*Rickashay's 04' Tundra* - A build of Compromises

[rickashay]

3.91s and 33s is okay. I drove my buddies completely stock 4x4 00' Tundra recently and it was much faster than my truck. Felt like a hot rod.


Sounds like you need to jack the truck up to figure this out. If you spin one wheel and the other spins the same way or not at all- limited slip. Opposite way- open diff. And it also sounds like you know how to count rotations to check the gear ratio.. just under 4 and it's 3.91, just over 4 and it'll be 4.10. V6 Tundras have 4.30, so if it's more than 4 1/4.... I'm curious to know what ya got!

I'll let you know what I find.

On a side note that is completely unrelated to my build thread, myself and a few other Albertans have been coordinating a new website/offroad group. Open to all makes and models, check out the main page to get some more info and hopefully hit the trails with us! www.untitledoffroad.com

 

[Derek24]

Beautiful country!!

 

[jim65wagon]

I love the big tire minimum lift build!

 

[seanpistol]

You figure out your gear ratio yet?

 

[Adventurous]

Sheesh, I don't check the site for a few weeks and come back to this. Loving the progress!

 

[rickashay]

You figure out your gear ratio yet?

Negative. I had to fly down to Houston for work last Sat. and I just got home late last night. Should be in the garage this weekend though.

Sheesh, I don't check the site for a few weeks and come back to this. Loving the progress!

Thanks for stopping in!

I'm having some "first-world-problems" with my build right now. Cant decide if I want to throw some money into gears and lockers or allocate some money to custom armor in the new year. If the rear was locked already it would be a no-brainer and the armor would be next. However, with just an LSD in the rear the locker argument is more pronounced. At this point in time, with my relatively light truck on 35's, I have no need for a re-gear but I do have need for at least a rear locker. With a Crawlbox of some kind coming in the future, I have been debating just throwing an ARB in with the stock gears out back, and calling it a day. And a Crawlbox to handle the gear reduction at a later date. Although a front locker would be deadly in the snow this winter.... like I said, "first-world-problems."

 

[djtc]

tires + lockers for me are more important than bumpers! The bumpers wont get you out in the remote places you want to go but the locker(s) will!

 

[Adventurous]

If you are pulling the rear diff apart to lock it you might as well do gears at the same time. Save yourself the trouble in the future.

 

[seanpistol]

The rear diff can be pulled in under an hour, I wouldn't worry about it being more work. You wouldn't save more than $200 in labor by regearing simultaneously.

If you're fine with your current gears for now, I'd prioritize getting the ARB in the rear and at least skids and sliders.

 

[rickashay]

tires + lockers for me are more important than bumpers! The bumpers wont get you out in the remote places you want to go but the locker(s) will!

Very true, but sliders to me are more important than anything at this point. It just sucks that there are no options available for these trucks so if I'm going to get sliders built, I'm going to get a front bumper and skids at the same time to make the trip to the coast worth while.

If you are pulling the rear diff apart to lock it you might as well do gears at the same time. Save yourself the trouble in the future.

Pulling the rear diff sure, but if I regear the rear diff I gotta pull the front and ad a locker and gear it as well.... which is considerably more work than just throwing an ARB in the back.

The rear diff can be pulled in under an hour, I wouldn't worry about it being more work. You wouldn't save more than $200 in labor by regearing simultaneously.

If you're fine with your current gears for now, I'd prioritize getting the ARB in the rear and at least skids and sliders.

My good friend is a Toyota master tech. He has already offered to help me set the locker up so I just have to pull it and plan a day to do it. I've pulled lots of rear ends before and I agree it should be fairly easy. Definitely leaning this route just to get me back on the trail. I agree sliders are essential and will get me on the trail again and not worrying about wrecking the truck. The factory bumpers can get beat up all they want, but the same can't be said for the rocker panels. Too bad I'm too OCD and want a bolt on version of sliders so I can re paint them with little effort every couple of years, or else I'd have ordered some All-Pro or Stubbs by now. The White Knuckle ones are SO nice but with the Canadian dollar dropping even more, the already expensive White Knuckle bolt-on option is officially off the table.

Jason @ Cruisin Offroad in Vancouver has been great to deal with and I'm quite certain he's going to be building my armor. But like I said above, with a 10hr. road trip to get some sliders built, I might as well get some skids and front bumper at once!

 

[rickashay]

On another note, I've been working on some video lately. It's mostly my Lexus but trying to get used to motion pictures instead of the stills I'm so accustomed to. Keep in mind no Post has been performed with After Effects, that will have to wait for my next attempt. Enjoy.

[video=vimeo;114310324]http://vimeo.com/114310324[/video]

 

[4Running Daily]

Throw the air locker in it now and get some armor built.

On another note, I've been working on some video lately. It's mostly my Lexus but trying to get used to motion pictures instead of the stills I'm so accustomed to. Keep in mind no Post has been performed with After Effects, that will have to wait for my next attempt. Enjoy.

[video=vimeo;114310324]http://vimeo.com/114310324[/video]

The sight of Tom Cruiser made that hard to watch

 

[tyv12]

I also think that bolt on sliders are the way to go to be able to modify and paint, I got some plate bent so I could bolt along the side of the frame and the bottom, I'm not sure if welding would give that much more strength than that


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[JCMatthews]

Ditch the front sway bar. The links are garbage. I replaced my two broken links last August, and had the passenger side link break tonight and take out my CV joint. I was flexed, but nothing out of the ordinary and in a spot I have taken several stock vehicles over. I was amazed that it punctured my boot and tore up my CV joint. It left me with two wheel drive, and luckily I was not far from home. I started a thread to discuss it, and there is a picture of the mess. I will know how severe the repair will be tomorrow in the light.

 

[tyv12]

The rear diff can be pulled in under an hour, I wouldn't worry about it being more work. You wouldn't save more than $200 in labor by regearing simultaneously.

If you're fine with your current gears for now, I'd prioritize getting the ARB in the rear and at least skids and sliders.

I'm pretty sure when I was looking into it an Arb air locker is not compatible with an lsd 3rd member housing you need an open 3rd housing


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