Just curious what modifications people have done that they wish they hadn't, or wish they had done differently.

For those of us still in the process of modifying, this could be an interesting conversation ...

 

Looking back now, I think I wouldn't even touch my truck.

 

K&N filter. Otherwise nothing has been that bad or regrettable. Oh, I did get a brush guard and that was regrettable also.

 

Rancho 5000 shocks and accidentally breaking my AM antenna. I can't listen to the best country station down here anymore. :-( (KKYX for those South Texans)

 

The deck plate mod has never proved anything to me but that's not really a big deal. A friend of mine did the K&E filter thing as mentioned above and changed back. That was money down the drain.
Sometime it seems like we get caught up in the hype of some of these ideas and follow along like following the pied piper and blow good money for nothing. Mike

 

K&N Air Filter
Brush Guard
Nerf Bars
Fabtech Coilovers

 

It was started in the 3rd gen 4runner/Tacoma forum. I'll start it here.

What modifications that you have done, that you regret doing?

If you did something regret, did you ditch/change it? Or do you still live with that POS mod to this day? What do you wish you did instead?

 

I'm going to bet that headers are at the top of this list...at least on the 3.0...

 

WATRD-
do you regret the nerf bars because you would have done sliders anyway? or have you not replaced them and regret them because they give you bad looks when you step on them? i was thinking about getting nerf bars (if i can get a good deal on them) as sliders don't really suit the driving needs (don't think i'll ever be able to justify them for off-road purposes). shopping centers, another point you may have...thanks.

 

I hadn't done my research and needed some rocker protection. So, I shelled out the cash for some nerfs to "get me by". They really aren't anything more than cosmetic, so very quickly they were dinged, bashed and mangled. Fortunately, by then, (a couple of months) I had decided on which sliders I wanted.

Personally, my advice for anyone considering nerf bars, would be to save the money and find a set of sliders that you find cosmetically pleasing, even if that means having them made to your specs. Then have them powder coated or chromed or whatever suits you.

Nerfs don't really offer ANY protection. They even get dinged by shopping carts. They are ornamental steps only, whereas a good set of sliders can do EVERYTHING nerfs can, while offering a significant level of protection and frame stiffening as well.

 

why was the brush guard regrettable? I put onw on my 95 runner, and I love it. Not for anything, I feel it gives the rig class.

 

Maybe we could merge the threads and move them to a neutral area? What do you think?

 

I wouldn't have started out with a '97 and would've just got the '99 in the first place back in '03.
Otherwise this board saves me a lot of headaches.

 

Why do you regret rancho 5,000's?

 

good thread. we always hear about "go with that cause this one stunk" and such, so maybe we can get a solid list of what didnt work. learn from other mistakes. lol

 

That sounds like an excellent idea Rob.
One master thread would be great.

 

That would be great ... I put it in the 3rd gen thread since I have a third gen, but it applies to all the trucks as far as I'm concerned.

How about people say why they didn't like the mod (someone posted fabtech coilovers in the other thread, why were they a regret?)

 

A good idea for a thread. Both of them.

Threads merged and moved to the non-specific vehicle area for everyone to enjoy.

 

That would be me... I should have just done the SAW's to begin with...

 

anything i took off and then bought new stuff to remodify. ie:brush guard. which ended up as an arb bumper. And I also wish i had started a trailrig sooner.