My 2nd...02 Taco!

First truck can be found here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/my-02-taco.287417/

It has since been put back to stock and now my dad owns it. He's always been a Chevy guy but seems to love the Tacoma ever since taking ownership. He still has his 77 Chevy Stepside that he plans to further build (his 3rd or 4th one now...others were either stolen or lost in an accident).

Onto my current truck

It's a 2002 Double Cab Limited that I purchased back in May of 2015 from the original owner. It had 113,500 miles at the time of purchase and currently has around 130k miles.

I was able to swap almost all of the parts from my extra cab onto this truck. Luckily my brother in law was able to help me with majority of the work.

Mods

Suspension:
- Front: ICON 2.5 coilovers, 650lbs springs/(previous setup) Bilstein 5100 coilovers, 600lbs springs
- Rear: ICON 2.0's with OME Dakar leaf pack/(previous setup) Bilstein 5100’s
- Camburg uniball upper control arms
- Prothane steering rack bushings
- 4crawler axle relocation plates

Armor/Recovery:
- BAMF bolt-on sliders with kickouts
- RAT skid plates (Front/trans)
- HiLift 48" Xtreme jack
- Shrockworks front plate bumper

Lighting:
- Morimoto Mini H1 HID headlight retrofit
- TYC Replacement headlights

Drivetrain/Wheels/Tires:
- OEM rear E-locker
- Toytec diff drop
- 285/75/16 GoodyearWrangler Duratracs
- SCS F5 wheels in Matte Bronze, 16x8 3.5 BS
- Tundra 231mm 13WL NAPA calipers, OEM pads/rotors
- Wheelers Offroad stainless steel brake lines (front & rear)
- BAMF BPV relocation bracket
- ECGS Clamshell Bushing
- Grey wire mod
- Rear diff breather relocation

Engine/Transmission:
- Deckplate mod with AFE re-useable dry filter

Exterior:
- AVS in-channel window visors
- Inno bed rack
- Yakima Load Warrior "roof" basket
- Yakima Spare tire mount
- Yakima HiLift mount
- Set of color matched and black fender flares (currently not installed)
- OEM bed extender
- Redline Hood Struts

Interior:
- Husky front and rear floor liners
- Alpine HU
- MB quart component speakers (front)
- MTX 2-way speakers (rear)
- Kicker hideaway compact powered sub
- UltraGuage
- BH3D cup holder

Maintenance items:
- front lower ball joints (new OEM)
- spark plugs (Denso)
- all fluids replaced using Amsoil
- timing belt and water pump replaced at 115k miles

First day home:


Before flares were removed and hi-lift mount was installed:


Flares removed (still no hi-lift mount and with the old retro-fit headlights):


I just realized that I don't really have a "current" pic of the truck but here are a few of my most recent mods:

AVS door visors and TRS retrofit with TYC headlights (you can see my previous truck with old retrofit setup in the background)


Yakima Hi-Lift mount and Hi-Lift Xtreme jack

 

Nice truck! I like the rack and wheel choice

 

Thanks! Rack came together with spare parts I had laying around and was supposed to be a temporary thing. Still love the wheels...couldn't justify spending tons on a set of Volk TE37x's to beat up.

 

dude NICE wheels! Ive been trying to find some 1st gens with those wheels and Im glad they look amazing on your truck man. Makes me wanna get some for sure now... in gunmetal

 

Thanks man! @SCSPerformance is the way to go. The F5 wheels are hard to beat.

 

Went to Yosemite for the first time ever. That place is BEAUTIFUL!!!! Just a few pics of the truck while I was out there:

 

Are you planning on replacing the flares? Or just cover up the holes? I would like to take mine off because I think it looks SO much better without them. I'm just concerned about having those holes.

 

At first I was all for blacking out the flares (I even purchased a used set of black flares already) and either color matching or blacking out all the chrome pieces. Then I thought, I'll just repair my color matched flares (well, just one of them is scratched up) and throw them back on.

I really can't decide, but I don't plan to cover the holes up at all. If anything, I'm leaning towards keeping it this way or putting my color matched flares back on.

 

Out in the desert last week...should have more photos up soon:

 

Sub'd!

 

@cbechtold - just subscribed to your build thread as well. Basically what I'm shooting for with my truck but with some minor differences.

How is the Icon setup treating you? I'm going to install Icon shocks this weekend (thanks again @Ritchie) and would like to see how they ride with my toytec coilovers up front. If you were closer it would be nice if I were able to compare the two setups before deciding on a new set of Icon coilovers.

 

I've been loving the Icon setup. Does everything very well. I need to get the AAL for my Dakars because of all the weight in the rear.

 

What up Davey!!!
Yo, you should come up to Big Bear next weekend for TTORA's BB run. It should be a blast as always!

 

Great to hear! I've been wanting that setup based on all the reviews and first hand experience with them. Are you getting the AAL's for more load carrying capacity or does it sag in the rear unloaded? I plan on purchasing a CBI rear bumper and their bed rack as well...currently the rear of my truck is slightly higher than the front and is pretty stiff unloaded.

 

Hey Mario! I saw that but I'm booked for my wife's family reunion that weekend. I'm always missing the good stuff!!!

 

Damn, you sure are bro. Got another one for you, Pismo Jamboree - Sept 23 - 25 Hope you can make it, I went two yrs ago and it was fun as hell. Camping on the beach is

 

I'm down for that!!! Don't think I have anything planned on that weekend yet. Thanks for keeping me in the loop man!

 

Little bit of both. I'm pretty sure I'm maxing out my leafs with a 200lb bumper, 100lb spare, 80lb bed rack, and 150lb RTT... I don't want to ride on my bump stops on the trail. I'm pretty sure that adding the AAL shouldn't make it much stiffer.

 

http://www.pismojamboree.com/

 

Finally had time to paint and install my RAT products skid plates. These things are solid! Thanks again for the group by @RAT PRODUCTS