What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

@be_unscared your truck looks great. Can you give details on suspension and tire size? Thanks and have a good one.

 

Sell the OEM for a million doll hairs.

 

Ah glad to see it worked out for ya!

 

Your idea was perfect and I'm grateful you shared it to me! I WILL move the gauge to the center stack, to the right of the steering wheel as it will likely not show so much glare and keep my eyes closer to the road ahead...regardless, muuuuch easier than I was thinking it would be!

 

Doll hairs, that’s funny. Have a nephew and sons that say this all the time, is it something from social media and I’m too old to notice this slang?

 

I think it's from an Andam Sandler movie.

 

New battery tie down and mud flaps no more scrap with my tires

 

of course. I went with the Icon Stage 2 with AAL. Went up 2.5 in the front and up 2 in the back. I asked the shop to just get the rear up to level, but they didn’t listen (they did this for free so I can’t complain). After seeing it with a little rake, still, I like it and will keep that setup for now.

wheels are method 17x8.5 MR701 in the MT Bronze

Tires are the Falken Wildpeak AT3 in 35/12.5/r17

super simple. All told, these were about $3,800 shipped and with the free install, I really managed to save some money.

had to remove the front mudflaps and do a little chopping of the front plastic, but they’re on and look great. This color combo has been a dream of mine since Toyota first game out with the army green and here I am, years later. Love it

 

GREEN FOR THE MONEY AND GOLD FOR THE HONEYS!

 

Love it. The blacked out chrome, bronze wheels... 35s look bigger on a smaller wheel. I'm after a similar setup for mine.

 

They fired it up every day to drive it out of the shop and onto the lot; returned it every night. They were being very careful NOTHING else happened to it while in their care... No signs of rodents - the first thing I checked!

 

Yes they do, plus no concern with needed to regear like you could have with 37s at some point.

 

Interesting. It’s a 2020 and you say they neglected it. What does that mean and how can you tell on such a new truck?

 

I see a fairly decent dent up there, so I'm going to wager there were paint scratches all around. LineX would be certainly cheaper than bondo and a paintjob, some people prefer the blackened roof/hood aesthetic, and I see roof rack mounts so it's likely to be more durable too, I bet!

 

Makes sense. I was concerned you were already seeing the clear coat fading. I think it’s a good look, man.

 

No fading of clear coat, appears as if it was never washed or waxed. Lots of tiny rust spots were appearing. The previous owner certainly used the rack a lot.

 

PAID IT OFF!!!!!

 

Did not do these today, but changes over the last 6 months. 2015 Crewmax Platinum.

BEFORE: Started with a nice looking truck, but it was not what I wanted.


Ended up with the way I like it. While mostly blacked out, still pending is the chrome delete of the running boards. Will plastidip those soon. 5100 Bilsteins x4, front top setting. 1" ReadyLift blocks in rear. Method Roost 18s with 25 offset. 295/70R18 Falken WildPeaks.





Needed to modify the wheel well lining. Removed the section affected, cut off the lower ribs and tucked the lining back in above the bumper bottom. Had to drill some holes in the lining so I could reinstall the screws under the bumper up through the lining. Easy peasy.


Built and installed bed drawers and platform for queen mattress when I get out camping. Drawers are full length to front of bed. Added the pull out tables for extra counter space. Really like how it turned out.

 

Group 31 just barely fits. SDHQ terminals didn’t reach the new battery. The factory power wire terminal is smaller than the lugs on the new terminal so had to drill a larger diameter and just barely squeezed it on.

 

Love the blacked out grill.

 

Congratulations

 

PB Blaster Surface Shield sprayed underneath today. Yesterday changed the oil. I’m leaving the shop for another AutoCAD drafting job soon so got all my maintenance up to date. Installed all new rotors and pads a few weeks ago. It’s nice having the perks of a free lift and heated shop but the pay, long hours, weekends and corporate bs isn’t worth it anymore.

 

Got a stablemate for summer driving. C43 AMG Ragtop

 

I put an AMP bed extender. When it's flipped into the box it holds the stuff near the tailgate. Easy to remove if full box is needed without the extenstion.

 

Finally had a couple upgrades done. Went with the 295/70/18 Wildpeak AT3 and the Eibach Pro Truck 2.0 front coilovers set at their stock height. I was a little bummed not to do my own install, but too many projects are in the works at the moment. Ordered the Eibach kit in November and it finally showed up last week. Still need to install rear Eibachs and RAS, but so far very happy with the current setup.

Before:




After:

 

Looks good. You can certainly do the rear shocks and RAS very easily. I felt the same way when I paid a shop to install my Harrop SC. First time ever letting someone else do mods. But too much shit to do and zero time!

 

How much higher overall is the truck? I’m looking getting a small lift and larger tires, but still want to fit in the garage.

 

I measured just shy of 3.5” higher at the front wheel arches after both tires and coilovers with no lift in the rear. New overall truck height looks to be 78”-79”, plus the shark fin. I don’t have a before measurement to compare it to though.

 

Thanks! It's a great feeling!