What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

yea, but i had to grab the top of the shaft with some pliers to keep it from spinning. Ratcheting wrenches were a game changer.

yours were much more difficult to get on. That link shifty posted reminded me we might have ground on the bushings to get em to fit, while haveing to force the shaft up against the bottom bushing.

 

Wait, what does this mean? Should I have done this with the TT shocks when I installed the HD springs?

 

I'd think the shock want to clamp where they clamp. I wasnt able to compress em, but at full length they were about 1/2" longer than the stockers. The pic with the back of my truck jacked all the way up was over an inch too tall for the 5100's.

 

Check your bushings on top of the shock. When I lifted the rear mine were freaking squished to hell.

 

Think i just found your clunk.













J/k probably.

 

I'm letting mine come out naturally, I figure I'm about half way there.

Maybe this summer I will get to it. With those Heavy Duty leafs I doubt if I will even notice the difference though. I mean I put 1200-1300lb in the back and it barely squatted!

 

Yeah, here it is, i took a pic. treated 3/4 plywood and wet treated lumber, so prob more than the listed weight. Maybe I'm off on the weight...

 

Nah, I readjusted everything within days of lifting, once it hit home that I spaced on dealing with that.

Yeah, with HD springs out back and 700lb springs in front, ain’t nothing much moving on this truck. It’s pretty stiff. I measured before and after sticking 320lb of UPS batteries in the bed and it moved maybe 1/16”. And I have the cap on it which adds another 150# or so. The ATS HD springs are no joke.

 

Gonna take a chance on this
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Inner tie rods are new'ish. What the hell are CV's?

my trucks a 2wd. it's not nice to make fun of the handicapped. Jesus is watching you.

You mean you didn't order your underlighting at the same time? Wouldn't need daylight if your chassis was lit.

There's a monthly Toyota meetup here put on by OCYOTA, and they bring a flex ramp for anyone to try out, and talk you thru it for safety of course. I'll grab a pic....


NOT MY PIC

 

Get some speed built up & that'd probably be a good time.

 

Black Widows.

 

Are you considering the semi-met originals or ceramics (AZ200s).



I haven't tried them but looks like Advics sells ceramics with shims as
the AD0976 Brake Pad

https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/advics,AD0976,brake+pad,1684

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If the strobe can be defeated, I may try it out myself after you post a follow-up for us of course. Them strobes are annoying AF.

 

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Be careful of cabin leaks. You may want to buy a new HSML to cab seal on scAmazon.

 

lol my bad... I forgot that you are 2wd.

 

Rust holds truck together?

 

This looks like the "Lower ball joint stress tester"

 

And just like that i magicly need new pad, rotors, shoes and drums

 

I have one of those on order already. Didnt like the way the current one looked

 

Not sure about the truck holding together, but sort of, because fasteners are almost impossible to remove

 

mad annoying as they are. They catch the attention of other drivers so it’s kind of a safety feature.

I personally dislike getting it in the rear

 

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Thinking it might be time to get new brakes in the rear of my 20 year old truck. Is this kit from Rock Auto everything i would need to make that happen?

Also, how does powerstop drums and kit compare to OEM? Might have to use this coupon code while it lasts. Thanks!

 

Powerstop seems to be OK. I know a lot of people have problems with out of round drums when they're not OEM.

 

Although it's not something I've tried, I am with ya 1000% on this.

 

Is your truck still running WE calipers, or was it upgraded to WL? Now would be the time to buy WL calipers with the pads and rotors

 

way to be discreet about it.......dick

As a carpenter, I see it like a piece of fascia thats been completely hollowed out out by termites, but still appears to be well in form and function due to multiple layers of latex paint over the years. Basically an empty shell. Not sure how that's relevant, but that's what comes to mind. Maybe you just need a paintjob @BroHon?