1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

When I fitted 12" shocks, the compressed distance was the concern, so they don't become bump stops. When you lift the truck, that doesn't do anything to the distance of the leaf's to the actual bump stops on full compression. Unless your lift means you can no longer compress that much, which would be odd. So, without relocating shock mounts, a bigger shock body could be a problem.

A problem that could be solved with higher bump stops...

 

It should be fine so long as you don't use the shock as your bottom bump stop. It will be 15" fully compressed vs. 13", but what's a couple of inches between friends??

 

Of course the bumps would need to be changed to accommodate, I was asking about the stock mounts

 

With no sway bar, the steering rack is my limiter.

 

Oh, well, IDK then. Seems like that would fit, but can't say other than those stems and lower bushings should be the same size.

 

Add more caster.

Our low stock caster # is why steering feel is numb.

 

Same S1 upper and E2 12mm lower mounts........

 

For some dudes, maybe a couple of thrusts?

 

Nailed it!!!

 

Yes I have, but not the unsynchronized manual transmission and 2 speed rear end. That seems like a PIA unless you’re very good at doing it manually.

 

every time the carb flooded & the car died - LOL. 4,735 pounds of manual riding on 265/75 15's or so.

 

You learn to double clutch, when to use the throttle and to carefully feel gears engage. Brought many a load of corn from the fields to the grain bins in a 1948 International single axle dump.

 

Enjoy some photos of the in progress exhaust for the tundra

 

Hell yeah

 

On the subject of double-clutching, I still have much to learn. My bro in law desires his Freightliner 10spd driven without using the left foot except to start. The rev limiter is 1700 rpm though so there isn't a ton of range like there is on these light duty pickup trucks.

The most interesting/challenging experience I had with that was one haul when his clutch brake was toast. So, you could only get into gear with the engine off after it spun down. If you forgot and left it in neutral with the engine running and came to a complete stop, you had to grind or stop and restart. We got rather adept at finding parking spots on a hill so we could roll start. Didn't seem to phase him one bit, I found it a bit of an extra challenge.

I kinda wish I had more practice with double clutching b/c you have to be quick, the thing spins down if you're slow. I mean, I guess I got more practice in general b/c I feel like the more you drive those things, the more it starts to feel intuitive.

 

That's just weld pr0n right there.

 

California would require a million parental advisory stickers / engraving. Cali, home of the exhaust haters

 

Fucking art.

 

Who's doing your welding. That, my friend, is a work of art.

 

I'm new in my town, so have to depend on references. When I ask for something like a welder people will tell me I have to go to so & so his welding is so (right image), I go & see so & so's work & it's left image at best. You've got better referrals. If you ever run out of cash - sell your little black book of tradesmen!

 

Hockman fabrication. This is costing me a pretty penny. But damnit it’ll last. And this trucks not leaving me any time soon

 

This winter I’ll probably extend my pipes past my bumper. Shits noisy! I’d love
To do some cut outs in my bumper, but not sure how clean I can make that happen

 

Not a fan of a turndown after the muffler? LOL.

 

Eh not so much, I mean yes…… but no.
It’s kind weird, it’s almost less obnoxious on the freeway just cruising, the in city up and down Rpms gets old sometimes……… I’ll definitely goose it for other “cool” Toyotas, this sweet taco got the fumes on the way home from a side job on the east side

 

my mufflers have the cutouts built in. he's going to see if he can get the pipe past the axle. but i'll just be dumped down with no tips. dual pipes though.. these engines love to breath like the 3.5

 

Haha! I don't have an aftermarket muffler, so it's a no brainer for me...

 

What they see in 3rd Gen Forum...



What I see...

 

It is great, I’ve even seen some second gens misposting in the 3rd gen section, I always assumed they were just trying to piss us off. Clearly it’s a serious disease

 

i've pretty much determined the red 2002 will be for sale once i get it done and drive it a for a month or 2 to make sure all is well

 

I'll put it in context....

Read #1-19 - this is #20

https://www.tundras.com/threads/22-tundras-with-upper-control-arm-issue.109537/#post-2827356