Basic Regular Cab Build

After purchasing this truck new in 2014, and having put over 140,00 miles on it, I figure it's about time to start modifying the truck as light duty trail and camping rig.

Specs:
2014 Tacoma Reg Cab
4 cyl. 2TR-FE motor
4 speed auto transmission
4x4

Build/mods:
Caravan Camper Shell
2.5” front lift - stock springs, Bilstein 5100's
2.5” rear lift - Icon RXT leafs Bilstein 5100's
Icon Delta Joint UCA
255 85 R16 Cooper ST Maxx
Re-gear to 4.88’s
Scanguage 2 w/ Spiker Enginnering bracket
Hayden 698 transmission cooler



Camper shell before lift:
Stock:

 

Love the rig! Brings me back to when regular cabs were the norm.

what is that shell supposed to fit on?

 

This truck! It's made by Caravan Camper Shells in Reno, NV. It is a unique shell, but it fits very well to the truck, albeit it does look slightly dorky looking from the rear side view.

 

Installed a 2'' lift - Bilstein 5100's, Icon RXT leafs, Icon delta joint UCA's and 255 85 R16 ST Maxx tires on stock steelies.

 

Killer little truck. Subbed

 

Thanks! I will admit, its a tad slow and underpowered now with the 33's. Definitely contemplating a regear when funds allow.

 

Same story here, 32's are the max for my gearing

 

Update: no new pics or adventures as of late, but I did re-gear the truck to 4.88’s.

So far, on flat ground, truck seems to hold gears better and performs a little better. Will update, of course.

 

Can’t believe I forgot about the simple bed “organizer” that installed!

 

Pic of some the work to make the bed platform stable.

Doing some work on the parents ranch, installed some barbwire fencing.

 

The reg cab gives your truck a really nice off road wheelbase, you don't see many configured like that. From the pic it looks like it's WB is almost similar to a CJ5. I like it

 

Thanks! It’s a stout wheelbase for sure. Even when stock, it was very capable, only needed a spotter a couple of times in some steep parts.

Whereabouts in NM are you? I lived in Carlsbad for a couple of years, tons of cool country in central and SE NM.

 

I'm up in Albuquerque, I looked at retiring in Alamogordo but never made the jump, I like the area.

 

Nice truck! How do you like that lift set-up? Particularly the 5100s up front with stock springs.

I’ve been researching options for a little lift (2.0ish) for my 4cyl reg cab 5spd prerunner. Seems like the spring rate for most aftermarket coilovers will be too much for the light front end of our trucks. And mine is a few hundred lbs lighter without the front 4x gear stuff up there…

 

Plus with that being close to Cloudcroft and Ruidoso tough to beat. Can’t blame you, I’ve heard there’s lots of great country in that part of the state.

 

So far, so good. I have the stock oem springs up front with just the 5100’s making the lift. It rides a little stiffer on the street (although E load tires don’t help lol) but on trails and semi-washboard roads, it seems a little smoother than the stock shocks.

With that being said, I like the RXT’s in the rear, but man, are they stiff! I have to slow down a ton over speed bumps!

 

I can believe that. I’m trying to tackle the front options first before thinking about what rear options to then go with based on front decision.

will be adding a camper top too when I can find one, so there will be some extra weight on the back at all times.

 

I think I just saw this truck on keystone in Reno

 

You may have! I do live in Reno.

 

Installed a Spiker Engineering scanguage II bracket. It’s nice so far. I purchased a hypertech inline speedometer corrector, but haven’t installed it yet as the speedometer only appears to be a little off and it hasn’t bugged me quite yet.