The RECTIFIED PreRunner Build

REC·TI·FY
verb
past tense: Rectified; past participle: Rectified
1. to put (something) right; correct.


INTRODUCTION:
~My name is Stefen Schmidt, born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. In January of 2011 I bought my first truck, a 2008 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road PreRunner. From that moment on, I can honestly say my life changed forever! We begin first with the theme of my build. I named my truck RINZLER, after the character in the movie, TRON:Legacy. Rinzler is sort of a badass throughout the entire movie with his black and orange theme, making it an easy decision to adopt the same designs into my truck.

As an Offroad & Outdoor Enthusiast, I know there will always be something to add to make Rinzler better equipped for the road ahead, and to help continue on my adventures. With that said, I strive to find companies that can help me achieve my goal to make this truck capable of being both a comfortable Daily Driver and the Weekend Off-Road Warrior. It is an honor to be associated with the following companies due to their excellent customer service and growing customer base. I hope to continue and help expand their businesses by representing their products and/or work on my build.

SPONSORS:
ADS Racing Shocks
Dirt King Fabrication
Keepers Metal Fabrication
BruteForce Fabrication
...more to come!

Follow me on Instagram @st3f3ns

Check out my latest adventure at T.a.Co. Rock Therapy 2015 Moab, UT

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VEHICLE SPECS:
-2008 Toyota Tacoma
-4.0L V6 Automatic
-TRD Off Road (Rectified) PreRunner
-Short Bed/Double Cab

PERFORMANCE:
-ECGS 4.88 Nitro Gears
-AFE Intake Stage 2 SI
-EBC Dimpled & Slotted Rotors
-EBC Brake Pads 7000 Series Green Stuff
-OCTaco Steel Braided Brake Lines

FRONT SUSPENSION:
-ADS Racing 2.5 RR Coilovers w/ Clicker Adjusters
-PAC Racing 14" 650lb Coil Springs
-Dirt King Fabrication Heimed UCAs
-Dirt King Fabrication Boxed LCAs
-MaxTrac 4" Lift Spindles
-Total Chaos Cam Tab Gussets
-Wheeler's Superbump Bumpstops

REAR SUSPENSION:
-ADS Racing 2.5 16" Black Triple Bypasses
-ADS Racing 2.125 2" Hydro Bumps
-DMZ Spring Under Kit with Deaver Springs
-TommyGun Fabrication Boxed Frame and Crossmembers
-TommyGun Fabrication Shock Towers and Bed Cage

WHEELS/TIRES:
-SCS Stealth Runner 8 17x8.5 Wheels
-35/12.50/R17 Toyo Open Country R/Ts
-BORA 1.25" Rear Wheel Spacers

ARMOR:
-BruteForce Fabrication Hybrid Front Bumper
-BruteForce Fabrication Rear Plate Bumper
-Pelfreybilt IFS Skid Plate
-Keepers Metal Fabrication (KMF) Hybrid Sliders

EXPEDITION EQUIPMENT:
-Tepui Autana Ruggedized RTT w/ Annex
-KMF Bed Rack
-Pelfreybilt Trasharoo
-Blue Sea 12V Socket Bedside Install
-Coleman RoadTrip LXE Grill
-Worthington 1 Gallon Propane Tank

RECOVERY GEAR:
-IAS 10lb Co2 OBA System
-Hi-Lift 48" Jack
-ARB Tire Puncture Repair Kit
-Rugged Ridge 30k Recovery Strap
-Crovel Extreme Survival Tool
-TruPro 19" Shovel
-Fiskars X15 Chopping Axe
-JNC4000 1100A Portable Jump Starter

BATTERY:
-Pelfreybilt Battery Cage
-RTMR 5 Relay SkyGear Box
-KnuKonceptz Battery Terminals
-Redline Tuning QuickLIFT Plus

COMMS:
-Baofeng UV-5R Ham Radio
-Uniden 520XL CB Radio
-3' Firestick II Antenna
-Pelfreybilt CB Antenna Mount

EXTERIOR:
-HomerTaco Raptor Style Grill
-HomerTaco Hood Scoop Mx Mesh
-Sleeper Eyelids by Toyota Man
-Satin Black Paint Job
-Trailer Products Fiberglass Fenders
-McNeil Fiberglass Bedsides
-KMF PreRunner Style Tiregate
-Cab Mount Chop

