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Hunter399 Build Thread

Hunter399

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Hey guys! Joined the forum about a year ago and been lurking through most of it and asking questions along the way. Finally decided to do a build thread and have this also be an official introduction. Luckily I took some pics along the way and can share everything that has been done!

Overview
  • 2018 Tacoma TRD Offroad Premium package (leather, sunroof, JBL) Super White
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Power/Drivetrain
  • 5.29 Nitro Gears
  • Orange Virus Tuning’s OVtune (eager for the 2.0 5.29 gear tune)
  • stock exhaust and intake
Wheels and Tires
  • BFGoodrich KM3’s 285/75/17
  • Stealth Custom Series Ray 10’s in matte dark bronze
  • -10mm offset/4.30” backspace
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Suspension
  • Bilstein B8 8100’s in the rear
  • Icon RXT leaf pack set at stage 2
  • Bilstein B8 8112’s with 700ib coil up front
  • Icon Delta Joint UCA’s
  • Removed the sway bar
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Armor/exterior
  • Demello Offroad Front bumper: Aluminum version with Baja hoop
  • Sliders are Mobtown Offroad Heavy Duty
  • RCI Offroad Rear Bumper
  • TRD Pro aluminum skid plate
  • Runnin 4 Tacos Lower Control Arms skids
Lighting
  • Baja Designs 30” S8 light bar (wired the amber DRLs to a seperate switch)
  • Baja Designs Fog replacement kit, Amber wider cornering squadron sports
  • Baja Designs squadron sports for ditch lights
  • Rago Fabrication Ditch brackets
  • Rigid Back up lights and harness for the rear RCI bumper
Miscellaneous
  • Custom hood decal
  • Meso customs Gas hole, dome lights, fuse cover
  • Prinsu rack with load panels
  • Tred pro boards mounted to prinsu
  • Lil B Fabrication Bed stiffeners
  • Mountain Hatch tailgate insert
  • Tacoma Twins paracord handles for the prinsu and interior
  • Winch is Smittybuilt X20 synthetic with wireless remote
  • Factor 55 Fairlead and Ultra hook with top guard
  • Tonneau cover with patch collection
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Future plans
  • Molle Bed panels if they will work with my cover
  • Spare tire Y strap for the bed and remove the spare underneath
  • Rotopax
  • Magnuson Supercharger! Ha ha I hope
Follow me on instagram for more pics! @399hunter
 
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Flash back to my Demello bumper installation and cutting. Took a week of overthinking it before I dove in ha ha.
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Hey guys! Joined the forum about a year ago and been lurking through most of it and asking questions along the way. Finally decided to do a build thread and have this also be an official introduction. Luckily I took some pics along the way and can share everything that has been done!

Overview
  • 2018 Tacoma TRD Offroad Premium package (leather, sunroof, JBL) Super White
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Power/Drivetrain
  • 5.29 Nitro Gears
  • Orange Virus Tuning’s OVtune (eager for the 2.0 5.29 gear tune)
  • stock exhaust and intake
Wheels and Tires
  • BFGoodrich KM3’s 285/75/17
  • Stealth Custom Series Ray 10’s in matte dark bronze
  • -10mm offset/4.30” backspace
View attachment 20824

Suspension
  • Bilstein B8 8100’s in the rear
  • Icon RXT leaf pack set at stage 2
  • Bilstein B8 8112’s with 700ib coil up front
  • Icon Delta Joint UCA’s
  • Removed the sway bar
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Armor/exterior
  • Demello Offroad Front bumper: Aluminum version with Baja hoop
  • Sliders are Mobtown Offroad Heavy Duty
  • RCI Offroad Rear Bumper
  • TRD Pro aluminum skid plate
  • Runnin 4 Tacos Lower Control Arms skids
Lighting
  • Baja Designs 30” S8 light bar (wired the amber DRLs to a seperate switch)
  • Baja Designs Fog replacement kit, Amber wider cornering squadron sports
  • Baja Designs squadron sports for ditch lights
  • Rago Fabrication Ditch brackets
  • Rigid Back up lights and harness for the rear RCI bumper
Miscellaneous
  • Custom hood decal
  • Meso customs Gas hole, dome lights, fuse cover
  • Prinsu rack with load panels
  • Tred pro boards mounted to prinsu
  • Lil B Fabrication Bed stiffeners
  • Mountain Hatch tailgate insert
  • Tacoma Twins paracord handles for the prinsu and interior
  • Winch is Smittybuilt X20 synthetic with wireless remote
  • Factor 55 Fairlead and Ultra hook with top guard
  • Tonneau cover with patch collection
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Future plans
  • Molle Bed panels if they will work with my cover
  • Spare tire Y strap for the bed and remove the spare underneath
  • Rotopax
  • Magnuson Supercharger! Ha ha I hope
Follow me on instagram for more pics! @399hunter
Outstanding!!!!
 
Really like the utilization of space...however, trauma experience moves me to suggest you not out anything up there you wouldn't want hitting you in the back of the head during a head-on-collision.
Thats a very good point, it’s very secure but I should probably remove the leatherman which could come off my med kit
 
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