Rattail00's Silver 17

Hey everyone, wanted to introduce myself and start a build thread Got my 2017 Tundra SR5 Crewmax in October 2016. Immediately put a 3" spacer/1.75" block level on it and some some method wheels with 295/70/18's. Here she is the day that I brought her back from the store (I had the dealership put the lift and tires on since my brother manages a discount tire and my dad is the GSM of a Toyota dealership).


Eventually I added a Smittybuilt Overland Tent with a custom rack that my dad and I built to accommodate opening the tonneau cover. Ended up getting orders 3000 miles away and made the drive pulling 7000 lbs.


The truck was on the back-burner the past few years with work and other activities, but I always hated the ride off-road every weekend with the spacer lift. Only mods I did over the past few years was shortening the tent rack, debadging, and adding some ditch lights just the other day.

I recently decided I wanted to make a change to the suspension with 1) the purchase of a GFC and 2) the goal of getting the Tundra to 300K as our camping vehicle. Here is how she sits today:




I'll keep this page updated as I remember and the list below updated. Enjoy!

SUSPENSION
- 2.5" King Coilovers with 700 lbs springs with compression adjusters
- Total Chaos UCA's
- 2.5" King smoothbodys with compression adjusters
- Deaver U748 leaf springs + 1 leaf
- 3" Front Spacer
- 1.75" leveling block in the rear

ARMOR
- C4 Fabrication Overland Front Bumper
- Victory 4x4 Rock Sliders
- RCI Engine and Transfer case Skid
- Expedition One Dual Swing out Rear Bumper

PERFORMANCE
- Nitro Gear 4.88's
- Powertrax Grip Pro Limited Slip Differential

FUN STUFF
- Go Fast Camper XL

RECOVERY
- Smittybuilt 12.5K X2O Synthetic Line Winch
- Factor 55 Fairlead
- Factor 55 Ultrahook

WHEELS AND TIRES
- 18" METHODS
- 295/70/18 Ridge Grapplers (second set)

LIGHTING and ELECTRIC
- sPOD with sunglass holder switch panel
- Baja Designs LP9 Sport x2
- Baja Designs Squadron Sport Amber x2
- Avec Offroad Ditch Lights
- Cali Raised LED ditch brackets

OTHERS
- Color matched TRD Pro Grille
- Coachbuilder rear brake/ABS relocation kit
- Coachbuilder carrier bearing drop kit
- Hondo Garage Cell Phone holder (highly recommend)
- SDHQ Battery Terminals
- Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners
- Debadged
- Smittybuilt Overlander
- Custom Bed Rack
- Tonneau cover

SOON TO COME/EVENTUALLY...
- Solar Setup on the GFC
- Total Chaos or Camburg Long travel setup with King shocks
- 37" Ridge Grapplers or Yokohama Geolander M/T
- 17" methods
- Add LP4's to the front bumper

 

forgot to add....2.5" King smoothbody's and Deaver U748's are ordered from Filthy Motorsports! Coilovers will be ordered soon. Hoping my GFC will be ready sometime in June

 

Added some SDHQ battery terminals today to replace the stock terminals that weren't looking so hot. Next in this area is a new battery at some point.

 

Some fun stuff came today!! UCAs come in tomorrow and then the wait for the kings.

 

Rear is installed and coilovers just got here on Wednesday! Not a great pictures because I was too excited while installing!

 

Nice build so far!

But no selling until 50 quality, non-fluff’d posts. Thank you.

 

@Pinay sorry about that, didn't realize that was a rule! and thanks!

 

Got the front done last night! Drivers side took about 5.5 hours because we moved pretty slow figuring things out. Passenger only took 2.5 and the hardest part was getting the UCA through bolt in and out. Stoked its all in and alignment coming Monday.

 

Added the GFC XL this weekend! So stoked. Guest appearance by my pup.

 

Nice looking truck.

 

Much appreciated!

 

Finally finished up with my drawer slide and cooler slide.

 

Finally got a few things added after parts piling up waiting on the bumper. If you have any doubts, go with a C4 fabrication bumper. I'm truly impressed.

 

Beautiful rig! You have the same bumper im looking at and I was curious how you mounted the LPs. Just drill into that top surface? Or did you weld brackets? Any pics of behind the bumper after lights were installed? Cheers!

 

Thank you!

I just emailed C4 Fabrication and asked them to drill the holes for me in the same location as the lights in their pictures up on the C4 site. No extra cost and worked perfect. I went on an emergency detachment for my squadron the day after I installed everything so the pictures above are the morning I left. I'll get some more for you when I get back home.

 

Awesome. Im hoping i can do the same but with 4 holes to go 2 9s and a 2 6s. Ive seen it done on instagram so I know it's possible.

Appreciate your service!

 

Thanks! 2 9's and 2 6's is going to be awesome and I'm sure they can accommodate that! After putting the 2 9's on and using them on the backroad driving home, I can say the 9's are more than enough for me hah.

 

After Nitro 4.88s and a powertrax grip pro sitting in my storage unit for a month and a half because of detachments, I finally got them installed. The truck already feels better and I'm super happy I pulled the trigger on them. I'll post a more in depth review after the initial break in is done and I have a few trips completed.

 

Great weekend running section 4 of the WA backcountry discovery route. The truck performed flawlessly!

 

Went to Moab this past weekend and had an awesome time on Hells Revenge, Long Canyon, and Gemini Bridges. Unfortunately didn't have enough time to run a couple other trails we wanted to, but looking forward to coming back for more!

 

Got some beach days recently while we're adjusting from being in our favorite places in the mountains to now living in Florida for the next few years. Happy to find a couple beaches down here to use the truck on though!

 

Great looking truck. Did you go with the Baja fogs? If so, SAE or no? I'm about to pull the trigger on this bumper and trying to dial in lighting options. Since the Tundra is my DD, I still want to get function out of my fogs in the city as well without blinding people. I have read mixed reviews but wanted to get your opinion!

 

I did get the BD fogs, but just the squadron sports. They work really well. Just be mindful of how they're aimed because some people have noted that they can be blinding if pointed up too much.

 

So Blake from OCN Rigs on Instagram wrote an article on the truck after I did an interview with him. Check it out here if you're interested! https://ourcommunitynow.com/automot...d-is-a-well-rounded-full-sized-off-road-truck

 

I ran a couple of trails down in Ocala National Forest with the tundra to find some off-roading around here. Needless to say, trails are much tighter here and not as scenic as they are in Washington. Still had a blast though getting to use it in the sand.

 

Had a fun day trip this past weekend introducing some off-roading to a buddy in his 4runner. Needless to say, he liked it.