Show Me Your Build: Upgrades, Downgrades & everything in between

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Hi 4G gang!

Curious what the sub is actually running these days.

Drop a pic and your build list.
Before & After
Bonus points for showing out any mods you've undone or reverted;

The "what looked good on paper but didn't work out" stories are usually more educational than the wins.

Format:

• Trim + year
• Current mods (or "still stock", those are welcome too)
• Best upgrade so far and why
• Anything you've taken back off or wish you hadn't done

Post the pic, drop the list.
Let's Go!

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[zekesview]

• Trim + year: 2025 Tacoma TRD Pro
• Current mods:
  • Method Wheels 703
  • Toyo Open Country ATIII 315/70/17
  • C4 Bumper LowPro Bumper
  • C4 Sliders
  • C4 Overland Rear Bumper
  • C4 Under Armor
  • AlphaRex Headlights
  • Tacoma Lifestyle Fang Lights
  • Diode Dynamics Lights
    • SS40 Pro Light Bar
    • SS5 Pro Bumper
    • SS3 Pro Ditch
    • C2
    • C2R
  • Warn Winch
  • Blaze OffRoad 12V Relocation Kit
  • BlazeOffRoad Dual Garmin PowerSwitch
  • GooseGear Rear Seat Delete
  • RSI SmartCap
  • RSI Dual Storage Bins
  • Sherpa Rainier Roof Rack
  • Sherpa Crows Nest Topper Rack
  • Agency 6 Grab Handles
• Best upgrade so far: RSI SmartCap - Love the storage, design and how it fits the truck. Even with the rack I can park in the garage
• Anything you've taken back off: Originally had a Sherpa bed rack and FSR tent. Sold that because I wanted the full topper and option to park in the garage.

 

[TacoBirdinNW]

• Trim + year: 2025 SR5 DCLB

• Mods: Bilstein 5100s, Icon overland springs in the rear, Method 318 with Nitto G3s (275/70r18) Dr KDSS relocation bracket, Pro grille, Diode Diode Dynamics Lightbar, Rockford Fosgate 8" powered sub, Westcott Billet front hooks, TRD skid plate, TRD twin tailpipe, Dirtcom Trail Swing With Camp Table, Topo Toppers Badlander.

• Best Upgrade: Obviously the camper, but probably the one I appreciate most often is the powered subwoofer.

• Anything you've taken back off: I've swapped wheels and tires more than I changed hair styles when I was 13, but two things I removed: King Suspension extended end links. Truck rode better and looked cooler but couldn't get them to be quiet. Don't think I'd buy any kit with that type of bearing joint unless I was absolutely ripping off road and needed the performance and durability.
And Softopper. Love the concept and look, but bad fit, QC, and horrendous customer service. Worked out fine though because I ended up with the Topo!

Before:

With Softopper:

With Topo Toppers Badlander:

 

[mal363]

• Trim + year: '24 TRD Offroad
• Current mods:
  Toyo Open Country RT Trail 285/75 on stock 17s
  Timbren rear bump stops
  Custom rear seat delete platform
  Topo Toppers Mesa
  Sherpa roof rack
  Trailhunter skids
  Trailhunter exhaust dump pipe
  Cali Raised rock sliders
  AllDogs Offroad spacer eraser springs
  Ironman 4x4 Foam Cell Pro rear shocks (my oem bilsteins blew up)
• Best upgrade so far: Topper and 34s. The topper because I take a multi week cross country trip every fall, and it is perfect size for me and the pup. The bigger tires saved me many times on trails in CO and UT. I would like to go one size taller on the next set, and possibly slightly narrower.
• Anything you've taken back off: Not yet. But some things I'd do differently the next time around. Aluminum skids (to save some weight). Pop-up topper style instead of the wedge (for more all around interior height). Different manufacturer for rock sliders. Stiffer rear spings (the ADO are rated for 500#. The topper is ~350# by itself, and they sag a bit when I am loaded for a trip). Not getting a custom Green color for the topper (their coating process for the Green color keeps bubbling and peeling around the rear window. I am on my second rear hatch, and the same problem has happened).
  
  
  
  
  

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