OffsetPlayer2's Slowly but Surely build

How she sits today as of 8/25/2016:


Current:
Toyota Bed Mat
Toyota Tonneau Cover
Step Rails
G Tek door sill protectors
2015 Tundra brake controller harness
32" LED light bar
Sumosprings
K&N intake (ordered, delayed shipping)

Around October of 2013, I got my first Tacoma. A 2011 DCSB OR....prerunner. At the time I didn't care if it was 2wd or 4wd. Now that I moved back to my hometown area and started getting more into the Tacoma scene, I wanted a 4wd since we do get ice and snow during the winter. The wife and I also enjoy taking trips to the mountains as well throughout the year. While the prerunner has never let me down or stuck, I did have some times where I would have rather had the 4wd.

Here is my good ol silver prerunner:


Not much was done other than some 265/75/16 tires, step rails, bed mat, wind deflectors and dipped badges. I took the bed mat out and put it in the new one.

And here is the new one that I just picked up:



I went ahead and took off the factory air dam. I didn't drive it enough to notice if the mpg suffer any. As long as I stay around 18.5 like my '11, I'll be happy. So far I'm averaging 20 something. Not the best shots, but it'll work for now.



I finally got my NFab style steps put on. The dealer ordered the wrong ones the first time around. I like these better than the last ones I had on. The wife will surely appreciate it now as well.





My DSPs came in the mail, so I went ahead and put them on. I also located the install connector for the brake controller harness. Here is some shots of the DSPs.

Front:


Rear:


Both:



I had these on my '11 that were the prototypes he sent me. I had them on for over two years and they still looked brand new when I traded it in. I wanted to take them off and reuse them, but I figured the next owner would benefit from having them.



This will be a slow and painful build, but it'll be more of a place to document everything. I live in a blue collar area so things are done a little more slowly.

01/15/2016 4000 miles
Greased all u-joints

2/20/2016 5400 miles
Rotated tires
Topped of transmission fluid - 1.5q added

I'll have to find the dates/miles
TSB performed on the transmission

 

It's been a while since I've purchased anything for the Taco lately. I stepped away from TW for a while and came back for a little while after I found out about the transmission TSB.

I pulled the trigger on a 32" light bar, wiring harness (it was cheaper to buy a premade one versus building my own), Toyota style switch, K&N intake, and sumosprings.

I didn't take too many pictures during the install of the light bar. Pretty much, I purchased some flat metal strips with predrilled holes in them from Lowes. I cut them to size, bent them, and used them to be drilled with tapping screws into the crash bar behind the bumper.




Ignore the fingerprints. I had just finished up and hadn't cleaned everything back up yet.


Sumosprings came in so they were installed today. Install only took about 30 minutes once I started doing actual work. It took longer to get all the tools I needed versus the actual work.



To compare old - new.



After they were installed. It lifted the rear just a tad as others have said before too. I like it like that though to give it a little bit of rake for towing.

 

Snatching this one too just in case.