SilverSurfer

Ran Otay Mountain truck trail just south of Chula Vista. First trail for the Taco and in stock form. Couldn't find it at first and ended up going up a "Little Bird Mountain Trail." Turned out to be a glorified ranch driveway. After getting directions from Border Patrol we finally found it. It's a good low-key trail with a couple of side trails/shortcuts, some of which I wouldn't touch without at least a 3in lift and more aggressive tread. Main trail was mostly graveled. It is one lane but they post mirrors at all blind curves and I only ran into one dirt bike. Amazing views throughout the entire trail.

Here are some pics.

Little Bird







OTAY MOUNTAIN





















I was pretty impressed with how the Taco handled, I wanted to throw more at it but Had to keep it low key being a family trip and running solo. The mod bug bit me during the trail run.


After a lot of research and talking with other Taco owners I went with the All-pro front and rear 3" lift kits. Got a set of Tundra rims for $340 and wrapped them in 32" Duratracs.

Before Lift









After Lift



Bilstein coilovers

All-pro leafs and Bilstein 5125 shocks





Lift, Rims, 32" Tires










After I installed everything I had to take the taco back up to Otay Mountain and try those side trails I passed up the last time. Took the opportunity to test out the flex and articulation. Broke in the new suspension and Duratracs. Was very happy with the results. It was a good trail run.





































Current Set-up:

Deckplate Mod
TRD Supercharger
IPT Valve Body
IPT Transmission Cooler
Vortex Exhaust
All-pro Bilstein coilovers set at 2.5"
All-pro leafs & Bilstein 5125 shocks at 3"
16x7 Tundra TRD rims
P265 75R16( ~ 32x10.5) Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs