Official 5-Lug Picture Thread

man you took the plunge

 

Sweet a 5 lug page . Well I have 2 Toyota's first one is a 07 Tacoma converted to 4wd and the other one is a 86 Toyota Helix lowrider . Was setting on hydraulics but those are off now and waiting for the airbag kit to come in

 

They look awesome. That's a prerunner converted right?

 

Thanks . Yes it was a prerunner then I converted it to 4wd . It was cheaper for me . I only have $2,000 in the swap and I did all the work myself sense I'm a mechanic and work on vehicles for a living haha

 

I want to do a swap but it's alittle harder because our subframe and suspension is different

 

Yeah it's alot different on the 5 luggers then on the 6 luggers

 

Nice looking truck! Any mods planned? If i could find a 2015 5slugger id buy it today, so rare.

 

Also, time for my every other month update:

 

Well in canada, theres 20 4wd for every 1 5lug (just going off of my province). Most 5 lugs ive seen are the 05-11 models, I've only seen one 12+ kicking around, looked similar to yours. As for winter driving this truck has been the best ive ever had. Every snow storm i go out onto the shitty roads and rip around. My set up is cooper discoverer at/3s and no weight in the back. Enabling auto lsd at stops also works like magic. I havent been stuck once in the two winters i've had this truck, and we get nailed with snow. Exptecting a little over 8 inches of snow on my commute to work tomorrow If you got any questions feel free to shoot them!

 

I dont think theres a "Friend" type of feature but i know following is a thing (not sure what it does honestly). I've heard those tires are the best in the game, since its an icy hill, pair those with some studs and you'll have no issues. Weight will also help dig into ice a fair bit but it can also cause you to slip down the driveway easier. As for the black, i absolutely love it after a nice wash and wax. However, i offroad a nice bit, and we have alot of evergreens here and they are not nice to paint. The pin stripes show up really easy because the base coat under the black is whiteish gray, so it sticks out like a sore thumb all part of the game i suppose. Also, is yours an sr5? i noticed the sliding rear window, but no badge on the tailgate

 

Nice! sounds like it has something added to it. Some small things id reccomend are front mud flaps (rocks can chip away at the paint on the fenders) pretty easy install for about 20$. Fogs are 100% worth it, i payed 60$ for a kit on Amazon and it took around 1hr to install and not a single issue with it. 235/75/15 tires are really nice for soaking up bumps due to the large sidewall, pretty much the reccomended tire size for 5lugs here. I'm not sure if you have the adjustable wiper speed stalk, but thats also really nice. Also i'm not sure if you load any heavy stuff in the rear, but if you do (say a quad or skidoo) make sure you reinforce that tailgate! I had mine bend really bad to the point the paint at the top cracked off from carrying a skidoo on a bumpy trail. Still something i need to fix today

 

Im sure they would work awesome, a precuation for all aftermarket lights is to take some black silicone and run it along the seams before installing. Some people have had water issues in many different lights due to shitty seals from the producer. Simply seal them up and it would be just as good as oem. Now for the tailgate it depends how handy you are. What i did was i took off the top cover, and got a steel plate which i then welded to the top of the tailgate, it was thin enough so that the top plastic cover can still go on and hide it with no issues. my tailgate will never bend again . If you dont want to do that theres skins available that bolt onto where the black trim at the top would sit, its basically a sheet of steel that should prevent any bending at all, although im not sure how much they go for these days

 

Heres what a guy sent me a while back, if theres a fab shop nearby this might not be too expensive

 

Cool, post some pics once you get the project rolling

 

Here's my 4 banger just got new wheels and 235/75/15 tires feels like a truck now.

 

Finally getting parts rolling in for the 86 low rider haha

 

2009 4cyl new wheels and tires 236/65/17

 

Sexiest I've seen

 

Things are getting spicy