JSparky
New member
I just presented my MPH Capstone and have some time off so figured I'd start a dedicated thread for my 2016 Limited. Been a member here since 2013, started off with a 13' Trail Edition which I ended up selling to my old man when he retired to Todos Santos, Baja Sur. It's serving him well down there. Owned a 2007 Rubicon before my first 4Runner and cycled through a 2016 Tacoma TRD Off Road before coming back to the 4Runner. In the interim I purchased a 97 FZJ80 (WAMPA Senior) to build up as a trail rig, which ended up serving me as a daily driver while finishing up my grad program at Cal due to all the crazy drivers and crime up here.
I've discussed my reasons for getting into/out-of the Taco before. Long story short the new Tacoma is a stout rig, I beat the heck out of mine in the Maze District of Canyonlands but realized after a week in the truck with my brother as navigator that the cabin was just too small for us. I also didn't have a specific need for the bed other than carrying camping gear which the 4Runner is more than capable of doing. Overall fit and finish on the 4Runner is significantly better.. they may seem similar enough at first (they did to me) but after some serious seat-time the little differences began to add-up.
Needless to say I'm thrilled to have been able to get back into a 5th gen, perfect combination of comfort and utilitarianism. I went with the Limited this time around for my personal preference for a full-time 4wd transfer case, factory leather, and no kdss. I belong to the camp that believes that kdss is fantastic for non or mildly lifted applications, but knowing what I was going to be using this truck for I wanted to maximize front differential ground clearance and maintain the potential for long-travel in the future.
I've got a list of thank-you's to specific forum members that I'll post later, I need to figure out how to link them in posts first. It's an ongoing joke with my family and friends that whenever I do mods "easily" or "within a day" that I did it in a few hours plus a few years (of trial and error/learning experiences). It's my hope that others can learn from some of the experiences I've been through and perhaps find influence for their own rigs. I've got a series of postdated photos that I'll throw up shortly.
for all those Star Wars fans... WAMPA!!!
I've discussed my reasons for getting into/out-of the Taco before. Long story short the new Tacoma is a stout rig, I beat the heck out of mine in the Maze District of Canyonlands but realized after a week in the truck with my brother as navigator that the cabin was just too small for us. I also didn't have a specific need for the bed other than carrying camping gear which the 4Runner is more than capable of doing. Overall fit and finish on the 4Runner is significantly better.. they may seem similar enough at first (they did to me) but after some serious seat-time the little differences began to add-up.
Needless to say I'm thrilled to have been able to get back into a 5th gen, perfect combination of comfort and utilitarianism. I went with the Limited this time around for my personal preference for a full-time 4wd transfer case, factory leather, and no kdss. I belong to the camp that believes that kdss is fantastic for non or mildly lifted applications, but knowing what I was going to be using this truck for I wanted to maximize front differential ground clearance and maintain the potential for long-travel in the future.
I've got a list of thank-you's to specific forum members that I'll post later, I need to figure out how to link them in posts first. It's an ongoing joke with my family and friends that whenever I do mods "easily" or "within a day" that I did it in a few hours plus a few years (of trial and error/learning experiences). It's my hope that others can learn from some of the experiences I've been through and perhaps find influence for their own rigs. I've got a series of postdated photos that I'll throw up shortly.
for all those Star Wars fans... WAMPA!!!
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