Tundra Evolution

[FAUX X 4]

Did you talk to your buddy rearding running the Yukons down the highway. I take it from your latest post that you have.....


As far as the fuse issue goes...... I would like to run flanges, but the jury is still out on wether that will destroy my axle u joints. From what i was told the yukon super joints will burn up at highway speeds.

3 words... Drive Home Flanges! :cool:

I have the Summit Machine flanges with 300m CTM gear slugs....... they have a lock ring that allows you to run the cap without the gear....... only takes a minute to pop the gears in and out.:D

[01 Tundra]

I believe he is thinking more along the lines of how I am - if you lost your rear driveline for some reason, limping home in front wheel drive. I've seen it done, but I believe he had axle joints with bearings. I will ask the guy who ran his like that if he was running Yukons (or the like).

[FAUX X 4]

I believe he is thinking more along the lines of how I am - if you lost your rear driveline for some reason, limping home in front wheel drive. I've seen it done, but I believe he had axle joints with bearings. I will ask the guy who ran his like that if he was running Yukons (or the like).

I've driven mine home on the front only several times with my CTMs....... never had a problem....... as a matter of fact, I just cleaned and inspected the caps after I took the "blowed up" stuff out and they look like new. I would assume that the Yukons are no different... they both use bronze bushings and very little grease.

[Mythica]

3 words... Drive Home Flanges! :cool:

I have the Summit Machine flanges with 300m CTM gear slugs....... they have a lock ring that allows you to run the cap without the gear....... only takes a minute to pop the gears in and out.:D

That sounds interesting. They on the Summit site? got a link?
I was wondering if anything like that was availble. But wouldnt the lock ring tend to be the weak link in that set up? Would it gain much over lock out hubs?


I believe he is thinking more along the lines of how I am - if you lost your rear driveline for some reason, limping home in front wheel drive. I've seen it done, but I believe he had axle joints with bearings. I will ask the guy who ran his like that if he was running Yukons (or the like).

Yeah thats what im trying to figure out. And i have the same issue with the zerks on mine, they dont take the grease.

I talked to Randy's about it, they just acted like i was an idiot and didnt know what i was talking about.... I will see if i can hunt something down on it too.

I saw somewhere on the web that there was supposed to be a spring under the zerk, I cant find the site now, but mine dont have any springs under them, i wonder if that might be an issue.

[01 Tundra]

I've driven mine home on the front only several times with my CTMs....... never had a problem....... as a matter of fact, I just cleaned and inspected the caps after I took the "blowed up" stuff out and they look like new. I would assume that the Yukons are no different... they both use bronze bushings and very little grease.

Whats the farthest you've driven like that? I believe he told me that whenever he's done that he would hit them with grease whenever he stopped to get fuel (assuming it's a long trip home).

[FAUX X 4]

Whats the farthest you've driven like that? I believe he told me that whenever he's done that he would hit them with grease whenever he stopped to get fuel (assuming it's a long trip home).

Longest trip was about 100 miles. A couple times was 50-60 miles. All at highway speeds of 70-75mph. Hell, I didn't even grease them at all except the initial assembly for the first 3 years I ran them. :lmao:

[FAUX X 4]

That sounds interesting. They on the Summit site? got a link?
I was wondering if anything like that was availble. But wouldnt the lock ring tend to be the weak link in that set up? Would it gain much over lock out hubs?
.

http://www.summitmachine.com/index.php?p=customParts&cp=dg :cool:

[01 Tundra]

From what I've read, it takes a very small amount of grease since the tolerances are so close - explains why they won't take any grease, since they are so new and probably still full. Also read where they won't (not supposed to) squirt grease out of the caps like conventional joints do.

uh huh.....I said squirt.....:D

[01 Tundra]

If the clip only retains the gear slug, then it basically has no forces applied to it (other than minimal side load from the slug itself). Haven't seen them, but I would say the clip isn't a factor on strength.

[FAUX X 4]

Yeah thats what im trying to figure out. And i have the same issue with the zerks on mine, they dont take the grease.

I talked to Randy's about it, they just acted like i was an idiot and didnt know what i was talking about.... I will see if i can hunt something down on it too.

I saw somewhere on the web that there was supposed to be a spring under the zerk, I cant find the site now, but mine dont have any springs under them, i wonder if that might be an issue.

My CTMs have zerk plugs for the caps......... They send one greaseable needle zerk with them that you pop in to grease them, then seal them back up with the plug zerk.

[FAUX X 4]

If the clip only retains the gear slug, then it basically has no forces applied to it (other than minimal side load from the slug itself). Haven't seen them, but I would say the clip isn't a factor on strength.

Not sure I follow... There's a retainer spring that slides into the hub groove and replaces the old retainer ring that holds the hub in... that keeps the backer that holds the cap on in place so it can't pull out......... the backer stays in when you put the gear in, which pushes the gear into engagement, essentially the same as a locked selectable hub at that point but solid and with much better spline engagement. With the gear out, the axle just free floats in the spindle like it did when the hub wasn't engaged.

[01 Tundra]

Myth was asking if the locking ring clip would be the weak link on your flanges - without seeing them I was guessing that it wouldn't be....but maybe it is?

[FAUX X 4]

Myth was asking if the locking ring clip would be the weak link on your flanges - without seeing them I was guessing that it wouldn't be....but maybe it is?

It just replaces the standard circle clip that rides in the hub groove to retain the selectable hub, so I don't see it being a strength issue at all......... the caps bolt directly through the backer and the drive gears sandwiching everything together.

[01 Tundra]

It just replaces the standard circle clip that rides in the hub groove to retain the selectable hub, so I don't see it being a strength issue at all......... the caps bolt directly through the backer and the drive gears sandwiching everything together.

So you're running 40's on your rig correct? I wouldn't mind running 38's-40's this year on the UA, but my rims are only 9" wide (TrailReady actually lists them as 8.5", but they are wider). Exactly what size tires & wheels are you running?

[01 Tundra]

I almost got to try out the roll cage this weekend at Grayrock, but the only picture anybody got was on a cell phone after I had finally got it to climb out of this monster rut. At one point, I could lean my elbow out the window and touch the ground......

As usual, the picture is very deceiving - if you tried to run the "flat" looking area above the rut, you would be guaranteed a roll because it was way off camber.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/0502091432.jpg

[FAUX X 4]

So you're running 40's on your rig correct? I wouldn't mind running 38's-40's this year on the UA, but my rims are only 9" wide (TrailReady actually lists them as 8.5", but they are wider). Exactly what size tires & wheels are you running?

I'm running 40 x 14.50 x 17 Maxxis Creepy Crawlers on 9" wide Pro Comp "soft 8" steelies with rock rings. (eventually I'll run internal beadlocks) I run the tires at 7-10 psi all the time and have only lost a bead once (severe undercut) I'd say you're fine with those rims up to about a 15-16" wide tire.

[Mythica]

Thanke for the Link Faux

My CTMs have zerk plugs for the caps......... They send one greaseable needle zerk with them that you pop in to grease them, then seal them back up with the plug zerk.


Lol aint that a bitch..... I wonder if Yukon did the same....I guess I will go a witch hunt in the next couple days to find out.


Tundy..... that truck is awfully pretty, might consider keeping it on its feet :)

[FAUX X 4]

IMO, I wouldn't waste time on a 38" tire on your rig. Not enough of a difference between that and a 37. Go straight to a 40 at least........ the ground clearance is alot better, and to be honest, I've found my 40's balance better than any of the 38-39.5" tires I've run (even the radials) :cool:

[FAUX X 4]

Thanke for the Link Faux




Lol aint that a bitch..... I wonder if Yukon did the same....I guess I will go a witch hunt in the next couple days to find out.


What's worse is trying not to lose that little bastard.......... again! :lmao:

[NwiTACO]

I wouldn't mind running 38's-40's this year on the UA,


Am I the only one that caught this! You are going again! Bastard :flipoff1:

[01 Tundra]

who....me :dunno:?

[Bear]

Am I the only one that caught this! You are going again! Bastard :flipoff1:

No, but I already knew about his plans, but was sworn to secrecy! :p


If ever you want to keep a secret a secret just tell me! I never say jack about anything.;) :rolleyes: :lmao:

[FAUX X 4]

Am I the only one that caught this! You are going again! Bastard :flipoff1:

I chose to ignore him... :lmao:

[NwiTACO]

I thought he was hinting at it when he mentioned "the run later this summer" a few posts back, but didn't mention it...some people are just spoiled I guess...

[01 Tundra]

it's called gluten for punishment you turds :flipoff4:!

[FAUX X 4]

My guess is, they invited him because they need somebody that's proficient at changing ring and pinions on the trail! :lmao:

[NwiTACO]

My guess is, they invited him because they need somebody that's proficient at changing ring and pinions on the trail! :lmao:

Nice! :rofl:

[01 Tundra]

mr. funny man there.....but probably true :o!

