What Vehicles lead you to your Tacoma?

If I include the cars that didn't run and the cars that used to race on the dirt track I'd add...
1933 Chevy Coupe (street rod project)
1948 Mercury Coupe (another street rod project)
1956 Studebaker President (dirt track stock car)
1955 Studebaker Commander Coupe ('nother stock car)
1957 Chevy (yet another stock car)
1967 Ford Fairlane (last of my stock cars)

For some reason getting married got in the way of the first rod project and the birth of my son got in the way of the next one.
 
83 Ford F150 4x4
94 Toyota pick up (first brand new vehicle)
93 Toyota T100 lowered 2"
86 Honda CRX
86 Toyota pick up 4x4
95 Isuzu pick up lowered 2"
97 Dodge Ram
03 Dodge Ram quad cab with the Hemi (brand new)
05 Dodge Ram 4x4 quad cab with the Hemi lifted 6" on 35's (brand new)
 
Hmm...
80 cougar
82 cordoba
82 chev pickup
83 ranger
82 firebird
83 chev pickup
86 samurai
86 caravan
82 280zx
82 citation
77 cutlass
80 sunbird
82 t bird
90 s10
92 tracker
94 pathfinder
95 neon
87 jeep yj 9 inch lift
2000 s10
99 f150 s/b lowered 6 inches
98 Cherokee
2000 Sierra
2004 avalanche
2006 tacoma double cab ( my favorite so far.......except maybe for my jeep )
 
86 Pontiac 6000
94 Pontiac Grand Am
88 Jeep Wrangler
88 Chevrolet Cavalier
93 Chevrolet C1500 pickup
96 Saturn
94 Ford F150
99 GMC Sierra Z71
63 CJ5
88 Jeep Wrangler
07 Toyota Matrix
 
93 Jeep Grand Cherokee
98 Nissan Pathfinder
99 Jeep Wrangler
01 Audi A4
98 Jeep Cherokee
06 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
13 Honda Civic Si
14 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab 2.7

I landed on the Tacoma because after driving the Civic for less than a year i realized my lifestyle doesnt allow for a sedan (hunting, fishing, ect) and that i get bored with them awfully quick (only had that A4 for a few months too).

I have a lot of experience with Jeeps and, even though i like them, i will never buy a new one. Reliability and longevity are not what Jeeps are known for. I drive way too many miles a year to sink money into a Chrysler product that will fall apart in 100k miles.

I've always wanted a Tacoma, so i went and drove a couple. Fell in love with a 2014 MGM 5 speed 2.7 access cab and the rest is history. Good gas mileage, fits my needs well, and great reliability. I think I'll be a Tacoma owner from here on out!
 
87' Nissan 200SX
86' Fiero GT
87' Olds Cutlass Supreme
89 Olds (don't remember the model POS)
96 Toyota Tercel
91 Honda Accord
91 Jeep Cherokee
92 Ford F150
89 Wrangler
00 Jeep Cherokee
05 GMC 2500HD (first new vehicle)
97 Chevy S10
03 Honda Accord
09 Honda Odyssey
14 Tacoma Double Cab 4x4 SR5 6-speed

I think there are more but at the moment cant remember what they were.
 
1989 Toyota Pickup 4cyl 3 Inch Bilstein lift
2007 Nissan Frontier (absolutely hated this truck)
1998 Dodge Ram pick up 5.9 liter V8 on 35 in Kelly Safaris truck was a monster.
2014 Toyota Tacoma
 
Let's just say that before the 05 model I could not physically get in one:sad:
I tried the 05 on for size and :). It had the right options, so I bought it.
 
First post!

Just picked up my Tacoma last weekend and loving it. Looking forward to getting familiar with the forum. It was time for a truck. I 'm pushing 50 years old and could never list all the cars I've owned, but the car in the pic was my last: 04 STI, 600whp. It was fun, but it gets old when every teenager you meet wants to race you. I'm soooo over that. Tacoma is a 2014 double cab V6 TRD 4x4 sport. I'm wanting some big tires now but not sure where to start. I built my own Subaru engines so I'm tech savvy but trucks are new to me so any guidance on where to start would be appreciated. I would like to start by lifting it and having a 2nd set of rims/off-road tires.


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Welcome.

Now every other truck driver will want to race you. F150 5.0s and Ecopoops will spank us but I'm not sure of the other trucks. :)
 
We can spank first gen duramaxs tho :) and if you want to lift, depending on how much money you want to spend bilstein 5100s with a add a leaf in the rear.
 
1993 ford probe
1991 toyota tercel
1995 ford f150 2wd old dmv truck
1998 toyota tacoma single cab 4x4
2001 Toyota corolla
1987 mustang gt 5.0
1998 dodge ram single cab 4x4
2011 Toyota corolla
2013 toyota tacoma reg cab 4x4
 
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OffroadTaco4x4 said:
We can spank first gen duramaxs tho :) and if you want to lift, depending on how much money you want to spend bilstein 5100s with a add a leaf in the rear.
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I'm not interested in power with the Tacoma. From what I came from there's nothing I could do to it to get there; at least not w/o spending $$$$$$ :)

I had coilovers on my STI and knew how to adjust ride height with those. From looking at pics of the Bilstein's I'm not seeing how they can provide lift.
 
Zackbo said:
I'm not interested in power with the Tacoma. From what I came from there's nothing I could do to it to get there; at least not w/o spending $$$$$$ :)

I had coilovers on my STI and knew how to adjust ride height with those. From looking at pics of the Bilstein's I'm not seeing how they can provide lift.
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They are an adjustable shock for different ride heights, I plan to just buy add a leaf for the rear, larger coils up front with the bilstein shocks all round. If you want more you could prob do a shackle drop or a longer shackle. And body lifts are a cheap and affective way to bring the vehicle up higher and not mess with or ruin suspension components. My suggestion to you. Is add a lead, larger coils and bilstein shocks. Easy as that. And welcome to the truck world or one amazing truck!
 
Zackbo said:
I had coilovers on my STI and knew how to adjust ride height with those. From looking at pics of the Bilstein's I'm not seeing how they can provide lift.
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The front shocks have adjustable lower collars. They can be set in 3 or 4 (can't remember) positions for different height levels. Toytec makes a kit to convert over to fully adjustable ride height or you can buy high end coilovers.
 
Zackbo said:
I'm not interested in power with the Tacoma. From what I came from there's nothing I could do to it to get there; at least not w/o spending $$$$$$ :)

I had coilovers on my STI and knew how to adjust ride height with those. From looking at pics of the Bilstein's I'm not seeing how they can provide lift.
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Different types of 3in lifts are explained in this thread http://www.tacomaforum.com/showthread.php?t=650 sorry for crashing this thread
 
Think these are all

*71 Delta 88 Conv. 1st car
*1979 Chevy Big 10
*1971 VW Super Beetle
*1993 Mazda Protoge
*1994 Chevy Tahoe
*1979 Jeep CJ-7
*multiple modern volkswagens
*1998 BMW 325 is
*2003 Honda Element
*2005 Nissan Pathfinder
*2009 Ford F150
*2011 Jeep JKU
*2014 Taco dbl cab TRD OR

Left out the bikes, way too many of those
 
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