What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Clear bra and tint done today...

 

Tundra buddies! I love when this happens.

 

Added the SSO Slimline last night. Took too much on for the night with the painting off the end caps as well. Finished at 2:30am with a little alignment issues of the end caps that I can fix later. But more importantly the X20 could not fit with the SR30 Rigid, and the solenoid is just sitting next to it. I will need to reposition that as well.

 

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
Talked to Kevin at SSO im great length. It seems they have had one other problem with the fitment and thought it was just the winch (Not an X20 or Xeon). The tabs they use for the lightbar mount are standard tabs. The Tundra being so shallow seems to need a little more cut out of the tab mount to allow the bolt to drop a little further down and out towards the front of the bumper. Due to this issue, there will be a redesign (slight) of the bracket, which will basically consist of extending the hole a little more where the bolts slide in. This will make the light bar flush, or protruding from the front slightly, rather than flush to the inside metal wall of the bumper. Not a big deal at all, but if it stops the possibility of such a tight fit, then it is a good thing

Incidentally, the Heise and BD bars are not nearly as deep and "styled" like the Rigid has for heat sinks, and this is where the issue is, the Light bar. It is all a learning experience, and I have to commend Kevin at SSO for being right there with me and taking the time. They have been excellent, and ever offered a discount that I declined, as the money doesnt mean as much as the support and empathy.

I will drop the bumper, use a dremel to bring the tab mount forward a little, and figure out the relocation of the solenoid to a better more aesthetically appealing position (for my peace of mind).

Hope this dialogue helps everyone!

 

Great attitude! I hope this goes well for you. Thanks for reporting out to help the rest of us avoid similar problems.

 

First time doing an oil/oil filter change on the Tundra myself.

It wasn't bad at all, after some reading I thought the skid plate was going to be a big pain, it wasn't.

To prevent future messes I will be ordering an

$37 F103N with LC-10 lever clip FN-Series Engine Oil Drain Valve, 1 Pack

F103N fumoto valve and the oil filter drain tube tool.

 

Got some 5” Black Go Rhino

http://www.gorhino.com/5-in-OE-Xtreme-Composite

Ordering a Leer topper tomorrow and picking up some Weather Techs with it.

Painted grille is after that ...

 

I know when I asked about mat advice I got about 80% Husky.

 

Got the truck back from getting Nitro 4.88s intalled along with a rear ARB air locker.

 

AND??? Your impressions?

 

I mean.. I can't give a 100% impression yet because I'm still breaking in the gears and haven't experienced it at speeds higher than 65mph but there's significantly more "oomph" back when moving from dead stops, accelerating, and shifting gears.

For the first day's breaking in of gears, I did the following..

Drove ~13 miles from their shop to my house and went no higher than 60mph.
Let the truck rest for about 30 minutes.
Drove 1 mile to the gym.
Let the truck rest for about 1 hour.
Drove ~13 miles from the gym to somewhere in La Jolla to grab dinner; no higher than 65mph.
Let the truck rest for about 45 minutes.
Drove ~15 miles home; no higher than 65mph.

Going to let the truck cool overnight and do 2-3 more passes at short distance mid-range speed runs.

Question though.. how do I go about breaking in the front gears!?

 

I don't know. I guess ya gotta find some dirt?

 

I bet @ColoradoTJ will have a good answer.

 

Oh, also.. instead of using 85/90-140 oil in the front and rear. They used straight 90 in the front and straight 140 in the rear.

 

Update from my instal of my redesigned S&B cai system. After close to 600 miles here is my average: city 14.5 mpg driving normal and Hwy 30.0 mpg driving 58mph at 2.2k rpm for a little over 20+ miles. Now that I know I can get better gas mileage than previous 12.5 mpg city and 15.3 Hwy, I will drive the opposite and drive like a “BEAST”

 

@TRD15559 Is that what you're using?

 

I sold accessories for my last job and my personal experience with Husky was they curl to much and it helps when I can get Weather Tech for free

 

30mpg....was that downhill with a tailwind?

 

That's funny my weathertech in the rear is curled up near the door. Was thinking about taking a heat gun to it to see if the curls will fall out.

 

Yes it was H3 coming down a mountain then straight all the way... just did that to make me feel better. But seriously I did gain over 2 mpg city and 5 mpg hwy

 

awesome! keep us posted on if those numbers change at all. I'd have to jump through a couple hoops to get one to me in CA, but it might happen.

 

Nice! I will be looking forward to your update w/ more aggressive driving. I have been averaging ~13.5mpg w/ 50/50 city/highway. Red lights and intersections seem to bring down mpg by A LOT.

This is on stock suspension w/ 255/70/18 steel wheels

 

@1UPPER may have an answer about breaking in the front gears

 

There is a certain recommendation for break in. I would suggest you call the gear manufacturer and follow their own break in specs. I can recommend that you change out your oil after the first 500 miles. Plus make sure if they recommend to add synthetic oil and if they recommend an oil additive. Each company recommends different specs.

 

Yes it happens I cant deny that, best fix is lay it upside down where it is warm with weight on it like a book or something. When I sold Husky i personally wasn't a fan is all.

 

My weathertechs are still like brand new and lay perfectly. They laugh at huskys...

 

Just go done removing steering wheel, airbag and standard sr light and lame 2 speed wiper controls and installing intermittent wiper and factory fog light controls, fog light relay and led fog lights with the factory wires!

 

I like it!!

 

I will start a whole new thread that will hopefully shed some light this weekend for everyone![/QUOTE]

New threads up under 3rd gen tundras!