[brinner]

if its not too much trouble i would like to get back to the whole "driveshaft vibes" thing, so i think im going to NEED a double carden front DS to scoot the 'joint' abit forward so the ds doesnt hit the crossmember at full droop........good idea, bad idea, dont care? :dunno:

i dont think moving the crossmember back is a viable option.

did you have this problem

[dstrbdone]

Yeah, I knew I was forgetting something.... He said as long as you hit them with some grease every so often it wouldn't be an issue, but I have no idea how long they will survive between greasing. And mine did come with those flush style zerk fittings I linked, I tried to throw some grease in mine yesterday, but they wouldn't hardly take any. I'm going to do some more looking on Yukon's site and probably call our local Randy's Ring & Pinion to ask them also.

I know that when I was running the Yukon super joints they said not to over pressure the caps or you would ruin the seal. Once you broke the seal the grease (anti seize) would not stay in the cap. So I just used a little pressure after runs to make sure they were good and never had any problems. Also unlike the CTM's the Yukon super joints use a chromoly cap with a 300m cross. Not a brass sleeve.

[01 Tundra]

if its not too much trouble i would like to get back to the whole "driveshaft vibes" thing, so i think im going to NEED a double carden front DS to scoot the 'joint' abit forward so the ds doesnt hit the crossmember at full droop........good idea, bad idea, dont care? :dunno:

i dont think moving the crossmember back is a viable option.

did you have this problem

Yes, the CV will move the ds out from the tcase a little and help clear the xmember. I don't have the same situation since I made my own xmember and my tcase is clocked up to flat.

[Bear]

Brian, do you have any measurements on your front DS yet? When you do, let me know. I have a spare front drive shaft that is a toyota CV on the tcase end. It would save you some coin if you are able to use it and just add a second CV on the other end.

I also know a shop here in Indy that would do the work and do it well.

Let me know if I can help you out.

[dstrbdone]

It would save you some coin if you are able to use it and just add a second CV on the other end.

I also know a shop here in Indy that would do the work and do it well.

Let me know if I can help you out.

:confused:??????????:confused:

[Mr Tacomi]

:confused:??????????:confused:

What? Double-CV got you cornfused? No, I've never seen one either; but I'm game to watch this happen.

[01 Tundra]

Think he may have meant double cardian (CV)?

[Bear]

yup! thanks for the assist

[dstrbdone]

Looks like you really typo'd. Cause it says there is a CV on the t-case end and you mentioned adding one to the OTHER end, which in my mind would be the axle end. Brain fart???

[awsumdc]

Naw, they stuff fine.....it's the whole oil pan vs. D-60 thing. I have a reverse sump, but at full (flat) compression my diff barely clears the oil pan (like .00001" since the diff has clearanced the pan on its own) and my ram will almost touch the pan. So it's more of a "having a real engine" thing :flipoff4:!


The tires will stuff as far as I will let them.....believe me - if it was just sheet metal it would have been dealt with long ago!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/100_0147.jpg


Get the 4runner sump. That should help you out I would think. Not only that but if you change that weak 1350 ujoint in the front and rear to a Toyota style flange and drive shafts, not only will you get better angles and a smoother drive, but you'll also have a driveshaft system that is stronger than what you have now. Just sayin'

http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/medium/home_012.jpg (http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/14553/cat/500)
http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/medium/home_0141.jpg (http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/14550/cat/500)

Yes! This is much stronger than the 1350 I shattered on Doran when you came out.

Also, you can clearence those Toyota CV's. I have a complete how too in my build thread on Tacoma world. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/builds/23170-building-beast.html

[01 Tundra]

I'm already running a Land Cruiser "reverse sump" pan. My 1350 CV doesn't bind, so I'll take my chances with it since it's paid for ;).

[awsumdc]

I'm already running a Land Cruiser "reverse sump" pan. My 1350 CV doesn't bind, so I'll take my chances with it since it's paid for ;).

Cool. :cool:

[01 Tundra]

Finally got my rock lights installed, end up going with LiteSPOT's from Off Road Only. Each light has 18 LED's and they only pull 0.1 amps per light. Pictures really don't do them justice since my camera wasn't wanting to cooperate with taking pictures in the dark without the flash on. I was on a night run a few weeks ago and was wishing I had these, I have a few more coming up so I will get to try them out soon hopefully. These lights are easy to install since they have a strong magnet in-bedded in them, they are also supplied with a self-tapping screw if you would rather mount them with that (there's a hole in through the middle of the light for the screw. I have ten lights installed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/rl5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/rl6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/rl4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/rl3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/rl2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/rl1.jpg

[brinner]

that second to last pic would make a great desktop wallpaper

[metalarts]

schweet -

do they seem to have a reasonable pattern - width at that distance ?

i was fiddling with some a while back and they seemed very directional, like pin spots in lighting terms. i suppose since there in a cluster, there fanned out maybe. gotta love the nearly no draw and shock resistance of those things. nice :cool:

[01 Tundra]

Yeah, they actually spread light out farther than I expected considering how small the lights actually are and how close to the ground they are. Mine don't make a noticable "spot" beam on the ground like the one's shown on the webpage.

http://www.offroadonly.com/

[Wes]

Were they out of neon?
Those will look good cruising around Rivergate Friday night,
homo.

[01 Tundra]

Yeah, but they were out of stock and won't be getting any in for about a month......so you still have a little time left to be the "queen" of the mall......fuggin hippie :flipoff4:

[01 Tundra]

Had a great trail ride over the weekend in Tracy City at the Damn Locals Memorial Day Bash.

Playing in the sand pit -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md7.jpg

Getting denied on a choppy climb -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md8.jpg

Running the Bunny Trail -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/md6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/DSC00785.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/DSC00775-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/4275_566560641238_46700804_33174222.jpg

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[tlh89]

blah blah blah :D


oh nice truck

[crolison]

blah blah blah :D


oh nice truck

blab blah blah :D

trevor fix your bed

[jh3]

It needs 42's and a fender trim ;)

[SAR_Squid79]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/4275_566558939648_46700804_33174070.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/4275_566558949628_46700804_33174071.jpg

Reminds me of something . . .

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/374/spikeandchesters.jpg (http://img154.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spikeandchesters.jpg)

[FAUX X 4]

It needs 42's and a fender trim ;)

x2! :D

[01 Tundra]

x2! :D

The best it may see are 39.5's, but no time soon unfortunately.......

[FAUX X 4]

The best it may see are 39.5's, but no time soon unfortunately.......

Boooooooooooooo! :p

[01 Tundra]

Boooooooooooooo! :p

I agree.......shit was a lot more fun when I was homeless and mooching off my GF :rolleyes:!

[NorcalPR]

Finally got my rock lights installed, end up going with LiteSPOT's from Off Road Only. Each light has 18 LED's and they only pull 0.1 amps per light. Pictures really don't do them justice since my camera wasn't wanting to cooperate with taking pictures in the dark without the flash on. I was on a night run a few weeks ago and was wishing I had these, I have a few more coming up so I will get to try them out soon hopefully. These lights are easy to install since they have a strong magnet in-bedded in them, they are also supplied with a self-tapping screw if you would rather mount them with that (there's a hole in through the middle of the light for the screw. I have ten lights installed.


Awesome! I call mine night lights since I can leae them on all night. Well worth the time and money gettin the led's.

[Wes]

I agree.......shit was a lot more fun when I was homeless and mooching off my GF :rolleyes:!

The guy that owned that shop was your GF? I figured there was something going on for him to let you live and work on your junk there. So, now that you are married, do you get to be on top sometimes?

[01 Tundra]

The guy that owned that shop was your GF? I figured there was something going on for him to let you live and work on your junk there. So, now that you are married, do you get to be on top sometimes?

You damn goofy hippie, put down the hash pipe and try to follow along......I was refering to "after" living in the equipment rental shop for a year.......

[Wes]

You damn goofy hippie, put down the hash pipe and try to follow along......I was refering to "after" living in the equipment rental shop for a year.......

Oh, so you are a professional mooch; not just some random flop.

[01 Tundra]

Oh, so you are a professional mooch; not just some random flop.

Well.....now that you mention it....yeah - gotta be good at something :D!

And by the way, the only reason you knew I lived in that shop is because you were mooching parts off me to finish your pile there nancy :flipoff4: !

[Wes]

Well.....now that you mention it....yeah - gotta be good at something :D!

And by the way, the only reason you knew I lived in that shop is because you were mooching parts off me to finish your pile there nancy :flipoff4: !

Hey, I paid perfectly good money for all the stuff I didn't steal :D

[01 Tundra]

With the upcoming UA and the threats of deep mud I've been hearing about, I decided to rework my original gettofabulous extended intake to make it a little more water tight. Also added some mud protection to the fenders and engine compartment. I have no use for a snorkel, but did want to get the intake up high enough to handle the deepest water/mud that I would be willing to put my rig through. I think this came out as a good compromise and the truck runs great with the new set-up.

