My current fleet is:
-‘73 FJ55- 80 chassis swap, 2UZ swap, lots of other fun parts and lots of fun to drive
-‘11, 4 door Tundra -DD, 5.7l, 4WD, tow rig, grocery getter, 165k miles, airbags, tow package, few dents.
I want to build a more family friendly rig for “overlanding”/ remote camping/ cruising around CO and driving back to AL rig. The Tundra cab is a little small for 4-5 of us and too damn big to offroad on any serious trails. The trails get very small in the southeast.
A lift, tires, wheels, bumpers, winch, gears, lockers, etc added to any rig is $10-15k all day.
I was thinking about SAS a 04-06 crew cab Tundra. Diamond axles, 9.5” diffs, 37-39”s, lots of bed space. Base truck to build off of is $8-12k
To build a 200, the base truck cost is $25k+ easy.
So, to make the 200 work, I would need to sell my 2011 Tundra DD tow rig (money maker) and put that $ towards my potential built 200 on 35”s.
—-> I pull a lot of old crusiers home. Like 9? This year alone. From 5 min away to 9 hours away. I know the 200 won’t tow quite as well as the Tundra does, but it’s still a beefy truck with a 8500lb towing capacity. I call it 80% as good of a tow rig
So, keep the 55, sell my tundra, put that $ towards a 200 and build it.
or
keep the 55, keep work truck Tundra, and build a 100/ old Tundra as a camping rig?
What say yee oh lords of the 2hundos?
I have found an one owner, ‘13, 200 with some miles on it that I really want to get.
-‘73 FJ55- 80 chassis swap, 2UZ swap, lots of other fun parts and lots of fun to drive
-‘11, 4 door Tundra -DD, 5.7l, 4WD, tow rig, grocery getter, 165k miles, airbags, tow package, few dents.
I want to build a more family friendly rig for “overlanding”/ remote camping/ cruising around CO and driving back to AL rig. The Tundra cab is a little small for 4-5 of us and too damn big to offroad on any serious trails. The trails get very small in the southeast.
A lift, tires, wheels, bumpers, winch, gears, lockers, etc added to any rig is $10-15k all day.
I was thinking about SAS a 04-06 crew cab Tundra. Diamond axles, 9.5” diffs, 37-39”s, lots of bed space. Base truck to build off of is $8-12k
To build a 200, the base truck cost is $25k+ easy.
So, to make the 200 work, I would need to sell my 2011 Tundra DD tow rig (money maker) and put that $ towards my potential built 200 on 35”s.
—-> I pull a lot of old crusiers home. Like 9? This year alone. From 5 min away to 9 hours away. I know the 200 won’t tow quite as well as the Tundra does, but it’s still a beefy truck with a 8500lb towing capacity. I call it 80% as good of a tow rig
So, keep the 55, sell my tundra, put that $ towards a 200 and build it.
or
keep the 55, keep work truck Tundra, and build a 100/ old Tundra as a camping rig?
What say yee oh lords of the 2hundos?
I have found an one owner, ‘13, 200 with some miles on it that I really want to get.