2014 Tundra Crew Max Build
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Tacovendor
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Update:
Wiring and the interior are being finished up, Thanks Stan for the pictures!
As you can see, 4WC has a limited amount of space to work with, but in the end you have everything you need.
Separate external compartment for the propane
Water heater and water pump
ALMOST THERE!!!!
Wiring and the interior are being finished up, Thanks Stan for the pictures!
As you can see, 4WC has a limited amount of space to work with, but in the end you have everything you need.
Separate external compartment for the propane
Water heater and water pump
ALMOST THERE!!!!
FarmerFrederico
Adventurer
That is going to be one sweet rig you'll be running, Tacovender!
What kind of payload will you have on this truck then? I run a 4Runner now but have read the Tundra is the most overbuilt 1/2 ton...my payload with bikes and a FWC Hawk with water would be 2300#'s. Could I do that with a Tundra and the mods you have put in place?
What kind of payload will you have on this truck then? I run a 4Runner now but have read the Tundra is the most overbuilt 1/2 ton...my payload with bikes and a FWC Hawk with water would be 2300#'s. Could I do that with a Tundra and the mods you have put in place?
Tacovendor
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Adam, go to http://www.fourwh.com/product/hawk-short-bed-popup-truck-camper-regular-size and look at the options weight sheet, figure out what you want, total it all. This e-brochure has the Tundra specs, 2000 pound payload!
http://www.toyota.com/content/ebrochure/2014/tundra_ebrochure.pdf
The truck can tow 10000# and the campers base is 895# plus options, so unless your bikes consist of ten Harleys, you should be fine. Do plenty of research on what tundra you want, as the Crew max will haul both the Raven and the Hawk (10" of overhang). Hope this helped?
http://www.toyota.com/content/ebrochure/2014/tundra_ebrochure.pdf
The truck can tow 10000# and the campers base is 895# plus options, so unless your bikes consist of ten Harleys, you should be fine. Do plenty of research on what tundra you want, as the Crew max will haul both the Raven and the Hawk (10" of overhang). Hope this helped?
FarmerFrederico
Adventurer
Tacovendor - the brochure says a Crewmax or a Double Cab with 5.7l short or long bed 4x4 would be between 1410-1480 pound payload. I've "heard" airbags add 1500 pounds to the payload of a 1/2 ton. I'm not trying to rain on your parade...I'd love to get a 1/2 ton instead of a 3/4 or 1 ton truck but I just don't know how you guys are justifying it. Especially with bumpers and winches, recovery gear, etc... I've done the spreadsheets and the Hawk I'd like to build would be 1200 pounds dry and with people, water, food, gear, and 4 thirty pound bikes and their hitch hanging off the back, I'm up to 2200 pounds easy.
Adventurous
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Did you have to add wheel spacers to help clear the upper control arms? The picture makes it look as if the outboard part of the uniball is pretty darn close to the tire.
macgyver_ga
Adventurer
Airbags don't technically add to payload capacity... they just help the suspension when carrying additional weight.
I can tell you that I've carried a pallet of sod (weighs aprox 2500 lbs) in the bed of my tundra on stock leaf springs and I was no where near the bump stops. Also had a truck bed full of firewood a few weeks ago and took it "offroading" through the sewer line easement and across two creek beds behind my house to unload the firewood in my backyard and it did fine. These trucks are definitely under-rated in terms of capacity.
Tacovendor
Explorer
The biggest thing to consider with anything in the industry is that specifications are base on safety (existing suspension and driveline) and liability. For example a rook rack, you can put 900 pounds in one and not damage the rack or the vehicle, but the vehicle in extremely top heavy and will most likely rollover with ease. Payload capacity is based on suspension and driveline, look at the difference from a Ford f250 and 350, usually just the rear end and springs are the only difference. Once modified with anything outside of stock, it's all thrown out the door because the basis of the original specification has changed. Will you need to modify your suspension? Yes, to assist in brining your payload capacity up and to improve both ride and stability. I have gone with a premium shock system and the Firestone air bags, if this isn't up to my standards, then new springs will be in store. And don't worry about raining on my parade, buy a Tundra and join in. Hope this helps in some way, Cris
On a side note, call Stan at Four Wheel Camper and he will have some great input about customers and their trucks. c
Tacovendor
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No spacers, did have to trim some plastic and slim down "chop" the body mounts for the 35" tires. Tight? yes, but not possible to have contact.
Tacovendor
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Brad, spoken like a true Toyota owner.....The advertisements that Toyota did for the Tundra, with fire, rain, towing the Space Shuttle etc. are all actual tests, the trucks are pretty damn impressive. I took a ride in Demello Off Roads supercharged Tundra last week, oh my....0-100mph like, right now. Thanks for your post.