Dot_Tom's '17 MGM TRD OR Progress page

[dot_tom]

I have been lurking on this forum the past couple of years. I have always wanted a Tacoma or a 4Runner. I've owned a few Jeep Cherokees in the past and always knew a Toyota was where I wanted to be.

Fast forward to 2016 and I was in love with the 3rd Gen Tacoma. After making a random stop to the local Toyota dealership, my fiance and I brought home a new SR5 Tacoma. I used this truck to pull my 98 Integra Type R to the track so I did not get 4x4. NEVER will I ever buy another 2WD truck. Better to have and not need, then to need and not have. Here is a current pic of the Taco...

The Taco does a great job on road trips, camping trips at state parks/lakes, and hauling my MTB to the trails.

Fast forward a year later and I sold my Type R and bought a new 2017 4Runner TRD OR in matching MGM. Here it is at dinner the night I picked it up.

We took it out the next day to get an idea how it did stock on some local hills.

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About a week later and 300 miles I took the 4R to discount tire to get the 285 KO2's mounted up.

After the tires were installed I rushed home to install my new lift.

No pictures of the lift process but I am running...

5100's
Wheeler's Offroad T1 & T13 coils and an OME 10mm spacer on driver side rear to help with lean.

Had lunch with my woman and had to snag a photo.

Ran into Bradley's SAS 4R when we went to dinner the other night.

Few weeks later my RCI Sliders showed up.

Sprayed them with some hammered spray paint to make for easy touch ups down the road. Turned out the paint almost matched the 4R color. Can said "Black".

During this progress, I attempted to grab a set of SCS Wheels during the restock and missed out. I was hoping to snag some F5's or Ray10's. Oh well... Tacoma_Brad posted up some NV's that I couldn't pass up.

Did some mount chopping to prepare for the new wheels. I am running BORA 1.75" spacers. No rubbing with stock wheels but I wanted to make sure they would not rub with the new 17x8.5 NV's. My good friend, Mark from Origin Fabrication did the work.

Here is Brad's truck when we met to grab the wheels...

Ran over to Discount Tire right after getting the wheels to have them mounted up. Then headed over to the pool to relax.

I hit up the local MTB trails later that afternoon. The wheels really change the look of the vehicle. They will do fine until I snag some Ray10's.

Couple weeks later I packed her up for the Appalachian Toyota Round Up at Wind Rock Park in TN.

 

[dot_tom]

ATR 2017 was a blast! I will update some more pictures but here is a quick video I put together of Trail 30 on Sunday. This was the first dry trail I had been on at Wind Rock in 12-13 years. Being a brand new vehicle I chose something easy to help get used to it. The day before we took easy moderate trails due to the rain and mud.

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[Badmeat]

It sounded like you smacked your wheel pretty good. Any damage?

 

[dot_tom]

It sounded like you smacked your wheel pretty good. Any damage?

Sure did. Thought it was frame when it happened. Every wheel got some rash that weekend.


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[dot_tom]

Appalachian Toyota Round-Up 2017 was a great time. This was my first time getting the 4R on some real trails and seeing how it did.

Friday night we showed up about 12 am to an extremely muddy field. I was instantly thankful I had an RTT. Setup was easy and a few beers later I was passed out in the tent listening to rain beat against the roof.

The next morning we got up to see the swamp/mud hole we were parked in. It was a great time. I even lost a shoe in the mud at one point.

After the drivers meeting, we met at the general store to air down and hit the first of the easy-moderate trails. It was nice having an ARB tire deflator. Once I figured it out I had the tires down to 12 psi in no time.

The trails were very wet and muddy. I was instantly impressed with how well the KO2's performed with A-Trac. What could have been messy ended up being a walk in the park up to the overlook.

Plenty of mud holes to drive through...

At the top I was able to hit a decent hill climb and then flex on a rock.

When we got back to camp we decided to snag an empty campsite that had grass, gravel, and a picnic bench. My fiance, Brooke, had to draw the line somewhere and going back to the mud hole was not an option.

We used our ground tent as a base camp to unload and keep things dry.

The next morning we ended up riding with a group of 12-14 vehicles on some more challenging Moderate trails.

I am still amazed how easy everything was in the 4R. It has been a long time since I've done any offroading so getting used to the vehicle and improving my skill and technique will take some time.

Great view on Sunday since the weather cleared up.

Saw this beauty Saturday afternoon.

Gotta love the fab work here.

Headed out with Jared from CVT. Brooke won a CVT Awning in the raffle! Big shout out to Bobby and Jared for the awning!

 

[dot_tom]

It's Friday.

 

[shyuperman]

How do you like the RCI sliders?

Can you use them as a step to load items on the roof? Do you mind measuring how far they stick out from the 4runner?

Thanks!

 

[nb rob]

great pics and video! fantastic job breaking that in

That lexus GX though!!!!!! holy SNAP

 

[FactoryRide]

How'd you do getting up the small ledge at the end of 30? From the pics, it looks like you were setting up for it. We came up to a large group hanging out right there when we were coming to the end.

 

[dot_tom]

How do you like the RCI sliders?

