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

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Here's a rundown of options. There's links to the 930 boots available from KarTek Offroad, and rolled edge clamps from Cap Hardware, along with a video and write up of the installation. Looks like the Cap Hardware website is down but their phone # is (949) 235-7658.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/1st-gen-lunch-table-general-discussion.60450/page-1916#post-3451375

 

Burped and refilled the rad twice but couldn’t get the hose to stay on the broken upper radiator inlet. Here’s my quality repair job that lasted 1/2 mile before exploding coolant everywhere again.

Check out this post to be helpful and answer my radiator replacement questions, or comment here to laugh at my situation. https://www.tundras.com/threads/1st-gen-lunch-table-general-discussion.60450/page-2666#post-3969550

 

I knew that was coming...

 

Dude. The radiator is browning already. Replace it. Get new Denso unit. They're like $125.

 

Part numbers, and be careful who you order from to avoid shipping damage. AC/RC is the top one. DC is the bottom one. Avoid scAmazon.

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You mean the diff was leaking juice though, right? Not the CV leaking grease?

 

Thanks, got it ordered from Rock Auto ($165)along with the Asin coolant ($13/gal) for around $240 with shipping. I couldn’t bring myself to spend another $30 a gallon on 3 more Toyota Longlife pink. Think I should replace the upper radiator hose too? RA didn’t have oem so I skipped it

 

Jeep vs Toyota is August 29-31 at Barnwell Mountain on Gilmer, TX. I'm planning to go, if I get my 35's to clear and brakes upgraded in time.

 

I’ll try and tie this into what I did w/ my 1st Gen. I drove some garden veggies over to my sisters this AM in the Tundra and was amazed at how smooth the E rated KO2s were on the highway. I was pissed that I was going to take my 4Runner (which had C rated KO2s) to be road force balanced again later in the day. Long story short, I decided to go ahead and put 10Ply (E rated tires) KO3s on the 4Runner….. To make it even more exciting for me….. I went with White letters out.. So far so good. They didn’t put near the pressure BFG recommends but as far as vibrations between 55-65 MPH, it was smooth sailing. Tell me what ya think of the white letters out??

 

After 6 weeks out in the heat I finished the Tundra up today with two new Toyota ball joints. New steering rack bushings, new center driveshaft support, new tailend u-joint, new rear brakes and drums (hands down the worst shoe brake design I have ever seen in 67 years of doing this), new rear shocks, new front springs and struts, new stabilizer links, two new exhaust manifolds, and new lower ball joints. That better be it for a while. Think I'll take a nap for two days.

 

RED! That thing looks so nice. White letters out looks great! W/L were not an option on my latest tire purchase

 

Okay so are we talking the 40 dollar set or the 130 dollar set and we like these for non oem options? I mostly use my truck to commute so little off-road. Just spent too much rebuilding the front end on my truck so if I can get away with a cheaper option for the time being I’ll be happy.

 

It’s “Solar Octane”. 3 layers - The loudest orange ever with magenta and teal metal flakes then clear coat….. digital cameras just can’t seem to capture the color.

 

I kinda wish I'd asked the shop to mount my wheels white lettering out.

 

Very nice... I love red (and close colors) haha (I'm a fire truck daddy!)

 

And a helicopter pilot

 

It's fantastic! Even better if ya have the giant hole in the roof. Crack that baby a little and the rear window keeps things comfy unless it's super humid. With all the windows down, rear window and sunroof open it's like a jeep but less girly and ducky.

 

So it seems like there should be an option for an in-line winch - basically a come along that's battery powered - that you could use to pull yourself out of tough spots without having to mount something on the truck. Like this except for obviously with a larger capacity. 1000 lbs ain't gonna do it. Has anyone ever seem something like that?

https://www.grainger.com/product/6D...0Ut08B2sIxs4fpSEV_saAkkzEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

I wouldn't use 120V for that, it would just be inefficient. You can use a manual come-a-long or a Hi-Lift as a come-a-long if you know what you're doing.

This is a cool product that is 12V, but looks like it could have it's potential dangers: https://www.warriorwinches.com/products/warrior-portable-4000-trojan-winch

This guy is sponsored by them but seems to be pretty savvy with using them. He does recoveries in areas I wheel often:

https://youtu.be/qO2sAZXk0rU?t=1313

 

Huh -thats pretty cool. Does look kinda dicey, but I guess it is what it is. Found this on HF website. Cheapo depot, but worth the $90? Probably. And I bet it would work in a pinch. .

 

Me too, but I go back and forth on it. I think it just depends on how dirty my truck/tires look at any given moment.

Got a new third brake light/center mount stop assembly and 8 LBJ bolts in my cart at Ourisman. Just need to figure out the steering rack bushings and will order those too; I can only tell the U-shaped, passenger side one (Rack and Pinion Mount Bushing - Toyota (45517-34020)) is "the one," but can't figure out the driver side/"center"/tubular one.....

 

Yeah it's crazy, here we are agonizing over whether we need the 12k pound version or what, and if you read the reviews on that marine one there's dudes that routinely use it for pulling non-running vehicles into/out of garages, up onto trailers, etc. I guess just don't be in the line of recoil in case that wire line decides to unload all the potential energy stored in it!

 

Superwinch is the other company that offers a similar solution with synthetic rope:
https://www.superwinch.com/winch2go-4000sr-synthetic-rope-1140232/

This guy made his own and seems to have put a lot of thought into it: https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...-in-a-box-better-than-nothing-creation.72181/

 

Cleaned the outside and noticed my remanned CV boot is slinging again. Need a temp fix. So tired of taking the front end apart every 3 weeks lol.
https://www.tundras.com/threads/cv-axle-boots.130370/page-3

 

Wow. That looks really good. May have to steal that idea.

 

Not much progress today, but I managed to break the bolts on 3 out of 4 bumpstops in the front. Not enough stud sticking out for a bolt extractor and small space so I can't get a drill in there. Going to have to figure something out. Maybe use a dremel. Anybody else got ideas?

 

I've just finished loading up the 2002 for an early evening service call... I am still trying to identify and purchase a 28mm front sway bar and corresponding sway bar bushings marked with "28". I am told the 28mm bar was used on Sequoia with a factory sunroof, but I have been unable to confirm this or find a valid part number.... the part number I have is 48811-AF030.