My 2015 DCSB-TRD-OR Build & Adventure Thread Very Pic Heavy

I have been a member on TW since 2015 and never created a build thread. Now as I get older and forget things that I have done to my truck I decided to archive it all here. Now I have to play catch up for the last 3 years so here we go...

A resent picture: Summer 2018


I bought my “New To ME” 2015 TRD OFF ROAD. It had 9000 miles on it and was owned by a Nice Lady. We worked a deal through our Local Dealer (Long Story) so I was able to get it Toyota Certified Used with a 100k mile warranty. It was a great deal. When she bought it new from the same dealership she had everything added to it. 7year paint/upholstery protection package, Clear Bra, 5 year full maintenance package that includes everything from the oil changes to regular scheduled stuff. They rolled all of it over to me. I was undecided on a 2016 or a 2015 but getting this screaming deal I just had to take the 2015.

My Toyota backstory…
In the spring of 1995 when I was 17yrs old I bought a RED 1989 Standard Cab, 4 cylinder, 5 speed, 4x4, 4:11 gears, vinyl seats & flooring with 60k miles. I was so excited. I wish I had a picture.

The first 2 times I took it to the mountains I kept getting stuck. My friends teased me about my 4 banger Jap-Crap truck. They had Ford Trucks & 60’s Broncos & Internationals. All with BIG BLOCK V8s. I was devastated. The whole reason I bought the truck was to go with my buds and not be the passenger tag-along guy. I also wanted to take my Girlfriend “Camping or to the Drive In”. (More on that Later)

The truck did not come with an owners manual and there was no Google or TacomaWorld back then so I had to figure this out myself. I was a naive teenager and thought that if you shifted the transfer case into 4H or 4L it would be in 4WD… NOOOO! You see kids back in my day you had to manually lock in the front hubs right on the wheels. That meant one would have to get their a$$ out of the truck and lock in the front hubs on each wheel by hand. To be honest I do not remember how I finally figured this out. I think I was just poking around the front end and noticed the from hub with a switch that said LOCK / UNLOCK with arrows.

After I figured it out we went “wheeling” and I ran circles around my friends. Their HEAVY RIGS would get stuck in the snow & mud all day long where my light little truck just floated on top of it all. They nicknamed my truck “RED BILLY” because it was race red and climbed like a billy goat. It was a great summer and senior year.

Well boys & girls… Those awesome “Camping & Drive In” trips I told you about earlier… That eventually lead to the creation of life… MY SON! My High School Sweetheart & I had a baby. You can’t fit a car seat in a Standard Cab Toyota. So I had to trade it in on a family car.

My Son is 19yrs old now and just moved out, I think you can guess what I did………………

I traded in this…

To get this...
MODIFICATIONS:

Wheels, Tires, & Suspension-
FN Konig Countersteer 16x8 Matte Bronze
Cooper Discover AT3 265/75/16
Front: 3rd Gen Toyota Bilstein 4600
Rear: 3rd Gen Toyota Bilstein 4600 w/ Icon Add A Leaf + Factory Overload

Interior-
Husky Weather-Beater Floor Liners
Target Metal Console organizer: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cheap-metal-center-console-divider.403102/
LED Interior Light Kit: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/interior-dome-led-light-kits.347450/
Aluminium Seat Spacers: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/f-s-seat-mod-aluminum-seat-spacers-risers.564949/
Constantly working on my patch collection.
Black Leather Clazzio Seat Covers

Under the Hood-
K&N Filter
Earplug in the Piezo. (Makes the Key Fob BEEP not so loud) One of my favorite mods

In the Bed-
Tacoma Bad Mat + Security Bolt
Loose Bed Fix: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacoma-loose-bed-design-flaw-explanation.388873/
LED Under The Rail Lighting
Leer XR100 Shell/Canopy/Cap
3 Thule Cross Bars
Homemade Bed Platform
QuickFists For Krazy Beaver Shovel
2 Rubbermaid roll bins to fit under the platform