Can you use them as a step to load items on the roof? Do you mind measuring how far they stick out from the 4runner?

Thanks!

Love the RCI sliders. After seeing some other options in person, I am completely satisfied with my purchase. The 45 deg up angle helps tuck them in a bit and allow great clearance.

I use them all the time when setting up my RTT. The woman uses them to get in the 4R also. No measurements but I'll keep it in mind next time I am in the garage and update.

great pics and video! fantastic job breaking that in

That lexus GX though!!!!!! holy SNAP

Thanks! Yea man, the GX was sick!

How'd you do getting up the small ledge at the end of 30? From the pics, it looks like you were setting up for it. We came up to a large group hanging out right there when we were coming to the end.

The video I had posted up in my second post has the footage of the ledge at the end. I made it up pretty easy. At first, I got the truck a bit on an angle but next time it will be a walk in the park. I was surprised how easy it went up compared to some of the FJs in our group.

 

[dot_tom]

Had a good time with some friends at Blue Ridge lake the other weekend. The view from the RTT was a perfect scenery to wake up to.

Snagged some photos from Josh, Thomas, and Bryan. Go follow those guys @josh_cook13 @tcaldwell92 [MENTION=93329]bryanb[/MENTION]yers28 and not pictured but was there [MENTION=100890]Tacoma[/MENTION]_brad90

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Chocolate chip pancakes and hot coffee. The perfect way to start the day. Wish I had a fancier setup, but this got the job done.

 

[nb rob]

I love the RTT levelling mod

That would be a great view to wake up to.
Great thread!

 

[dot_tom]

Dot_Tom's '17 TRD OR Project

I love the RTT levelling mod [emoji3]



That would be a great view to wake up to.

Great thread!

Haha yes those rocks worked perfect! Thanks for following along.

Just order 6112/5160 along with wheelers T12 coils all from Wheelers Off-road. It’ll be a nice bump from the 5100 setup. Looking forward to comparing the ride.

Currently planning our December trip out to Colorado. It’ll be our first time and we are driving in the 4R and spending a week out there!


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[dot_tom]

I went to a Tacoma tech day last weekend. Good 10 vehicles showed up. 2 4R and the rest were Tacomas. I replaced an LED fog light that had a bad connection. Not too techy.

 

[dot_tom]

Received my new F5's in 17x9 -38. Sold the NV's and wheel spacers. No good shots except this one outside of a Florida Georgia line concert last weekend.

Might be heading out to AOP with some of the Tacoma guys in two weeks. Hopefully get this thing off road again.

 

[bsdoig]

Let us know when you get the 6112/5160's installed. Ide be curious your opinion of them vs the 5100's.

 

[dot_tom]

Dot_Tom's '17 TRD OR Project

Let us know when you get the 6112/5160's installed. Ide be curious your opinion of them vs the 5100's.

I am excited, but Wheelers has yet to get them in stock. I had called a few weeks ago for an update and still none in stock. Right now I am happy with the 5100's w/ T1 & T13 springs for now.



I did call and place an order with Gobi for a stealth rack. I hate long wait times. My choices are be impatient and get a Full Front Runner. Be a little patient and get a full Prinsu, or just forget about my Gobi order and be surprised whenever it gets here.



Here is a couple of pictures from this past weekend. Went to AOP with my local Toyota friends ( Josh, Thomas, and Bryan ) and a bunch of guys from TacomaWorld.

New F5s are all scratched up now. Oh well.

Here are the 4 of us and then a cool guy to the far left we met.

These guys got a bit too rowdy at the track.

 

[dot_tom]

Couple more pics from AOP trip.

 

[frogg3r]

[MENTION=144375]dot_tom[/MENTION]

How do the T1 Coils feel on road? I've got T13s for the rear and 5100s going on all around, but I was planning on staying with the stock coils and set the 5100s at 2.5". Just wondering how the T1s feel as I'll be on pavement most of the time. I haven't put anything on yet, so spending another $160 for front coils wouldn't be a big deal. Let me know what you think of the T1/T13 and 5100 set up so far (I know you are upgrading, but I believe that is probably to get more capable off road).

Thanks, and love the pics!

 

[dot_tom]

[MENTION=144375]dot_tom[/MENTION]

How do the T1 Coils feel on road? I've got T13s for the rear and 5100s going on all around, but I was planning on staying with the stock coils and set the 5100s at 2.5". Just wondering how the T1s feel as I'll be on pavement most of the time. I haven't put anything on yet, so spending another $160 for front coils wouldn't be a big deal. Let me know what you think of the T1/T13 and 5100 set up so far (I know you are upgrading, but I believe that is probably to get more capable off road).

Thanks, and love the pics!

T1s are great on road. The ride is a lot better than a preloaded factory spring. My 3rd Gen Taco has preloaded stock springs and 5100s to obtain 2.5" and the ride is a lot sharper. When hitting potholes and cracks in the road, the T1's perform much better IMO. The $160 is money well spent on these.

I was going to upgrade to the 6112 setup but never got my call back from Wheelers. I have a pending order out in no mans land, I guess. I ended up running a small spacer on the top hat to obtain 3" front lift and keep a nice ride.