The only thing I would change would be the gearing from 4.88’s to 5.29’s. From a modifications perspective, I wouldn’t change much. There’s a certain sense of security knowing every single detail that’s ever been done to your rig, but at the same time it would be hard for me to buy a brand new truck and wheel it through the woods. I’m still finding little things here and there that the previous owner did to the truck. Part of me wishes I bought the truck new, but considering how much I paid for it with all of the suspension and gearing done, it was a no brainer. What would you do differently if you could start from scratch? Go out and learn what exactly you need first.
#Overland tacoma mods
The biggest thing with mods in general in my opinion is not to buy one single thing without realizing that you need it first. I’m going to be honest, all of the mods are spectacular, and I love each of them, but you don’t need every single thing.
#Overland tacoma full
Since then I’ve added all Backwoods Adventure Mods armor (aluminum Hi-Lite front bumper with bull bar, aluminum/steel rear high clearance dual swing out bumper), locally made sliders, Warn synthetic 12k winch & Factor 55 fairlead and Flatlink, RCI full aluminum skid plates, AEV Crestone wheels and 34″ BFG KM3 tires, Pathfinder lighting, Safari Snorkel with Syklone pre-cleaner, low pro Front Runner roof rack and camper shell roof rack, All Pro aluminum dual jerry can holder, Decked drawer system, Alu-Cab tilting fridge slide, Dometic CFX45 fridge, Maxtrax, Zarges storage box, Viair 400p hardwired air compressor, Clazzio leather seat covers, and a prototype Backwoods Adventure Mods popup roof top tent. It already had King 2.5’s suspension all around, 4.88 Nitro gears, some decent wheels and tires, camper shell, and a few other odds and ends. I somehow lucked out and got a screaming good deal on it. I bought the truck used with 39k miles and it already had a lot of work done to it. It seems to be the transformer of overland vehicles. So far, I’m still very happy with the Tacoma. What I eventually did was more or less convert my Tacoma into a 4Runner by adding the camper shell. The double cab also allowed me more passenger space and made for a better family daily driver, something I didn’t have with the TJ.
The Tacoma is my platform of choice because a truck bed again, gives you so much versatility – you can add a bed rack/tent, camper shell, Go Fast Camper style setup, etc. I almost went with a 2nd gen, but wanted more tech and comfort. The track record of the 2nd gen Tacomas is really what sealed the deal for me. After much consideration, I landed on the 3rd gen Tacoma because I wanted as much versatility and amount of different configurations as possible. I liked the idea of a 4Runner because you could keep all of your gear contained inside and out of the weather, but you wouldn’t have the benefit of leaf springs, towing, and hauling things like you do with a truck and bed platform. I landed on the 4Runner and Tacoma platforms as my main contenders, but was still unsure of which generation to go with. After learning from the weaknesses of my previous vehicle (which I believe everyone should experience for themselves and not just buy something because someone recommends it), I discovered I wanted something that was more suited for long distance travel, something that had large aftermarket support, something that had some decent tech, something that had a good offroad package, and something that had great reliability. That vehicle was a beast offroad after regearing and running 35’s, and was small and nimble enough to fit anywhere, but it suffered with long distance travel, had zero creature comforts, and had quite a bit of reliability issues. No lockers, no power locks or windows, and even no A/C from the factory.
My last vehicle was a 2000 Jeep TJ, which had a short wheel base, solid front axle, limited storage/seating, and was very analogue and basic. I’ve had my Tacoma for exactly 1 year now and have several reasons why I chose it specifically. Why did you choose your rig platform and how long have you had it? Owner: Grant Willbanks, Marketing Manager of Backwoods Adventure Mods and creator of Youtube channel ARK Offroad. 2017 TRD Offroad Toyota Tacoma – Short Bed
The Tacoma: So what is the Ultimate Overland Vehicle? Well, that depends on who you ask and I think we’ll all agree that it tends to be the one we’re driving, or at least we want everyone to think that! That being said, we reached out to a few of our friends from the overland industry and asked them to give an honest opinion on what they’re driving, why they chose it and what they’d do differently if they could? This is a multi part series, where we take a look at several popular overlanding platforms.
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