What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

What does the front bumper look like?

 

That's a whole different story. My truck was the meat in a 4 car sandwich on I-10 a while back and I haven't gotten around to fixing it. I didn't crash this time, just got real deep into the ABS and got her stopped in time. These trucks have some serious braking force, like I thought suspension was gonna grenade from the force of the stop.

 

Wait, so your overweight and oversized camper that is not properly secured to the bed caused that damage when you braked hard?

 

maybe
https://youtu.be/HcX4x42ibOk?si=BlNpbRmOG902i-bp
To be fair, I didn't get a Bentley or a Benz, I got a truck. It's doing truck duty

 

https://www.sparksparts.com/oem-parts/toyota-caliper-477500c040?c=Zz1icmFrZXMmcz1mcm9udC1icmFrZXMmbD0xMyZuPUFzc2VtYmxpZXMgUGFnZSZhPXRveW90YSZvPXR1bmRyYSZ5PTIwMTcmdD0xNzk0LWVkaXRpb24mZT01LTdsLXY4LWdhcw%3D%3D

 

Guess what Santa’s getting @Tundra family
for Christmas ?

 

Seems to me like a good idea…now I’m gonna crawl under there

 

Aren’t they made more for dusty conditions vs water? if I had one, I would have to attempt some kinda deep river crossing, just to see…

 

Poor man’s version…

 

Looks like this.

$25 EVERSPROUT 3 Foot Telescoping Boat Hook | Floats, Scratch-Resistant, Sturdy Design | Durable & Lightweight, 3-Stage Anodized Aluminum Pole | Threaded End for Boat Accessories

https://www.amazon.com/EVERSPROUT-T...lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRmX25leHQ

 

Yes, in the grand scheme of things. But it's just one of many steps needed for serious water. My main concern would be excessive water levels damaging electronics that aren't necessarily sealed properly, and water entry into the cab. I can't speak for everyone, but I did it mainly for looks. Does it help anything else? Probably not. Does it sound and look cool? Definitely. Like I said, my inner child gets giddy and makes the VROOM VROOM noises thinking about snorkels and seeing it on the truck. I'm still searching for the right one to fit on my T100, since it's the main off road rig. No one makes anything for these damn trucks but I've seen a few guys who have fit the snorkel off of 100 series land cruisers and overseas hilux trucks so its just a matter of time till I find one and drill another hole in my fender

 

Nice flex!

 

Drove 7 miles with a cup of coffee on my tailgate and still had a cup when I got there. That should tell ya something about how smooth I drive LOL



Lost a lil faith in humanity, someone could've given me a heads up on that

 

How's the driving feel after?? Mine should be going on within the month hopefully.

 

I ran the Napa black ones in my 2008 for close to 200k miles without issues. I went that route because they were in stock locally when I was in the middle of a pad change and discovered one of the factory pistons was seized.

Front right example only:
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/ADC3159XA

 

Dude... and here I was like WTF man, I can brake hard and mess my bed up? Crap, is that what (insert memory of some noise) was? Man I gotta look up underneath. Dang.... This sucks.


Then I see your pic. For a min I couldn't figure out what or how you backed into something white. Then it clicked.

I am now back at peace with my truck and truck bed.

 

Here it is for $22:

$22 SANLIKE Boat Hooks for Docking Telescoping Extension Pole Hook with Luminous Bead, Lightweight Floating, Non-Slip Rubber Handle, Durable & Rust-Resistant, 25.6 to 47.2"es

SANLIKE Boat Hook for Docking

Leave it to the Florida crew to use boat hooks in their trucks. Ha.

Ordered one myself by the way.

 

I saw frontier tear itself to pieces under hard braking once, every time I have to do an emergency stop I get a flashback of the wheel flying off that junk.

 

Close, the mechanism to hold it open doesn't have the tension rings, it has the snap clips. I don't trust the cheap tension rings.

 

feels great- im sensitive to the smallest rattles to the point my wife gets tired of me bitching at noises from my truck and I’m not feeling anything negative about it.

Truck drives the same, maybe feels more planted? Could be making that up in my head.

If I squeeze the steering wheel while the truck is idle you can certainly feel it buzz a bit but overall I’m very happy with it!

 

No, they’re the same. Listing says they updated to clips in 2023. That’s what I like about it—reminds me of my trekking poles.

 

That’s exactly what I’m going to end up doing.

 

Your “old” ground is the nicest one I’ve ever seen.

 

OK, now I'm really confused. When I clicked on the link, the pole I see has the tension rings. But your picture shows the clips, which is what I'd like. And I didn't see where they mentioned the update to clips

 

Billet carrier arrived from mitchmade. Great looking piece

 

oh that's really nice, gonna add it to my to buy list

 

Figured i’d change it now before it gets super nasty looking from road salt and gravel this winter season.

 

I'm thinking you may actually have something here... find a source to produce a hundred or so for you, add them to your brand, and vend that shit here and on other trucks forums....

Or man, this could be my launch into drop shipping

Luckily I won't gate keep and I will try to tag everyone who asked when I get home tonight but I just saw this and didn't want to leave anyone hanging.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6DWW1YF

It has gone up about $5 but still worth it in my opinion.