Best First Trucks To Buy!

Gather around children, it's story time. Let me tell you a tale of a land far, far gone. A time where cell phones still had to be flipped open to answer and texting was strictly forbidden because it cost you five cents a message. A time where gasoline was $4 a gallon and the only thing I had to worry about in life is where to sit on the bench on Friday nights. Psych! I'm Dustin with Custom Offsets and today we wanted to sit down and chat a bit about a question that we get quite often. We get a lot of messages that say, hey man, I'm 16, I'm looking to buy my first truck, what would you recommend? So today we're gonna be sitting down and talking about our top five picks for your first truck. Stay tuned by the way, our number one truck is sure to be a real heater. Before we do that though, you should know that once you get your truck, you're probably gonna wanna mod it. I mean, I did, Banker did, we all did it. Good news though, I know a great place that you can order a lift kit, wheels and tires and get it shipped all to your door for free. Customoffsets.com. Customoffsets.com! Also, we really should lay down some ground rules before we get started. This list, it's just our personal thoughts and it doesn't necessarily cover all the options out there. Additionally, let's face it, if you're north of the good old salt belt like we are, chances are you're gonna have to deal with a little rust. All right, we got that out of the way, let's get into it. Diving right into it here, the number one truck on our top five list of best first trucks is the 99 to 2002 Silverado. One of the best bang for your buck trucks right now, these GM 1500s can be had all day long for under $5,000. If you find one of these, make sure you find one of the 5.3 liter V8, which makes around 285 horsepower. These trucks look good, they sound great with an exhaust and the best part yet, you can find several lift kits for these trucks under the $1,500 mark from some of the biggest manufacturers, Rough Country, Superlift, Zone, pretty much all of them. Additionally, there are hundreds of examples of these trucks in our gallery, which you can find at customoffsets.com forward slash gallery on 20 by 12s and 33s, which is a great tire pairing on these trucks. For looking fantastic and having a super functional tire pairing, the 1999 to 2002 Silverado is our number five truck on the list. Coming in next at the number four on our list is the 2002 to 2008 Dodge Ram. Dubbed as the third gen because it was, well, the third generation, math. The 2002 to 08 Ram was a complete revamp on the Ram truck lineup. It featured an updated frame, updated suspension, updated powertrain and a revamped interior. So in other words, Dodge pretty much reworked the whole truck for this one. While definitely not a new truck anymore, the third gen Ram still looks good even in 2020. Additionally, they're available with a Hemi, which is pretty freaking neat. A six inch lift kit for these trucks is right around 1200 bucks and it'll give you enough clearance to fit 35s and 12 wides pretty easily. For those reasons, the third gen Ram comes in at number four on our list. Coming in at the number three spot is none other than the 97 to 03 Ford F-150. While not necessarily one of my favorite body styles, these trucks are available in plenty. I mean, a quick search will tell you that there's almost 400 of them listed for sale on AutoTrader right now and they're all under $5,000, making them a great buy for the bucks. Offered in stunning colors like silver and burgundy. Okay, so maybe they're a little bit more traditional and less stunning with their colors, but either way, these trucks are still a great value, especially when they feature the 5.4 liter V8, which puts out about 260 horsepower and right around 350 foot pounds of torque. In terms of suspension, these trucks are in about the same boat as the rest with most of the major manufacturers offering five inch kits for under $1,000. Most notable here is actually the zone six inch lift kit, which you can scoop up for just over 1300 bucks, which makes it a pretty decent buy. All right, in our runner up spot, something that's pretty controversial actually, the first gen Toyota Tundra. While it's not always the first choice when it comes to your first truck, see what I did there? The first gen Tundra offered a 4.7 liter V8, which was in fact the first V8 that Toyota ever offered in a pickup. The first generation was slightly larger than its predecessor, the T100, and was produced between 2000 and 2006. Later in its production years, Toyota also offered these trucks with a TRD supercharger on both the V6 and the V8 trucks, although it can be pretty tough to find those anymore. Still, the first gen Tundra looks pretty good and overall it's pretty reliable for what it is. Plus they were rated good by the IIHS in the frontal crash testing, making this one of the safest trucks at the time. Best part about these trucks, like all Toyota trucks, is that lift kits are dirt cheap. Seriously, you can get a full on coilover kit for your first gen Tundra for just over 1300 bucks, which is gnarly. While you're not gonna get a massive wheel and tire in there you can still fit a 33 on a 12 wide pretty easily, just as long as you're willing to do a little persuading with a BFH. All right, it's time for our number one. What do you guys think it is? Let us know down in the comment section below. Coming in at the number one spot is the ever hyped, always appreciated and beautiful Cateye Silverado. Well, okay, hold on. Technically it's the Silverado and the Sierra since both trucks share the same mechanical parts. Engine, driveline, it's literally the same truck. The only difference is the Cateye gets the Cateye things, the grill and the lights and stuff, you know. Either way, this generation of trucks is heavily sought after and makes a great truck for just about anyone. The 5.3 liter V8 is a solid engine and personally I've seen them run for over 200,000 or more miles with little to no maintenance. It's important to note that if you're just getting started, chances are your budget might be a little smaller than you'd like, so be sure to find one that has good maintenance records and you should have no issues. Another really awesome thing about the Cateye is that it utilizes the same suspension components as the trucks before it, which we talked about before, meaning that you can score a lift for sub 2000 bucks. Pair that with a nice set of wheels and tires and you've got quite the setup for not a lot of dollars. There you have it folks, there's our top five trucks if you're just getting into it. Do you agree with our list? Did we miss one? Let us know down in the comment section below and make sure you smash that subscribe button so we can keep making banger videos just like this one. I'm Dustin with Custom Offsets and with that, we'll see you next time.