What have you done to your 2nd gen Tundra today?

Was pretty easy. Honestly hardest part of it was passenger side AIP valve getting the harness disconnected. Everything else was super easy. Soaked the block off plate locations bolts with PB about 3 times while I was in process of getting it in the air, tires off, etc.

 

Installed my Spidertrax 1.25" spacers (an oh shit last minute purchase at Toytech when I realized the lift had reduced my UCA spacing down to less than 1/2"...) in the parking lot at BIG O while I was waiting for them to open to get the alignment done after the lift. Washed off all my greasy handprints from installing the lift. Drives like it's on rails now.

 

did you use a pry bar for the plates? From what I've heard people either have a really easy time or really hard.

 

Nope, just loosened them to the end of the bolts, smacked them each a few times with a long extension and rubber mallet till there was some give when pushed on, and then I pushed it back on one side on a stud with the extension while slipping in the block off plate. Fell right into place

 

Bought tires and rims from a 2020 Sequoia .I like em’.

 

Hi everyone today I decided to clean my lights with a kit and seriously did not measure the how fragile those covers were. If anyone knows where I could get them color match white I would definitely appreciate the heads up. Picture for reference to what I am looking for

 

Dupli color makes color matched for the super white I’m pretty sure or try to wrap them with 3m gloss white. I don’t think they make them in white. The tabs broke on mine so I just sanded it down and used 3m double sided tape and works perfectly

 

@Punisher17 That’s the route I’ve gone with for the moment added the 3m double sided tape. It’s been super windy in the Bay lately and though the plastic clips are still there the end hooks that go into the fended broke off. Thank you sir

 

Mine broke too! What’s the part number for these?

 

https://toyotaparts.mcgeorgetoyota....1bmRyYSZ5PTIwMTImdD1iYXNlJmU9NS03bC12OC1nYXM=

 

When I took mine off the black part that the push pins go into on the fender broke too so I took that completely off and sanded the trim piece completely flat and then used the 3m double sided tape and prepped with alcohol and used a hair dryer to heat the tape for a better adhesive. Did the same on the side that goes to the headlight and added a zip tie around the headlight side. I’ve had it like this for nearly 3 years. I did remove them a couple times to work on the headlights. We just drove to Redwood City and was fine

 

What codes were you getting? I am getting a handful P2441, p2445, p106B, and one one I don't have in front of me

 

Sounds like it’s going to be expensive....those codes deal with the pressure sensor or both sensors being bad as well, and the bypass needs those to function. They are built into the AIP valves. Hewitt sells add on pressure sensors that are $200 each to rectify that in addition to the bypass cost. I recommend you call them and provide the codes and they will advise what you need to get the bypass in place and functioning. Great customer service.

 

I sold the wheels for $1300 lol bought them for $350 with curb rash

 

Helluva return. Deets?

 

How did the install of the u.c.a.s go I'm about to do freedom off road u.c.a and wondering the time and difficulty

 

20x12 moto metals on 35's they were some basic tires good quality for the price, tire tread wasn't great, I touched of the damage and cleaned them up mileage was horrific on my 4.0 and rubbed like crazy so I sold out and bought methods, almost got FN wheels but felt It wasn't for this build

 

Nice! Thats a good return for some used MMs lol. Best decision I ever made was going with methods. Lucky I found a deal on some for 750 new.

 

@ZiaTundra I think the best or at least cheapest way to go is with what Punisher said. Buy 3m tape I did that and it is holding up pretty good. Unless you want to go and buy the part and color match it to your car. Either options seem good. Good luck!

 

Took 2 of us about 6 hours to do the UCAs and replace the front coil overs. At least 2 hours of that was getting the lower knuckle of the coils into the pockets. That part was a PITA, but it was the 3" longer shock that made it hard, anything shorter than that I think it would have been pretty easy. Hardest part with the UCAs was getting the top bolt pulled back into the engine compartment, had to loosen a lot of small hoses and clamps to make room for the bolts, and then getting the socket in on the drivers side to torque everything was a little tricky, there are some rigid lines there you have to treat pretty delicately. Putting a big light up above to illuminate the area from the engine side helped a lot. Just go slow and be careful, and get an extra set of hands to help if you can, there were spots that it was a lot easier having someone guide the bolts while I tapped on it from underneath. I soaked everything with PB blaster several times in the days before hand, which definitely made taking it apart easier. Having a couple of jacks on hand and multiple sets of jack stands helped too, so we could position things exactly where we wanted them. The SPCs also have a huge nut on the upper ball joint (a 32mm) so make sure you have all the sockets you need and a torque wrench that can go up to 150lbs or so. It was a 3 beer apiece job... Good luck, there are also lots of good you tube videos that detail the process, so we spent a good 30 minutes watching other peoples methods before we started.

 

I got the new gloss titanium's 18x9 +18 waiting at home going on tomorrow, undersized tire for the mean time 33.6". Moto metal was polished garbage in my opinion, super heavy and weak design just for looks generally speaking. Just my opinion was a great deal though

 

Learned today from the guy who bought my flares that my truck has a leveling kit.

 

I did the shifter/boot mod, Wish.comv aluminum Corolla pedals mod, color led interior lighting, wood grain overlays, reupholstered leather seat bottoms.

 

@Danny3737 leveling kit with stock tires? How does that kit feel? I drive my truck like if I stole it lol still debating the leveling kit

 

It rides good, not sure what kit is on it. The best move I made was installing the TRD rear sway bar, that made a huge difference, especially when you hit on or off ramps at a decent speed which I like to do most of the time. I’ve installed them on other vehicles, but never noticed such a big difference before

 

Did the Sequoia grill/lights swap

 

Where did you find your lights?

 

VLAND store on Amazon
999.99 and includes the fender extension panels (little plastic pieces under the headlights)
A little more then I wanted to spend but the quality is there in my opinion. The first ones I received had a slight finger print on a chrome piece inside the lens and drove me batty. They replaced them no problem.

 

That is one meaty looking grill it looks awesome! Any modifications to it or was it a plug and play type of thing? Any link with info on the grill?

 

Thanks! Very easy install. I simply ordered a 2020 Sequoia TRD Pro grill and it bolted right up. I believe they have a write up on this site how to do it w/items needed and part#s. Otherwise, search for "Sequoia TRD grill swap" or something similar. The lights and grill took me an afternoon to complete, but I was taking my time as the actual installation is the part I enjoy.