Sparkles: Djande91's silver taco build

After owning one Tacoma I went to a car and decided I missed my truck. Then I quickly found myself a 2010 2wd tacoma to build and named her Sparkles thanks to
TacoTaco15

How she sits now


Here's the day I bought her.


1 week later its time for some 17x9" XD rims with the 2015 BFG all terrains 265/70/r17


Time to lose the chrome grille...


Time to install some good sound >


This is why I do not trust people...


Decided de-badge the chrome emblems and to take a lake trip on the stock suspension...


Light bar came in with its two free pods!

Turns out the easy part was the wiring harnesses...


Finally got the bar and pods mounted correctly after a lot of messing with measurements


Mid travel Kit installed




Finished Mods:

Exterior-
BFG 265/70/r17
XD addict 17x9" rims
K&N air filter
50" Digidiodes premium radius bar
Two premium pods from Digidiodes

Interior-
2x10" Rockford Fosgate punch subs w/ Rockford amp
Infinity door speakers
Double din JVC deck

Suspension:
King OEM 2.0 replacement shocks with resis
Icon tubular UCA's

Mods to come:

Exterior-
All-pro Apex series front and rear bumpers
All-pro Skid plates
20" bumper light bar
Glassworks 4" flare Front fenders
glassworks Rear fenders

 

Got the mid travel system in place today and then had it realigned.



Zoey thought she should join in for the test drive...


Apparently the alignment was well needed lol


How she sits now

 

Cutest. Fucking. Dog. Ever.

Nice build, too! Sub'ed!

 

Looks good, getting rid of chrome grill was a huge diff with the wheels included.

 

Thanks man! She's a feisty little shit though lol

Yeah I couldn't believe the difference when I finished those two mods. It was like a whole new truck.

 

Nice truck OP!How do you like the KING's setup!?

 

I've only driven on it for about 100 miles but it rides like a dream! Even drove it down a few rocky roads to test the flex and it's better than expected!

 

Good to hear and thanks!Considering going with the KING's setup!

 

I'm going out tonight to really test the shocks out. I'll post something on here tomorrow about how it went. King is the leader in the industry for a reason, I would say they would be your most sure bet if you want unbeatable performance and durability out of the shock.

 

Sub'd cause I like my kings also

 

Very clean and simple. I'd like to get mine like this but rent in Southern California is too expensive

 

That dog though...Kills me.

 

Update: I'll be posting pictures from this evening tomorrow but I'm so happy with the results that I must tell all tonight. In one night I put this suspension through just about every type of driving. Washboards, ruts, drifting, rock climbing, and even jumps. This suspension is amazing! I was able to pull about 75mph through a heavily washboarded riverbed with a few whoops in between and never once felt out of control or many bumps for that reason. After all of that I immediately stopped to check the shock temp. To my surprise I could grab the tube of the shock and feel only warm while the resis remained room temperature. King did a phenomenal job on this system for the tacoma. Its totally worth what I paid!

 

Alright so heres some pictures from last night.

 

Glad I read your thread. I'm looking into resi shocks for my 09 TRD Sport I just bought. Live in a small town with many dirt roads. Anything over 20mph will about rattle your truck apart and run you the risk of blowing out shocks. The roads are terribly serviced and often times have no gravel on them at all. Like I said 20mph max,so you can try and swerve the big ones!

 

In your situation I would say that my set up would benefit you the most if you're looking for a shock that lasts. I took the truck through literally every possible driving situation there was and these shocks handled everything flawlessly. The Icon tubular UCA's are amazing too. I little to no bump steer even in the rough stuff, they also helped with the steering responsiveness and didn't fight me when I wanted to turn out of something that normally would cause the steering wheel to fight you.

 

I'll have to look into pairing up some shocks with UCA's while I'm at it. I come from a straight axle jeep so these UCA's are a little new to me but I'll learn my way around them by this summer. Excited to see what comes next for your truck!

 

Alright guys, I'm trying to spice up the name of my build thread. Anybody got a good name in mind for this taco??

 

Oh goodness, name are a tricky business, good man! I feel like every car/truck has a personality and feel to it that corresponds to the name I give it. Tough for me to suggest something - it's your truck!

..... but I'll go with Sparkles.

 

Can't help you in the name department, due to lack of creativity. But let's see a pic of that head unit finished up. Wanna see how it looks with whichever faceplate you covered it up with.