What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

yup a shim..

 

I did it too. All 4 doors.

 

Not sure? Maybe a short or surge occurred. You do a reset and disconnect the battery for a while?

 

I did all six in my Tacoma. Much better but still needs and amp or at least the kicker key to bump it up a bit. Still happy with it

 

Nice! Where did you get those?

 

$18 Tri-Color Grille Badge Emblem Decoration Accessories Car Truck Label Fit for Tacoma 4Runner Tundra Sequoia Rav4 Highlander (White, Gray, Dark Gray)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JSY3ZCM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_77T71P56GH648CSATTZW?_encoding=UTF8

 

Do I have to use it alongside the collars for a 3” lift?

 

I do not know what you bought... and there are probably many others that know more than me

 

Well just to put it out there it’s Westcott preload collars for 6112s.

 

Did you get the kit for 5100s? I believe you add the collars with the perch set at top, then add the shims to complete the lift.

edit: saw your reply about 6112s. Same idea.

 

Can I get a hallelujah and an amen?

King 2.5 OEM shocks installed on the front and rear. Started with the easier rear shocks first. Added 1/8” rubber sheet to the driver’s side as a rock shield.



After working up the courage, next was the King 2.5 OEM extended travel coilovers with 650lbs spring rate on the front. Also swapped in SPC UCAs. Dear Santa, if you’re listening, all I want for Christmas this year is a 40” breaker bar.

UCAs going in:



Coilovers installed. The craftsmanship on these is a thing of beauty.


Stats for the front (Didn’t get measurements for the back):

Front passenger side @ 35 psi -

From ground to fender: 35 5/8”; after King install: 37 1/2”
From center hub to fender: 21”; after King install: 22 3/8”

Front driver side @ 36 psi -

From ground to fender: 36 3/16”; after King install: 37 1/2”
From center hub to fender: 21 1/4”; after install: 22 1/2”

The fronts were ordered with a two inch lift. Looks like the weight from the bumper and winch accounted for ~3\4”.



I want to put another 10k on the stock tires before replacing them with Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLTs. I’ll have to wait till next week for the alignment - ugh, want to get the truck on the road.

Many thanks to everyone on the forum that shared their experiences (the good, the bad, and the ugly) with installing shocks and UCAs. The info was invaluable. Special thanks to @csuviper for posting the suspension torque specs - very helpful and saved me from hunting for the info.

 

do you have any installed nighttime pics? Looks promising

 

This is what the blue kit looks like on mine, hope this helps.

 

Looks plenty bright enough. Blue is illegal where I’m at so I’ll just go with a white light

 

Got away from people for the week.

 

Interior color lights are illegal?

 

Are they pretty secure? I have been wanting to get some but read that they don't fit on the Pro Grills

 

most definitely in Hawai’i. Anything to put us down apparently.

 

And the logic of that is?

 

Honestly not sure. Cops have blue lights. (?)

 

Let me know if that works. Curious what’s going on. Shouldn’t be happening but some trucks act different than others, not sure why when same years and trims act differently?

 

Crazy. Well, if you go white, I’m a fan of the 5500k and 6000k color temps. Depends on what other interior light you have to match.

 

Took her to the beach.

 

This is the way

 

How much and how long installation?

 

TRD rear sway bar, and boy does it make a difference.

 

Haha, agreed.

 

I had to machine a backing plate to make it work. Here's the post so you can see what it looks like...
https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...d-gen-tundra-today.713/page-1872#post-2204751