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A One-of-a-Kind Tundra Prerunner Built for Multiple Needs

- LINDSEY FISHER

Building your dream truck as a young gun has its challenges, especially when building it while supporting yourself in a society of ever-increasing living costs. But for Newbury Park, California, resident Ryan Vazquez, he took that challenge and met it head on, not only building himself the ultimate truck out of his 2000 Toyota Tundra, but also a residence he can call his own without skyhigh housing costs.

“It’s been my dream to have a prerunner ever since I got my license,” Ryan told us about the reason behind this build. “Rent is insane in California, so I live out of it, too. I needed something that fit both those bills.”

That’s right—Ryan built an epic Tundra prerunner that seconds as his accommodations on wheels. We bet you haven’t seen too many of those out running around!

From Stock Suspension to Prerunner Status

Building a prerunner requires a lot of attention paid to one’s suspension system, especially with the added weight of a pop-up camper in the bed. So Ryan wasted no time in researching and planning for the perfect setup for his Tundra, spending extra time to learn everything from shock angles to full suspension geometry, and even how to MIG weld, so that he could do as much of the work on his truck as possible. In doing so, Ryan was able to not only put together a killer suspension setup for his Toyota, but also learn a lot about fabrication and problem-solving that transitions into other aspects of his life.