First, cut the lip off the factory air box to be able to mount & seal a new connector on it -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab1.jpg

Next, found a intake connector at Advance Auto, it came in a kit with the original flex tubing I used on my previous version of an extended intake -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab2.jpg

Then luckily found out that 3" Sch. 40 PVC fit snuggly over the fitting -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab3.jpg

Also found out the hard way to use the proper glue when using PVC & ABS together, the one in the red worked well - the heavy duty PVC glue that I originally tried didn't take to the ABS -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab5.jpg

Used my heat gun to form the corner of the connector to the air box for a tight fix, it's not pretty, but it won't leak either -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab4.jpg

Next, wanted to get the 3" Sch. 40 pipe a little thinner at the top so I could stuff it far up in the fender, so I took my torch to it and made the opening oval shaped -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab7.jpg

Found a 3" rubber 90 degree elbow at Home Depot (for connecting 3" Sch. 40 PVC in the plumbing dept.) that would fit through the original fender hole and had a small enough radius to clear the fender -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab18.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab8.jpg

Got the elbow mounted to the air box and turned up to the proper angle, then attached the PVC pipe and used a nylon tie to secure it -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab13.jpg

The intake is now up higher than any water level I will ever attempt to cross through -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab11.jpg

For reference, at 52" my entire engine would be submerged and the water would be up on my dash.....and I'm not going there ;) -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab12-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab19.jpg

Next, added factory inner fender liners, slightly cut & modified to fit my truck, haven't had these in years and definitely looking forward to an easier clean-up after being in mud -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab15.jpg

Also picked up an inner tube at TSC to make some side skirts out of, in an attempt to minimize the amount of mud my tires could throw into the engine compartment -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab16.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/ab17.jpg

[Mr Tacomi]

John- Not sure where your factory intake was. I have a snorkel (more for entertainment than anything else) and while I will never 'drive' in water that deep, it did occur to me that entering water as deep as I'd want to drive, if it were a steep entrance into the water, it would put the entire nose of the truck into the water until the rest of the truck entered...for me there's one trail that I'll hit where the snorkel will do it's job. Nice work!

[01 Tundra]

Yeah, they don't make a snorkel for a 1st Gen Tundra - so I will just have to live with this and be careful. If I see the rig in front of me hood deep, I'm going to get a little momentum and kill the engine before I even get to the water - then Andrea can wade & winch :xdevil:!

My original intake was right above the passenger side tire, facing back, and was always getting filled with mud that was slinging off the tire - a real PITA.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/factoryintake.jpg

[Wes]

Nice work. I still prefer the security (short term at least) of the in cab snorkle. I have a tee cut into the engine compartment with a cleanout that I keep forgetting to remove that should cut down the in-cab noise for day in and day out.

It is kind of loud I guess, but pretty much everything else is too and I've gotten used to it.

[01 Tundra]

Nice work. I still prefer the security (short term at least) of the in cab snorkle. I have a tee cut into the engine compartment with a cleanout that I keep forgetting to remove that should cut down the in-cab noise for day in and day out.

It is kind of loud I guess, but pretty much everything else is too and I've gotten used to it.

I originally had a second flex hose attached to the box and ran up inside the engine compartment high, thinking that if I got to a deep spot I could stuff something in the intake under the fender and pull the duct tape off the one under the hood. It would be pretty cool to put a tee and a 3" PVC ball valve in where you could divert the intake to in-cab only when you needed it. I have a hard time getting wire through my firewall anymore now that I have so much shit stuffed under the hood, so I doubt I could get my intake inside the cab. I was just reading a guy's post on Pirate, he ran his intake tube behind the fender like I did, but ran it all the way back and tied into the hood cowl under the windshield. He also added a drain for rain water - not too bad of an approach.

[Wes]

Not sure how the Tundra's are setup- but mine is cut in to the cab right behind the passenger kick panel. The only thing I was cautioned about there was not letting the hole saw grab and go because the ECU is back there.

The valve would be pretty trick- but it is tight under there, even with the mighty 2.7.

Right in the side:
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/temujhin/Modifications/DSC00770.jpg

Fernco 90's are nice- that is what I used. But I kind of hacked up my shit to get it to fit in there.

[dstrbdone]

Well.....now that you mention it....yeah - gotta be good at something :D!

And by the way, the only reason you knew I lived in that shop is because you were mooching parts off me to finish your pile there nancy :flipoff4: !

Don't feel bad WES I have mooched my fair share off JC. I had to move to Colorado so he wouldn't harass me about getting his rims back. I have been parting his truck out one piece at a time. Tires, wheels, leaf springs, front and rear axles, and I am sure there is more.

[Wes]

Don't feel bad WES I have mooched my fair share off JC. I had to move to Colorado so he wouldn't harass me about getting his rims back. I have been parting his truck out one piece at a time. Tires, wheels, leaf springs, front and rear axles, and I am sure there is more.

Yeah, it sucks being in California- I miss out on the weekly "I need some new stuff" yard sale at Jon's...

[01 Tundra]

Got the Goodyear's mounted up over the weekend. The sidewalls are definitely stiffer than the KM2's, but they ride good on the road and are as quite. The Goodyear's are a heavier tire for sure, and for some reason they are taller, even though the 37's are listed as 36.8" from each manufacturer. When I put by brand new spare BFG up next to the Goodyear, there was over an inch of height difference. I picked up about 3/4" of clearance under my differentials, I'm sure the stiffer sidewalls also help. I did have to have these balanced, worst one took about 8 oz. of weight. The BFG's have been on my rig for a year and have been smooth with no balancing, but I've also cut two sidewalls in the last year........so there's always trade-off's I suppose........

I also replaced my 100W Lightforce Striker 170's with some new 35W Striker 170 HID's, I thought my original one's were bright until I turned these damn things on!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/01-1.jpg

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[dstrbdone]

I saw the new MT's down at easter jeep safari. Definitly not an aggressive tread. I am curious to see how they perform. I still think you need some 40" bias swampers.

[01 Tundra]

I saw the new MT's down at easter jeep safari. Definitly not an aggressive tread. I am curious to see how they perform. I still think you need some 40" bias swampers.

Naw no 40's for me, if 37's won't get me there, my winch will. I like how it's set up right now, good mix for semi-aggressive trails and road.

[NwiTACO]

What about the old BFG's...they are 37's right, where'd those go? Still on for october man :kewl:

[01 Tundra]

What about the old BFG's...they are 37's right, where'd those go? Still on for october man :kewl:

Yeah, we are still planning on going to Harlan for sure. They are sitting in my garage right now, not sure what I'm going to do when I get back - depends on how the MT/R's do. I may end up selling all ten of them and go back to 37" Toyo Open Country's, not sure yet though. I will probably be unloading the Lightforce's I took off the front also.

[NwiTACO]

I'm sure I could get those tires to fit...:D I'll pass on the LF's, I converted all my Hella's to HID's and they are bright as hell now!

[dyogim]

I will probably be unloading the Lightforce's I took off the front also.

Keep them and convert them to HID's using that $40 kit from ddmtuning.
Like NwiTACO, they are definitely bright.

[01 Tundra]

Keep them and convert them to HID's using that $40 kit from ddmtuning.
Like NwiTACO, they are definitely bright.

I really don't have any place to mount a second set anyways, so I'm probably going to sell them to help fund my trip.

[01 Tundra]

The hell with 40's.........my next set of tires will be the one's off this local sweet ass 4Runner :D!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/4runner1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/4runner2.jpg

[NwiTACO]

Hideuos! At least there not toy axles still! :rofl:

[01 Tundra]

Yeah, it's a perfect waste of a nice trail rig, big ass tires, and big ass axles :rolleyes:! Gotta give him props for keeping it low at least and it appears that it's been wheeled.

[awsumdc]

I see he's in the handicap spot. I didn't know they gave out hadicap plackards for the mentally handicapped;)

[BOVADS]

The hell with 40's.........my next set of tires will be the one's off this local sweet ass 4Runner :D!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/4runner2.jpg

id wheel it:D

[BOVADS]

so im guessing that this years ulitmate adventure is sponsored by goodyear ?

[01 Tundra]

so im guessing that this years ulitmate adventure is sponsored by goodyear ?

you are correct......

[INFERNAL]

What ? ? ? , no more BFG ? , that's bizzare . Your truck is looking bad ass ! ! . Always wanted to go on UA but my rig drives like shit on the street :D

[FAUX X 4]

Not my first choice in a tire, but I like that it sit's low and wide....... I'd wheel it! :D

[Kaistie]

Dude, the first time that thing got twisted up the weight of the axle tire combo would rip the spring hangers right off the frame. I'd still wheel the piss out of it:D

[Wes]

Looks good man- man that 4runner makes me home sick. Big tars and a quart of perfectly good used gear ole under it. I used to recycle my used gear oil in my brother in laws rocks- he didn't care how much mud and shit was in it :p

Have fun on UA- if you get out near Sac let me know, we got extra rooms now.

