What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Not really anything done to the truck specifically, but pops bought the boat he's been searching for for a very long time! Now it's time to sadly put the old one to rest as it just pooped out officially on the last day of summer last year 'Twas a sad day on Sunday bringing the old one from the lake to storage for the last time. Lot's of memories shared over the past 9 years. She will be missed!

On a better note, couldn't be more excited to start adding things to the truck and boat to make them even better!

When it comes to towing, any ideas to improve ride quality/handling are appreciated. Already have my eyes on the off brand TRD Pro rear sway bar from Amazon but am still looking for other ideas!

 

Build Phase 2 video is LIVE!

Just finished another round of modifications for my 2019 DC Tundra.

In this chapter we cover exhaust, suspension , wheels, and tires. The beginning of the video features the legendary @dirtydeeds
For those who don’t know, Keith is a toyota legend and he helped get my truck sounding incredible.

If you have any questions feel free to comment on the video or the Project Big Blue Build Thread

VIDEO LINK

https://youtu.be/n8mantcUJxE?si=zQA3iijQlNNGJ5to

 

Way better than the picture I took of mine today

 

I knew I should have taken a picture near the beach today lol.... That looks miserable bud.

 

It was a great day in the snow.

 

Well, I would level it, but I'm not sure if that counts as a lift.

 

ok, that changes my opinion... super funny story, I actually packed my mnt gear into the summer tote today. timing can be funny sometimes.

 

Wife ordered me a set of 5 @SCSPerformance Ray10s in bronze. So stoked. Now I have three sets of wheels and a smaller garage

 

The late model OE off-road wheels would look great w/your colors, and can usually be found for about $500 for a set in great condition...

 

Installed some trd pro led headlights with the @iHacker harness. I know it’s been said before but the light output is so much better! And really like the blacked housing.

 

Nice headlights and first gen Taco! That looks like a pretty well built rig

 

Thank you for the complement. I love my truck!
On the dandelion front.... If they were mine I would have declared war on them This picture was taken at a farm next to the local John Deere dealer.

 

I don't disagree, but I went with the carved because you don't see them much. Plus, I'd have to get new tires, which I just did in Feb. '23. I've been fond of the PRO wheels from the late 2.5, but then again, would need tires. I have the TRD Sport suspension already. I feel like I want a newer UI experience. Maybe thats why I'm drawn to the 3rd gen. But she's paid for. That should be enticement enough.

 

My bad I thought you were already running 18s; didn't know you were on 20s....

Regarding your last sentence nothing wrong w/a little sumpin' sumpin' every once in a while to freshen things up

It's no different than when the wife wants a new purse, hairstyle, shoes, paint color in a room, etc...

 

I've got a new appreciation for the OR wheels after initially planning to yank them off my truck. But they've grown on me and I particularly like the way they turned out by this guy in this post did with his painting them

https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...5-gen-tundra-today.713/page-3069#post-3568009

 

Yeah, he did an awesome job w/those...

I found a set of these about 2 years ago on this forum in my area; came w/a decent of OE LTX AT2s as take offs for $500 (wheels and tires) and about 5 hours of driving time. I believe they had about 10k on the set, so I scooped them up and put them on my '08 SR5 (dark forest green color) and it looks great w/them.

 

Them LP4’s just hit different.

 

Little R&R.

 

Is that a 40” S8 in you hood bulge? Looks good!
I like

 

Yes! Thanks man!!

 

Hey @hi_rawb

The rig is looking dialed! How are you enjoying your lighting package at the moment? When you have the LP4 on do you have some hood glare?

Best,
Bill

Bill Sonevongxay | Forum Sales & Support 
Email: Bill@bajadesigns.com Phone: (760)560-2252

 

Thanks Bill! I just did the install. Going out this weekend to dial them in . I’ll get back to you once they are dialed. MUCH APPRECIATED!!

 

Hey @hi_rawb,

Rad! That's sounds like it will be a ton of fun. Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions about our different lens patterns please feel free to reach out! We do offer IPT covers for the side of the Lp4. So if there is hood glare on your set up we can defiantly get a quote going for you.

Best,
Bill

Bill Sonevongxay | Forum Sales & Support 
Email: Bill@bajadesigns.com Phone: (760)560-2252

 

No pictures, but just ordered a set of Falken Wildpeak AT4W's in 35x11.50r18 this morning from TireRack. They should arrive tomorrow and then hopefully I can get them mounted on Saturday. These will be replacing the Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT's in 295/70/18. The Coopers have just about 40K on them, but are wearing unevenly at the outer edge of the tire and a little chunking going on as well. The Cooper's started to get louder around 20K miles and got a little annoying towards the end. I'm really hoping these new Falken's will be quieter. I'm also looking forward to moving to a C load down from the E load as well. Will post up some pictures once installed.

 

New AT4W's look sweet. I would track down the cause of the uneven tire wear, hopefully just alignment, before putting expensive new meats on there.

 

Yeah, I plan to get it in for alignment once they are installed. I think Westcott does alignments now, so I'll see if I can get on their schedule.

 

Nice... any tips/advice on the process?

 

Tomorrow is today, and I did my best Thorin Oakenshield act. Passenger side: removed three bolts 1) sway bar link bolt, and 2) both ball joint bracket bolts. Loosened the top shock nuts. I left them all the way threaded, but just finger tight. Removed lower shock bolt.
Next I rigged up my Oakenshield log:


I did not remove my skid plates, and I did not loosen the cam bolts. I bounced, both feet, on the end of this,
and the bottom of the OEM shock popped right out of the LCA bracket. After finishing removing the OEM shock, and threading the nuts onto the top of the placed Eibach shock I saw that I wasn't going to be able to bounce and at the same time line the bottom up with the LCA bracket. It was then that the 120 lbs hobbit wife came out to make sure I hadn't killed myself. Seeing me unharmed, just some scraped knuckles, she was thrilled when I asked her to bounce while I sat under her and applied my prying skills. 10 minutes later I had the lower shock bolt in and its nut finger tight.

Now, I'm celebrating, drinking a beer, and posting this. Perhaps I'll go for the driver side yet this afternoon, or perhaps it'll wait for the cooler temps. of tomorrow morning?

 

Nothing to the truck lately. I have to figure out what in the hell is wrong with the 4Runner.

 

Still snowing up there? It's 90+ here and it sucks.