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VTOLC100 said:
@krice118 - I think I will get the same speakers as you! Did you replace the tweeters, too, and if so, what do you go with? Thanks
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Just speakers. Made huge difference

I will say I also gave an aftermarket head unit too. Crutchfield has an online consult service and they can hook you up.
 
krice118 said:
Just speakers. Made huge difference

I will say I also gave an aftermarket head unit too. Crutchfield has an online consult service and they can hook you up.
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That's in the plans, too, but I have at least one busted speaker that I can't take any longer!!I'm hoping on their site now. What head unit did you choose?
 
Did a little price breakdown in my head after 100k miles / 10 years

Purchase with 69k miles- $16k
Maintenance ~$15k
Alternator
2x TB/ water pump
Valve cover gaskets
2 sets of tires
AC condenser
Batteries
Spark plugs
Brakes rotors x2
Pads x3
Steering rack
Fluids
Starter

Averages out to $1500/ year in maintenance
Hoping that will be less as time goes on since almost everything has been replaced.

Mods $10k armor & catback exhaust


All said if you pay someone to do maintenance and you build it a 100 will cost ~$40k.

Which averages to $210/ month in mods/ maintenance . Only thing I would do differently is maybe not modify so much- not really needed but ive had fun doing it along the way.

The irony is i wheeled her way more in stock form with 33s than its currently built status.

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Hey @krice118 - interested in why you haven't modified the front grease caps to fit the Tundra wheel caps?

I recently purchased a set of the same Tundra wheels and after getting a nail in the west desert last weekend in my 8 year old KO2s, it's time to find some new tires and put the new wheels on.
 
My mechanic painted the hubs black- twas good enough for me 🤣


SmoothLC said:
Hey @krice118 - interested in why you haven't modified the front grease caps to fit the Tundra wheel caps?

I recently purchased a set of the same Tundra wheels and after getting a nail in the west desert last weekend in my 8 year old KO2s, it's time to find some new tires and put the new wheels on.
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Been designated as our beach cruiser. My ironman cook slapacers have deteriorated- we are finding blue chunks falling off after 9 years / 90k miles. Quite a bit of wheeling

What’s the coil for me? Want a 2” coil

I have ASFIt skids, sliders, roof rack front and rear bumpers no swing outs. One day I’ll have a 40 gallon LRA main fuel tank.

Currently running tough dog adjustable rear shocks with OME 865 coils and the now decrepit coil spacers.
 
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Bringing this back up from the beach for Daily driver duty.

Swapping 863s in the rear, 40 gallon replacement tank and some misc TLC.
 
863s have arrived. Always quick and great service from @cruiseroutfit just waiting on the tank to deliver
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First full tank drain on 40 gallon LRA. Should note o get 11-13 mpg… some stop and go and highway 60-80mph. This tank did have 200 miles of road trip but also quite a bit of idle time around the farm.

350 miles and gas light came on/ off so I filled up. I think the tank is longer so some sloshing around causes the gas light to come/ go when tank is close to E. Took 31 gallons. Next time I will push 30 moles with light on to see.

Overall great addition. First 1/4 tank goes quick but the needle stays loooong between 3/4 and 1/4
 
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krice118 said:
First full tank drain on 40 gallon LRA. Should note o get 11-13 mpg… some stop and go and highway 60-80mph. This tank did have 200 miles of road trip but also quite a bit of idle time around the farm.

350 miles and gas light came on/ off so I filled up. I think the tank is longer so some sloshing around causes the gas light to come/ go when tank is close to E. Took 31 gallons. Next time I will push 30 moles with light on to see.

Overall great addition. First 1/4 tank goes quick but the needle stays loooong between 3/4 and 1/4
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My experience is very similar to this. I have driven abt 20 miles after the light came on. One of these days, I plan to bring some extra gas in a can and run the truck dry to see how far that goes - in the name of science or something.
 
ClassyJalopy said:
My experience is very similar to this. I have driven abt 20 miles after the light came on. One of these days, I plan to bring some extra gas in a can and run the truck dry to see how far that goes - in the name of science or something.
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I have also had P0440 pop up ~ 3 times

Science!!

For what it’s worth when I had the tank swapped over I only had 2 gallons in it and it fired up and drove literally Nextdoor and filled up 38 gallons.
 
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I have also had P0440 pop up ~ 3 times
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That generally means you still have gas in tank 😛
I think a new gas cap usually resolves that!
 
863s are a bit heavy for me even with a full 40gallon tank. But threw my recovery gear totes in the back and that helped. Between adjusting my shocks and tire pressure it’s still good.
 
krice118 said:
863s are a bit heavy for me even with a full 40gallon tank. But threw my recovery gear totes in the back and that helped. Between adjusting my shocks and tire pressure it’s still good.
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I've got about 80lb. of Recovery Gear/Air & Tire Stuff, a 55lb. Roof Rack and a 180lb. RTT.
 
Kicking around the idea of selling for a TRDpro tundra…… I mainly mall crawl these days anyway and would prefer a truck bed and the space.
 
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