Throwing almost $10,000 in mods into my 2nd gen Toyota Tacoma!

[@richJimZ888]

Love that you didn't go overboard. Everything done and it still looks (almost) OE. Thanks for showing!

[@xiaxiong9197]

Miss my truck looks exactly like this one. I currently own 2021, but like this model more. Looks very handsome truck.

[@GasPedalGarage]

Love the mods man! Will be picking up some items from your site soon 🤘

[@austinreading1]

That’s awesome!

[@marktwo3160]

Looks great. That is as far as I would go and i am 67 years oldish Nice job. I have a 2015 trd sport bought new just rolled 40,000 miles. Georgia truck. Not a lick of rust anywhere. It is a crying shame what Toyota has done to the new Tundras, Tacos and '25 4runners.

[@oscarrevolorio9703]

This truck is crazy nice. Just bought an 08 Taco. This video really gave me an idea of what I want!

[@coldisle]

I’m about to sell my First Gen and getting a 2013… love the looks of the 2nd Gen. yours is incredible. Great job and inspiring as hell!! Painting the letters on the Pro Grill is a great touch!

[@EvanSnowSr]

I appreciate the straightforward nature of this video. And the truck looks great.

[@GEMMTCollection]

Looks amazing bro!

[@wesleyappling6452]

Clean Taco. Keep the Vids coming.

[@BlueSTI]

Sick truck man. The tires look like a 35 on video dang figured alot bigger than a 285

[@slowgan325]

Very tastfully done with the matching springs

[@bradleysmith3963]

I’m a little worried now, I ordered 1 inch rear springs and the same front lift you have, and I like the way yours sits, can’t believe there is no lift on the rear of that thing!

[@austinreading1]

@@bradleysmith3963 usually the leafs on these trucks are bowed so if you get a taller block or new leafs that’s when you see a ton of “lift” but it’s just back to factory height. These weren’t as bad as usual so I didn’t do the usual AAL to get the rear higher

[@bradleysmith3963]

@@austinreading1 I ordered new leafs from Deaver, I told him what I was after and that I did haul a little weight in the truck, I don’t feel mine are wore out but the truck is a 2008 with 200k, we shall see I suppose

[@austinreading1]

@@bradleysmith3963 go look at them. Your leafs are likely flat or inverted. So your rear will definitely come up with new leafs

[@bradleysmith3963]

@@austinreading1 they are inverted, atleast in front of the axle, Deaver offers a replacement that utilizes a new factory leaf pack with a full length added leaf when you want to haul additional weight like in my situation, I just hope I get the look I’m after, lots of money spent!

[@globetruck17]

How do you like the headlights after a few months use?

[@TRXHellcatDaddy]

Nice video man, I will have to look into a few things you have mentioned.

[@jacobbush4707]

Can I fit 285/75/16 on a 3 inch lift from RC?

[@MTNVIWS]

Yes

[@nastysoda9212]

I have the same shocks in the front and did the 2" pre-load lift setting, the truck has zero sag when i take it off the jack and ride insanely stiff. You're aren't? I'm switching to a lower clip setting soon. Nice truck!

[@austinreading1]

Rides same as stock. Sounds like something isn’t installed correctly

[@nastysoda9212]

@@austinreading1 i lowered the clip to a 1" lift and it rides smooth with sag, everything isntalled properly, I even looked up the springs modeo number to see if it was an extra stiff one but it wasn't. ya, i dunno. Might be the spc upper a arms at a different angle

[@chriskay2315]

Man, I’m in LOVE with this truck. 2015 4 door with a 6 ft bed right?

[@austinreading1]

@@chriskay2315 5 foot

[@aharonvazquez3646]

Hey I have the same headlights and when you locked your car at 3:13 it is out of sync with the mirrors I’m curious if there is a way to make it in sync Also clean build

[@austinreading1]

Not that I’m aware of unfortunately. They are morimoto turn signals. The stock ones are fine because they’re not sequential

[@e.d.2999]

I noticed you removed mud flaps is that because of bigger tires or for looks

[@Bandoo21]

This man has taste

[@Lowdown13blues]

Beautiful setup !!!

[@jaymoar3561]

Man this is the best looking 2nd gen I have ever seen in my life! Beautiful truck! What’s the mileage on it now?

[@austinreading1]

77k. Thanks man!

[@johnnyalvarez7788]

Sick truck!

[@JackTheHunter]

My taco paint isn’t really shiny, yours looks solid and shiny.. did you do something to it?

[@swooshpanda2621]

Did the suspension come preloaded for the front or did you have to do that yourself?

[@austinreading1]

Did it myself but you can order it from some places already assembled or pay a shop to do it locally

[@itscam5591]

Do you know where I can find lights/ mods just like yours for my 13 tundra ?

[@austinreading1]

@@itscam5591 square1offroad.com/search?q=2013+tundra&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

[@Black66]

Very nice truck!

[@Tidus01x]

Does powder coating the springs weaken them?

[@austinreading1]

@@Tidus01x nope!

[@Tidus01x]

@@austinreading1 thx

[@SpencerHogg]

Good video man

[@zachf6256]

Nice build. 👌

[@Taco19878]

Nice truck. Looks like mine almost

[@JJOFFERUP]

Regretting getting rid of my 2nd Gen Tacoma , you earned my sub I wanna see this build

[@joshdonathan7311]

Well sir you got new subscriber out of me. I really need my suspension upgraded to what you have. I got stock billstein. Very old and rough riding, need new ones. Would like to do your suspension setup.

[@Atmsalsa]

What kind of grill is that

[@josephvesagas2199]

Trd pro oem but u can find a bunch of good aftermarket

[@ryankelly3000]

You get rid of the single cab?

