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

[TwoTrack]

I have a pair of mint WRX seats I picked up for the Tacoma, but am now considering putting in the Tundra... haha!

Are the WRX seats smaller than the Tundra captains chairs? I've been searching for something that's more compact to free up some leg room in the back. I don't want a seat that sits too low though.

 

[Adventurous]

Question for you. I see that you aren't running any front mud flaps. Do you ever find that you get snow packed between the body and the mount behind the wheel or sliders? Whenever it snows I get a snow build up in those places that's annoyingly loud over any bumps. Just wondering if I'm alone in my woes.

 

[Blackdawg]

Classic recovery. Had to do that twice now. Always fun. Great shots man!

 

[seanpistol]

By the way, my truck weighs 5400 lbs without the RTT and rack.

 

[rickashay]

^^AMAZING pics as usual:sombrero:

:bowdown:

Thanks Gents!

Doug looks good. Share your thoughts about beadlocks on a daily driver..... There is a pair of Method 105's for cheap on the local classifieds that have had my eye the last few days. I've read into it a bit with limited time, but am curious to hear what you think. I'd love to be able to run single digit PSI, but not at the expense of a possible issue on the road. From what I've read Hutchinson is the only manufacturer that makes a DOT approved beadlock, but I'm not sure how it's different than the rest.

I have a pair of mint WRX seats I picked up for the Tacoma, but am now considering putting in the Tundra... haha!

I like the recovery of the Lexus- good thinking on that one!

Thanks Sean. Beadlocks are going to happen, just not sure if I want to commit with the Canadian dollar how it is. Literally a nice 40% price hike on all parts right now. I'm down for them though... Hutchinsons are the only DOT beadlock there is. There are gorgeous peices of equipment, and a lot of my friends run them (see the white Lexus above!) with perfect results. I'm not a huge fan of the wheel design on the Toyota's and they are extremely heavy. I have a buddy running 37x14.5" Maxxis tires on OMF beadlocks, another on Trail Ready with 35's, another on Raceline's and 37's, and another on Champions with 35's. All of the non-Hutchinson guys just say the same thing - check the bead bolts every oil change and your fine. None of them have ever had one come loose or any significant leaking issues. If I do go beadlocks I will probably get rid of the Toyo MT's and replace with a Toyo RT. Gain weight on the rim but shed some weight on the tire. I'd like to keep the rotational mass as low as I can, but beadlocks are a must for the deep snow!

hey addison

I'm running 35's on a 5th generation 4Runner and i want to go with some deeper offset wheels. as it is right now at about 90% lock and compression the edge of the tire will rub on the body/firewall. i flipped through the pages where you did the body cutting, but i wanted to know if you had any advise you could offer on selecting the size of cut to make and if you had any suggestions to add now the you've done it

Well my info won't be as relevant with the Tundra vs. 4Runner but I would just pull the coilovers and cycle the wheels and suspension travel and see where the tire contacts. Mark it, then cycle again. Mark it and cycle again. Then cut. Careful of interior fires and pull all that wiring out of the way from the inside. Or run some +2" LT and get those tires off of the firewall

Great build BTW, I was creeping it earlier in the week. Bummer about the accident, but the truck is looking great back on it's feet!

Question for you. I see that you aren't running any front mud flaps. Do you ever find that you get snow packed between the body and the mount behind the wheel or sliders? Whenever it snows I get a snow build up in those places that's annoyingly loud over any bumps. Just wondering if I'm alone in my woes.

Yup.... hahah Rally Armour flaps incoming.

Classic recovery. Had to do that twice now. Always fun. Great shots man!

Yah it's fun getting creative on the recovery. That one was interesting though cause the Lexus was just pulling the Tacoma around like a rag doll. Normally we would have anchored the Tacoma to a tree first but he doesn't have a winch and we didnt have another winchline extension to reach the tree!

By the way, my truck weighs 5400 lbs without the RTT and rack.

Sounds about right. I swore I was 5600 fully loaded with camping gear and RTT. I'll check next time I head out wheeling.

 

[rickashay]

Still not much in terms of mods. Exchange rate is playing a big role in this...

I needed to start a project on the truck out of sheer bordum, so I decided to start cleaning up the undercarriage a little. My truck is pretty clean, actually damn clean, compared to most but I want this thing to be minty fresh for years to come.

Spot what's missing.


IMG_5968.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

While it's out I am going to strip the rear axle down as best I can and hit it with a wire wheel and the grinder to get it nice and shiny. I also have the TG diff armor pictured there that I will be welding on. Might even do the drums while it's sitting there at a nice working height.

IMG_5961.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

 

[dyogim]

When you get it all cleaned up and painted, you are not going to want to get it dirty. LOL! Here's mine last week after the rebuild.

 

[seanpistol]

I need to do mine so bad... Got the POR-15 but not the time!

 

[Adventurous]

Spot what's missing.

Your spare tire! What do I win?

 

[dyogim]

Spot what's missing.

Driver side bumpstop and bottom 2 leafs (smallest leaf and overload).

 

[theBullfrog125]

Spot what's missing

You mean besides the axle? LOL
:sombrero:

 

[AaronK]

Your spare tire! What do I win?

That was my first thought too haha

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[TrucMan]

Y'all are all wrong. That Penzoil container is missing a lid. You can thank me later.


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[rickashay]

Y'all are all wrong. That Penzoil container is missing a lid. You can thank me later.


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I LOL'd ^^.

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic, but here are the fruits of my labor. Turned out pretty awesome actually. I had a TG diff skid that I completely chopped up to make my own skid that would fit the larger Tundra diff. Also did a Marlin U-Bolt flip what I was at it.

2016-02-11_07-50-17 by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

On a side note, just made an offer on a 4th Gen 4Runner Sport Edition. Not a replacement but a daily for my wife and I. Fingers crossed, I should know the outcome tonight.

 

[Muttle]

Good to see you got it all welded together dude. Excited to hear the final verdict on the runner aswell.