[Jomentum]

Yeah, it's a perfect waste of a nice trail rig, big ass tires, and big ass axles :rolleyes:! Gotta give him props for keeping it low at least and it appears that it's been wheeled.


Just put the axles AND the tires on yer truck...

I need Your old axles....I promise to take good care of them :rolleyes:

[mostly stock]

Hey what's wrong with rockwells on a 4runner?? I would stick with the tire size you are running, it looks just right.

[dstrbdone]

Hey what's wrong with rockwells on a 4runner?? I would stick with the tire size you are running, it looks just right.

Nothings wrong. They just look gay on green runners.:D

[01 Tundra]

Nothings wrong. They just look gay on green runners.:D

You even start shit with other people in my thread......Colorado punk ass :flipoff4:!

[01 Tundra]

Here is a link for day-to-day updates of the Peterson's Ultimate Adventure...........for those of you interested in a play-by-play of the Tundra flying apart :D! They will update daily from the trails, just look on the lower right hand side of their page under the "Related Blogs" heading for updates.

Ultimate Adventure 2009 | Ultimate Adventure Blog & Opinions at 4Wheel & Off Road Magazine (http://blogs.4wheeloffroad.com/6555291/ultimate-adventure/ultimate-adventure-2009/index.html)

[dstrbdone]

You even start shit with other people in my thread......Colorado punk ass :flipoff4:!

Yeah I know I am a cyber bully!!

[01 Tundra]

Good times! Did I mention how much I hated mud :)?!!!! I spent the entire day Monday cleaning mud out of my radiator and interior, good thing I had the floor sprayed with Line-X. The passenger side is no longer the "pretty" side......lot's of sheet metal modifications.

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[NwiTACO]

Looks like fun! How do you like the MTR's so far?

[01 Tundra]

They did good, but don't work well with my Trailready beadlocks....they seemed to do alright with some other brands of beadlocks though.

[HillBilly_Young01]

what did you break this year?

[GatorTaco]

I see a missing DS Side View Mirror lol

[Wes]

I see a missing DS Side View Mirror lol

Jonathan has been known to miss a thing or two on the DS...



Looks like an awesome trip man. Maybe I missed something but I thought the MTRs wouldn't clear mud that well. Looks like they slung it well enough.

[frazier2209]

What are you doing Aug. 7-9?

[01 Tundra]

What are you doing Aug. 7-9?

Not sure yet, what's going on then?

[01 Tundra]

what did you break this year?

mirror & antenna

[Jomentum]

Not sure yet, what's going on then?


We need trail guides for the 4's and 5's for Takeover :D

http://takeover.fuod.org/


Hope To see You there

[01 Tundra]

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[Jordan7118]

We need trail guides for the 4's and 5's for Takeover :D

http://takeover.fuod.org/


Hope To see You there

;)

[brinner]

nice

[01 Tundra]

;)

Not sure we are going to be able to make it to Hot Springs this year unfortunately.

[awsumdc]

How did the new MTR's do?

[01 Tundra]

How did the new MTR's do?

They actually did good all the way around, except for the fact that the thick bead profile wouldn't let my TrailReady locking rings seat all the way and caused bolts to shear. They didn't seem to have that problem with other brands of bead lock's that were on the trip. I believe TR & GY are now working together to come up with something that will make that combo work better together. I have thin aluminum spacers that will fix the problem, but I think I will be moving up to the 38"-40" range sometime soon anyways.

The ideal tire for me would be the KM2's with the MT/R sidewalls - I don't know why someone can't come up with the perfect dual-purpose tire after all these years..........

[brinner]

my guess is that they dont R&D like they should........but then if they would, chances are that just about everybody would come out with extremely similar tread patterns. :dunno: my $0.02

[BOVADS]

Naw no 40's for me, if 37's won't get me there, my winch will. .

huh?

[FAUX X 4]

Sy?

Fixed it for you! :lmao:

Cut that s#!t up and put some 42's on it! :D

[01 Tundra]

huh?

Denial man....what can I say :o! Notice I did say 39.5"?

[01 Tundra]

Fixed it for you! :lmao:

Cut that s#!t up and put some 42's on it! :D

Oh.....cut.....damnit....I thought somebody said hammer the fenders in :rolleyes:! I always tried to keep the passenger side clean so I would have a "pretty" side for cruising the malls :(.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/hammered2.jpg

[FAUX X 4]

Denial man....what can I say :o! Notice I did say 39.5"?

I was going to let it go and be nice, but...
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"I told you so!" :flipoff4:

[FAUX X 4]

Oh.....cut.....damnit....I thought somebody said hammer the fenders in :rolleyes:! I always tried to keep the passenger side clean so I would have a "pretty" side for cruising the malls :(.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/beatdown.jpg

What are you talking about? Isn't that the pretty side still? :lmao:

Mine had a pretty side once........... I think it was on the bottom. :D

[01 Tundra]

I had to ride with a bunch of rigs on 40's & 42's all week.....it was kind of depressing after a while - but I did get to use my winch more on one trail than I have in the past 10 yrs combined, so I got my wish :rolleyes:!

[TRoss]

I had to ride with a bunch of rigs on 40's & 42's all week.....it was kind of depressing after a while - but I did get to use my winch more on one trail than I have in the past 10 yrs combined, so I got my wish :rolleyes:!

No shame in that!!

Awesome rig! The sheet metal "mods" give it... "character" :D

[*Darcy*]

great pics!

haha... watch out now, i always tell colin i'll leave him for somebody with bigger tires :D go get you some 42s! :rofl:

[GOT COPE?]

I like it. Keeps the minivans away.

Oh.....cut.....damnit....I thought somebody said hammer the fenders in :rolleyes:! I always tried to keep the passenger side clean so I would have a "pretty" side for cruising the malls :(.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/hammered2.jpg

[GOT COPE?]

great pics!

haha... watch out now, i always tell colin i'll leave him for somebody with bigger tires :D go get you some 42s! :rofl:

I got a :saw:. ;)

[*Darcy*]

I got a :saw:. ;)

are you threatening my life... or suggesting you could fit bigger tires? :P

[GOT COPE?]

are you threatening my life... or suggesting you could fit bigger tires? :P

Hmmm, I'll let you ponder that for a while. :lmao:

[01 Tundra]

great pics!

haha... watch out now, i always tell colin i'll leave him for somebody with bigger tires :D go get you some 42s! :rofl:

Sweet.....I just ordered some 54" Boggers ;).......sorry Colin!

[HillBilly_Young01]

great pics!

haha... watch out now, i always tell colin i'll leave him for somebody with bigger tires :D go get you some 42s! :rofl:

so thats why you are always mean to me :flipoff4:

i still want my winch though:p

[*Darcy*]

:rofl: well this thread just got a whole lot more interesting :)

[john101477]

very tight tundra. the work on the bed it self is amazing. look forward to seing more of this rig. my 4runner just does not compare :(
kinda new to ttora. been a member of yota tech for quite some time. TTORA is definatley more grown up.

[01 Tundra]

Well, my rig has now become part Suzuki Samurai…..it's one of the only manufacturer's I hadn't sourced yet! I always try to take some good “lessons learned” notes away from our experiences on the UA and this year’s theme was tight trails and huge dumbo mirrors don’t play well together! So I decided to replace the factory mirrors with something with a little lower profile and also something that was readily available and wouldn’t break the bank next time I decide to smear them down the side of my doors. Turns out that the mirrors on Tim Hardy’s rig caught my eye this year since they were small, foldable, and had a mount I thought I could work with. The fixed portion of the factory mirror sticks out so far that they were getting hit often, and they're also very rigid, so when they would clip a tree the door would bend so bad that the windows wouldn’t roll up. So after a little fab work, I now have very low-profile mirrors (they now stick out about 2" when folded vs about 7" before) that can be replaced for about $25 a piece and I can actually still see out of them for my daily commute as a bonus!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/mirror1a.jpg

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[tlh89]

didnt i teach you mirrors are overrated?


You goin to sell the Km2s when you go to 40s?

[01 Tundra]

didnt i teach you mirrors are overrated?


You goin to sell the Km2s when you go to 40s?

Yeah, but they're sure nice to have when driving thru Nashville :rolleyes:! I just need to quit being lazy and take my tube doors with me........

I'm probably gonna to sell them when I get close to having enough cash to buy some 38" or 40" KM2's. I'm thinking that I can get away with the 4.88's if I go with 38's.

