Best Trim to Buy to Start a Build

You are correct sir.

I would love to have the OR matte black flares and front bumper lip on mine. My flares are pretty beat up already, especially the back ones, they get sprayed with rocks when driving on FSR roads.

 

Simple. TRD Offroad DCLB is always the answer. All the positives of the Pro, but cheaper to modify if that's your plan. I'm 6'1" and fit perfectly in the bed for sleeping. If you're going to overland or camp do it in style in a trail limo. Pretty proud of mine I just need to build out better sleeping arrangements for the bed now.

 

Definitely the TRD Off road for all of the above mentioned qualities.

 

Surprisingly nobody has said anything about interior color differences in trims. My last vehicle had the two tone black/tan interior, black lower half and tan pillars up to the roof liner. Terrible. One of the selling points of the TRDOR to me was the all black interior, the consistency. My own personal preference I guess. But honestly, if you heavilyy mod, replace everything, and don't mind the ugly interior, then SR5, or if you plan to lightly mod and overland, then the TRDOR because of the locker

 

If I was to buy new... I would get a 2020 Tacoma Off Road and put a 1/2" spacer in front and and and Wheeler progressive add a leaf in the rear. But, you didn't hear that from me. Sliders for sure, probably the first thing after a tri fold bed cover...tires, a size bigger, after they wear low.