Best 1st gen mods?

How profitable is a short ram intake? Should I do a muffler?

 

Do you need a muffler?

 

Just stop.

Go enjoy your truck.

 

Do whatever you want to do to it.Only you can appreciate the work and money spent.Word of advice interior mods like a really good head unit,some bright reverse lights,and other helpful and comfort mods really make you enjoy the truck more.The main thing you should be worried about is maintenance and doing whatever you enjoy

 

Wut
Have I heard that 1 before?

 

Are you fighting the virus with a front end mask aka lebra.
It's hard to tell with front pic chopped!

 

No muffler mods until the one you got rusts through. Can't make it sound much better.

Would skip a cold air intake especially if offroading. Get the aFe washable airbox filter instead.

Diff drop. Lower ball joints.

Thicker skid plates. Rock sliders.
When more money, fix the rear lift & replace with better shocks & a more flexible leaf pack with lift built in.

Don't listen to the old guys telling you not to do anything. They just don't want your truck to be cooler than theirs. Build on.

I just undid most of the stupid/half-assed mods I did when I was 16 lol.

 

Old guys lol

 

If you are going to wheel the truck I would do these mods in this order, obviously not all at once:
Sliders
Skid plates
Winch
Rear locker
255/85/16 mud terrains of some sort and the smallest lift to fit them
Crawlbox

With that setup you would be able to run 90% of the trails out there, it wont break and you can DD it.

 

Thank you all for your help. That’s a lot to think on.

 

Put in a nice magnetic cell phone mount on the heating vents, easy to read maps on long trips. Upgrade the oem 22 year old head unit and any speakers and enjoy it.

I like the 3rd gen wheels, looks clean and what most people enjoy the tacoma for as a smaller truck, reliable engine, frame that usually rusts out before the engine dies.

 

I’m 17 and doing all the stupid half assed mods I can think of.

 

The part about not being able to make it sound better that stock I don’t agree with. Do a cat delete and short ram intake. That will noticeably help power and sound. 3rd gen wheels look good.

 

I’m 17 and have been wanting to mod my 98 Tacoma a bit more too lol. Maybe you should check out some front and rear bumpers. Those can make the truck look cooler and they can increase the trucks clearance.

 

Mods to protect your truck are always a good start like diff breather extensions.

 

Your 16, enjoy the truck the way it is,

Mods will run you into the thousands and they never end.

The most expensive part of these trucks are the mods!,

 

Ain't that the truth. I've probably spent in excess of $10k in offroad mods and offroad repairs over the past 4 years I've had my truck. Shit adds up quick, and if you offroad regularly the costs go way up.

 

Best mod and it only cost 8 bucks
https://shop.tacomaworld.com/products/tacoma-world-window-decal-sticker?variant=8828596682794

 

Can’t believe there’s almost two pages and no mention of the best mod for a 95-98:

Get an 01-04 center console with real cup holders and storage.

 

Cup holders are the best mod IMO. Driving 5 speed with no cup holders is PITA. I've lost many ounces of Rockstar, Monster, coffee, polar pop, etc on myself n the floor