[dstrbd2]

Oh.....cut.....damnit....I thought somebody said hammer the fenders in :rolleyes:! I always tried to keep the passenger side clean so I would have a "pretty" side for cruising the malls :(.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/hammered2.jpg

All that is. Is proof that mall parking lots can get extreme.

[Bear]

Is there already someone else that is first in line for the KM2s? or can I have that honor? (I think they would look great with my taco sitting in the driveway. ;) )

I also like the mirror idea. fortunately on the first gen tacos, the mirrors fold closely to the bodies already. Otherwise I would be seriously looking into this mod as well.

[dyogim]

I'm thinking that I can get away with the 4.88's if I go with 38's.

If you go to 38's or 40's I'm thinking you'll have to regear. When I ran the michelin 38.7" tires, the truck wasn't like it was going up hills on 35's or even on the freeway. Definitely had to press the gas pedal or shift down. Could've been the weitght to but, once you get up to 37"+ tires, those fawkers get heavy anyways.

[01 Tundra]

So for everybody asking about my KM2's, I'm considering selling them. The spare is brand new, the fronts are worn 0.098" = 84% tread left, based on BFG's 20/32" new tread depth and the rears are worn 0.124" = 80% tread left. The tires have around 6,500 miles on them (give or take) and have been rotated once. There are some of the expected nicks, etc - but no major chunks out, cupping, or any of that, they are still extremely smooth @ 75 MPH with no balancing at all.

The cheapest I've found 37"x12.50"x17" KM2's online is at discount tire, which is $341 each with free shipping (Tire Rack's are $325, but the shipping is almost $100 per tire for me!)......anyways - 5 x $341 = $1705.

I'm thinking $1000 is a fair price for all five, not really wanting to mess with shipping them ;).


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[FAUX X 4]

Those are cute!......... how much for shipping to AZ?........ I want to put them on my wife's Corolla. :p

[01 Tundra]

Those are cute!......... how much for shipping to AZ?........ I want to put them on my wife's Corolla. :p

You're a fawkin stalker with a fetish for Tundra's with really big tires.......I know you have a picture of my rig with 40's photo shopped on it that you stare at late at night after your wifey goes to bed......sick bastard :flipoff4:!

[FAUX X 4]

You're a fawkin stalker with a fetish for Tundra's with really big tires.......I know you have a picture of my rig with 40's photo shopped on it that you stare at late at night after your wifey goes to bed......sick bastard :flipoff4:!

Nope, Tundras are too big for me....... I prefer my little Tacama with 40's...... makes my caulk look bigger! :D

I'm gonna kick you in the nut's if you don't put 42's on that thing soon! :D

[FAUX X 4]

I dream of a beat-up older 4runner on 13's if you must know all my secrets! :D

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i267/FAUX_X_4/Random/wtf.jpg

[01 Tundra]

Nope, Tundras are too big for me....... I prefer my little Tacama with 40's...... makes my caulk look bigger! :D

I'm gonna kick you in the nut's if you don't put 42's on that thing soon! :D

Dude....42's? I'm gonna be lucky to make it anywhere without the 40's rubbing. Before I step up tire size I'm gonna have to 3-link the front and push the axle a few inches forward.

[FAUX X 4]

Dude....42's? I'm gonna be lucky to make it anywhere without the 40's rubbing. Before I step up tire size I'm gonna have to 3-link the fron and push the axle a few inches forward.

What a bunch of silly excuses!............ nothing a :saw: and some :welder: can't fix! :D

... just remember... say it with me... "When in doubt... cut it out!"

[01 Tundra]

What a bunch of silly excuses!............ nothing a :saw: and some :welder: can't fix! :D

... just remember... say it with me... "When in doubt... cut it out!"

I hear ya, it was a lot easier when I wasn't driving this thing to work every day. I really want to 3-link the front & move the rear axle up about 12"-14", but then I will have to rework the bed & gas tank. I'm trying to wait and do everything at once, including regearing :rolleyes:......

[FAUX X 4]

I hear ya, it was a lot easier when I wasn't driving this thing to work every day. I really want to 3-link the front & move the rear axle up about 12"-14", but then I will have to rework the bed & gas tank. I'm trying to wait and do everything at once, including regearing :rolleyes:......

I can help speed the process up for you!........ just bring it out here for some wheeling! :D

[01 Tundra]

I can help speed the process up for you!........ just bring it out here for some wheeling! :D

Actually I'm hoping the UA is out there next year, AZ & NM is about the only places they haven't been - AZ, NM, & CO would be a sweet ass trip!

[FAUX X 4]

Actually I'm hoping the UA is out there next year, AZ & NM is about the only places they haven't been - AZ, NM, & CO would be a sweet ass trip!

That would be sweet!.............. But none of the vehicles would make it back in one piece! :lmao:

[01 Tundra]

That would be sweet!.............. But none of the vehicles would make it back in one piece! :lmao:

I'm not skerd of your little rocks :D!

[FAUX X 4]

I'm not skerd of your little rocks :D!
:lmao:....... that's good, cause they aint skerd either! :D

[Wes]

What a bunch of silly excuses!............ nothing a :saw: and some :welder: can't fix! :D

... just remember... say it with me... "When in doubt... farm it out!"

Translated for you, J. :flipoff3:

[01 Tundra]

You're so cool Wes.....you're my hero :flipoff4:


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[FAUX X 4]

Translated for you, J. :flipoff3:

If I farmed anything out, it sure wouldn't be the cutting and smashing with a hammer part! :xsmash::xbeer1::saw::shiner:

[01 Tundra]

You can't pay much attention to a redneck, tree hugging, hippie :D...............

[FAUX X 4]

You can't pay much attention to a redneck, tree hugging, hippie :D...............

You gotta watch 'em though or they'll steal your cinder blocks and use 'em for jackstands! :missingto

[01 Tundra]

You gotta watch 'em though or they'll steal your cinder blocks and use 'em for jackstands! :missingto

Wes will take your used toilet paper if you don't need it........damn roach :rofl:

[Wes]

You come live in California for a while- see how long it takes you to start stealing toilet paper to try to save enough money to get the fuck out.

[Wes]

If I farmed anything out, it sure wouldn't be the cutting and smashing with a hammer part! :xsmash::xbeer1::saw::shiner:

He only has to farm out that the work on the driver's side- the passenger side takes care of itself...

[brinner]

i dream of a beat-up older 4runner on 13's if you must know all my secrets! :d





dude....that rig is effin' sweet!!!!

[01 Tundra]

Nope, Tundras are too big for me....... I prefer my little Tacama with 40's......



After this last trip the tranformation is getting a lot closer to completion - it's almost as thin as a Taco now :cool:!



Before UA -



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[FAUX X 4]

It's getting there!........... when you can't take a picture of it from any angle without showing the wrinkles, you will officially be inducted into the Raisin Club. :shiner:

[01 Tundra]

I suppose it's because I've always loved Scramblers, but for some reason this thing is just plain hot!

Got me thinking.....wonder what a homemade one could turn out like.....you know......say.....buy a wrecked TJ, stretch the frame (115”-120” wheelbase), fab a custom dove-tailed bed, internal cage, custom half cab soft top, then put my Tundra engine, computer, Atlas, trans, & axles in it. It would be the ultimate mut……a Toyota-powered, GM/Ford driven Jeep, it might just burst into flames!

I could keep the weight down and make it perform great both on & off road, and would still have enough storage to make long-range trips. Maybe set it up for 40” tires and 4-link it, keep it low and set it up where it can run higher-speed stuff and still handle the rocks well……..maybe even use 75% of a TJ tub so it would be a kind of extended cab short bed......hmmmmm :rolleyes:



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[FAUX X 4]

I think you're going to burst into flames! :lmao:

[01 Tundra]

I'm just trying to figure out how to have the cake and eat it too. I love the space inside my rig, especially when driving it across country, but it's tipping the scales around 6,800# loaded down with tools, gear, and my fat ass. One of the guys on our trip had a built JK (60's F&R w/ 42's) and it weighed 7k, so that made me feel a little better, but if I could get mine closer to 6k it would work a lot better for me.

I'm thinking -

1. Move the rear axle up 14" and the front axle up 2", that would give me a 120" wheelbase.

2. Bob the front of the fender skins and cut the excess frame off the rear. Also have to rework the bed cage, maybe keep the sliders on the sides (since I use them so much in the tight trails around here) but lose the upper portion since I have a in-cab cage now.

3. Lose the front Alcans, since they have been through 8 yrs of pure hell and are definitely showing it. Go back with a 3-link with 12" coilovers in the front, this would keep the same amount of articulation up front. Keep the Alcans on the rear.

