tow hooks are overated nothing but trouble. Get 35's and a winch lol
Good work man love to see people fearlessly making things happen.
Good work man love to see people fearlessly making things happen.
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Your a busy man atwalz 2 builds at once...great job! you make it look easy...
Atwalz
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I stuck hitch square tubing in the bent Tundra tow hook as a leverage and strapped it on the other end and pulled it with my tundra in 4 low gear. Front cross member twist is now straight. One pictured below is an example using LC tow hook on driver side. Bent was on passenger side.
Atwalz
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Test fitting 35" tires. They are 35x12.5x18 swapped from my Tundra. They are too wide and don't work with ride height I want. But in pictures it looks bad ass. Either option can work: a) Body lift along with trimming front body mount and some sort of fender flares or b) artic fender trim and flares or c) narrower tires and +25mm offset rim. I am not going that route at this time as it significantly impacts the daily drivebility on road. There is no rubbing on kdss bar as wheel +12mm offset takes care of that. I had truck on full droop in order to fully turn steering wheel.
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TexAZ
NEW???? It's BETTER than new!!!
35s demand gearing, but fit with 50-60 mm offset wheels.
The spc arms can be used to push the wheels forward to clear the back if the wheel well and body mount.
Admittedly, I specifically chose 11.50 inch width tires to keep rolling resistance lower and keep everything tucked up nice and tight.
The spc arms can be used to push the wheels forward to clear the back if the wheel well and body mount.
Admittedly, I specifically chose 11.50 inch width tires to keep rolling resistance lower and keep everything tucked up nice and tight.
FWIW your toyo mts measure 13.2 in width. Same reason i ditched the trail grapplers when i purchased new rubber.
A true 12.5-12.6 works fine for DD.
Lil rub a full lock. Looks great though
A true 12.5-12.6 works fine for DD.
Lil rub a full lock. Looks great though
but as you mentioned your wheel offset not the same as mine and you have an extra 1 1/2" extension on either front side which makes new contact points possible i guess.
Atwalz
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I got them from ebay for ~$100 pair and lasted less than two months including one day of trail use. When I installed them I had a feeling it not going to last that long. I am glad they failed locally and not on a road trip or off-roading. I paid $760 for pair of OE CV axles at the local dealership. I also refreshed gear oil for transfer case and both diffs.
I have all the parts in my garage to do the Tundra front end mod.... And as an FYI, you can buy "remanufactured" axles at the Toyota dealership as well. They charge a core fee, but are significantly less expensive than new. I want to say I paid $130 each after the core charge. I have a feeling they use Cardone (sp?) as the company that remanufactures them - so that could be another direct sourcing option as well. I am assuming that since they are purchased by the Toyota dealers - they are rebuilt to the factory specs - of course we all know what could happen when you assume.....
Ha- yeah....live and learn, right? Like you said - you are lucky it happened near home/civilization!
FYI I had to trim a lot of front, even a small bit of bumper right at the bottom. back side of the front wheels required some "work" behind the plastic body panel where the mud flaps were. Tin snips and a hammer, then some heat to the plastic inner liner next to it. I'm on +25 offset