[@austinreading1]

A year ago

[@danielzwarren]

Where on the East Coast did you move to?

[@austinreading1]

North GA

[@GasPedalGarage]

@@austinreading1 I’m in North GA area too, may have to meet up sometime 👍

[@austinreading1]

@@GasPedalGarage I’m down

[@uno3863]

Awesome I live in Columbus GA, would love to meet up with yall 👍🏽

[@austinreading1]

@@uno3863 I’ll probably post a meet up one of these days

[@busychild909]

Now just modernize the interior! Let’s face it that head into when it came out was already too old. Floating deck, sub and getting. Rid of all the paper one speakers is a game changer.

[@austinreading1]

@@busychild909 I don’t mind the radio. I think that the huge tablets look tacky. But yes could definitely use some better speakers and a sub.

[@bobmalooga335]

When you drive at night, do you get a lot of people that flip their high beams on you because they think your alpharex headlights are too bright? Because I do 😂

[@Collectivemasculine]

Clean and yet unrefined like it.😂

[@Tmanscar]

Dude standing in the rain yet not getting wet, whats the deal with that? lol

[@austinreading1]

I tried filming this a few hours before, it was monsooning haha. Wasn’t too bad by the time I went back out

[@twintipnation2758]

What kind of mileage are you getting??

[@austinreading1]

I don’t drive it much since I’m giving it away so I don’t remember but around 18 mpg.

[@mikeperedia8351]

Very nice truck

[@richardmacias624]

tasteful mods

[@TheFogLakeshore]

Was that a strategy to film in the rain or did you go with it hoping it worked out? They are good in rainy environments, the design is pretty obvious meant to take advantage of dirt. Still a good Toyota though, the angles and IP put into the 'design' still add utility in terms of wind, dust, water off Semis, and mud. It tends to deflect off and away. People underestimate, but the Toyota community picks it up and fixes it faster, how badly you can screw up an OEM product. Even I think it's a bit overdone that people still have 'faith' in Toyota, but on the other hand even a *slight* OEM hand waved at 2nd level utility leaves you the option to not ruin what should be a controlled safe, read *easy* drive to work with massive capability. You pay a LOT to keep that r&p and quality, rugged, useful and non-enraging interior. That's why mid-build Toyotas are popular, that's functional. You can't get away with flames and a fart cannon, not even back in my hate the Ricer days. It's nice there's no orthodoxy, if it was dogma then Toyota is destroyed. Toyota keeps the Land Cruiser, always a safe friend in the Truck/Suv world, the same way Japan keeps those "well we had to store all that enriched uranium that way" and "we launched that satellite with a cellphone" projects as notification they could probably nuke North Korea in a week with a precision ICBM miniaturized to work at intra-continental levels. But why do all of that when the safeties were built in? If you buy a Toyota, you get *punished* for encumbering your truck by removing something Toyota gave you for your money. A 'better than the competition' fender and air dam arrangement. An approach angle. A stock air inlet that will mid-idle a family across the long flooded road *you should not attempt to cross and should wait it out for*. And it wont' hydro the motor. Intelligent builds that take advantage of the premium monetary value keep quality built into Toyota by demanding premium ownership experience. It's nice Toyota acknowledges that there's a safe path to modification that's GenZ awesome or similar word, and practical for older people who are, just for suppostion, well-served by attempting to stay mobile with a Tacoma like this. You're not bad if you Grandmother can hop in your truck and go get a latte instead of moving it and getting in her car always parked in the garage. Maybe Grandma will take your Tacoma and a hurricane will flood the road and she'll try to drive back home and foolishly drive one-handed across a river that swamps out a Nissan Titan and probably a square-body Chevy with a summitracing.com LS cold-air cone filter because that actually does add 20 hp somewhere above 6000rpm and oh gosh it's only one splash away from not being an off-road truck it was some broke Redneck's excuse to rent to own rims. Grandma, safe in the Tacoma, missed that drama. She was cussing Melvin, his sister, and thier kids for pushing their cammed Chevy in the wrong direction and splashing water up over the Taco's hood and up onto the windshield, for a second the wipers gave a small mechanical whirr from behind the dash that sounded grave but was soon replaced by the reassuring swish before Grandma almost spilled her coffee flipping the lever to 'off'. This distracted her from checking the rearview for a moment, and she missed the Chevy suddenly stopping in the flood, water lapping ove rthe 22s, Melvin's paunch squishing into the non-collapsible steering column he got from the Ford tractor in the yard. Something to go with his rat rod Bud Light beer tap shifter knob and hopefully ironic Truck Nutz. Maw Maw didn't get to checking the rearview until the Tacoma, in Golden Retriever mode, ambled around the sharp bend in the road and Grandma was just making sure that nobody was trying to pass her. Looks like ubuntu is going to install on this Lenovo, cya.

[@TacomaJordan]

I know you miss the snow...

[@sleepy8403]

👍

[@diversify210]

Its funny how people call a bunch of bolt on parts modifications these days. No fabrication, no welding, not even any measuring, but you "modified" the vehicle. The shit is just hilarious to me.

[@austinreading1]

@@diversify210 cool

[@mayc6329]

Cool

[@gumpycognac4505]

@@austinreading1may not like it but it’s true lol. “Custom” isn’t bought off the shelf 😂👍🏻

[@austinreading1]

@@gumpycognac4505the only time I said the word “custom” in the video was because I got a personalized dual switch made for the rock lights and ditch lights. And on the website it even says custom switches. Relax buddy 😂

[@smoovkilla]

Why fabricate the 2nd gen the body is perfect just add mods