Chris n Christa's 13 T4R

Just got my wife a 2013 T4R. Might as well start a fresh build thread.

 

Here she is yesterday when we brought her home.


And here is the current pic

Here she is on top of the Gaudalupe Mountains in October 2022

 

First mod she wants is a back up cam. Didn't come with one, and it has the small screen HU, so I'm either going to get the LCD mirror, or upgrade the HU to go with the back up cam.

 

Congrats! Keep posting pics of the progress!

 

sweet!

 

So first mod wasn't a back up cam. Found some running boards on CL for $70 off of a new T4R, so we picked em up. They aaaaiight.

 

Next is some wheels n tires for her birthday. Working on some details on that, then hopefully soon have some fancy wheels on her.

 

More importantly is that she likes them.

 

Just ordered wheels n tires for her. They should be on her T4R by Saturday.

 

Got the new wheels on today. American Outlaw Lawman 17x9 -10 off set wrapped in 265-70-17 Hankook dynapro atm's.

 

So the brakes the Ford dealer put on were the cheapest ones they could have found, and warped almost immediately. So, I ended up doing a complete upgrade front n rear with Power Stop drilled slotted rotors with Power Stop pads I got from RockAuto as a package deal for $325. They definitely made a huge difference in braking power.

 

Got most of the pieces for her lift last weekend. TRD Pro shocks n coils in a Craiglist deal. They are pretty much Bilstein 6112's . Then swapped coils for a customer because he got a rear bumper and the ass was sagging, so I traded my labor for his Icon rear coils. Christa wants the front n rear coils painted pink, so while I'm waiting on the rear shocks to come from Headstrong Off Road, I'll paint them. Oh yeah, getting Bilstein 5100's for the rears.

 

so now I have painted the coils pink as to her request, and now I'm just waiting on the rear shocks to come from Headstrong Off Road on Thursday.

 

Finally the lift is complete, for now. In front is the Bilstein TRD Pro 6112 style shocks, but with only two notches. Spring is set on the second notch, got a daystar poly coil spring isolator to give the extra height from wheelers along with wheelers from super bump. In the rear are Icon springs I traded for labor and Bilstein 5100 shocks from Headstrong Off Road. Looks and drives great with this set up, and Christa loves it as well, so that's what counts.

 

Bad-ass looking T4R brother

 

Thank you. I think one of the next major mods is going to be a front bumper n winch. Haven't decided which one yet.

 

Any particular paint you used? I’m thinking about painting the ones on my wife’s runner. Have you thought about a slim line bumper?

 

I think it was rustoleum 2x paint. So far it's holding up well. I'm bout to paint some OME shocks with the same but in blue for my Taco.

 

Gluing some 4xinnovations Rock sliders in today.

 

Update, CBI front bumper shipped yesterday, will arrive on Monday. Also have bumper frame plate replacements to strengthen the mounting point from Kore Off Road. Christa is super excited. Gonna paint bumper with Rustoleum bed liner.

 

Pink...

 

I suggested it, but I think she's more in to it matching the sliders.

 

Oh, and, pics of sliders that I never posted.

 

Got the CBI bumper on Monday, Christa and I wiped it down with acetone last night, then primed it. Going to paint the inners tonight when I get home flat black, then tomorrow paint the outside Rustoleum truck bed liner.

 

Sexy is it on yet...

 

Had some fitment issues, but it's on. Had to postpone lights and a couple other things til today because I had two more customer installs yesterday. But pic for proof, more to come once completed.

 

Here's how she looks all dressed up. Painted the shackles the same pink as the coils.

 

Found this on the front porch yesterday.

 

Suhweeet!! The runner is coming along nicely man!