I finally decided to do a thread on my 96 Tacoma. got this truck when I was sixteen and loved it from day one. Here is what I done so far:
AEM Air Intake
Taylor Throttle body spacer
E3 Spark Plugs
Jegs Rims 15x7 3.75 Backspacing (Traded)
Cooper AT3s 30x9.50 (Traded)
Delta tool box
Dupicolor Bed Armour
Stock Converter with Flowmaster single in/dual out muffler
About a 1.5 Lift with hand-made leaf springs and spacers
Here's the oldest pic I still got of my truck

here is my 2.7 3rz motor


The interior is still mint (except for a little dirt)

here is the Back

Pic with my new rims installed

Got plans for a LCE header

 

Here's a video of me and a couple of buddies going off-Roading back in 2011.
Not really a lot but we got another trip planned in a few weeks.

 

Got this beauty in the mail today. looks great can't wait to hear what it sounds like. getting it put on Monday.

 

Its been a while sine I posted on this thread. Just some updates, the header is on and I'm really loving it, Pics Coming soon. On a different note, i have purchased some Toyota rims from a friend for $100.

They are 16s and I like the look. I'm gonna take my dad's old tires,265/75-16s and put them on for now. thy are a little slick but they'll work. Gonna buy new tires next month. So i'm gonna put the black rims and tires on my 94 pickup. when I put them on i'll show the pics.

 

Well I got my tires put on a few weeks back and this is what they came out looking like

The tires are worn out but ill get some new ones in a few weeks.
But that not the end of the story. Well my dad and me put them on and we had a small lug wrench. He Tightened them (Found out later it was the wrong type of lug nuts). and I was going down the road and felt a thud and when I looked Back

Yep, I pulled over and thankfully I was going into a parking when it went. The drum never hit the ground and the wheel studs were a little scraped but no problems. A local (in another Taco of course) stopped and gave me a jack to use I was on my way again. The only bad thing is that I was late for my college class. A very eventful day but a memorable one. lol.

 

Here's my recent update.




Got some Cooper AT3's. Size is 265-75/16s they look better than the worn out ones that were on it before.
As for the suspension I upgraded to Bilstein shocks all around.


Had to put on a converter to because the old one was stopped up.

Also got my header installed and its great. Defiantly can feel better flow and better sound.

 

Took a break and focusing on the 4runner.

 

Well I've decided to get back to my roots and continue on with ol' Red. Nothing much done so far but now I got some new Ideas and inspriation. Well it all started when a friend at school said he was selling his '89 4Runner with a blown 22re stroker motor.

That's when it hit me, I'll base my build on the look of a first gen 4runner. So the new revamped ideas are as follows:

• Bestop Topper (already ordered)
• Some Black 16x7 Steelies
• ARB Bumper
• New OEM style leaf springs with shakle lift
• OME coils for the front
• Maybe Tundra brake upgrade
• Lc engineering high torque flywheel and pro clutch kit

The reason I didn't jump on the offer was because already have 3 trucks and a car.
Already orderd the bestop topper for the bed. It was between this and the Softopper and the bestop won because I found a deal online. The next items on my list is the clutch and flywheel. Throw-out bearing has been making noise for some time and is time to change it. Might as well get the best of the best.. Can't wait to get started.

 

Got my new leaf springs today! there not Original Toyota but there the same style. I'm gonna use shackles to lift it about 2in. Can't wait

 

Got my OME coils today!. Also got some good news, Gonna get my ARB bumper installed at the 4WheelParts store next weekend. After that I'll start work on the suspension. My goal is the same height but a little softer because the spacers are pretty stiff and the leaf springs are just some handmade ones which are really stiff.

 

A pic of my next install as soon as it warms up (don't mid the cat lol)

 

Just a quick update:

 

That is a beautiful truck where did you find your leaf springs? one of mine is snapped in half

 

SDtrucksprings.com. They make a good leaf spring. Love your truck to

 

Thanks I'm trying to just fix all the little things before I do any major upgrades

 

Just another quick update:












Aero 2525 Muffler.




Lot of work done

 

Exhaust vid

 

hey nice truck man where did you get your topper?

 

Summit Racing. Its called a bestop supertop. I love it

 

thanks alot man it looks sweet