3rd gen Tundra lift OME

[SteveB]

Hi everyone, I know the 3rd gen tundra's get a bad rap for reliability - mine is late 2023 build, super clean, documented service history, low miles, not part of engine recall for a super price.... and I got a decent extendeded warranty for a good price so I went for it. Truck will be on pavement most of the time, maybe 20% off - not looking to go crazy just something comfortable, reliabile, and safe on road and capable enough off road.

According to ARB, we do not need to swap out the stock SR5 axels with this lift....

This seems like an extremly reasonable quote to install the lift, but does anyone see anything glaring about the combination of lift/wheels/tires? Thanks

 

[crikeymike]

Hi everyone, I know the 3rd gen tundra's get a bad rap for reliability - mine is late 2023 build, super clean, documented service history, low miles, not part of engine recall for a super price.... and I got a decent extendeded warranty for a good price so I went for it. Truck will be on pavement most of the time, maybe 20% off - not looking to go crazy just something comfortable, reliabile, and safe on road and capable enough off road.

According to ARB, we do not need to swap out the stock SR5 axels with this lift....

This seems like an extremly reasonable quote to install the lift, but does anyone see anything glaring about the combination of lift/wheels/tires? Thanks

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A 3" front lift will definitely give you axle problems if you don't run the upgraded ones or if they don't provide a proper diff drop kit for it. They might not be aware of that problem.

I had a shop call me the other day to say their customer has gone thru 4 sets of axles because he lifted it and has stock axle shafts. He was checking if we had any aftermarket RCV axles for it yet, but they don't offer those yet.

That labor rate is not bad.

 

[SteveB]

The shop owner called ARB. ARB told him the kit was designed to work with stock axels and no need to swap for trd or trd pro axels.

Are you saying maybe ARB isnt aware of the problem?

 

[crikeymike]

Yes. Base model axles don't have good articulation in the CV joints themselves but the TRD Pro axles do.

 

[SteveB]

I understand what you are saying, and I also understand its a physical problem that no component of the lift kit can address, and there couldnt be anything special in the springs, shocks, or UCA that would midigate it, but I also dont understand why ARB wouldnt know this. Maybe the shop owner didnt actually call ARB and just said he did because he dosent want to swap out the axels.

 

[RS6tofj80]

It sounds like he wanted to keep the labor rate low and hasn't maybe done many Tundra's..... that's a great rate for install - and hopefully he'll hold to it...

you for sure want the axles....brake lines might be good too, if you're really going to wheel it.