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Sorry for the lack of information right now but will try my best to get his thing up to date.
I originally purchased the T4R as a second vehicle in 2013 to keep miles off my truck I owned at the time due to an hour long drive into work. After several months I realized this was the only thing I drove, sold my truck, and paid this off. I joined the forum to get information on how to perform my own maintenance but have since modified & benefited from so many great write ups and builds and feel the need to give a little back.
As of Feb. 2018 @ 218k miles
When I purchased in Feb. 2013 @ 144k miles for $7200 out the door. 2 owner vehicle I got from a small mom and pop dealership in Austin. 1st owner purchased in SoCal and 2nd in Arizona I believe.
Modifications
Front Suspension
SPC Adjustable UCAs 25460
Toytec 112620 Coils
Bilstein D558 Shocks
KYB SM5184 strut mounts
OME 881 Springs (replaced)
Toytec top plat spacer (replaced)
Rough Country N2.0 (replaced)
Wheels & Tires
17" 2016 TRD Off Road T4R Rims
285 70r 17 BFG KO2 Load E
Spidertrax wheel spacers
Exterior / Armor
CBI Front Hybrid Bumper w/ black powdercoat
Tacoma Whip Mod
Rear Diff Breath Ext.
Energy Suspension Steering Rack Bushings
Interior / Audio
White LED Dash Lights
Viper Alarm & Remote Start
Pioneer Head Unit
Kicker 6.5 Speakers front and rear
Boss 10" Amp / Sub combo under driver seat
Low Profile Storage Box
Performance
Magnaflow Muffler due to damage to stock
Deck Plate Mod
Major Maintenance Items
Koyo OEM radiator
CV Axle reboot
Front Axle seals
O2 Sensors
Fuel Filter
Upgrades in the works
-Complete Front & Rear suspension overhaul
-Winch & Bumper lights
-E Locker axle swap
Planned Maintenance / Upgrades
Tundra Brake Swap
Full length roof rack
Rear bumper w/ swing out
Timing belt & water pump
Bullet Hole repair
Storage box modification / replacement
Last edited by YouInTheShirt; 04-23-2018 at 04:08 PM.
"Bullet Hole repair" lol.. I need to take the running boards off mine, throw the 881/890 springs on the replacement 01' and it'll be a lot like ur setup... Similar setup on my 98' did well for a decade before some kid totaled into it.
"Bullet Hole repair" lol.. I need to take the running boards off mine, throw the 881/890 springs on the replacement 01' and it'll be a lot like ur setup... Similar setup on my 98' did well for a decade before some kid totaled into it.
Yeah I worked for Houston Fire Dept. and was assigned to a station in the ghetto for a couple years where I had acquired said bullet holes...
I for sure underestimated the effort needed for this project, but if you don't get easily distracted and drink consistently with the neighbor instead of work, I would say this would be easily a two day job. I had installed my own lift and rebooted CVs previously so only used a couple of write ups in which I referenced below.
Key Points to take away:
1) LCA bushings were all pretty rough & spending another $70 in quality Whiteline bushings is worth it.
2) Don't use Energy LCA bushing because they require you to use the old sleeves. As you can see, mine were completed rusted
3) Besides the required sized sockets that are pretty large, I purchased a pitman puller from Harbor Freight & rented a 3 arm, 5 ton puller from Autozone and needed no other specialty tool to remove or install anything.
4) The Cam or Eccentric bolts and sleeves, whichever you prefer to call them, are hard to find and cheap to replace. Go ahead and buy replacements for all 4 from Toyota as they are cheapest there (Toyota Parts of Dallas) and you get OEM. My vehicle has only been in California and Texas and one was seized that Alignment shop has worked around and never bother to tell me and two of the bolts had damaged threads removing them to replace the LCA bushings. I have added the parts numbers below.
02-15-2018, 06:47 AM
