285/75R18 Nitto Ridge Grapplers - Tundra Stocks w/ Slee Spacers - 2.5 Lift
We gotta see more of that Color Matched Slee front bumper please!
Show off your 100 beast with 35's..... (5 Viewers)
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We gotta see more of that Color Matched Slee front bumper please!
285/75R18 Nitto Ridge Grapplers - Tundra Stocks w/ Slee Spacers - 2.5 Lift
I’d like to see where / how you cut the wings on the Slee blueberry !
Nice looking truck, tire size compliments the 18s well
Ironman 2.5” /BL 1”
No cuts on Blueberry, it's the way it came - just paint - no body lift just hammering pinch welds and forming the liner + SPC UCAS, lift, spacers. I'll get to some more pictures soon- truck is finally in shop getting the 4.88's and lockers put in. Got some more paint and electrical to do and then I get to start blowing cash on accessories. Also have a Dissent roof rack waiting to go on - not sure if I should go white on that too.. This project got held up a bit because the routes to the fishing spots I built this for got covered in Lava :-( -I'm gonna need to put an aux tank in to do more exploring up on the mountain - along with some sort of altitude relief valve for the gas tank.
Ahh. Guess the white shows more details in the angles and appeared trimmed.
Hard call on the color of the Dissent rack. It’ll be fun to see what you come up with
This truck deserves a build thread.
I would almost trade a kidney for that lift gate. Not available on US models!
Thanks , yes roof spoiler is factory
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315/75/16 KM3's.
2.5" OME, SPC UCA's, and no spacers
2.5" OME, SPC UCA's, and no spacers
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295/70/18 Toyo MTs on Method NVs with 25mm offset.
I was running 315/70/17 KO2s on Rock Warriors with a 1.25 spacer. I like the 295 setup much better. No real difference in size. I’ve attached a photo of the mounted 295/70/18 Toyo MT vs the 315/70/17 KO2 and you can see for yourself.
I was running 315/70/17 KO2s on Rock Warriors with a 1.25 spacer. I like the 295 setup much better. No real difference in size. I’ve attached a photo of the mounted 295/70/18 Toyo MT vs the 315/70/17 KO2 and you can see for yourself.
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I usually don’t like a wide stance but it fits yours perfectly. Looks really good. I’m jelly.
35x12.5-18 BFG KO2s
Tundra 18's
Bora Spacers 1.25" all four corners
OME 2.5" lift
OME 864s in rear for +400lb of load (and a little rack)
Needed to pound the pinch weld and add a diff drop. I won't run 35's again. I'll drop down to a 305/65 again. Best size for the 100 after running a boat load of tires on this rig.
Tundra 18's
Bora Spacers 1.25" all four corners
OME 2.5" lift
OME 864s in rear for +400lb of load (and a little rack)
Needed to pound the pinch weld and add a diff drop. I won't run 35's again. I'll drop down to a 305/65 again. Best size for the 100 after running a boat load of tires on this rig.
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What are your thoughts on 34"? I'm on 275/70/18 KO2, but need replacement tires before HIH9. Looking at the Falken Wildpeak at in 295/70/18 (34.2"). I'm on a 2.5" (2.0" effective) ToughDog lift with diff drop and 12mm offset wheels (wider stance). The 33s never rub and I've never done the pinch weld at all.
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@geanes I know you didn’t ask me but I’m going put my 2 cents in anyway.
Since moving from 315/70/17s on RWs with 1 1/4” spacers to 295/70/18 on +25mm methods(no spacers)my front end seems to be A LOT less stressed. Everything seems to work a little better and a little easier up there. Like @REZARF I won’t run 35s again either, but the 295/70/18s seem to be about perfect. I’m liking them a lot and I feel like my rig is just as capable but much more reliable and will last longer(front end wise).
Edit: I will say if I wasn’t geared with 4.88s I would probably go with 305/65/18 though. I ran that size before on an 06 with factory 18s and it was about perfect. But if I’m going 4.88 I’m going 295/70/18.
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Thanks for the feedback! Really appreciated. My '98 is the lower HP, 4-speed running stock gearing. The 33s have never felt "slow" to me despite being over 8k fully loaded. I'm about to get a Morris Mule trailer, so will be adding 1k to my overall weight when towing. I planned on saving the re-gear to 4.88 for when I add the lockers (budget dictates a 2020 upgrade at this point).
Getting the trailer will reduce my DD weight since I'll move the RTT, awning, fridge and other bits like chocks and some tools to the trailer. That will reduce my GVW by over 250lbs. On the flipside, my adventures in CO will get more "interesting" with that added weight on my stock gearing.
I like the idea of 34"s, but am wondering if I should just stick to my current 33"s given my stock gearing and considerable weight. Hadn't considered the 305 width. Will look into those. While not gaining any appreciable clearance, they would provide more protection for the rim beads on the wheels.
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I think it’s interesting (and telling) that several of us that have pushed things to the limit (running 35s with ifs) have made the decision to take a step back and go smaller after having been there. If I could do it all over again I would not have taken the 35” detour. I would probably be rolling on 305/65/18 or 285/75/17 and not regeared. Live and learn. It’s all fun.
