New 1st Gen Owner- beginning modifications

LeeKeezy

New Member
May 8, 2019
4
5
3
San Jose, CA
Hi guys - I recently picked up a used 2007 Sequoia 4wd for CHEAP 97,000 on the odometer with full records- under $10k. I guess most people around these parts want Tacomas, 4runners and LCs. Fine by me I love this rig!! One previous owner in California...no frame rust!

I’m very pleased at the visual transformation that just a few mods can do to this truck. So far here is what I have done:

- Bilstein 5100 in front
- OME 2862 coils, OME long travel shocks in rear. Made the mistake of putting on FJ 5100 in rear. That lasted for a couple days as on my first offroad trip I had rear clunking over stumps, logs, rocks. The OME took care of that right quick.
- Method NV/BFG KO2
- Magnaflow exhaust
- long tube headers
- LED hi/lo, fogs
- Pioneer Apple CarPlay

Here is the before and after:

E4E6F712-29F1-4EB3-B9FD-B76FB0DFF6E0.jpeg4BC54A85-4BE0-462F-B880-B1E201663B90.jpeg8324AF00-A5B6-4164-8365-63E616D156A1.jpeg
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: Jgrauman

LeeKeezy

New Member
May 8, 2019
4
5
3
San Jose, CA
Just swapped front stock coils for the Dobinsons coils- still using the bilsteins 5100 up front. Yup- she rides real nice now. Took a little fire road ride last evening - yeah the stock front coils are garbage compared to these Dobinsons.

Running a custom made Magnaflow exhaust. Love it! Nice and mellow around town- but when I mash the go pedal the tone is a low deep growl. No drone...using a vibrant resonant that keeps the noise down as much as possible- I am running those long tube headers but amazingly I can hear music and have conversations- no one has complained.

Would love a spare tire carrier in the rear but having a tough time finding a pre-made unit. Not quite capable of making one of those.


As she sits now...
853202AF-CB4A-425B-922F-019E935E9650.jpeg
 
  • Like
Reactions: Bat88 and Jgrauman