alove0750

I'm new to the forum and just thought I would post up my play toy. It was/is my first/only vehicle, it's a 01 Tacoma Prerunner 3.4 V6 with rear E-locker. It's been a great little truck, but my big complaint was the fact that it was 2wd. Here it is shortly after I bought it with a badass (so I thought at the time) set of 265/75/16 Terra Turds





My next big purchase was a set of wheels

creswellhick

good luck on gettin that thing to go anywhere a 4x4 would puts some bogs on it

yotaman85

That front bull bar thingy kills babies. IMHO.

yotaman85

I do dig the new wheels though. I have seen some 2wd that will go places some 4wd will. But they were about $100k worth of truck and it would take about 30mph more speed....

alove0750

Next I ended up putting a sound system in it. I did a Dual 7in flip-up DVD player, a 10in JL sub, two Pioneer 6.5in speakers inside of a custom box and a 250 watt amp





It's nothing major, but it gets the job done


After gettin stuck a few times and catching immortal hell from friends about having a nice lift 2wd truck with a expensive set of mud terrains, I started looking for parts to do a 4x4 conversion. i had to search for a while but I ended up with

1) front differential, spindles, etc... from a 98 Tacoma with manual hubs
2) 340F transmission/transfer case/shifters from a 97 4Runner (had some issues, to be discussed later)
3) a center console from toyota
4) shortened rear drive shaft and locate a front shaft

This was tough and took a lot of searching, but with the help of a few buddies keeping an eye out for me it all started coming together. I had around $1500 in the conversion between parts and installation. I got the truck for 11K, 4x4's the same year/mileage were selling for 16-18K at the time, so I would say I came out to the good on that one. Plus with have manual transfer case and manual hubs I dont have to worry about things not working when I need them most.

Here is a pic post 4x4 swap, with the manual hubs and I also went with a different wheel/tire setup. Pro Comp's and 32x11.50R15 BFG All-Terrains

crazytoyota4x4

You could at least get a rear locker and that would help somewhat. That is if it doesnt have one already?

alove0750

I put a set of 33x12.50r15 Goodyear Duratracs on it, this has been the best set of tires I have ever owned.




I saw a big difference with the tires and made the choice to gear it. I went with 4.56 Yukons front and rear with full bearing kits front and rear. I was hesitant about it, but it made a huge difference and has been well worth the money


My next project was armor. I started at the front and worked my way back. Everything was built my M.O.B.S. Fab in Concord, NC.

alove0750

It came factory with a rear E-locker, sorry I left that out.

alove0750

Next on my to-do list at the time was to go ahead and upgrade the front suspension, so I did the Toytec Ultimate Kit. I opted for the 650lbs coils/silver. They ride like a caddy!



I also did a HID/Retrofit conversion with 5K lights

alove0750

Keep in mind this is just a fast forward of the last two years... I took my time due to a limited budget, but from here on out are things that happened within the last month or so.

yotaman85

I retract some of my preivious statments.

alove0750

It's all good, you would be amazed at how ticked some of the 4x4 guys around town get when you talk a lil crap about a Prerunner that will go further than their 4x4

alove0750

Some of the projects that I just got down in the last month or so are

Painted my tool box black. $15 rattle can job and is holding up great! cleaned it off really well, a good coat of self etching primmer and several coats of rustoleum.







I put slotted and drilled rotors on the front, with a set of Carquest BCD pads. Also did new drums and shoes in the rear. After putting all the extra weight from the bumpers, winch, sliders, etc it didn't have anywhere near the stopping power it used to have. Now she will damn near stop on a dime!

alove0750

Just the other evening I got some 2nd gen badges from a buddy. So I took them and painted them semi-gloss black and was able to get them put on this weekend.





Now for this week I should have my hands full... I have a bunch of goodies in my garage waiting to be put on. I got a set of Icon UCA's and also new decals for the rear quarter panel

yotaman85

I'm not worried about a 2wd doing what a 4wd can, I raced 7s and have ran some trails using only 2wd and a locker. Just try to remember a lot of guys (and gals) on this site have ran trails that a 2wd wouldn't get 10 feet down regaurdless of the build, you won't suprise many... just sayin'. I retracted my words because I didn't (and still don't) know where this build is going. But it does look good!

alove0750

So here's my list of goodies as of right now...



Drivetrain/Engine: 3.4 DOHC with deck plate mod and K&N, 97 4Runner automatic transmission/manual transfer case, 98 Tacoma front differential with manual hubs.

Suspension: Front: Toytec/Bilstein Coilovers with the 650lb coils (silver), Icon UCA's; Rear: Toytec AAL, Bilstein 5150's

Front Differential: 4.56 Yukon's with master bearing kit, Spartan Locker, Lucas Synthetic gear oil, Toytec differential drop

Rear Differential: 4.56 Yukon's with master bearing kit, E-locker, Lucas Synthetic gear oil

Tire/Wheel: Goodyear Duratrac 33x12.50R15 on 15x8 Eagle Alloy 185

Armor: Custom front bumper with 8000lb Smittybilt winch, Hella FF75 Fog lights. Custom square tubing sliders and full under-belly skid plate and rear bumper. All done my M.O.B.S. Fab; Concord, NC

Lighting: Projector Retrofit in the headlights with 5K bulbs. HID conversion in the Hella FF75's. LED : tail lights, turn signals, reverse lights and front corners and high mount brake light. LED conversion on the interior, blue dash/ac panel and clear/white dome/map lights

Stereo: Dual in-dash DVD, 10in JL sub, 2 JL speakers all in a custom box. JL speakers in the front and rear panels

Odds and Ends: 20% tint, Diamond Plate tool box(black), Flowmaster Super 40, blacked out high mount brake light, Billet grille

Soon to come: Wheel/Tire: 18in Fuel Boost on 33x12.50 or 13.50 Mickey Thompson ATZ's. I'm keeping the 15's to have a "play tire" to wheel and pull with... Going with 33x12.50 Goodyear MTR Kevlars. Later this year I want to do a TRD Supercharger with the URD Fuel Upgrade Kit. Also looking into a set of Bushwacker Cutout Flares

creswellhick

should of sas it i would have and the kevlars are cool just bought some

alove0750

The SAS will come one day. I am just going to wait till I'm out of school and I'm able to afford something that I can daily drive incase I break something. I was really into the idea a while back till I did some of the research on what it would cost... but when I do SAS I want to do a right hand drive/gear driven case adapter with 4.70's in the case and a FJ80 e-locker axle w/ 4.56 and a manual hub conversion.

Leviticus6432

Love the truck, and also how you keep right on topic when interupted lol
where did you get that hid projector kit

alove0750

Thanks, I got them from retrofitsource.com

Very nice kit, everything was plug and play.