Cody's 2002 build "The Tank"

also changed my shock location for my longer shocks:

 

I have an 04 2.7 and my e brake cable is not where yours is. Did that trd rear end u have now come like that or did you relocate the cable? Also nicest 4cyl ive seen so far on here. Love those 37s

 

That's so bad ass. I didn't even know this was possible. One of my favorite trucks on the site fo sho.

 

03-04 tacomas have the e brake cable in a different location than 02 and older tacomas

 

thanks though, man!

thank ya thank ya.
you gain a little road vibration with them being angled this way but you gain some flex, not that i couldn't stuff a 37" before but now i should have more droop.

 

Lol it's weird you know my friend Dan I was looking at your truck on instagram before I joined here.. I love your work.

 

thanks man!
Dan Groene? we have a lot of mutual friends on FB and occasionally talk on there but i don't think i've ever met him lol.

 

update:
i have no carpet. i got tired of worrying about it with my tube doors. maybe eventually i'll waterproof/move all the electronics up.

the front tires are 98% bald and getting worse by the day. couldn't be worse timing with me trying to get a house in the next month or two.
i really don't want to buy more 37's since when i sas i'll be on 40's.
i have some perfect 33" street tires back at my parents house in ky.. but i don't think i could bring myself to run those. it would look stupid goofy, and i'd be red lining on the highway because of gearing.. hahaha.
i'm really doing my best to not have to spend ~$2500 on tires right now so i think i may just buy 2 new front tires since i can't find anything on CL. and once i get my house my next purchase is a new DD.
so i got to pricing stuff yesterday. my same replacement tires are the same price as pitbull rockers. i may be rocking 2 different sets of tires here in the next few weeks then again i'm still not sure because i believe i'm too OCD to be okay with non matching tires.

 

What size wheels are you running? I couldn't find the size in the thread lol. Treadwright is an option to replace your bald tires depending on what wheel size you're running. They only have 37" tires for 16.5" wheels though

Here's a link to their 37" tires

 

it's posted a few pages back
17" though. i just found a set of my exact tire(pro comp MT 37x12.5x17) on CL for a good price. i'm picking them up this weekend... thank God! more money for the house and SAS

 

Whoops lol. Awesome! Glad you found some replacements

 

You gonna do links or leafs?

 

me too!

links for sure

 

Front and rear like jerry?

 

actually yes! except he 3 linked the rear so that he could keep his stock gas tank, i'm 4 linking the rear and going with another tank

 

Nice!! Are you going to tube the rear or try and retain the bed?

 

not really, just the bed sides. they'll be removable. i'm going to do a bed cage, too. i'll figure out some way to be able to haul a tote or two back there but for my long camping trips i'll have a trailer i can haul

 

Well I vote you get started so I can live vicariously through you!

 

oh... so you're helping fund the project then.. right?

 

Oh yeah man. I'll fund it with your wallet!