The “I Can’t Believe I Have My Own Thread” Thread

Hi All,

I’m a long time Tundra owner and moved into my second one a year and a half ago. Since then, I always drewled over a lot of the trucks on this site and never thought I would do too much to my 2017 SR5.

Well, I went all in and just did the following:

Suspension
ADS 3.0 with clickers
MCM UCA
ADS bypasses
Deaver U748

Other bolt-ons or mods
Pro grill and MGM bulge
Magnum ICI steps (I put Line-X on them)
BAM 6” exhaust (I did not install the resonator)
Powdercoated OEM TRD wheels
Powdercoated chrome bumper ends
Plasti-dipped emblems
Goodyear Dura Trac 295/65-R18
Husky X-act mats

Future modifications
Stubby antenna because mine is hitting the garage door now


A little dark, but worth showing

The alignment tech was patient and stuck with it until we got the target numbers

Thanks for looking. So far I love it and look forward to driving it. Regarding how it drives, the alignment seems perfect, thanks to the suggestion of @831Tun. We got the numbers close to the target.

Kudos go out to Matthew at MCM Fab and Keith at Dirty Deeds. Matthew was absolutely amazing during this whole process—he truly is an expert at what he does and he’s also very patient (I threw him many elementary questions). He is very responsive to emails and phone calls. Keith (@dirtydeeds), what can I say other than he make some BA stuff for our trucks. He, like Matthew, was very responsive to all the questions. My 6” BAM system is just what I wanted. The install was a cinch.

John

 

I'm liking it! MGMs RULE!

 

it’s not just your truck anymore, now it’s your truck.

Looks great.

 

Yeah, this is my first non-white vehicle in over 20 years.

 

Nice truck brotha!!!

 

Looks great !

 

That truck looks great. I really like the rake. No offence to anyone but I'm not a fan of the leveled look. I saw a PRO yesterday and he had a stack if mulch bags in the bed, he was nose high and I just can't stand that look.

 

Did they not have a white one in the dealers inventory when you purchased? Gorgeous truck!!

 

It was white he had them paint it.

Nice color choice.

 

That

Thanks!

 

I, too, like some rake. It’s nice to know I can still load it up and still be close to level.

 

I still wonder what I would have picked if
they had an identical truck in white...

 

DUH! WE THE MGM CRÜE !

 

Sweet Rig!

 

Nice truck brother!!

 

Looks freaking awesome.

 

Not much to going all out. Love it.

 

Thanks

 

Thanks all, I cannot stop looking at it.

I wanted to go bigger on the tires but didn’t want to rub or cut/remove/etc to make tires fit. I hope it doesn’t look like I skipped leg day.

John

 

Looks Awesome - Perfect Stance!
Do you have Any Rubbing Issues with the 295 DuraTracs?
Could you clear larger Tire w/o issue?

 

No rubbing. I think larger may rub. Keep in mind I still have my stock +60 wheels. I understand that pushing tires further apart (like a +25 wheel) makes rubbing more likely.

John

 

Thanks for the info!
I was looking at the BFG K02 305/65 18 on stock rims with similar suspension setup. They are about 1/2" taller & wider than your DuraTracks.

 

I was going to go with that size but the rim width requirement was more than the stock wheels could provide. I got away with squeezing too big a tire onto a rim before and had no issues, but I wanted to do this build right.

I would like to try 285/75-R18s though...just to see. There is a chance I’d feel the power loss and it’ll probably rub. Also, the slower rotation may be too much without a speedometer recalibration.

John

 

Nice!!

 

I love the truck! Awesome build.

 

Awesome looking truck, great job.

 

The rears look like a perfect match but the fronts look black? Is that an optical illusion or did you only have the fronts PC'ed and the rears are factory?

Sweet ride!

 

Truck is looking sweet. Great job on the build

 

Thanks

 

Good catch. I intended to match the stock rear bumper color (part of the convenience package) which is MGM, but the powder coater couldn’t match it. As a result, I went with matte black to try and match the plastic piece of the center bumper.

John