17 E load Cooper AT3 XLT
Spidertrax 1.25" spacers out back


Armor:
Brute Force Fab 2012-15 plate front bumper
Mobtown Offroad HD bolt-on Sliders
Custom rear bumper in thinking stage


Recovery Gear:
Recovery Snatch strap
tree saver
Pair of recovery boards


Exterior:
2012-15 facelift with OE parts

Interior:
Round black delrin Shift Knob (no shift pattern - theft deterrent!)
WeatherTech floor liners front and back


Lighting:
Baja Designs Squadron wide beam waiting on bumper

Communication:
Midland Radio

Performance:

Removed charcoal pre-filter from airbox (small gain)

Miscellaneous:


Parts to be installed:
Energy Suspension steering rack bushings


Maintenance:

Undercoating:
Krown sprayed back in 2016
Fluid Film'd several times since, last Nov '20 (Protect your Frame!)

 

History:

-Bought this truck October, 25 2016, so 4 years in. Bought it North Carolina, and the body and frame (replaced) are still in very good condition

-November 2016, First mods were FJ steelies and 255/80-17 Cooper ST Maxx (I still like steelies)

 

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285/75-17 Cooper AT3 XLT showed up today

These are ~33.8" diameter. I am looking to cross comfort, low noise, reasonable mpg for decent range, and decent traction for 95% of situations.

When I go on a long trip, I want to enjoy the drive, minimize fatigue from noise and vibration, and not be hampered on fuel range

I was happy with my Cooper ST Maxx prior, so thought the new gen AT3s would also be good fit. I also love BFG K02s, and was considering the Toyo Open Country ATIIIs. Lots of good tires out there, but happy with the Coopers

 

Sub’ed, interested to see how this goes. My short bed camper build is a little further along than yours but I’m curious to see if I can steal some of your ideas

 

Can’t wait to see the bugout! Hammer hangers going to double as ammo cans?! Gonna be beast!

 

I'm hoping for ideas and input as well!

 

Sweet man! Cant wait to pick up my HH here pretty soon! What route are you taking your truck? Play in rocks, overlanding,combo?

 

Plan is to build it for severe duty off road, whatever may come. But also for extended camping. I may be including an M1101 trailer as an optional part of setup, which I recently acquired.

 

Sold the tonneau cover and the 4runner wheels in last 24 hours.

First time it's been without the cover and I like it, but plan is to build a camp setup on it.

 

Swapped the M1101 offroad trailer to some 16×8 Dodge 2000-2002 aluminum wheels and 265/75-16 Firestone Transforce tires.
These are same wheels on my 02 Cummins.
(These Dodge wheels are perfect since they have a 6.5" backspacing, and Humvee have around 7")
So much easier to handle tire changes, plus the excessive height of trailer came down 2".
And the aerodynamic and parasitic drag will be lower.
I didn't measure the weight, but they were easy to toss around, maybe 1/2 the weight of 37s and steel wheels

 

I'm really excited about the Brute Force Fab 2012-2015 plate bumper on order with full headlight protection.
Going to update to the newer headlights, hood and grill

Couple pics for reference

 

Man I really like the steelies

 

Got @Mobtown Offroad Heavy Duty bolt-on sliders ordered up this week! Went with kickout (standard), but did not get fill plates
https://mobtownoffroad.com/product/2005-2015-toyota-tacoma-heavy-duty-bolt-on-rock-slider/

• Kickout Standard
• 3/16″ Thick Steel Attachment Plate
• Mobtown C-Clamp which boxes in the frame rail
• Mobtown engineered Clamps provide additional attachment for the most stressed edge
• 100% No Drill Bolt-On Design
• 2″ Square x 1/8″ Wall Steel Tube used on Legs and Main Tube
• Legs and Main Tube Overhang Reinforced and Gusseted
• 1-3/4″ Dia x .120″ Wall DOM Tubing Standard
• Grade 8 Bolts, Nuts and Washers
• Strongest Bolt-On Design On The Market
• Website lists 140lbs for DCSB/ACLB

It's all it the details right? I really like that the Mobtown HD sliders have done a lot of things right

Pic from Mobtown site

 

New Archive High clearance cross tube installed and tested on my Tacoma.
Highest clearance cross tube on the market, which compliments the highest clearance hangers. It also connects to the stock cross member, 100% bolt-on, no drilling.

Did A-B-A-B testing vs the original Archive straight tube, the High clearance didn't improve ride quality vs the straight tube.

https://archivegarage.com/explore-archive/ols/products/tacoma-hi-clearance-cross-tube

 

Looks Great, Picked up a set of the hangers from @state48overland because they had one set in stock and i couldn't pass up no lead time. So i will need to order cross tube and bushings from you. I like the high Clearance option but realistically would i actually hit the cross tube on a rock? Still planning on grabbing some shock towers in Feb but excited about my hangers!

 

Crap......if I only waited 45 days before I ordered.....

 

Read here https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-archive-garage.519625/page-125#post-24789511

 

Yes please.....I would love the new curved one.

 

Thanks Brian! I have a nice condition straight tube off my truck I'd sell, message if interested