Fat Amy: mZiggy's 2020 SR5

Hello all,

I am based out of El Paso, TX and this is Fat Amy's build thread: 2020 MGM SR5 "TSS Off-road" :






Been a member on the forum here since last summer, so I guess I'm overdue for a thread

Fat Amy also serves as one of the house/dev trucks for YotaWerx Tuning.

Edit: 28 Oct 2022:

 

The above photos are from May since I got t-boned just 5 days after those were taken. Truck probably saved me from injury actually, from what witnesses describe. Luckily no frame damage and everything's being repaired, but parts availability has resulted in the truck being down over at the body shop since mid-May unfortunately.

 

Here's Fat Amy straight from the dealership, August 2021:






Additions to the truck:

Magnuson TVS2650, YotaWerx tuned on 91+E30:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/yot...pment-and-feedback.112705/page-2#post-3382203



Morimoto XB headlights w/ amber DRL:







* Those amber fogs were from Diode Dynamics and I ended up removing them. The mounting solution had them bouncing a lot, didn't like that.

Morimoto XB taillights; black housings:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/new...ve-finally-arrived.104890/page-7#post-3021910








Wireless charger:




ARE Overland shell w/ Prinsu Toprac:






Cascadia4x4 hood mounted solar panel:
Baja Designs LP4's with Rago Fabrication ditch light brackets:



Bed Stiffeners (I think I ordered these from Rago Fab...):




Meso Customs map and dome lights:
* I've got mine set to red light and they're excellent



Toyota Tailgate Lock
* Super nice feature to have

12volt.Solutions Remote Start
*Super nice to have

Auto Up/Down Window switches for all windows
*Super nice to have
https://www.tundras.com/threads/any...n-1-touch-up-down-for-window-controls.106562/

Wheels and tires
- Method MR701 wheels in Bahia Blue, 17x8.5
- Goodyear Wrangler Ultraterrain AT, 285/70/17

Suspension
- TRD Pro Fox

 

Hey mZiggy,
Love those A pillars. Solid choice on the LP4s they are great option. We also just came out with an IPT covers designed for our A pillar kits utilizing LP4s. Ill go ahead and add a link so you can check them out. Feel free to email or call us if you have any questions regarding these.
Email: brandonk@bajadesigns.com
Phone: (760) 560-2252
Link:https://www.bajadesigns.com/products/lp4-ipt-covers-universal/

 

It doesn't look like all 3 of your projectors are lit on either headlight.

 

Thank you for linking these! I'll pick some up, definitely a lot of glare across the hood, although having the solar panel on there did help out with that a bit.

 

Likely due to the angle they were originally aimed at

I took those photos immediately after install.

Later that night, I discovered that they'd been shipped with the lights aimed excessively low. It was bad. Lol spent a long time that night aiming them properly.

 

Gotcha. My aim is pretty good on mine. They are off on the 4Runner though.

 

My wife's still debating Morimoto vs Alpharex for her 2020 4R.

 

I definitely want to eventually get the Magnuson SC, it's on the list.

Current performance additions include ECM and TCU tuning; it has served as the YotaWerx NA tune dev truck pretty much as soon as I got it.

 

I can go ahead and send you a pm and get a quote emailed over to you about these if you would like?
best,
Brandon

 

The 4R is also a 2020. It's Barcelona like my truck but we did the Amber. It was fun pulling the whole bumper for the install.

 

The whole bumper, oh man. Lol I like the amber though, I prefer it over white.

 

I'll take you up on that. Thanks.

 

Yes, the tune combines ECM and TCU parameters together in VF.

For the current tunes, I focused on shift points, and for a long time that was primarily all that was available. At least in VFTuner, I don't know about other tuning software.

Line pressures and other TCU controls have very recently become available, but I'm waiting on moving forward with additional revision and development until I get my truck back from the body shop, and there's a few other tuning tools I'd like to see become available to use and include for a larger update.

 

I don't think those tables are even available in VF for the 2007-17 models anyway.

Appreciate the insight, thank you!

 

It's not too bad. They have a video on HR's site. You really just need a 2nd person to hold 1 side while you unclip the other.

 

I usually just drink a beer while making the wife install all her stuff on her own truck. I suppose I could be bothered to help hold the bumper for a bit

Only thing I've never loved about removing bumpers on any vehicle is they never seem to go quite perfectly back into place again

 

Well hello OP

 

As best as I can tell and from what the shop has said, seems like repairs on the truck are going well.

I've been under the impression that total repair time should average 3-4 weeks, and it's been about two weeks now since they were able to start with all the required parts finally in-hand.

Looking forward to finally getting my truck back! Lol whenever that will be. Fingers crossed for it being soon...

 

Finally got the truck back on Thursday afternoon!





It was about 1500 on Thursday, and it went immediately for mounting the new wheels and tires. No time unfortunately to throw on the suspension as we were set to leave on a road trip to Arizona on behalf of YotaWerx early Friday morning.







The tires do rub when making tight(er) turns, on the mudflap and the low edge of the front of the fender liner, but I figure the suspension lift being an additional 2" may be the solution there and if not, I can just remove and cut as necessary.

Method 701, Bahia Blue, 17"
Goodyear Wrangler Ultraterrain AT, 285/70/17

 

Hey @mZiggy, the truck is looking sweet with those LP4s. I was considering doing the festive pumpkins on my A-Pillars as well.
Best,
Brandon

 

Thanks!

The size of the tundra makes the LP4 feel viable and not oversized.

 

Looks awesome with the Blue!
Let us know how those tires treat you…really into that size & color configuration!

 

Thanks, will do!

I expect a great experience with this tire. I had the same tire in 265/70/16 on my 2017 Twin Turbo Tacoma and used them in every terrain type and they were excellent. Super grippy even in the rain, they did excellent on wet rock, in mud, in the deep sand out here in El Paso, great in powdery snow that had reached the bottom of my doors on the Tacoma...figured it would be a great choice to go with the same tire again for the Tundra.

They're supposed to be Discount Tire's exclusive option from Goodyear as a successor to the Duratrac. Still snowflake and 3-peak rated, but they gave it a stiffer sidewall and a more aggressive tread pattern. And it's cheaper than the Duratrac (which came on my tundra) at $269/ea

 

Also, just got back from my trip out to Gilbert/Phoenix, AZ from El Paso (about 840mi round trip) on behalf of YotaWerx Tuning with this tire (mounted with the wheels on Thursday afternoon right after getting the truck back from the body shop and we left early Friday morning) and per my expectations and prior experience with this tire, no issues with shimmy or balancing issues felt/detected, which is something that I haven't been super happy about with regard to the Wildpeaks that I've got mounted on my v8 4Runner.

 

Pro Fox suspension installed to go along with the Methods and Ultraterrains

Still a little bit of rubbing but I think removing the mudflaps and some minor trimming will clear that up