4. Drop the truck another inch so the frame is around 22.5" off the ground.

5. Cut the fenders 1.5" higher and move the factory flares up.

6. 40's

[FAUX X 4]

Seriously???........ 14" (12 actually) would only put that bus at 120"? :eek:

That kinda put's it's size into perspective for me better! I'm right at 123" with the rear scooted forward as far as it'll go without getting rid of or moving the factory gas tank and my front axle (because it's linked) is smooshed up as close to the cab as it can go and still clear the tires. If I redo the tank up into the bed I can easily push the rear forward another 8-10" before I start getting into the back of the cab. Sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you for sure!

[01 Tundra]

yep - 132" right now :rolleyes:! But it has a good turning radius, we were is some super tight stuff on our trip and I was making through stuff 1st try that some of the small TJ's were having to make 2 & 3-point turns :rolleyes:! Of course, I "use" those bed sliders to their full potential!

[brinner]

hey....a 1pt. "pivot" turn is still a 1pt. turn!

[NwiTACO]

Hey...your pm box working???

[Heatstroke]

I'm not skerd of your little rocks :D!

NO?
I am.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/heatstroke/WWfallin.jpg

[Heatstroke]

move the rear axle up about 12"-14", but then I will have to rework the bed & gas tank. ......


I'm thinking -

1. Move the rear axle up 14" and the front axle up 2", that would give me a 120" wheelbase.

6. 40's

Granted I'm in a Tacoma, but that's what I ended up doing. I inboarded the rear leafs and shorted the wheelbase by 10". I could have gone 12" but was thinking about running 42"s-44"s later on and wanted to make sure I had room. The bed was toasted pretty good, so I did my flatbed and will be working on skins for it shortly. In order to shorten the wb, the fuel tank needed to be moved. I went with a 22 gallon ford tank because it fit between the frame rails and below the bed. I found tank sizes ranging from 17 to 35 gallons.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/heatstroke/progress009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/heatstroke/rearflex.jpg

[Wes]

I'm just trying to figure out how to have the cake and eat it too. I love the space inside my rig, especially when driving it across country, but it's tipping the scales around 6,800# loaded down with tools, gear, and my fat ass. One of the guys on our trip had a built JK (60's F&R w/ 42's) and it weighed 7k, so that made me feel a little better, but if I could get mine closer to 6k it would work a lot better for me.

I'm thinking -

1. Move the rear axle up 14" and the front axle up 2", that would give me a 120" wheelbase.

2. Bob the front of the fender skins and cut the excess frame off the rear. Also have to rework the bed cage, maybe keep the sliders on the sides (since I use them so much in the tight trails around here) but lose the upper portion since I have a in-cab cage now.

3. Lose the front Alcans, since they have been through 8 yrs of pure hell and are definitely showing it. Go back with a 3-link with 12" coilovers in the front, this would keep the same amount of articulation up front. Keep the Alcans on the rear.

4. Drop the truck another inch so the frame is around 22.5" off the ground.

5. Cut the fenders 1.5" higher and move the factory flares up.

6. 40's

Man, I bet your local fab guy just read this and creamed himself :flipoff3:

[Wes]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/heatstroke/rearflex.jpg

Nice.

[01 Tundra]

Hey Heatstroke - What year Ford truck(?) did that fuel tank come out of? Were you able to get the factory Toyota sending unit and pump to work with that tank, or did you use the Ford stuff? The only thing in the way of moving my axle up os the damn fuel tank, I would like to get mine up and out of the way like that.


Hey Wes....I mean cockface......I let Brent build my bed cage and interior cage because I couldn't justify spending all the cash on a bender that I would use twice a year......sometimes it makes sence to do that kind of shit.....who the fuck do you think built the other 99% of my truck over the past 8 yrs. jackass.....I'll put my fab skills up against you're shit any day of the week you dumb fucking stoned hippie bitch......just saying :flipoff4:.

[justinh]

I suppose it's because I've always loved Scramblers, but for some reason this thing is just plain hot!

Got me thinking.....wonder what a homemade one could turn out like.....you know......say.....buy a wrecked TJ, stretch the frame (115”-120” wheelbase), fab a custom dove-tailed bed, internal cage, custom half cab soft top, then put my Tundra engine, computer, Atlas, trans, & axles in it. It would be the ultimate mut……a Toyota-powered, GM/Ford driven Jeep, it might just burst into flames!

I could keep the weight down and make it perform great both on & off road, and would still have enough storage to make long-range trips. Maybe set it up for 40” tires and 4-link it, keep it low and set it up where it can run higher-speed stuff and still handle the rocks well……..maybe even use 75% of a TJ tub so it would be a kind of extended cab short bed......hmmmmm :rolleyes:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/BRUTE.jpg

One of the guys that used to work at PORC did almost that down here in Atlanta, he has a TJ and used that cab kit but fabbed a flat bed instead of dropping like $6,000 on the AEV bed. He runs it on 37" or 40" mtrs and i think has a hemi in it.

[Heatstroke]

Hey Heatstroke - What year Ford truck(?) did that fuel tank come out of? Were you able to get the factory Toyota sending unit and pump to work with that tank, or did you use the Ford stuff? The only thing in the way of moving my axle up os the damn fuel tank, I would like to get mine up and out of the way like that.

Yeah, I hated the stock tank location and the fact it was about 3 gallons smaller from being smashed. Moving it allowed for the axle to come forward.

Make sure to get a tank for a fuel injection vehicle. My 22gal is a mid 80's to early 90's ford van tank. I would have bought a used tank from the junk yard, but here in the Phoenix area they puncture the ones left in vehicles and the ones they pull and sell they charge almost as much as a new one. I got mine new from Rock Auto, part # F15D $87.99. I also bought a new pump/sender kit part # SP376H $79.79. I got the filler neck piece and wiring plug from a local junkyard iirc for $20. Bought filler hose and fuel line at Napa for about $20.00. Oh and I almost forgot, you need to get a Vent/Check Valve and grommet/seal for the tank. It's the white plastic piece that snaps into the top of the tank where a hose attaches. Damn thing was like $25 or $30 and I only found it at the dealer. So figure about $230 for new stuff with reusing the Toyota pump.

After finding out the fuel pump pressures weren't similar like I thought, I ended up using my Toyota pump on the Ford sending unit assembly with minimal modification. When the tank is full, the gauge reads 3/4 tank and when empty it's on 1/4 tank. That's close enough for me, I could black out the original full & empty lines on the gauge but didn't feel it was that important.

[01 Tundra]

Yeah, I hated the stock tank location and the fact it was about 3 gallons smaller from being smashed. Moving it allowed for the axle to come forward.

Make sure to get a tank for a fuel injection vehicle. My 22gal is a mid 80's to early 90's ford van tank. I would have bought a used tank from the junk yard, but here in the Phoenix area they puncture the ones left in vehicles and the ones they pull and sell they charge almost as much as a new one. I got mine new from Rock Auto, part # F15D $87.99. I also bought a new pump/sender kit part # SP376H $79.79. I got the filler neck piece and wiring plug from a local junkyard iirc for $20. Bought filler hose and fuel line at Napa for about $20.00. Oh and I almost forgot, you need to get a Vent/Check Valve and grommet/seal for the tank. It's the white plastic piece that snaps into the top of the tank where a hose attaches. Damn thing was like $25 or $30 and I only found it at the dealer. So figure about $230 for new stuff with reusing the Toyota pump.

After finding out the fuel pump pressures weren't similar like I thought, I ended up using my Toyota pump on the Ford sending unit assembly with minimal modification. When the tank is full, the gauge reads 3/4 tank and when empty it's on 1/4 tank. That's close enough for me, I could black out the original full & empty lines on the gauge but didn't feel it was that important.

Damn good info - thanks man ;)!

[gregers05]

Hey Wes....I mean cockface......I let Brent build my bed cage and interior cage because I couldn't justify spending all the cash on a bender that I would use twice a year......sometimes it makes sence to do that kind of shit.....who the fuck do you think built the other 99% of my truck over the past 8 yrs. jackass.....I'll put my fab skills up against you're shit any day of the week you dumb fucking stoned hippie bitch......just saying :flipoff4:.

wow :lmao:

and careful when you say "hippie" brad might get offended

[01 Tundra]

wow :lmao:

and careful when you say "hippie" brad might get offended

Yeah.....Wes like's being abused and I have to give him shit right back every opportunity I get :D........plus, I have to give him hell since I'm jealous that he actually got out of this hell hole and made it out West.....of course, he's too damn goofy to figured out how good he's actually got it :rolleyes:!

[Wes]

Don't cry honey. I know its been tough since you moved out of your rent-free shop :D

[01 Tundra]

Don't cry honey. I know its been tough since you moved out of your rent-free shop :D

At the rate it's going right now I'm gonna be back in a "rent free" situation again soon.....it's called a tentcot under the damn bridge :rolleyes:..............

[Wes]

At the rate it's going right now I'm gonna be back in a "rent free" situation again soon.....it's called a tentcot under the damn bridge :rolleyes:..............

Heh, you're gonna hate all those dimple die holes if you end up having to sleep under that pig in the rain.

