theferg
DD for Life
- Location
- Southern Utah
Well, I'm back. Finally. And this time it's a done deal.
Picked this sucker up back in August after months of searching all over NorCal (this is pretty much straight from the craigslist ad):
2002 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab PreRunner, V6, TRD
Over the first few months have:
Long-term plans (pretty much a mix of Kurt's and Steve's Tacomas):
I've been in SFBay for the past year but we're moving back to Utah in 4 days so the 4wd conversion just moved up high on the priority list.
She rides pretty damn stiff right now with the 882s and alcans and barely any weight. Once I get everything setup right (hoping by summer I'll have it pretty close), i'm fairly certain it will be just about right (and hopefully a couple inches lower....).
I have to say though, I'm not loving the Terra Grapplers. They seem to be pretty slick in the rain here...which makes me think they are going to suck in the Utah snow. Prob give it a month or so and see how they go I guess though.
Here's a day one and a current pic. (and my old 4runner for reference):
Picked this sucker up back in August after months of searching all over NorCal (this is pretty much straight from the craigslist ad):
2002 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab PreRunner, V6, TRD
- 100,600 Miles
- Fabtech 3.5 in. lift kit/ dirt logic racing shocks
- BFgoodrich 33 in. mud terrain tires (just about done for...)
- Dessert rat powder coated black 16X8 wheels
- K&N 77 series cold air intake
- Magnaflow cat-back exhaust system
- 2x8 in. premier pioneer subwoofers
- custom subwoofer enclosure
- Alpine 500 watt amplifier
- Alpine CDA-9883 head unit w/XM satellite antenna
Over the first few months have:
- Sold the Fabtech fronts and got some OME nitro sports with 882s (Thanks Kurt and Olly and crew!)
- sold the k&n and got the stock intake back on
- Threw on some custom Alcans on the rear
- added OME shocks in the rear
- Picked up a Front Range Off Road rear bumper
- Picked up an ARB for the front
- Found a killer local deal on some Limited 4Runner 5-star alloys
- After stewing over which tires for a month or so, decided on 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers.
- BAMF weld-on sliders (need to go on still)
- Mercer Fab rear frame plates (need to go on still)
Long-term plans (pretty much a mix of Kurt's and Steve's Tacomas):
- 4wd conversion (i may hold off on this until I go for my ultimate FJ80 axles conversion one day... )
- and snorkel
- and tent
- and whatever else it takes to pretty much make it the Tacoma twin of my old 3rd Gen 4Runner
I've been in SFBay for the past year but we're moving back to Utah in 4 days so the 4wd conversion just moved up high on the priority list.
She rides pretty damn stiff right now with the 882s and alcans and barely any weight. Once I get everything setup right (hoping by summer I'll have it pretty close), i'm fairly certain it will be just about right (and hopefully a couple inches lower....).
I have to say though, I'm not loving the Terra Grapplers. They seem to be pretty slick in the rain here...which makes me think they are going to suck in the Utah snow. Prob give it a month or so and see how they go I guess though.
Here's a day one and a current pic. (and my old 4runner for reference):
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