The Bad Attitude Build!

I'm on the St Pete side but I work at Macdill. Here are my tiny 285's lol.

 

The tires look huge...I am running 295/70/18's with Bora spacers on a 3 inch lift .....plenty of clearance especially after I put an aftermarket C4 bumper.

 

Nice, I'm more towards North Tampa area. You should come out with us Saturday the 20th at Citrus. Nice rig man

 

They are pretty big lol yea a front bumper takes care of most of any issues once a CMC is done. Sweet lookin ride

 

A few day time pics of how it's mounted. Great little spot and not an eye sore!

I noticed I didn't cut the white wire so the image is flipped, Fixing that after work.

 

Yes sir. Usually found either posted up in the Fort or off Gandy. Of course, when I am not home or with the fam. Lately I am at more softball and baseball diamonds than by the water LOL.

 

https://youtu.be/PrRROT2feOI

I forgot to add! The shop, Roam Overland Outfitters did a little build/show off video for it. Check it out!

 

Let me know next time you're out and wandering lol I miss playin ball, Played for 5 years.

 

Oh, I dont play LOL. Especially not after my wreck. I go to watch my cousins kids.

Funny you mention it though, I am debating grabbing my go bag and heading to gandy to wet a line. Sending you a PM.

 

thanks here is the front end...I have +3 coachbuilder shackles in back and added a leaf...Toytec coilovers with coachbuilder steering kit.

 

Did you get the tires through them as well?

 

Ahh I see, Still nice to get out lol

Sweet man, Got the message. Will message you when i'm out of work so you got my info too

 

Nice, Looks great! I've been looking at Shackles too to add alittle in the rear. The kit i Have is more level and I'm a fan of the stock rake kind of look.

My toe was maxed when i got my alignment, I might be buying the steering kit too. It adds up too fast lol

 

I bought them actually. I have a wholesale account for Tires and some other random things. Roam did the work since it was apart of the package I won. Usually I'm the only one to touch/work on my vehicles lol

 

must be the offset of the wheels, my bumper side required some heat gun and push, and the body mount side didn't rub at all after removing the mud flaps.

 

I had to trim. Install coachbuilder spacers and Cab Mount to clear.

 

Went out to a spot called Richloam Wildlife area last weekend. Great turnout, Bad trail. Got stuck down a side by side like trail and had to cut trees, Limbs, bushes to get through. Got stuck in a nice hole, Got out decently easy with some help.

Will need to test it more next ride as I wasn't able to really see. But, for what I did go through, The suspension was amazing. Felt great, Not stiff at all.

 

So I have to ask....was it that Ram that pulled you out? Lol. How's your average mpgs with those 35's?

 

Yea my buddy with the Ram did lol Usually it's me pulling everyone out.

I was at 7.5mpg while off roading. 10.5 city. about 11ish to 12 MAX on the highway.

 

Your recovery looked a lot like this...learned a lot about do's and don'ts after reading this...upgraded some of my equipment. Rule 1 never use a ball hitch!!

https://www.azfamily.com/2022/08/06...roper-towing-techniques-after-husbands-death/

 

That's pretty ignorant to say, Knowing you have no idea how I was pulled out.

 

Thats true except you were in mud which looked very similar...just thought I would pass on a public service announcement since obviously more than you will look at it. I always try to assume positive intent on this forum especially when others might assume something else.

 

Looks like a lot of fun! I would have taken the Ram out there with yall, but the Tundra wont be on trails like this LOL. and... it looks like I am driving over to Luts after this next work meeting.... thanks for encouraging me LOL

 

It was but a bit tight lol we normally go to very open areas like Citrus or Croom etc. You gotta bring it out at some point atleast! Lol

You ever make it over to Lutz?!

It's been a crazy couple weeks on my side. Haven't had a chance to jump on the forum or post but I did get a couple of new things.

My buddy is selling his Tundra and parted it out so i grabbed his MBRP exhaust. He had just bought new OEM Pro/Sport headlights too and my were just starting to clearcoat peel for some reason so i grabbed those too. Had some LED bulbs in it too so free upgrade lol

 

Stopped at Toyota next to me to grab a new Air Filter from the dusty offroad days, Cabin Filter, Oil and oil filter and misc bolts/Clips that have broke or been lost over the year lol

I think tomorrow or Wed will be spa day. Wash'er up, Detail inside and change the filters/fluids after work.

 

Same, I am currently sitting in Hot Springs, SD. Various reasons, but one is scoping out where I am going to go on the road trip.

The big dirty secret about my Tundra is she is 2wd. So I will go to Crum and other places with her, but will be hyper sensitive to where I go on the trails. Especially while I am building out the bed space and havent focused on tires or winches yet. Once those are in place I will get a little more venturous. The dealer put on fresh highway tread, so I am going to wear them out on the road trip and then start looking for rubber to wrap the new wheels I have saved.

So, knowing I was heading out here for 2 weeks, I decided not to go to Lutz before I left. I am planning on going there either at the end of this week or early next week to talk to them about the two big things I want prior to the road trip. We will see!

 

Nice, Beats being in Florida right now I'm sure lol

Mannn I have more 2WD friends then 4WD and they send it harder then them haha They barely get stuck honestly. Maybe once in a day trip but I've been stuck just as much. Easy as heck to pull out. You can avoid getting stuck most of the time but I like to be dumb and try my luck lol

I'll let you know next time we go out to a nice trail day, It's a great time.

 

Oh, you see... I am not known for behaving... let me look for a pic of my major fail...

ok Im back.

So the plan is to go to the aquarium with my family since I was gone so long. Then shoot over to the shop to get some ideas, quotes, and their capabilities. From there, relax. SD was amazing. Here are my favorite pics from the trip, not counting the stuck trucks.
Circa 2005


not far off