Lighting-
Anytime Fog Light

Off-Road Stuff-
Rear Differential Breather Relocate: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/differential-breather-mod-for-dummies-pics.15686/#post-193885
Trailer Plug Relocation to Bumper: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/relocating-the-trailer-light-plug-bumper.347059/
Hi-Lift
Krazy Beaver Shovel
Treds Pro traction boards
Master Flow Tsunami MF-1050 12 Volt Portable Hi Volume Air Compressor

Armor-
Relentless Fabrication Bolt-On Sliders w/Kickout
Prinsu Design Steel Skid Plates (Cover Front past Transfer Case)

Things I tried but did not like:
Americraft Shell/Canopy/Cap
2in Rear Leaf Spring Block
Relentless Fab 8in Bed Bars
Prinsu Design Bed Rack
Rhino Flat Rack
23Zero RTT



My 1st mod was the addition of Husky Weather-Beater Floor Liners & a Target Center Console Organizer:



January 2016: Tires Wheels & Lift.
Cooper Discover AT3 265/75/16
FN Countersteer 16x8
Daystar 2.5 inch Spacer Lift


January 2016: Anytime Fog Mod


February 2016:
Found a used Americraft Shell on the local classifieds. Resold it. It was a POS.


Just a good picture:


Snow Wheeling:


March 2016:
Took the Motorcycle South for some winter riding




May 2016"
Installed my Relentless Fab Sliders, Bed Bars, & 23Zero RTT


Summer 2016 Fun:
Front Thule Rack Installed


October 2016:
Skyline Drive Run: Had fun but Scratched the crap out of my clear-coat


October 2016:
Bought a Prinsu Design Bed Rack



Moab Trip:
Borrowed the In-Laws Sid by Side. Not my type of thing but fun to try once.


November 2016:
Bought a Leer XR100 on the local Classifieds. Needs Paint!

Got Paint!


November 2016:
Bought Prinsu Design Full 3/16 Steel Skids. Front, Motor, Trans, Trans.


January 2017:
Winter Adventure Looking At Old Mines:



March 2017:
Bought a Rhino Rack: I did not like it so i resold it.

April 2017:
Got My Tred Pro boards & Krazy Beaver from the TW groupbuy.

 

May 2017:
Solo Trip-
1st Stop was Little Wild Horse Canyon

 

Next Day was Goblin Valley

 

Then on to Moab.
Onion Creek
Had to pull the metal shard out and plug it.
Hit the 30000 mile mark on the way home.

 

October 2017
Just a quick drive to see the fall colors

 

February 2018:
Some Jerk Broke My Window. Never found out who....

 

June 2018:
Getting her ready for a Motorcycle trip up North. Oil Change, Tire Rotation, & basic once over.

 

October 2018:
Farmington Canyon to Boutiful Peak Drive:

 

October 2018:
Liberty To Avon & 3 Mile Canyon
Stopped to cook some Soup & Let the dog Play

 

Awesome pictures!! I love those wheels you got too!

 

I miss my 2nd gen...

 

I installed some Clazzio seat covers I purchased from a TW member.
I also installed Aluminium Seat spacers. You can read a lot of reviews and purchase information here...
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fs-aluminum-seat-spacers-for-seat-mod.563339/
I am very happy with the results of both.
The fact that it was 40 degrees outside and I have no room to work in the garage with the door closed made the leather a bit stiff. However, I was able to get the rears on buy warming the covers up in the house and bringing 1 piece out at a time. For the front seats I just took the seats in the house. It took about 2.5 hours taking my time.

 

December 20
Left Home very late and hit rush hour traffic. Not much to report just a dark 5 hour drive to St. George. We are staying at our friends vacation home for the night and will hit the road to Las Vegas then Death Valley tomorrow.

 

Nice adventures!

 

I forgot you lived in UT. I was like, I know that MTB trail, and that one, and hey I know that F-150. Hey That's Kevin! Wait what? ...lives in Clearfield...ohhh.

 

Sweet truck!