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Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by Knox_Tundy, Oct 30, 2021.

  1. Oct 30, 2021 at 11:06 PM
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    Knox_Tundy

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    Damn, that's a clean truck. It be hard to improve it.
     
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  3. Oct 30, 2021 at 11:17 PM
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    alb1k

    alb1k Always Coming From Take Me Down

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    It's good
    Neither until you decide if you are keeping the truck.
     
  4. Oct 30, 2021 at 11:19 PM
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    Gracias!
     
  5. Oct 31, 2021 at 5:55 AM
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    In all honesty that’s a awesome looking truck you got there…I wouldn’t add either bumper.
     
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  6. Oct 31, 2021 at 6:01 AM
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    toyofan87

    toyofan87 Beer thirty

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    Well, you have a interest in the two, so there's a investment of adding more mods to accentuate the rest of the truck and decide to keep it... The CBI looks more proportional to the lines of your Tundra...Nice Rig, why sell? Upgrade to ???
    Good luck.
     
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  7. Oct 31, 2021 at 6:11 AM
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    Thanks for the input.
     
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  8. Oct 31, 2021 at 7:57 AM
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    Crunch527

    Crunch527 Brute Force and Ignorance

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    That truck looks great the way it is. Aftermarket front bumpers on a street-driven 1/2 ton Tundra look like fish lips…catfish or lizard fish-looking…plus they add about 200lbs of unsprung weight to the nose. With your lift you will chase the leveling. Then when a deer is hit, it effectively transfers all the impact to the frame rails and that isn’t usually a good thing.

    If you were doing nothing but “Baja”, then fine, add the bumper.
     
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  9. Oct 31, 2021 at 8:00 AM
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    GovtCheese

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    If you keep the truck!? You better keep that beautiful truck! :D
     
  10. Oct 31, 2021 at 8:18 AM
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    Canebrake

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    Of the options you presented, I think the C4 Overland with no bull bar would look the best on your truck. The CBI Baja would be my second choice, followed by C4 with either mid or full bull. Do you have a skid plate?

    I also agree the truck looks great as is, so what other ~$1000-$2000 mods are you interested in?
     
  11. Oct 31, 2021 at 8:36 AM
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    Ha Ha,
    I’m close to pulling the trigger on a Gladiator Rubicon.

     
  12. Oct 31, 2021 at 9:22 AM
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    My opinion, if you need a truck keep the Tundra. If you need a Jeep, get an actual Jeep. To me, the Gladiator doesn't look proportionally correct unless it's on 35's. At that point, I would have concerns about the 3.6 keeping up (even regeared). Unless they're putting the 392 in it, that might change my mind.

    Remember, my opinion is worth about as much as you paid for it. :cheers:
     
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  13. Oct 31, 2021 at 1:18 PM
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    Have to agree. Every time my girl sees one she says 'gosh those are hideous' lol. I don't think they are that bad with (like you said) larger tires and especially if they have a bed rack installed, looks much better. However, it's Jeep reliability that keeps me away.

    OP, unfair question as I just installed my bumper, C4 all the way man :)
     
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  14. Oct 31, 2021 at 1:46 PM
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    I agree for the most part. Any pics of your bumper? @20Attitude-Black. I tried stalking your page lmao!

     
  15. Oct 31, 2021 at 2:11 PM
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    I removed the rigid lights on top, decided I didn't like them. I added a Warn 12k winch, some shackles I had in the garage from an old Jeep, BajaDesigns Squadron Sport, fogs. I went with the mid-size hoop to keep the radar functional. Prepare for some weight, I had to crank the Icons up a bit to get back to my original ride height back.

    This comes with a side of opinion, sorry man, I personally don't like the look of all the suspension and steering that is exposed on a sub frame drop which it looks like you have, when adding a bumper like this. Its like a wall of steering knuckles shafts, sway bars etc. If I had a sub frame drop on mine I wouldn't have removed the stock bumper.

    You're truck looks awesome, best of luck in your decision.


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  16. Oct 31, 2021 at 4:28 PM
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