What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

depends what you ordered. my bumper and sliders i ordered a month ago. skids were next day pickup. new low pro bed rack i ordered a week ago and still waiting

keep in mind it was 3 weeks between slider/bumper and low pro rack orders and my order numbers are almost 1,800 apart. busy sale for them

 

CV went easy for me once I pointed the C clip opening up. Hardest part was getting the bushing started in the diff for me. Just had to tap gently and straighten it out gently until it was properly seated. Not a terribly difficult job, and I think I could fly through it now that I know what to expect.

None of the videos I watched were actually for the Tundra, so I did a detailed write up in my thread.

 

Gotcha, I had the same issue, until I figured out that hex was loose in the install tool. Should have checked beforehand.

 

Powder coated stock TRD OR wheels, 1.25" spidertrax spacers, 295/70/18 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss

 

Motley!!

 

You should swing by and throw the truck up on the lift to install your new skids...and we can stare with beers in hand at boost muscle!

 

How do those tires ride?

 

Good looking rig and nice pictures!

 

Picked up some used TRD off-road wheels and new Toyo AT3s in 285/75-18 to replace my old Method and Maxxis 295/70-18 setup. The OEM plus look has grown on me and hopefully the less poke keeps it cleaner.

 

right there with you, when I bought my TRD I had plans to change out the wheels sooner rather than later with the idea of 17's but the TRD OR's have really grown on me as well. Besides, that's money that can go into other areas of the truck like my plan for the OME lift kit

 

Definitely wish these came on the truck originally. The only other wheels I’d consider would be rock warriors 17’s but those go for more than I’m willing to spend on daily driver wheels.

 

After a few weeks of getting parts together and getting my ditch lights mounted, moving the rear window switch, and wiring everything up I finally got my console back together. Thanks to Rainman for the switch panel and a big thanks to Florida AF for the nice karma on the chalk bag.

 

One day I will put SCS wheels on my truck, if i do not find a set of these on my daily FBMP search first. I love those. Mine came with the 20" chromes and I hate them. Plus the previous owner apparently looooooooved "oopsies," which is what I call it when someone hits a curb. There is a story to that, but you get it....

Love those!

 

Looking good bud! I hope you love that bag as it looks a lot better in your truck than on my counter!

 

That is slick! Doing my lift soon. I’m going to need bigger tires! What’s your lift? I assume you had to to bumper shims or a bit of trimming? Thanks!

 

Ask @TRDFerguson his thoughts on it

 

I would not recommend asking me my thoughts.

 

Based on post #33 of his build thread:

 

for sure! Beats having to lay in the driveway! Not sure when it will get here but I’ll hit you with a PM when it does.

 

Been busy the last two evenings working on the truck. With 67,000 miles, it was time for new pads and rotors, especially after several years of towing my camper. I went with the PowerStop kit that is on Amazon. I liked that it all came in one box, even with it weighing close to 100lbs.

$475 Power Stop K2813-36 Front and Rear Truck & Tow Drilled and Slotted Rotors and Z36 Brake Pads Brake Kit For 2007-2021 Toyota Tundra | 2008-2020 Sequoia | 2016-2021 Land Cruiser | 2016-2021 Lexus LX570

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GNBGNBA. I did the driver side Monday evening and then the passenger side last night. Also installed my recently repainted tow hooks. I had originally painted them wrinkle red back in April of 2020 but the paint was starting to flake off. I also changed out my recently added AJT console screws for the blue ones. And finally, I installed the driver side grab handle that I got from Sparks Parts. Getting this kit was an ordeal. I had placed the order with them on 3/31 and it spent 2 weeks lost by Fedex at their Ellenwood, Georgia location which I learned was a black hole for packages. Fedex marked it as lost and told me to get with the shipper to file a claim. Sparks didn't want to do anything besides tell me to wait 30 days and would not respond to emails for assistance. I ended up doing a cc charge-back and then suddenly a package ships with the same tracking number and it shows up 2 days later. I canceled the charge-back but doubt that I will order from them again. I do appreciate them offering this as a kit but their customer support is awful.

 

How much is the forum discount? How do you use it

 

5%, enter "tundraforum" in the discount code field

 

Spring wash during a thunderstorm. My wife snapped the pic right at the loud crack of thunder hence the goofy surprised look on my face.

 

So, you're the reason it rained than...I knew it!

 

Thats how it always happens!

 

Bought a new head unit and maestro kit. Gets installed next mine.

 

So my thoughts on the knob:

1) I hate that you have to wake it up within 30-45 seconds of stereo boot to get it to connect. If you forget, you need to go into the settings menu to get it reconnected.
2) When it works, it’s super convenient. I mounted it below the console lid where I rest my arm, and it was great to flip the volume up and down as needed/adjust the subwoofer level on the fly.
3) It would disconnect randomly and forget it was paired, then require a whole dumb series of steps to get it back to a working state.

I tried a few different things to work around the issues, but in the end I gave up on using it. Steering wheel controls are fine, and if you don’t know what you’re missing, you don’t need it. Maybe Alpine will update the software (again?) and fix the connectivity, but I’m not holding my breath.

 

Harnesses arrived

 

You’ll finally be able to jump your truck!

 

I don't think that ever stopped him...