2006 Tundra AC Build

Hey everyone,



I wanted to share the journey of my 2006 tundra with the forum. I picked the truck up around 2 years ago with really low miles. Until recently I hadn't made many changes, but after I found leaky front and rear struts and some terrible alignment issues I decided I might as well throw some upgrades in there.

-SPC Lower Control Arms
-SPC Upper Control Arms
-Toytec Boss front 3" coilovers
-Toytec rear shocks,
-Toytec progressive 3-AAL pack


With the meaty
285/75/16 Nitto Ridge Grapplers


It was a really straightforward project. Upper control arms and coilover replacement were relatively easy! I went with the 700lbers in case a bumper finds it's way to the front end...


And the rear Progressive AAL
pack wasn't much more of a challenge...



All said and done it sits about 4 inches taller upfront with the lift and tires, while the back gained around 2 inches and hopefully some increased payload ability.

Before...


After...

I'll have to press pause for a little while... but I picked up a bumper guard I need to sandblast and build mounts for. That's next on the list.

Thanks for all the reading materials the forum provides, certainly helped along the way.

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Welcome, nice truck! How's the ride with that progressive AAL? I'm debating replacing my 1.5" lift block with either a Toytec or Wheeler's progressive.

 

Overall there is some added stiffness. Which I knew going into it after a bunch of reading. But it's not something that bothers me, if you haul or tow at all I think you'll be happy with the progressive aal

Also the toytec aal is made of deaver leafs

 

Excellent pictures and info. Your rig looks great. That's the exact lift I've been looking at.

 

I haven't had it on that long but if you have questions you have hit me up. There's too much snow to really test it offroad right now but I feels good on what little I have been able to do

 

Welcome form Texas!

Love that Tundra, looks killer!

 

I have a few questions on the install. For the diff drop, how exactly is that done? Was it difficult?

On the AAL, I see you used C clamps to hold them in place. Are they installed while still on the truck?

 

The diff drop comes with instructions but basically pop off your skid plate, support the diff with a floorjack, take the bolt out of each side, reuse the factory washer with new bolts, let the jack down far enough to get the spacers onto and slide the bolt back through.

For AAL, yes do it while they are on the truck.

• Get the truck on jack stands.
• Support the rear axle on the pumpkin. (DO ONE SIDE AT A TIME.)
• Clamp them down tight.
• Unbolt the ubolts all the way then remove the black pyramid bump stop.
• Take the nut off the roll pin that slides through the leafs.
• Slowly lower the axle until the roll pin falls out of every leaf but the overload, and remove the overload. (Pay attention to the direction of the aal pack and the overload spring, the longer side goes to the rear.)
• Take the roll pin out of the new pack and put the new pack on top of the overload with the roll pin through them all.
• Reposition them under the factory leaf pack and raise the axle until the roll pin makes its way alk the way through. (The top will have to be cut off to put the bump drop back on.)
• Put your new ubolts back through the spring saddle assembly and torque to spec.
• Unclamp and you're good to go!

 

Looks great! I recently got the same truck, looking to do the Toytec lift and SPC control arms. Curious where you got the lower ones? I have been looking but can't seem to find them.

 

Thanks man! My local les Schwab actually found then for me as I was in a pickle at the time. Idk if that's going to help you out at all

 

rad truck man! looks clean as hell. i have a black ac 05 and i just did bilsteins at 4th notch (gave me about 2.25'') with SPC arms and 285/70/17s. kinda wish i went for those toytechs though! bumper is rubbing like crazy in the front right now and ripped off the end piece so i had to put the old tires on til i can trim it. i know you have a higher lift and larger tires but did you do any trimming?

 

Ok, so I have to ask, how's the ride? Is it harsh? This is the exact lift I am considering since it is better than OME or the billy 5100's but not as expensive as Kings or Icons. Thanks for any input man!

 

Thanks! That's a bummer that bilstein setup didn't get the clearance you needed for those 285/70s. Luckily I dont have any trimming to be done, I have just enough clearance in the fender wells... unfortunately I noticed yesterday that when I have it at 100% full crank the very inside edge rubs against the frame...so idk if or what I might do about that

 

Driving around town I have noticed very little decline on comfort....I got the 700 coils and have no heavy bumper, so yeah it's a little stiff but it still feels like the same truck. It's been too snowy/ muddy out here in eastern Nv to hit the trails yet so I might have an update when things dry out but I'm not expecting to be disappointed. Id recommend toytec so far.