What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Changed passenger side ball joint. Drivers side will not budge from the control arm so I will have to work on it tomorrow since it got dark. Is that gap in the second picture normal during installation? There are 2 sets of holes in the stud. I torqued the nut to 45 ft lbs and installed the cotter pin in the upper hole.

 

Hey all,

I put new wheels and tires on today. Fuel Covert. 18” with +18 offset. Tires are Wildpeak AT4W in 35x12.5

John

 

She put some work in on this cold rainy day. Took the golf cart to get the battery box customized. The single Lithium battery was too big to put it where I wanted it, so found a guy who works at a fab shop.



The frame was cut and notched to make room for the battery then he welded in a piece of square tubing to reconnect the frame and hold the new battery tray.

 

the truck bed pole I have is this one https://amzn.to/4g6RBG2
i like it alot- use it to grab stuff like its meant for. also had to jump the battery in my neighbors truck, his hood struts dont work so I was able to use it as a hood prop sticks.

 

made it out camping to do a shakedown on the new tent setup with my son last night. lots of good stargazing.

 

Is the bearing surrounded by a rubber bushing or is the bearing pressed into the aluminum housing?

 

Timken bearing pressed in held in by a snap ring retainer

 

Holy cow, how did your bushing deteriorate like that? Are you using the spec grease?

 

I'm very curious if you will feel DS vibration. Please keep us updated.

 

No idea. I know I was not greasing them like I should have been. They have about 60K miles on them. The new ones are the maintenance free. I'm still not sure if that one is sitting correctly with the part of the stud that you can see.

 

Few I know running this with no vibrations. But I’ll definitely report back when all the items get thrown in.

 

$24 SAN LIKE Telescopic Boat Hook - 3 Stage Scratch-Resistant Boat Hook for Docking 4.2 Feet Durable Rust-Resistant Telescoping Boat Hook Pole with Luminous Bead Boating Push Pole for Docking Black

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6DWW1YF?ie=UTF8&th=1

When I had my surgery I started rethinking how I approach things for sure.

Love it! More to follow below:

So Close!

Also so close to the one I got, hopefully yours works for what you need!


Ok, so the link for the one I picked is above. The one link I meant to grab had me rolling. As soon as i decided to find something, I went with what I know; which was a boat related item lol... You can easily make a poor mans version or buy one of the many many versions out there. The reason I chose this one specifically is that is was under $20 when I bought it and it is compact enough to fit on top of my swing case in the groove area. Hasnt fallen out yet so I am happy about that.

Late night last night and busy day with the kid today, so I missed the comments lol. Truthfully, I posted it comically not thinking it would get this much attention.

 

You should know this crowd better by now

 

I should, but I really dont... lol... this group continues to surprise me in all the right ways

said in the voice of Saint James Street James

 

Have you been getting any vibrations now? Like at take off?

 

He can’t feel it over the supercharger and stainless exhaust

 

Nope

 

Curious what happened?

never mind, read the other post . Wow!

 

The eibach pro 2r arrived today from @memario1214. Black friday sale. Decided to tackle just the rear for now since, i thought, it was easier. Well, what a pita it was. The passenger side nut doesn’t want to come out. Had to use a dremel with a metal cutting disc to cut the nut off. I thought, maybe 2hrs top, bull honky. Over 3 hrs just for the rear. I am beat up and it’s cold out, even inside the garage, it was still cold. Anywho, got ‘er done.

 

Now I see the problem. I bought the same one as you but when I went back to link it, this one popped up instead. Here’s the one I bought:

$24 SAN LIKE Telescopic Boat Hook - 3 Stage Scratch-Resistant Boat Hook for Docking 4.2 Feet Durable Rust-Resistant Telescoping Boat Hook Pole with Luminous Bead Boating Push Pole for Docking Black

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6DWW1YF/

Apologies to @16MagSR5 …you’re not crazy!

I bought two of these…second one will be a white elephant Christmas party gift.

 

What does the new ones look like on top? Does it have zerk fittings?

 

My best upgrade to my 2015 was replacing my headlamp assemblies. After trying many different LED replacement bulbs and being dissatisfied, with the beam pattern and general displacement of the original units. I was even looking into a vehicle upgrade, but I love my Toyota Tundra.... Besides, what would a newer tundra have that mine does not.
After a little research, I decided to put in the factory LED lamp assemblies from the 2018 model year,and they bolted right in without much modification. Now I have superior lighting, a great focused beam and can see down the road at least 3/4 of a mile or more when using high beam. And where I live, you need good headlights. I did have to alter the wiring a little,
But there is an adapter kit available.
And while I was thinking about it, the factory stereo did sound great. But I wanted a larger display, so I installed a phoenix audio unit and it has a display of thirteen inches.I believe looks really good installed. And yes, the heater controls are also part of that display unit.

 

what kind gf grease should we use im curious

 

question ... io rdered the auto up and down from arm cartrimhome like the last week of November and still hasn't shipped and was wondering how long it took you guys on average to receive ?

 

Took around 4-5 weeks, I believe they ship via rowboat.

 

Good thing it looks great!! Honestly, the fronts are easier when the rears' nuts lock up...I Sawzall them off now and for others...saves 2 hours of cussing and x4 beer!

 

What did the other side look like? I think that one is seated fine, both were like that on mine when I installed my new DK UCA’s (they came with heavy duty Moog ball joints pre-installed) You should be able to just squeeze and pull down on the ball joint dust boot and it will slide down and seat over that last 1/4” of the stud. You might want to double check the torque specs on those though I think they go to 81 ft.lbs. I found this to reference while installing mine, courtesy of @csuviper

 

Installed the Rago dash mount and ICS plate I just received from my Tundras Secret Santa...

This is going to be perfect for our phones and trailer camera when we travel. Just need to source some mounts now.

 

Just put 285/60r20s Falken Wildpeaks on. Rims are 20x9 +20 offset and Toytec 2.5 level in the front. Rubs a little at full lock on the mudflap. Hoping a heat gun can fix that. I had 275/65r20 K02s on before and they felt tall and skinny. These 285/60s make a pretty big visual difference in the stance, especially in person. I feel like they fit the rims a lot better too. Very pleased.