I give CA alot of shit, but plenty of work right now so can't complain.

[01 Tundra]

TN is sucking for the construction industry right now.....may be heading West at this rate......so clean up that spare bedroom :flipoff4:!

[NwiTACO]

TN is sucking for the construction industry right now.....may be heading West at this rate......so clean up that spare bedroom :flipoff4:!

Probably still better than doing design works for the steel mills up here!

[brinner]

Indiana's unemployment rate is a fucking joke right now.

[Wes]

TN is sucking for the construction industry right now.....may be heading West at this rate......so clean up that spare bedroom :flipoff4:!

Comon. BYOB(ed).

[frazier2209]

One of the guys that used to work at PORC did almost that down here in Atlanta, he has a TJ and used that cab kit but fabbed a flat bed instead of dropping like $6,000 on the AEV bed. He runs it on 37" or 40" mtrs and i think has a hemi in it.


This one??
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs190.snc1/6400_100511916627156_100000050430499_12123_612866_ n.jpg

[GOT COPE?]

that one. Actually saw him on I-24 yesterday above Chattanooga. first time I had seen it in person. didn't get a great look being on the interstate though :p

[justinh]

that one. Actually saw him on I-24 yesterday above Chattanooga. first time I had seen it in person. didn't get a great look being on the interstate though :p

yep, I used to pass him on 575 in woodstock/canton fairly often and then passed him on hwy 20 in canton by my neighborhood one day. I love that thing!

[TRoss]

I've seen it up close when he worked at PORC. It's first class... and yeah, it has a Hemi.

[frazier2209]

PORC:xmoon:

[01 Tundra]

Had a great ride with the Georgia Cruisers Club this past Saturday in Tracy City. Andrea drove the entire day, figured it's about time for her to start getting some seat time so I was spotter & camera boy all day. It didn't take me long to realize that she's a natural for this stuff and was picking great lines on her own..........so I decided to shut up and try to learn a thing or two :D!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc1-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc10.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc11.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc12.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc13.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc2-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc3-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc4-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc5-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc6-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc7-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc8.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc9.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/andrea.jpg

[TacoCrazy]

Man, you mean she's still putting up with you?? Good for her, she's definitely a trooper..:p

[Timbuddha]

More pictures of "Andrea" :)

[GOT COPE?]

Man, you mean she's still putting up with you?? Good for her, she's definitely a trooper..:p

I heard it cost him an '08 Tundra. :p

[Wes]

I heard it cost him an '08 Tundra. :p

Looks like she just added an 01 to her fleet... now she just needs a real mechanic on staff :D

[01 Tundra]

More pictures of "Andrea" :)

Hell....I was gonna ask you if you still had some pics of her that you could send me :flipoff4:

[awsumdc]

Hey Heatstroke - What year Ford truck(?) did that fuel tank come out of? Were you able to get the factory Toyota sending unit and pump to work with that tank, or did you use the Ford stuff? The only thing in the way of moving my axle up os the damn fuel tank, I would like to get mine up and out of the way like that.


Hey Wes....I mean cockface......I let Brent build my bed cage and interior cage because I couldn't justify spending all the cash on a bender that I would use twice a year......sometimes it makes sence to do that kind of shit.....who the fuck do you think built the other 99% of my truck over the past 8 yrs. jackass.....I'll put my fab skills up against you're shit any day of the week you dumb fucking stoned hippie bitch......just saying :flipoff4:.


:jawdrop::deadhors::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

P.S. I love your fab skills

Good idea on going with a three link up front. You'll love it.:D

[01 Tundra]

So Wyatt - do you think the 2.0" Kings would be ok for my rig, or should I be looking at the 2.5"?

[Timbuddha]

Hell....I was gonna ask you if you still had some pics of her that you could send me :flipoff4:

You'll never know. :rolleyes:

[NwiTACO]

Hey, trying to get ahold of you regarding Harlan, either PM me or get to the IN boards.

kthx

[brinner]

So Wyatt - do you think the 2.0" Kings would be ok for my rig, or should I be looking at the 2.5"?

2.5's fer sure.....but i would wait for Wyatt to confirm. I cant imagine that 2.0's would be able to pull duty on something heavier like the new Tacos or a Tundra.

[NwiTACO]

I heard it cost him an '08 Tundra. :p

Wait til she gets rid of that for a jeep... :xpotstir:

[booger weldz]

2.5's fer sure.....but i would wait for Wyatt to confirm. I cant imagine that 2.0's would be able to pull duty on something heavier like the new Tacos or a Tundra.

irelavent...the increased fluid capacity is the only reason he would need a 2.5 and i dont see him doing whoops in the desert at 80 mph for any extended period of time? plus the 2.0 is smaller and when he gets the welder out and starts throwing brackets on the frame, he will see he needs all the room he can get~!

if we were talkin airshocks, then you 2.0/2.5 statement would be valid, but who wants a stupid airshock on a street driven trail machine like this?

[booger weldz]

Had a great ride with the Georgia Cruisers Club this past Saturday in Tracy City. Andrea drove the entire day, figured it's about time for her to start getting some seat time so I was spotter & camera boy all day. It didn't take me long to realize that she's a natural for this stuff and was picking great lines on her own..........so I decided to shut up and try to learn a thing or two :D!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc1-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc10.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc11.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc12.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc13.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc2-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc3-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc4-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc5-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc6-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc7-1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc8.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/tc9.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/andrea.jpg

wow! sorry to quote all the pics, but i would love to wheel a dried up riverbed like that some day...but are your mosquitos really the size of our seagulls??:D

[awsumdc]

So Wyatt - do you think the 2.0" Kings would be ok for my rig, or should I be looking at the 2.5"?

2.5" Your truck is too heavy for the 2". It would work, but I think over a short time you'll be wishing you went with 2.5's. Hell, your trucks heavier than mine.

Yes, it is all about size here;)

I love your build though. Awesome truck.

Oh by the way. Did you see I finally beat doran falls in Calico?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiGNkBG6eAg

Sorry bout the hi-jack.

[awsumdc]

irelavent...the increased fluid capacity is the only reason he would need a 2.5 and i dont see him doing whoops in the desert at 80 mph for any extended period of time? plus the 2.0 is smaller and when he gets the welder out and starts throwing brackets on the frame, he will see he needs all the room he can get~!

if we were talkin airshocks, then you 2.0/2.5 statement would be valid, but who wants a stupid airshock on a street driven trail machine like this?

True.... to a point. He may not be hitting the woops in his tundra, but at 6000# plus he's not only going to be working those shocks, but the springs as well. The fluid temps would rise faster just from the weight of his truck. You know how hot shocks can get just from running down fire roads. And, unless he went with some really heavy springs in the front he could run into premature fatgue of those springs. Add in the weight of all his equipment and he'll be wishing for 2.5 coilovers. Plus the size difference in a tundra won't be as noticable as it would be in a smaller Taco. His tundra is bigger than my '05 Taco and I shoved my 2.5" all the way in my engin bay.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/medium/wyatt_126.jpg (http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/32558/cat/500)

Even got the stock air cleaner back on.:D
http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture12.jpg (http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/36339/cat/500)

http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/medium/Picture10.jpg (http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/36338/cat/500)

Your right. I would never run air shocks on a street driven truck. Someone on one of the boards was going too on an '05+ Taco. Nuts.

[mostly stock]

2.5" Your truck is too heavy for the 2". It would work, but I think over a short time you'll be wishing you went with 2.5's. Hell, your trucks heavier than mine.

Yes, it is all about size here;)

I love your build though. Awesome truck.

Oh by the way. Did you see I finally beat doran falls in Calico?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiGNkBG6eAg

Sorry bout the hi-jack.
Cool video, your truck looks sweet!! Hey do you mind putting a couple of videos on my build thread, might make it a little more interesting:) Everybody loves the action shots.

[awsumdc]

Hey Johnathan, I was just over on Pirate and you spoke of some clearence issues with your coilovers. I can't find it. Point me in the right direction please.:)

[01 Tundra]

Hey Johnathan, I was just over on Pirate and you spoke of some clearence issues with your coilovers. I can't find it. Point me in the right direction please.:)

Go under the Truck & 4Runner section and it's on the second page.

[01 Tundra]

40's just arrived so it's going to be a late night for me tonight :D.

Installed 5.13's last Friday and also did a few very small mods to help clear them -


Had to lose the windshield washer reservoir that came factory in the passenger side wheel well. I already reduced the original size years ago by making a S.S. reservoir, but it had to go all together this time. Not a lot of room in the engine bay, especially while still planning on 3-linking the front and having to make room for the coil-overs, but I did manage to squeeze about one liter under there -


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/bottle1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/bottle2.jpg



Did a little trimming up front on the inner fender wells -


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/trim.jpg



Dropped the rear bump stops down 2" -


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/bumps.jpg



Reworked the front bumper side supports to gain a little clearance -


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/bumper1-1.jpg



And slid the spare tire mount back 4" to clear the shocks -


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/spare-1.jpg



And the new shoes -


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/40s.jpg

[Wes]

Thought you were getting KM2s but can't really tell- the picture looks like KM1s.

