New 09 Taco Owner

All -

I just purchased my first Tacoma this week, I fly to San Antonio tomorrow to pick it up.

I've been intrigued with the Tacoma after wheeling with Jacque from TRDPARTS4U in 2010 on a Central Overland trip. I'm a Land Cruiser guy and own a '97 CE Collectors Edition, so this will be a new experience.

My Land Cruiser:



Jacque has been helping me plan the build and we are aiming to do the following in August of this year:

1. Icon Coilovers with Icon UCA's
2. Icon in the rear
3. TRD super charger
4. ARB front bumper with a Warn 9.5XP
5. CBI Fab rear bumper with swingout
6. Slee Sliders
7. Bud Built skid plates
8. Factory roof rack with a Baja rack
9. ARB front locker
10. Safari Snorkel

That's my story and sticking to it. I am looking forward to wheeling it and seeing how it compares to my 80.

Cheers.

- Mark

 

congrats man when you start the mods, start a build thread so we can see

 

sweet!

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Welcome from AZ!

 

Welcome to TW from AZ!

 

Welcome... What type of '09 Tacoma are you getting?
2 door, Access Cab, 4 door?
Base, SR-5, Sport TRD, Off Road TRD?
2WD or 4WD?

 

I picked up a double cab 4WD with the TRD Offroad package.

Cheers.

- Mark

 

Welcome.

P.S. your LC is my Dream vehicle. I'm back in the south in October. Trade?

Edit: lol, should have read the post above... So, sell me the cruiser!

 

Who knows, I may end up selling the Land Cruiser. Thus far, I really like the Tacoma...if feels a lot like the Land Cruiser - about the same width, just a little longer. I am going to run some measurements on clearance areas this evening and see what exactly the differences are - they don't look very significant to me...then again I am running 35's on the Land Cruiser.

- Mark

 

Make sure to message me if that day comes.

 

So, I took some time this evening to measure the Tacoma and the 80; I've been thinking that they look pretty similar...so, time to take out the measuring tape. Now, these measurements were taken by my wife and I with a tape measurer...no lasers...no 3D imaging, etc.

So here they are (Land Cruiser / Tacoma):

Height to middle of the lowest point of the front bumper - 21.75 / 19.5
Height to the lowest point of the corner of the front bumper - 26.5 / 20.0
Height to the lowest point at the center of the front differential - 11.0 / 12.25
Height to lowest point of sliders / side steps - 17.75 / 20.0
Wheelbase - 113.0 / 128.0
Height to middle of the lowest point of the rear bumper - 24.5 / 21.75
Height to lowest point of the corner of the rear bumper - 23.0 / 23.0
Height to the lowest point at the center of the rear differential - 10.0 / 10.0
Height to the lowest point of the transfer case skid plate - 14.0 / 15.75
Front track width at widest point of tires - 77.0 / 76.0
Rear track width at the widest point of tires - 76.0 / 76.75
Height to the bottom of the front windshield - 54.0 / 53.5
Height at the highest point of the truck - 87.5 / 71.0
Bumper-to-Bumper - 197.0 / 207.0
Height of the tailgate (open) - 35.0 / 35.0

I don't know about you guys...but, those are some pretty similar measurements. You guys don't know how my 80 is built but, the Tacoma is stock except it is running 285/75/16's. My 80 has an OME suspension lift, front and rear bumpers, skid plates, sliders, an INTI roof rack, AO drawers, a M12000, dual batteries, super charger, ARB air lockers, and I am running 35's. I think the bumper measurements on the Tacoma will increase as I replace the stock bumpers with the ARB on the front and a CBI on the rear. Also, the slider measurements should increase on the Tacoma as well...as I get rid of the Aries side steps and replace them with high clearance sliders. None the less, pretty amazing measurements.

- Mark

 

Welcome to TW from Texas. I have an 09 acces cab and love it.