spenedwrds
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might as well go ahead and start a build thread..
about two years ago my dad bought me a 2wd 99 limited with 209,000 miles on it for 4500. shortly after i found this site and i have cought the mod bug. i cant stay off this thing or the internet looking for different things to do to my runner.
when we bought the runner the tires werent in the best shape, so for my bday and my first mod i removed the running boards and i got a set of mb wheels and some 265/75/16 falken A/T.
after rocking this look for a while my bumpers were looking a little rough, so i decided to paint them and my girll black. turned out great and loved the look.also tinted the tail lights.
next came the lift. after reading the lift FAQ multiple times i put my lift together. i went with tacoma 5100 with the toytec eibach coils up front, lc 8 wraps and lc bilstien hds in the rear.
i love searching craigslist, i could sit on it all day, i find so many deals and even make a buk or two every now and then. scanning the ads one day and found a guy selling a lightbar, a yakima rack, a roof basket and 6 KC lights for 150$. have a friend with a chevy 1500 wich is what the stuff was off of. we split it 75 a peice and i got the roof racks and 2 pairs of the lights. ended up selling the yakima rack for 180$ i didnt need it. so i just put 100 in my pocket and got a roof rack and lights for free. great deal id say.
after having the lights sit around in the garage for a while, one weekend dad and i got bored and said lets mount theses lights on the front bumper and try to flush mount them in the grill. this is what we ended up with.
road on the 265 for a while and wanted to move up to a 285. found a set of xd monsters on craiglist for 500 buks with some 33" bfg rugged terrains. the wheels were a little rough i just bought some rattle can paint and put a few coats on them. look just like new.
after searching craigslist again i found some nitto trail grapplers with 90% tread for 800 buks, picked them up and got them installed for 50$. i got 1300$ tires for 850$. i love craigslist!
after the lights in the grill i didnt really do anything to the runner, just drove it daily and loved every minute of it. my brother and i plus a few friends of ours started to want to hit up some trails went to our buddys farm and rode some 4 wheeler trails every now and then and went on a trip to a popular spot about 45 mins up the road from us. had a blast and me being the only 2wd id say the runner did very well only got stuck 2 times, one in about 2 feet of nasty red georgia clay and the other was a deep rut that i slid into and got into a 3 wheel stand. heres a pic from the trip and when i was on 3 wheels
about two years ago my dad bought me a 2wd 99 limited with 209,000 miles on it for 4500. shortly after i found this site and i have cought the mod bug. i cant stay off this thing or the internet looking for different things to do to my runner.
when we bought the runner the tires werent in the best shape, so for my bday and my first mod i removed the running boards and i got a set of mb wheels and some 265/75/16 falken A/T.
after rocking this look for a while my bumpers were looking a little rough, so i decided to paint them and my girll black. turned out great and loved the look.also tinted the tail lights.
next came the lift. after reading the lift FAQ multiple times i put my lift together. i went with tacoma 5100 with the toytec eibach coils up front, lc 8 wraps and lc bilstien hds in the rear.
i love searching craigslist, i could sit on it all day, i find so many deals and even make a buk or two every now and then. scanning the ads one day and found a guy selling a lightbar, a yakima rack, a roof basket and 6 KC lights for 150$. have a friend with a chevy 1500 wich is what the stuff was off of. we split it 75 a peice and i got the roof racks and 2 pairs of the lights. ended up selling the yakima rack for 180$ i didnt need it. so i just put 100 in my pocket and got a roof rack and lights for free. great deal id say.
after having the lights sit around in the garage for a while, one weekend dad and i got bored and said lets mount theses lights on the front bumper and try to flush mount them in the grill. this is what we ended up with.
road on the 265 for a while and wanted to move up to a 285. found a set of xd monsters on craiglist for 500 buks with some 33" bfg rugged terrains. the wheels were a little rough i just bought some rattle can paint and put a few coats on them. look just like new.
after searching craigslist again i found some nitto trail grapplers with 90% tread for 800 buks, picked them up and got them installed for 50$. i got 1300$ tires for 850$. i love craigslist!
after the lights in the grill i didnt really do anything to the runner, just drove it daily and loved every minute of it. my brother and i plus a few friends of ours started to want to hit up some trails went to our buddys farm and rode some 4 wheeler trails every now and then and went on a trip to a popular spot about 45 mins up the road from us. had a blast and me being the only 2wd id say the runner did very well only got stuck 2 times, one in about 2 feet of nasty red georgia clay and the other was a deep rut that i slid into and got into a 3 wheel stand. heres a pic from the trip and when i was on 3 wheels
