Owners Name & City- Mike R., Sandy, UT
Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Access Cab
Engine- 4.0L 1GR-FE V6
Transmission- Automatic
T-Case- Low, 2.57:1; High, 1.00:1 (I think)
Axles- IFS front
Suspension- Old Man Emu coilovers with Nitrochargers on front, Old Man Emu Dakar Leaf Springs with Nitrochargers on back
Wheels and Tires- OME17" aluminum wheels with 33"X12.50 Nitto Mud Grapplers
Winch- Warn XD9000, recently rebuilt
Favorite Trails- Need to take this thing out more to figure this out...
Other-
Kind of cool that there's not very many of these on this forum... at least, not many that I can see. I'm planning on taking my beautiful black, stock access cab tacoma and making it a bit more trail-worthy.
I'm a relative newbie to rockcrawling, as most of my experience comes from driving my buddies' built-up FJ, and bullet-proof Defender. But now he's married, so I need to carry my own weight.
I'm excited to enjoy some local trails (e.g. Snakes) as well as getting more acquainted with Moab and surrounding areas. I'm originally from Boise, so I'm also relatively new to Utah.
Anticipated plans:
*17" black steel wheels w/ spacers (thinking a 295/70/R17 tire... either Toyo *MT's or Goodyear MTR's or whatever I can get affordably)
*Demello rear wrap-around bumper (requires body cutting)
*ARB front bumper with Warn XD9000 winch and hellas
*IFS skid plate (All-Pro)
*Sliders (All-Pro, sized for FJ Cruiser... doesn't cover the whole body, but it should do...)
*OME 3" lift
*I'm also wanting to put in some kind of buggy seats, for passengers in the bed... hmmm. Ideas?
*Trying to decide if I can figure out a sway bar quick disconnect
*Need to modify the existing fenders
*Once the above are done, I'll be interested in trimming down weight and upping performance...
The black taco, as it currently stands. 16" wheels, 265/75/16 tires, no lift, no body modifications, no armor.
...with yours truly.
Demello rear bumper and Spidertrax 1.5" spacers.
ARB front bumper with Warn XD9000 winch (recently serviced and rebuilt at Six States) and big ol' Hella's.
17" taco alloy wheels that I'm planning on painting black. Will be mounted with 33's.
Still need to get a lift done, some IFS skid plate and some sliders.
Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Access Cab
Engine- 4.0L 1GR-FE V6
Transmission- Automatic
T-Case- Low, 2.57:1; High, 1.00:1 (I think)
Axles- IFS front
Suspension- Old Man Emu coilovers with Nitrochargers on front, Old Man Emu Dakar Leaf Springs with Nitrochargers on back
Wheels and Tires- OME17" aluminum wheels with 33"X12.50 Nitto Mud Grapplers
Winch- Warn XD9000, recently rebuilt
Favorite Trails- Need to take this thing out more to figure this out...
Other-
Kind of cool that there's not very many of these on this forum... at least, not many that I can see. I'm planning on taking my beautiful black, stock access cab tacoma and making it a bit more trail-worthy.
I'm a relative newbie to rockcrawling, as most of my experience comes from driving my buddies' built-up FJ, and bullet-proof Defender. But now he's married, so I need to carry my own weight.
I'm excited to enjoy some local trails (e.g. Snakes) as well as getting more acquainted with Moab and surrounding areas. I'm originally from Boise, so I'm also relatively new to Utah.
Anticipated plans:
*17" black steel wheels w/ spacers (thinking a 295/70/R17 tire... either Toyo *MT's or Goodyear MTR's or whatever I can get affordably)
*Demello rear wrap-around bumper (requires body cutting)
*ARB front bumper with Warn XD9000 winch and hellas
*IFS skid plate (All-Pro)
*Sliders (All-Pro, sized for FJ Cruiser... doesn't cover the whole body, but it should do...)
*OME 3" lift
*I'm also wanting to put in some kind of buggy seats, for passengers in the bed... hmmm. Ideas?
*Trying to decide if I can figure out a sway bar quick disconnect
*Need to modify the existing fenders
*Once the above are done, I'll be interested in trimming down weight and upping performance...
The black taco, as it currently stands. 16" wheels, 265/75/16 tires, no lift, no body modifications, no armor.
...with yours truly.
Demello rear bumper and Spidertrax 1.5" spacers.
ARB front bumper with Warn XD9000 winch (recently serviced and rebuilt at Six States) and big ol' Hella's.
17" taco alloy wheels that I'm planning on painting black. Will be mounted with 33's.
Still need to get a lift done, some IFS skid plate and some sliders.
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