831Tun How'd I get here build?

This is my 5th Tundra, a 2016 limited. The first thing I absolutely had to do was lift the front end so it didn't look like a stink bug and get rid of the running boards. I put Bilstein 5100s on the front and then 295 70 18 Cooper Stt Pros shortly after. The ride quality suffered a lot with the larger tires and that got me thinking about upgrading the coil overs.

I've got a friend that works for Fox MTB and he got a deal on shocks for his Titan. I asked if he could get me a deal too and he said he'd ask. Well, he never did so I thought, "I'll show him." After a lot of reading and searching I decided on ADS coil overs and got 'em from Matt at MCM. At first I had Camburg ball joint UCAs but feared the BJ was limiting travel so I've since switched to Icon for their Delta Joint. I found a deal on some Fox 2.5 RR w/ dsc and put those on the rear and thought, "I'm done." Yeah right.
The red tail lights were a bit too red on the black truck so I got some Winjet, smoked black tails. I've read some mixed reviews about them since and consider myself lucky that they fit well and haven't been a problem. Then the 3rd brake light had to go. In retrospect, I wish I'd just tinted it as with the OEM you can always swap bulbs from outside w/o pulling the headliner.
Then I found a deal on a TRD dual exhaust from a member here, thanks @TRD15559. Man, he had some BA headlights, so that led to retrofits, D2s w/Panamera shrouds and an LED DRL. Then the Pro Grille became necessary and of course black bumper caps.

At one of the Nor Cal meet and greets, I met @joonbug and @dcsleeper408 (and a bunch of other really nice guys) and that's when things went south . That's when All Pro sliders (purchased thru a GB here) went on, RCI skids, ARB compressor and the front bumper got replaced with an N-Fab MRDS. Since our next adventure includes some night wheeling, I bought some lights, Baja design squadrons, another GB, Rago Fab ditch brackets a holiday special w/ baja spots and a cheap 42" light bar 'cause ya gotta fill that void in the N-Fab bumper.
I also run some rear facing amber dust lights from Cali Raised that my good wheeling buddy @GodlessPro pro gave me. He also taught me the importance of these on one of our adventures merely by having and using 'em. You could say it kept me from kissing his ass. All the wiring goes thru a Blue Sea compact fuse block and there's a hidden ground bus under the driver side hood trim. All the wiring is soldered, heat shrink tubed, loomed and hidden as well as I possibly could. I also installed some puddle lights, wired to the cargo light, extra 40w flush mounted reverse lights and bed lights with a switch in the bed.


Here's the wiring in as I was doing it. Note: the hood seal trim is removed. the ground bus is visible above the fuse block. The ground bus and wire will all be neatly hidden under the trim.
I recently removed the Fox rears and installed ADS bypasses, from Matt again. Both sway bars came out at the same time and aren't going back.


I also installed the FRAC from Lou, @TundraTex , a great product and truly nice guy! I've also got a limited edition Traction control disable harness that I've yet to install, might need some hand holding for that.
Here's the mount I made for the compressor:
Next week new wheels arrive. I don't mind the OEM TRD wheels but they require spacers for my setup and I want 2 spares. So, I found a deal on some Methods and ordered 6 wheels, 2 spares 'cause I've had the awful experience of 2 flats in the middle of nowhere Mex.

So far, the only work that I haven't done myself has been the BMC and the gusseted spindles.


LIGHTING n ELECTRICAL
Nighlight 42" black faced light bar
Baja Designs wide driving in the bumper switched on the OEM stalk. w/ anytime fog mod
HID retro headlights, D2s w/ Panamera shrouds DRL delete mod
Winjet smoked LED tail lights LED 3rd brake light
Rago Fab ditch bracket w/ Baja Design squadron spots
Cali Raised amber dust lights on bed rail custom brackets "home made"
Custom puddle lights wired to courtesy light circuit.
LED strip bed lights with hidden switch in the bed
Lamphus rock lights.
Flush mount reverse lights on a manual switch.
MIC Tuning switch controller
Blue Sea compact Fuse box
Frac harness by Lou
Trac control delete
ARMOR
N-Fab MRDS front bumper
Westin Outlaw rear bumper with hitch relocate
RCI Skids
All Pro Sliders
SDHQ ABS sensor guards
SUSPENSION
ADS 2.5 C/O and 2.5 rear bypass
Icon expansion leaf pack (for now)
Toy Tec shackles set at 1"
Coachbuilder steering kit
Icon tubular UCAs w/ Delta Joint (for now)
WHEELS
Method Standard 18"x9" +18 offset w/ 2 matching spares
Cooper STT Pro 295 70 18

ARB onboard air w/ "home made" mount
AIP relocate
TRD CAI
TRD dual exhaust w/ Dirty Deeds dumped pipes.
COSMETIC
Pro Grille
Badge delete
Black door handles/ mirror caps
Blacked out dash and center console trim/ shifter

 

Welcome from CO.

 

Uhh, thanks.

 

Shit, I looked at POST #1, thought it was you’re first. Haha!

Sweet rig, man! I’m about to pull the plug on the RCI skid mainly for ease of oil change.

 

You KNOW I've done it too... You'll love the RCI skid it also allows for lager tires w/o rub and I've bashed mine, they're still fine.

 

Welcome from So Cal, very nice

 

"And you may ask yourself, well How did I get here?"

Awesome stuff! Do more trail running or higher speed whoop stuff? Just curious on the disciplines people use the triple bypasses for.

 

Welcome!

Nice rig!

 

Hahahaha! Yeah. Welcome, Warren.
(Someday I want to grow up to be you! Well, er, I mean, cool truck. )

 

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Look what I started. Haha

 

Welcome to the world of build threads Warren.

 

Relly nice build. Hopefully one day my truck will grow up and be like yours...hopefully.

 

Jeez, those bypasses are sweet.

 

Nice build man!!! ADS is better than fox any way
All though I run a fox 36 fork on my knolly

 

very nice !

 

Aka tundra jeezuz

 

Noob!

 

You finally figured out how to start a thread??????

 

No one's ever accused me being the brightest bulb in the box.

 

Yeah ripped off the Talking Heads. I NEVER had any intention of taking things this far with this truck..... Oh well...
Here in NorCal we've got more of the technical trail stuff but we're also heading to Death Valley for several days where we can stretch our legs. "We" being the BasTRDS.
So far I've only the bypasses on the road and I'm amazed by how plush the ride is. They will a considerable improvement on technical stuff because they increased the travel significantly. And, I'm certain they're gonna make desert driving a lot smoother and more enjoyable too.

 

LMAO

 

Thanks Steve, this was never supposed to happen. I just kinda tripped and fell down a rabbit hole.

 

Thanks Sunnier. I blame it all on those BasTRDS. They are a bad influence...... on my wallet.

 

IMO, biased as it may be, I think ADS is better. When my buddy finally saw my truck I saw him look at the suspension but he didn't say anything. LOL
I have/ prefer fox on my MTBs too.

 

He was just a little jealous

Yea can't knock Fox there they got the 36 sorted out it's awesome. I run a Push coil shock in the back and had my 36 upgraded by Push also that set up is so sweet. Back to your truck man looks great and sure it performs better.

 

Lookin good!!!!!

 

Then I’m not gonna start now

 

Thanks.
I knew I was forgetting something. I'm quite happy with the Toy Tec shackles.

 

Bout time you started a build lol.

No we have another spot for our thread jacking, BS, nonsense posts lol