My 03 build

Yes the lights are 2x2. The measurement is of the actual lens. The overall dimension is 3x3 on the face of it.

 

Black Oak LED does sell a kit that comes with the two lights and the mount for the first gen Tundra. But I saved a little money by getting my brackets threw hot metal fabs.

https://www.blackoakled.com/collections/tundra/products/00-06-toyota-tundra-ditch-light-pod-kit

 

Do the lights contact the windshield when raising the hood? Like the clean install.

 

Best looking 1st gen tundra I've ever seen. Great lift!

 

The lights do not hit the windshield when opened.

 

Thanks man. I still get excited every time I drive it.

 

Sway bar end link quick disconnect #2:
My first attempt I tried making a disconnect out of the stock sway bar end link. I had bought a cheap end link off of Amazon to build it with. Well bolting one on to the lower control arm the Allen key at the end of the bolt stripped out well being tightened. After realizing how cheap the part was that I had started with I decided to go a different route. I made new disconnects and have had them on for about a week now. They are working as planned. Disconnection and reconnection is easy as long as the truck is sitting onrelatively flat ground. I cut the head off a 7" X 5/8 bolt for the main shaft. The heim joint is 5/8 X 5/8 with a 1/2" reducer. A 1/4" pin connects the two. I used about a foot of 1/16" cable to tie the pin to the top of the end link. Then I drilled a 1/4" whole at a upward angle of 45° in the frame for the pain when it is disconnected.

 

Very thoughtful. Is this sway linkage something you thought up? Or, did you see it somewhere? I love the creativity aspect and the safety cables set up.

 

I got the idea from a buddy. He has pretty much the same thing on his 3rd gen 4Runner.

 

Are those 6112s?

 

No. They are 5100s part. F4-BE5-B109-T5. They are made for the first gen tundra with the rcd 6 inch lift. They're basically your standard 5100 just longer.


https://bilsteinlifts.com/shop/toyo...euD528Aj2YXv2ITAZoYn42egz_CHgr-RoCfv0QAvD_BwE

 

Great looking 1st gen!

 

Thanks bud!

 

Ok, stupid question here. What is the practical purpose of disconnect sway bar links? Easy of access to steering components? Performance off road?

 

Disconnecting the sway bar is for off road performance. It allows your front suspension to operate independently of each other. It makes for a smoother ride on bumpy dirt roads. It also helps to get more flex for better contact with the ground. Some people just take there sway bar off. But with no sway bar on what off road performance you gain, you lose in on road performance. So basically I like having my sway bar disconnect well off roading. But I like to have it connected well on road. Especially on windy roads and well towing. The quick disconnect just makes it easier to switch between having the sway bar on or off.

 

Good to know! Now I need one.

 

Love that color!!

 

My understanding is, and a reason to go with the RCD lift, is that the spindles that come from RCD are much more substantial.

 

I'm digging your build. I'm jealous of your rear leafs.

 

The beefier spindles is one of the reasons I picked the RCD over the Tuff Country. That and I can fit 35s on opposed to 33s with the Tuff country lift. Not only that but one day in the future I will still be able to medium or long-travel it. The leaf pack is one of my favorite things I have done to the truck. With 11.5 inches of travel in full flix and around 500 pounds more payload.

 

I got a custom one piece driveshaft made. It's a lot lighter and eliminated my issues I had with the old two piece due to my 4 inch lift in the rear. I went to B&W Driveline Plus. They did a good job and so far i am very happy.

 

Any update?

 

So far so good. The only issue I have had is when disconnected sometimes dirt or mud gets down in the female part of the heim joint. Making it impossible to get the shaft of the end link back in the heim joint. Most of the time I just blow it out with my compressor to clean it out. I also had to replace one of the pins. The little locking ball popped out.

 

Welcome from SC. Nice truck!

 

Can you post a link to the parts used?

 

Sorry it took me a few days to get back to you. Here is everything I used.

2- Heim joint
https://frsport.com/qa1-precision-p...9YzOcmQZVxWOcbr76FWIZlmna5z9C-yIaAh0dEALw_wcB

4- 5/8 x 1/2 Misalignment Spacer
https://www.ruffstuffspecialties.co...Product_Code=58TO12SS&Category_Code=58REPARTS

Hardware store or auto parts store
1- 5/8 metal drill bit
1- 1/2 metal drill bit
1- 1/4 metal drill bit
2- 3 x 1/2 grade 8 bolts
6- 1/2 washer
2- 1/2 locking nut
2- 7 x 5/8 bolts
6- 5/8 washer
2- 5/8 nut
2- 5/8 locking nut
2- New set of sway bar end link bushings (drill the center hole out to 5/8)
2- 1 1/4 x 1/4 pin
4- 1/16 cable clamp
3 feet of 1/16 cable

 

Thank you! Saw a YouTube video of the exact same swaybar disconnects.

 

That's cool. I got a buddy with the same thing on his 4Runner. He was the one that helped me figure out everything I needed.

 

Awesome build, I am so jealous of your truck. Maybe some day I will make mine like yours haha @Brown Bear did you ever do that shackle flip mod that you had posted a picture of? Its been a long while, but If so, how much lift in the rear did you get out of it. Thanks