Heres the skinny
Front: Solid axle swap done with full width 75 K5 Blazer axles. Tubes swapped on D44 to make driver drop. Custom truss on top passenger tube for added strength, new warn premium hubs, 5.13 gears, detroit tru-trac locker, Rock Ram hydro assist, new bearings and brakes.
Rear: full width 12 bolt, 5.13 gears, mini spool, fresh bearings and brakes with working e brake.
Lift: Front spring over with Extreme Duty 2.5" lift YJ springs, custom shock hoops and steering linkage with hiem joints using older IFS steering box tapped for hydro assist. Rear lift consists of custom built welded 1/4" plate lift blocks with integrated anti-wrap bars with hiem joint connections using 3.5" lift Toyota springs from AllPro. Very flexy suspension that rides great on road and off.
Power: Engine is 3.4 V6 that is stock with exception of deck plate air box mod, K&N drop in filter and synthetic fluilds ran in everything since 40k miles. (power steering, engine, tranny all synthetic) 5 speed manual tranny, and stock Tacoma transfer case. 185k on odometer but never reset speedo after gear reduction so actual miles around 160k. New TRD clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing and new rear main installed less than 30k miles ago. (did rear seal since I was looking at it!) Timing belt and all related pulleys replaced less than 50k miles ago.
Tires: 5-35x12.5x15 BFG AT/KO's (85% tread) on steel soft 8 wheels for daily driving and 4-36x12.5x15 TSL/SX Swampers (50% tread) on same wheels for offroad.
Protection: Custom front and rear bumpers with receiver hitch in both for multimount winch plate. Welded sliders with rear kickouts to keep tires from hanging on trees/rocks.
Exterior: Jade Green paint in great shape. Texas truck so -0- rust. Fenders cut for clearance, only body damage is on front fenders by doors. Before the trimming the tires contacted the fenders and the doors creased the fenders getting out of the truck. And one small dent in back of cab by bed on driver side. MINOR!! All other body panels are straight and the tree pinstripping comes out with a coat of wax.
Interior: Light grey color with stock 60/40 bench with flip down rear seats. Interior is clean and seats are in perfect condition. Kenwood in dash CD player that doesnt skip offroad. Wired for CB (not included) with whip antenna in bed.
Overall this truck is a great daily driver/weekend warrior. Was my daily driver for the last 2 years. I have had no problems with it and have done 4+ diamond trails and drove home after. I have new Toyota parts to do a rear sump oil pan swap included with it. Only things that need some attention are the front shock hoops need reinforced and a balanced front drive shaft. It has a HEAVY PTO shaft that works great offroad but at highway speeds can get noisy sometimes. There are many other custom mods and neat one off things done to the Taco that I just cant think of right now but that is the majority.
Feel free to ask any questions by calling me at 214-608-2795 or via email at steven.rhoads@live.com. I can email specific pics upon request. Due to the ecomony the truck is priced to sell FAST at $8000.00. Truck is located in Colorado Springs, CO.
