What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

Either someone is out to get you or you’re not having much luck lately. Wasn’t it just last week you had the puncture on the front left tire?

 

yup

 

Like a rented mule.

 

Ooh I bet that brown wire is the dimmer

 

Awww man, better dump that thing before you get the 3rd!

I'll give you a Honda civic and 2 chickens for it... good egg layers too

 

Plugged. A little pissant piece of a nail

 

Just put 4 of these in the cart

$173 Thunderer LT285/75R16 E RANGER A/TR 285 75 16 2857516 Tire

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GMB7V21

 

you order them? I've been eyeing these for a while

 

Nice and chunky, damn

 

Pretty aggressive for an AT. Has that "BFG" sidewall lug design

 

Will be ordering in the next couple weeks. Gotta get the new camper and get the 2019 sold.

 

I must have missed the post where the truck sale fell through bummer
EDIT: I think I confused that with the BIG camper, my bad.

 

Negative it's the factory ground for the head unit and 6 discharge changer that was an option for these trucks

 

I got everything installed! It only took about a year to find and buy the right truck and accumulate all the parts. Almost everything I bought was after careful consultation with this group I can’t thank all you first gen experts enough. I’m thinking about starting a build/VSC brake system support thread for future owners to reference that will have all my measurements and specs. SPC UCAs, 6112’s at c-clip 6/4, new OEM LBJs and LCAs with new OEM cam, 255/85r16 Toyo MT E-load tires at 41psi, power steering fluid flush, soon to be brake fluid flush with Bosch 5.1, replaced tailgate, LED head/fog/interior lights, greased driveshaft and extended sway bar links. The horrible grinding noise I had after installing my pad/rotors was the junkyard dust cover after all and not the break-in period noise, thanks for the tip shifty. I can’t recommend enough these EBC slotted rotors and Extra Duty + truck pads designed for large heavy tires. I brake faster and smoother than I ever did with stock P tires and oem rotor/pads. I have 5160 rear shocks on back order and still need to change the fluid in front diff, transfer case, transmission, and rear diff with a breather valve relocation. Because I have an auto LSD that isn’t a real limited slip (just automated braking) I will be looking into a selectable locker and maybe re-gear to get back to stock ratios with these 33’s. Thanks again for everyone’s advice the truck handles great and I couldn’t be happier.

I do have one more question for everyone though, the 5160 rear shocks say they require a 1-1.5” lift (is this confirmed?) but I have perfectly good leaf springs and think the rear height is fine. I was going to go with ATS hd leafs but don’t need the extra stiffness. Any suggestion on how to get the 5160’s mounted cheaply while changing the rear ride quality as little as possible? Thanks

 

For all you other tundra guys here I found this at San Antonio Wrench a Part today. It's in really good condition. Full bench in an 06 RC LB V6 work truck
If anyone wants it, lmk I'm sure we can work something out.

 

That looks really nice.

Your LBJ dust boot looks funky to me. Like the bolts aren't threaded through it. I may have missed something in the discussion leading up to your work though.

Nice looking tires. I had to run them through the tire size comparison to see what they were. 33 skinnies! Same width as my tires but a couple inches taller. I've got 255 70 16. Those look great on your truck.

 

Thanks, the LBJ dust protector really doesn’t do much. Maybe I did something wrong on install, like the LBJ bolts go inside the rubber? We also have different year LBJs. Or are you talking about my dented up hub dust cap that I just smeared sealant on because I didn’t want to buy a new one?

 

Don't worry @VR6T , he didn't take all of my wood. He might've been able to handle it all, if we had upgraded his rear. But alas, dat ass is saggy.

 

i'm gonna share. Aint no way i can use all the pecan for smoking.

 

Dirty DOT 3 fluid or fresh Bosch 5.1? First time changing fluid since owning

 

had an offer and a date and time setup for the sale. Spoke on the phone, previous Tacoma owner, loves Toyotas. Then, the Buyer vanished. It was not to be.

 

Bolts thread through the dust cover.

Yours



Mine



I agree it doesn't do much, so you're likely fine.

 

I think if you’re driving through fields with stobs sticking up or off road in the woods you could take a stick through the boot and the dust protector may or may not help deflect that. They are not very sturdy rubber, so I doubt they offer much protection. I’ve never had them before, but I put them on this time.

 

Yeah my Tacoma didn't have them and I drove a lot crazier roads with it than I'll drive with the Tundra. I did crazier roads than I'll be able to in the Tundra. Too wide, too long.

Mine already had them and they were in decent shape, so I reused them. If they had been trashed, I'm not positive I'd have replaced them.

 

Brand new 5.1 left, used unknown brake fluid right. Is it Just full of used 5.1?

 

and moisture

 

@Mr.bee needs more leaf springs

 

Pretty sure when I did mine in 21 it was the first time it had been changed since 2000. Brakes like a champ now. @455h0le_dachshund and his superior bleed methods

 

This guy over here with his boogie dust covers trying to be a Lexus or something...... Dust covers psssssh we die of LBJ failure like men on the forum sir

 

Don't give me too much credit. I don't know shit about brakes. Just how to mash em.