If they are KM2s, did you find a pretty good deal on them? I keep thinking about moving up. I don't think the 2.7 could break anything with 49's. Hell, if it can't hardly move it can't hardly break, right?

[01 Tundra]

Thought you were getting KM2s but can't really tell- the picture looks like KM1s.

If they are KM2s, did you find a pretty good deal on them? I keep thinking about moving up. I don't think the 2.7 could break anything with 49's. Hell, if it can't hardly move it can't hardly break, right?

Yeah, they are KM2's - cell phone camera sucks ;)!

[*Darcy*]

40's just arrived so it's going to be a late night for me tonight :D.


busy getting my room ready ?? :D :p

[FAUX X 4]

Thought you were getting KM2s but can't really tell- the picture looks like KM1s.

If they are KM2s, did you find a pretty good deal on them? I keep thinking about moving up. I don't think the 2.7 could break anything with 49's. Hell, if it can't hardly move it can't hardly break, right?

49's?????................ That's gonna be a sick Muddin truck! :missingto

[Wes]

49's?????................ That's gonna be a sick Muddin truck! :missingto


I keep thinking about a double cab Tundra on rocks with 42's. Too bad I'm a broke ass tightwad.

Maybe when I move back to TN, Lincoln can help me build the ultimate family rig.

[01 Tundra]

busy getting my room ready ?? :D :p

It's ready baby.....sorry Collin.....you just don't measure up.....so to speak :flipoff4:!

[01 Tundra]

I keep thinking about a double cab Tundra on rocks with 42's. Too bad I'm a broke ass tightwad.

Maybe when I move back to TN, Lincoln can help me build the ultimate family rig.

Damn....glad to see your necking up the West Coast too :flipoff4:!

[NwiTACO]

Damn...suppose you didnt get my pm from today either did you? :/

[01 Tundra]

Damn...suppose you didnt get my pm from today either did you? :/

Yeah, I got it a few minutes ago - sent the picture to my buddy for a 2nd opinion. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the pattern looks like it's not centered on the ring gear teeth - have you double checked the pinion depth?

[NwiTACO]

Yeah, I messed with it a few times, I ended up with the exact same shim amounts as Zuk did on the same install, on the same rearend, with the same gears...thought it was too good to be true. The pattern matched up with the "acceptable" patterns printed with the gears. The part of the pattern you can see clearly is the main contact portion, the rest of the pattern is soft towards the outside of the ring gear, if that makes any sense to you...:confused:

[01 Tundra]

Yeah, I messed with it a few times, I ended up with the exact same shim amounts as Zuk did on the same install, on the same rearend, with the same gears...thought it was too good to be true. The pattern matched up with the "acceptable" patterns printed with the gears. The part of the pattern you can see clearly is the main contact portion, the rest of the pattern is soft towards the outside of the ring gear, if that makes any sense to you...:confused:

As long as the pattern matches an "acceptable" one in the install book and the backlash is in the 0.008" neighborhood I'd say you are good to go :cool:.

[NwiTACO]

said .006-.010 was acceptable for backlash and I'm right at .007" :D Sorry to threadjack ya here...

[01 Tundra]

said .006-.010 was acceptable for backlash and I'm right at .007" :D Sorry to threadjack ya here...

0.007" will work fine. Consensus is the pinion looks a little deep, may look a little better with about 0.008" - 0.010" less pinion shim.

[Scuba]

Awesome, Cant wait to see it on the 4d's !!

[INFERNAL]

Can't wait to see the 40s mounted :cool:

[01 Tundra]

Picked up 1-5/8" under the diffs, frame is at 24-7/8" off the ground, and they don't rub anything at full steering lock. Now I will hopefully just have to do some minor trimming here and there. When I get around to shaving my 14-bolt I'll pick up another 2" of clearance.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/40.jpg

[NwiTACO]

Gee whiz...think maybe you're trying to compensate for something...

[01 Tundra]

Gee whiz...think maybe you're trying to compensate for something...

Yeah....is it working? :flipoff4:

[01 Tundra]

They're definitely some wide bastards, it's gonna take me a little bit to get used to them :D !


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/P9300020.jpg

[Jordan7118]

Same effect for me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4

Looks too good!

[SilverSeven]

that looks sick!

[FAUX X 4]

They're definitely some wide bastards, it's gonna take me a little bit to get used to them :D !


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/P9300020.jpg

Finally!.......... tires that look like they fit the truck! :D

[NwiTACO]

Same effect for me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4

Looks too good!

:rofl: :lmao:

[01 Tundra]

Finally!.......... tires that look like they fit the truck! :D


I told you that I should go to 40's a long time ago :flipoff4:!

[FAUX X 4]

I told you that I should go to 40's a long time ago :flipoff4:!

It'd be perfect with some 42's, but I guess you didn't want to look like you were compensating too much at one time............ baby steps! :D

[01 Tundra]

It'd be perfect with some 42's, but I guess you didn't want to look like you were compensating too much at one time............ baby steps! :D

I was thinking some 41" Iroks would look nice on there for the next round ;). Gotta start focussing on the 3-link up front now though.

[FAUX X 4]

I was thinking some 41" Iroks would look nice on there for the next round ;). Gotta start focussing on the 3-link up front now though.

1" at a time.......... but you're getting there! :D

[INFERNAL]

1" at a time.......... but you're getting there! :D


:rofl:

[hotwheels]

They're definitely some wide bastards, it's gonna take me a little bit to get used to them :D !


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/01tundra/P9300020.jpg

That thing sure looks nice in person

[dstrbdone]

I just realized that this is probably one of the only trucks on 40's with stock flares and low stance that I have seen.

[01 Tundra]

I just realized that this is probably one of the only trucks on 40's with stock flares and low stance that I have seen.

And luckily they get to stay on there :cool:! I twisted it up pretty good this weekend and the only places the the tires touched are on a few support tubes for the bed (just knocked the paint off a little), the very bottom of the frame rail up front (when fully stuffed and turned), and a small place on the plastic fender liner in the front, all of the places are smooth and won't hurt the tires and we never even heard (or felt) them hit, so it's all good.

[01 Tundra]

1" at a time.......... but you're getting there! :D

Says the man who has 14 woofers behind his seat and has his rock lights wired up to dance with the bass :flipoff4:.

All I have to do now is paint one of my sliders pink and I'll be ready to come ride with you girls :D.

[Timbuddha]

If he could, he would have some kind of pole ready in the bed and a piece of wood as a platform for his mobile "shows". Sorry Faux. I couldn't resist. :)

Tim

[01 Tundra]

If he could, he would have some kind of pole ready in the bed and a piece of wood as a platform for his mobile "shows". Sorry Faux. I couldn't resist. :)

Tim

Yeah......the dancing rock lights must be one of those ghey AZ things :D.........

[FAUX X 4]

Says the man who has 14 woofers behind his seat and has his rock lights wired up to dance with the bass :flipoff4:.

All I have to do now is paint one of my sliders pink and I'll be ready to come ride with you girls :D.

Gotta keep the ladies interested some how! :flipoff4:

[FAUX X 4]

If he could, he would have some kind of pole ready in the bed and a piece of wood as a platform for his mobile "shows". Sorry Faux. I couldn't resist. :)

Tim

That's a great Idea!............. anybody know where I can get a brass pole? :D

[01 Tundra]

That's a great Idea!............. anybody know where I can get a brass pole? :D

Oh yeah....bad news for you fawker......the tires clear the fenders & flares fine.....so no more sheet metal cutting here :flipoff4:

[FAUX X 4]

Oh yeah....bad news for you fawker......the tires clear the fenders & flares fine.....so no more sheet metal cutting here :flipoff4:

Damn Eastcoast hillbillys with no uptravel! :p

I bet they didn't have to trim much off the Titanic either! :flipoff4:

[awsumdc]

Damn Eastcoast hillbillys with no uptravel! :p

I bet they didn't have to trim much off the Titanic either! :flipoff4:

I'm not sure where you were going with that but it made me giggle :p

[Wes]

Damn Eastcoast hillbillys with no uptravel! :p

I bet they didn't have to trim much off the Titanic either! :flipoff4:

Just wait till he links it. Well, if he does it right anyway :p

[gregers05]

looks good, but i think the bigger tires just help to make up for your lack of driving skill:flipoff4: 33s are where its at

[slander]

looks good, but i think the bigger tires just help to make up for your lack of driving skill:flipoff4: 33s are where its at

hahahaha x2!!!

The tundra looks badass man!!

[Dirtygerman]

Is it linked yet lol...