What did you do with your Tundra or Sequoia this weekend? (4 Viewers)
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Built a camper over the last few weeks. Got it on the truck and looks pretty good! I still need to do the interior and canvas for the pop top so no pics of that yet.
Wow! That looks amazing. Nice setup
wheres the door....
Waiting to be installed haha
Got my radios and SPOD transferred over and installed, slowly starting to ramp this build up...
I was thinking maybe you just get in through the cab? Very curious about this project!
Sedona and Flag with the crew.
Were the internals on your passenger side significantly cleaner than the driver's side? Seems these like to run hotter on driver's side...
It’s finally the best I can do right now is just cut the exhaust where I did. It’s gonna be a real octopus to come over the spring and then down under the fender for the exit. And I put the springs one more inch up and now it just looks sick. It’s absolutely perfect the way I wanted it to look. I know it’s low but man it’s so much nicer for hauling stuff. Load of lumber tomorrow and mulch later this week.
Highly recommend the SOS kits. Lowering kit and airbag kit.
Highly recommend the SOS kits. Lowering kit and airbag kit.
Everything on the driver's side seems to be affected by higher heat since the airflow isn't good.
Tundra parts for sale. Need LS swap money for my 40
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For Sale - Spider Trax 1.25” 5x150 spacers. NIB
Brand new never opened set of 4 - 1.25” Spidertrax wheel spacers. 5x150 Bought for my Tundra and sold it. $175 on amazon per pair $300 shipped to you.
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For Sale - Tundra rear Air lift air bag kit. Southern Mo
Brand new in box never opened airlift rear airbag kit. Sold my tundra before install. Fits 2007-2021 Toyota Tundra $356 on Amazon $300 shipped to you.
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I love it!
I really like the look and the functionality of the lower ride height for daily driving use. I'm still a bit annoyed that my Fox suspension for my Tundra (2.0) c-clip setup at the lowest height is still about 1" front lift. I really wanted to just be stock height but better ride. But I'd REALLY like to see an adjustable height on the fly. Just like your rear setup only matching in the front. There has got to be a solution for an offroad capable airbag kit for coilovers like the Tundra. I've daydreamed about this for at least a decade and not come up with a viable (economical) solution that would really work. I've even tried to get multiple airbag manufacturers to make me custom airbags and no one was interested in doing a set to fit over a larger body shock like a 2.5 mono tube.
In my dream scenario - an air cup like the tuner cars use would be ideal. Basically just an air spring that is empty and rides at low ride height, then lifts about 5 inches fully inflated for the random trail obstacles that need more hight, fits within an existing coilover, and - very importantly IMO - does not use an O-ring seal to the shock shaft so it'll actually last a long time in dirty conditions. I don't want full air springs either. I want the coils to be there for a lot of reasons. Only solution I have come up with is to use a secondary shock tower kit plus an air-shock with valves all removed and use just as an air spring.
The closest other thing I've found is the hydraulic preload adjusters. But none of them have enough range of motion. Usually they're about half inch or max of 1 inch of movement. And none I've found would physically fit in an OEM or aftermarket coilover for trucks. They're all sized for either bicycles or small shocks for tuner cars. Like this setup. only for a Tundra.
Anyway - love the setup!
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I like simple. Adjusting on the fly just isn’t worth it to me. That being said, if I were you I’d go find a desert runner and see what they have. I have SumoSprings in front of my 60 Land Cruiser instead of bump stops but leaf springs. 80 Series have airbag within coils option.
Today I hauled a dozen sheets of steel roofing loaded over a bunch of lumber. The tailgate is low enough now that I can easily step onto the bumper in the corner and lean over and pull the rest out. Super happy with ride height.
Today I hauled a dozen sheets of steel roofing loaded over a bunch of lumber. The tailgate is low enough now that I can easily step onto the bumper in the corner and lean over and pull the rest out. Super happy with ride height.
I don't need to adjust on the fly - just want to be able to adjust height without having to do a full suspension tear down. I don't even have a compressor for my air bags. I just use a bicycle hand pump to adjust when I'm hauling heavy stuff or towing heavier trailers. I think the leaf spring plus airbags is a nice balance. It just does everything pretty well. And it's simple and reliable. If the airbag goes flat - you're still fine to get where you need to go. That's what I have now on the back end, but at stock height. And my truck is 99% highway miles - the main reason I want to keep the ride height low. It's just better for what I do. I'd just like to have the ability to raise it up for a few trips a year in the front like you can do with the back because I do go offroad occasionally and then I could have the normal ride height low instead of having it sit taller 99% of the time for the 1% of time I need the clearance. That's really all I'm looking for.
I don't like full air suspension because they're prone to a lot of issues. Just want something like the rear air setup for the front. The on-the-fly adjusters are the only thing I've found that does that function that I know of. Ideally - it would just be a simple single convoluted air bag and a bracket that could somehow fit in the IFS to lift it up. Would also be useful for heavy front loads like snow plows. I'll keep daydreaming. haha.
These little air springs in place of one of the front bump stops is another idea I've had. But they only have about 2 inches of total extension so they wouldn't really work correctly other than as some sort of adjustable air bump. But for $30 each to have adjustable air bumps might be worth it for someone. Not really what I want. They're about 3" diameter for scale. Something like that that could compress to less than 1.5 inches and extend to 6-8" extended length would be just right, but doesn't exist to my knowledge.
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If you put Sumo Springs under the bumpstops in front and then added that 2” airbag thing you’d get minor upper adjustment for occasional off road. Seriously if you only off road occasionally then just go slower. That’s what I do.
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I think something like that might work. It wouldn't be very expensive to try it out and see. Back of the envelop math says I'd need about 60psi to get 1 inch of lift out of the truck. I'm not sure how much pressure they'll take. I'd also want to make sure I'm not degrading the ride quality.
I mostly do just go slower. It can just be hard to get to where I want to go without more clearance - mostly just because the trails are rutted out by other people with more clearance or the water is too deep. The AG tires are pretty popular here and the work well I'm sure. I have something pretty similar on my side by side. But it really chews up the trails when they're muddy for someone in a regular truck. The side by side is great on the trail, but I have a love hate relationship with it. It's loud and not very well protected from the snow and rain despite a soft top. I'm in Alaska, so it's always cold and a lot less comfortable than the Tundra.
I'm sure it's not worth the effort up front. I just wish there was something comparable to the rear air springs that was as easy and useful for the front.
