What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

they do look nice

 

It's a 2006 thing. Our LBJ are different than yours.

Woohoo! I got something right for a change!

j/k

Looks good. 6/4 with 6112, did you take before/after measurements up front? It looks very level, I'm shocked to hear you've got stock springs.

 

Ah, I see it now. That shiny silver screw looked like light coming through a gap between the top of the dust cover and the bottom of the ball joint plate in the first photo. But seeing the closeup, it all makes sense and looks right.

They do look nice. I only replaced my upper & lower ball joints a few months back, but they've already lost that glossy black look.

 

Some of mine have had a nice Green tint when flushing
Water=algal bloom, go figure. I thought it was green from metal components in the system.

Lately I've done it solo with a hose on the bleeder/high looped/then into a jar with some fluid in it. Jar at or above caliper level.
Been pretty pleased with the results. Push at least a whole quart (big bottle) through the system.

 

Whats the deal with the slip yoke on 2wd'? Grease it, or does it use atf?
Edit: because of the carrier bearing, the slip yoke doesnt seem to slip for suspension.


The offset lift (lowering) block bugged someone for some reason, and w/e, i understand its not as supported as possible.



the black block has the pin/pin hole in line, and is offset. So ordered the lowering kit block, with offset pins/holes, but that doesnt change the overhang on the block. If we move the axle off the original pin, its gonna sit wonky in the wheelwell.

 

Big day today. Oil change, rotated tires, new lugs...greased the hell out of AC linkage, knobs, and actuator hinge...cleaned AC coil and blower fan.
https://www.tundras.com/threads/dri...ecial-05dc-refresh.133376/page-5#post-3686603

 

I didn’t get “before” measurements because I already had a spacer lift in the front of unknown height. But whatever height it was, the 6112s at 6/4 seem exactly the same from my eyeball measurements, it just rides so much smoother now. Look how thick the stock springs were compared to the 6112s. I will take measurements tomorrow and post them from top of hub/bottom of hub and where I estimate the center of hub to be. Then measure again in a month or so once it settles. I was distracted with brake flushing today.

shifty are you saying you’re surprised I went with the springs from the 6112 kit instead of the 700# springs?

bleeding the brakes with Bosch 5.1 was super easy because of my VSC system. I had a neighbour just press on the brake pedal and hold because the motor would pump the fluid right out no pumping the pedal. I have a huge brake fluid reservoir so I ended up using almost 2 quarts and hitting every corner twice. I did not want to run the res dry so I the first bleed was about 80% new 20% old. I have no rear portioning valve to bleed, and I still have enough fluid left to go lock up the brakes and cycle the fluid in the ABS system on some dirt road and flush the last little bit but I already had 5.1 in it apparently and it was not as bad as I expected.
First (R to L) jar was turkey basted from the res, second bottle from all corners, and the last one was really clear from the second round of bleeding to make sure the diluted fluid was pushed out.

 

Nope. I meant if it’s level I’d be shocked if you have stock LEAF springs out back. Guess the word leaf is important! My bad. Or maybe you have a block out back?

 

@Bed Tundy What springs are those that you have with the 6112s? Are they 650#? Looking at suppliers, some seem to not even mention any spring spec, which I must admit is a little dismaying.

 

Yes it is 650#, nobody provides any information on their site. I got mine and the part number on the shock didn’t match anything I could find online. But these springs are available online and in some pictures of the 6112s you can see them. Spring part number E4-FD1-Z449B02

side note, check out these new plates!!! Not for the tundra but for my little silver vw golf tdi. It’s shaped like a foil wrapped baked potato.

 

No add a leaf or blocks. The rear leaf springs are in pretty good shape. Maybe the PO did a rear lift also? Theres stock ride height numbers out there for the AC on the back somewhere isn’t there? I can measure the back and maybe I am already lifted?

 

I love my 650#'s & 6112's, but on the bottom notch.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/how-big-is-yours-measure-up.46186/

 

Tundra on call; move in edition!

 

Never heard of that company. Appears they are made in Thailand. They are essentially half the price of most tires in that size which makes me wonder where they were able to drive out cost.

 

Probably just skipped quality and safety. That should knock the asp down

 

I saw someone on here recently mention you can get them with 700# springs but I couldn't find that online.

What year GTI?! Can't remember if you posted pics or not. Don't make me post my MKIV again!

https://www.tundras.com/threads/how-big-is-yours-measure-up.46186/

Get us a couple of pics of the leaf packs and leaf saddle and whatnot.

 

Add a Leaf will give you more weight capacity and kinda "performance" . . block . . more height only. You can also count your leaves? Spelling?

 

Man, between your Moog LBJ's and these tires, you definitely live dangerously. Report back once you have the tires.

 

Wildpeaks were once incredibly underpriced compared to other offerings too

 

https://www.amazon.com/Thunderer-LT...13f-421a-8837-5adeaef62404&pd_rd_i=B0892NW65S

I am intrigued. @KNABORES

 

The MT/Rs have been available for several years and are well reviewed. This is a newer tread design for them. Same tire as the Americus Rugged ATR

 

How long ago did you buy your truck? I feel like I've been seeing your username since I joined, but you must have updated some stuff recently (like location). Being in the same general area as me, I wonder if we were looking at the same time. Can't decide if your truck looks familiar or not...But we were probably searching the same area. I reached out to someone from Spokane with a Tundra for sale but they never responded. Got mine in Boise.

 

the 700lb springs are a taller free height, bit that seems like they would bind earlier to me.

 

Exactly. On these and really all IFS trucks, lift is at the expense of down travel. So there’s a sweet spot. For us, it’s around 2-2.5” of lift. When you run out of down travel, the suspension clunks to a hard stop on the bump stops. Gives a rough ride.

 

Has anyone here run atturo tires?



doesnt say anything about a warranty.

 

Does the owner’s manual call out DOT 5.1? I would’ve gone with a DOT 3 or 4. The lower the number, the less moisture it absorbs at the expense of a lower max temp rating. Unless the temp rating really matters (heavy towing & continual mountain driving), I didn’t think our trucks come close to the rated temp in real word ordinary conditions.

 

Goddamn kids, ours start tomorrow. I'm just going to hide in my work van until they're done

 

Y'all trying to save money on tires is crazy talk. It's probably one of the most important parts to a vehicle. I bought tires at Walmart once for my Corolla and they wanted to kill me. Never again.

 

Damn, I just noticed this post. Get any calls for an industrial powered auger to clear out those tub drains?

 

People used to feel this way about Wildpeaks.