LIGHTING:
*Be Original* Do not ask me how to make my headlights!
-FX-R 3.0 Projector Headlight Retrofits
-Osram Xenarc CBI Bulbs
-Morimoto XB55 Ballasts
-Morimoto XBa LED Halos & Strips
-Rigid Industries E-Series Combo 30" Amber Light Bar
-Rigid Industries D2 White Driving Lights
-Rigid Industries Dually Amber Floods
-Onzium Raptor Style LEDs
-KMF RGB Super Saber
-KMF RTT Lighting w/ Switches
-KMF Bed Lighting
-Jumper's LEDs DTRL/Signals, 3rd Brake Light & LP Bulbs
-Anti-Dark Hood Lighting PRO Kit

INTERIOR:
-Wet Okole Black Seat Covers w/ Orange Piping and TRD Emblem
-Wet Okole Armrests
-WeatherTech Floor Mats
-Flyzeye Designs V2W Amber/Blue Wired Light
-Jumper's LEDs Interior Map & Dome Kit
-OTRATTW XIV Rockers
-IggyCorp Switch Panel
-Carbon Fiber/Orange/Black Misc Accents
-Mob Armor Large Mob Mount
-Pioneer Z-130BT Head Unit
-2013 Black Center Console
-Salex Center Console Divider

ADVENTURES:
--Crown King Run August 3, 2011
--Arizona TW Meet & Greet August 25, 2011
--Mt. Lemmon Control Road PreRun September 23, 2011
--Mt. Lemmon Control Road Run October 1, 2011
--Rice Peak PreRun October 6, 2012
--First Annual Glamis Meet October 19, 2012
--Mt. Lemmon/Rice Peak Run November 2, 2012
--Four Peaks Run February 18, 2013
--Sonoita Wheeling March 21, 2013
--Mall Crawling University of Arizona April 29, 2013
--Dragoon Mountains Cinco de Drinko Run May 5, 2013
--Pinetop/Big Lake Camping Trip June 27, 2013
--Ahwatukee Monday Meet July 15, 2013
--Show Low Mudding Trip August 25, 2013
--Epic Chiva Falls Camping Trip November 2, 2013
--Pistol Hill Run December 6, 2013
--Florence Junction Run December 14, 2013
--Mt. Bigelow & Summerhaven December 24, 2013
--4th Annual Superstition Meet January 18, 2014
--Hwy 88 Lake Roosevelt to Apache Junction February 16, 2014
--Epic Rug Road/Turkey Creek Camping Trip March 8, 2014
--Hwy 188 O Bar C Ranch Annual Poker Run April 26, 2014
--Rail-X & Tortolita Mountain Park Run May 31, 2014
--Broken Arrow Trail Sedona, AZ September 28, 2014
--Dragoons Take Over October 23, 2014
--Simpson Lake Run January 17, 2015 and More Pics
--Valentine's Weekend Run Sedona, AZ February 14, 2015
--Turkey Creek/Aravaipa Canyon Camping Trip March 27, 2015
--T.a.Co. Rock Therapy May 27, 2015


FUTURE MODS/PURCHASES:
-DieHard Platinum Marine Battery Group 31M
-Remote Battery Jumper Terminals
-Summit Racing Wheel Studs
-MOLLE Seat-Back Panel
-Rigid Industries A-Series Amber Rock Light Kit
-ARB 50QT Fridge/Freezer
-AeroCatch Hood Latches
-Military Cargo Net
-Slider High-Lift Adapter
-JackMate
-Sound Deaden Interior
-ReadyLift Heimed Tie Rods - Link
-RST 4x4 Conversion lol
Performance:
-URD Equal Length Headers
-URD 3" Mark3 Cat-Back Exhaust
-URD Y-Pipe
-URD MAF Sensor CAL
-URD Mk3 Supercharger Kit w/ UCON-EMS

Special Thanks To:
My Dad
My Fiancée Nikki
Andrew @JeepAndrew Keepers Metal Fabrication
Jason @05TacoRunner AZ Performance Engineering
Tommy @TommyGunFab
Derrick @Crawlin WJ
Craig @HomerTaco
Billy @ironman44bear BruteForce Fabrication
Tyler & Satin @Socalduckslayer Pelfreybilt Off-Road
Brian ADS Racing Shocks
Nick Dirt King Fabrication
Mark McNeil Racing
Vin @SCSPerformance
Vince & Jason @SDHQ OFFROAD
Mike @skygear
Jason @Infra
Jacob @Kyouto42
Patrick @PLC721
Jamie @JTS2014TACO
Colton @memario1214 Vivid Illumination & Performance
Jason @motorsport36
Andrew @Andrew H
David @YumaTRD
Kris @TRDguyKC
...for all helping out with this build!

