What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Hooked up and took out the boat

 

“Black on cement with a splash of red looks really nice.
Do you have any rubbing with that size of tires or need to remove the front or rear flaps (does not appear so in the pictures)?”

No rubbing or removing/shaving anything. I read a bunch on here before buying the tires to be sure I didn’t need to alter anything. General consensus on the forum is that there are no issues with the 275/70/18 tire size on stock suspension and I have not had any issues so far.

Here is a side profile picture of them. I plan to raise the front 2 inches and raise the back 1 inch and will more than likely keep the same size tires.

 

FIFY

 

Finally bit the bullet and bought a set of Toyo Open Country AT3 tires in 295-70-18. (Listed my like new 275-70-18 tire set in the marketplace ).

While I am very happy with the ride, I feel like the jump from 275 to 295 wasnt as noticable cosmetically as I had hoped. Compared to stock TRD Pros im lifted an extra 2" up front and 3.7" in the rear. I kept my spidertrax 1.25" wheel spacers on and the truck did rub at full lock going in reverse. I removed the front mud flaps so hopefully that will help. I am happy to notice that the tires do stick out a bit more so it looks better under the bushwacker fender flares now.

What I do love most about the change is how smooth the Toyos are. I dont know if its because of the rubber Toyo uses or due to the bigger tire size (or both ) but the ride home was just so smooth.

 

I think the tires look great. It seems like I’m in the minority, but I don’t mind some space around the tires and really it makes more practical sense to me to have the space on an off-road truck.

 

Thank you!

Now that ive made a pic collage, I do notice more of a difference.

 

100% improvement. Those fender flares really accentuate the tire sizes too. Im envisioning red UCAs on your truck peeking through the wheel well. I’m thinking about getting a set of the factory style bushwackers and keeping them black on my cement truck.

I want to raise my front end 2 inches and the rear end 1 inch from stock and keep the 275/70/18 tire size. The idea behind getting the slimmer factory style fender flares is to avoid needing to increase the tire size and add spacers to make it look right.

 

I like it. Avoid the temptation.

 

Added some peace of mind front cat plate from valhalla shields.

 

Installed redneck bumper shims today. Used 8 3/8” washers on each bolt. Gave me about 5/8” of an inch of clearance. Break down took an hour as it was a learning curve. Reinstall took 15 minutes. Very happy and no more rubbing.

 

SDHQ

 

Nothing too fun just an oil change today. Has almost been 5,000 miles and next month would make 12 months since the last change but it was a nice day, I had the stuff here to do it and I got kinda bored so why not?

Have to say the Fumoto valve is worth it's damn weight in Rhodium or whatever the most expensive metal is! Last oil change when I installed it I think I spilled a quart on top of my skid plate. Now just pop a tube on, crack the valve and walk away. Easy peasy.

 

Truck looks great! I was torn between these Toyos and Falkens. Ended up with the Falkens since they’re performing so well on my T4R. I think I may try the Toyos next time though, I really like that there’s a C load option in the factory size tire.

 

Thank you!

I was about to get the Falken AT3W in same size as it would haved saved me almost $300 and the good reviews. Last year, I installed Toyo Open Country AT3s on my wife's Subaru because the KO2s we had just bought were too loud. It was a night and day difference with how much better the Toyos were. Much quieter and handled ice/snow/rain covered roads mire confidently. After buying KO2s for the last 15 or so years I was immediately converted to a Toyo fan, I was that impressed especially after the recent winter storm in Oregon.

 

I think I might try a couple of these lights out as bed lighting. I don’t need it often and this looks like a quick solution.

 

Spent the bulk of the afternoon cleaning my truck. Outside will look nice for the next, 27 minutes probably. Inside looks great though. Tire shine really does wonders to Husky Floor Liners, FYI. I do need to find a good bug remover if anyone has a recommendation.

 

Good call as the cat theft has been a HUGE problem in Sacramento. Especially in Natomas . Not sure what part of Sac you’re in.

 

I would add the rear plate as well.

 

Got the wheels, Upper control arms and shims delivered today. Just waiting on the suspension to show up and then I can get the new tires mounted and alignment done.

 

Eibach Pro 2.0 coilovers and 275/65/20 Nitto Recon Grapplers

 

Yes it's been bad in Sac and I do live in Natomas. My wife uses my truck once in a awhile to work and she said one of her co-worker got hit.

Will be adding for sure. Just waiting on Tyler (valhalla) to catch up on orders.

 

finally got around to getting new wheels put on

replaced stock Trail Edition wheels with SCS Ray10s

stock suspension - removed front mud flaps - no rubbing

not gonna make a for sale post, but if anyone wants some Trail Edition wheels… DM

 

worked on my 2017 (tailgate lock actuator)

 

You could hit Matt up for a full kit.

 

Replaced my front and rear brake pads with a brake fluid flush to go with it. Truck has 37,9xx miles. The front and rear wore out pretty even. Usually it seems to be two sets of front pads to one set of rears my whole life. Last time I rotated the tires the pads looked pretty low. But upon removal I probably could’ve got another 10 K easy out of them. But they were squeaky and once I pulled the wheel off there was no going back LOL.

I do off-road, drive pretty aggressively and have towed quite a few times along with many trips to the mountains. I attribute the even pad wear to possibly the assisted ABS LSD when I’m off road. Also spirited driving with the LSD on must help to keep the rear pads wearing out at the same pace as the front.

Either way, I’m fine with it. Didn’t get any pics besides this one.

Used caliper and brake parts grease on all the contact points and slides. Just went and did my first break in procedure. Letting them cool and going to go at it one more time. These are TRD pads. Heard they have quite a bit of dust, but I’m not too worried about it. As long as it stops good, especially when they’re getting worked. Not bad for about $200 in parts plus about $10 and brake fluid. Used a full quart during the flush and I had bought just a small bottle in case I went over, and I’m glad I did. Used about half of that.

This is the bleeder bottle I used. Worked like a charm without having to have some expensive self bleeding kit. Super easy by myself. Although I’ve always figured out a way to do it by myself LOL.


Allstar Performance ALL11017 Bleeder Bottle with Magnet and Check Valve

$30 Allstar Performance ALL11017 Bleeder Bottle with Magnet and Check Valve , White

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F9XHVKA?_encoding=UTF8

 

Added tie down rings at the bed rail mounting locations. Not quite as versatile as the bed rails, but a lot cheaper and still provides 10 tie down locations.

 

Continuing to smoke light lenses working from smallest to largest (tails) to gain experience and skill.
Too dark for outside pictures but this is the 3rd brake bed light lens before:



And after:



Light output does not seem to be diminished at all. But a cosmetic improvement. Looking forward to getting the tails done but the fins worry me.

 

Added eyebrow and painted tow hooks.

NO EYEBROW

EYEBROW

BLACK TOW HOOKS

TOW HOOKS DRYING

RED TOW HOOKS INSTALLED

is this amount of rust normal for a 10 month old truck with 25k miles? seems a little excessive to me. would this be something I can have taken care under "warranty"?

 

Looks good. I doubt the dealer would do anything about that surface rust. I would suggest getting some stainless hardware for your skid plate and putting a little anti-seize on the threads. If you’re worried about the surface rust on the metal parts, scuff it and hit it with some rust oleum. Or just lube everything up with something like fluid film or any other rust preventative. It will protect the rest of your investment. Do it once a year if you’re in a salty environment.

 

275/70R18