TheChubbyOutdoorsman
Adventurist
Hello all, This is the first thread i have ever started, in any forum. It is to catalog the build up process of my 2005 Tacoma Access Cab TRD Off Road 4X4. Purchased in January of 2014, with 101k miles. Yes i know high mileage but knowing i was going to take it off road and abuse i,t it was ok.
The modifications started as basic. First removal of the factory running boards. Two front windows tinted to 20%, and 6000k Hi Lo HIDs installed in factory housings. I then had the opportunity to buy a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers in a 265/70r17 that were like new with about 100 miles on them from the shop I worked at at the time. So I also sourced some Sport take off wheels and painted them black with VHT rim paint. Next up on the list was an elevation change by way of a Pro Comp 3/1.5 lift.
Of course with new struts and springs in the front, and an add a leaf and shocks in the rear. I added a CB radio onto the center console with an antenna bolted to the factory bed rail system. I then relocated to South Carolina do to work.
That lasted like that for over a year and 35k miles and took me any and everywhere I could put it. Recently I have added a used ARE contractor type cap to be built out to carry all the gear for outdoor adventures.
I have since removed the cb until i find a better location to mount an antenna. Thanks for looking. Sorry for the short write up, but it really doesnt have much done yet.
The modifications started as basic. First removal of the factory running boards. Two front windows tinted to 20%, and 6000k Hi Lo HIDs installed in factory housings. I then had the opportunity to buy a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers in a 265/70r17 that were like new with about 100 miles on them from the shop I worked at at the time. So I also sourced some Sport take off wheels and painted them black with VHT rim paint. Next up on the list was an elevation change by way of a Pro Comp 3/1.5 lift.
Of course with new struts and springs in the front, and an add a leaf and shocks in the rear. I added a CB radio onto the center console with an antenna bolted to the factory bed rail system. I then relocated to South Carolina do to work.
That lasted like that for over a year and 35k miles and took me any and everywhere I could put it. Recently I have added a used ARE contractor type cap to be built out to carry all the gear for outdoor adventures.
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