Tacoma Article: Grace Under Fire


Helpful Links
Why ADS?
2nd Gen Tips/Mods
Cheap/Free Mods
Overhead Temp Gauge Fix
DIY Raptor Lights
Diff Breather Mod
DIY Armrests
OTRATTW
Fog Light Anytime Mod
Newer Fog Light Mod
Fog Switch Bulb
Aux Fuse Block Install
RTT Dirty Boot Solution
Headliner Removal
Wheel Bearing & Hubs
Torque Specs
Driveshaft Vibe Fix
HVAC Blower Resistor Fix & Link



Thanks Hagen


TRS Retrofit of the Month
SCS Holiday Contest! Thanks to those who voted!
TOTM

 

The Rectified Build Story
By definition to Rectify is to put something right, or make something better. This concept was so easily adopted into my build after naming my truck Rinzler, based on the movie Tron:Legacy. My obsession only grew when I made the realization I could use this reference to the movie. Here I want to show you the journey that began on January 26, 2011 when Rinzler and I were introduced
















Retrofit Complete

First AZ TW Meet



Drift






Let the Orange Commence



BruteForce Fabrication Armor


HomerTaco Raptor Grill "Whole different level of Original"




Glamis, CA


Rice Peak, AZ



4 Peaks, AZ


Spindle Lift and wheeling in Sonoita, AZ


Inspired my lil bro to get a brand new 2013

Hankook M/Ts

Tucson, AZ Rep

Dragoon Mountains, Tombstone, AZ


Pantano Wash

Ahwatukee, AZ Meet


New fenders

Show Low, AZ


The Fiancee


Chiva Falls, AZ


Pistol Hill, AZ







Florence, AZ



Mt. Lemmon, AZ Christmas Eve 2013


Superstition, CA January 2014


AZ Hwy 88 February 2014

Aravaipa Canyon March 2014

Tortolita Mountains May 2014





















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The day I brought it home to show it off for the first time!


Thanks to Andrew H, I found out I could just stain my fogs instead of the Laminex Covers.


Nightshaded the Tail Lights and 3rd Brake Light...still had all the chrome badges and rear bumper


TRex 2 Eyelids
Before:


After:

 

Plastidipped Rear Bumper and Front Grill w/ Emblem

Before:


After:

 

Soon after the bumper and grill, I started to research doing the wheels with plastidip and got some pretty good feedback....and so I sprayed them too

 

Mine still looks better....sorry

 

Well yours is just in an entirely different league compared to mine!

 

Step 1 of the lift....



And I also had the TSB ordered after manufacture warranty

 

Looks Great

 

Thanks man!

 

Good looking truck! From the second picture, I think we have matching tailgate dents...heh.

 

Thanks! And really? Ill have to go through your pics lol. It really is annoying...I got quoted $195 to pull it out but figured I could deal with it for awhile longer

 

Black on black nice choice

 

Yep yep, remember I said you were gunna be part of my inspiration cuz your truck looks beast!

 

Lookin good man.. what kind of paint did u use to black out your radiator?

 

Thanks, and I dont remember the brand but its a high heat black spraypaint made for outdoor grills. I picked it up in an Ace hardware store

 

Awesome thanks man ill look into that.

 

great looking tacoma.

 

Nice truck man. We still gotta meet up so you can see how my truck sits. Did you qualify for the TSB? Hope you didn't pay the dealership a shit-ton of money if you didn't.

 

Thanks man! Sorry I keep getting caught up, we definitely need to meet or I can just meet you at your station.

FUNNY YOU ASK! I literally just got back to the house after they did the TSB. I did end up qualifying thanks to the toyota extended care warranty...i said I had an atv in the back and it was bringing the bed down so much it was "too dangerous and harsh" to drive.