In my case it's gotta be the tires. Literally every other piece of suspension under the truck is new. I have to imagine it's not just me and the only thing I can think of... Tires.
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (30 Viewers)
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On Craigslist around here you could pick up stock tundra takeoffs wheels and tires for 150-250. Would be a nice comparison to see if the tires really make the difference.
@MongooseGA, @ERMB and @ClassyJalopy, thanks for the feedback guys. I am currently on 265/75/16 with OEM wheels. Since I took ownership of my '98 LC a little over a year ago I have put ~$5-6K into it replacing all major suspension and engine components, it's basically a new rig (mechanically). I have FOX 2.0 shocks F/R and 30mm rear spacers. I have adjusted TB to give me about 1 1/2" rake and around 2-2 1/2" droop. The ride is great. I do feel some of the cracks and things in the road, but it's not too bad. Maybe I'm just used to it. I just picked up some 18" Tundra wheels that will be going on with 275/70/18 BFG KO2's and MetalTech adjustable rear upper and lower control arms and some 50mm rear spacers with a TB reindex. I'll leave the FOX shocks on with this setup and see how it turns out then go from there. I do have slight body roll and a little road wander, I'm hoping the new rear control arms with help with this.
Installed a Dissent roof rack and. Cobra CB radio.
Rack looks good... Take you very long to install?
Thanks!
Took a little bit of time, but wasn’t difficult. Just a lot of bolts to tighten and waiting for the RTV to dry.
Arrived today! Need to massage the pinch welds before they go on.
That finish on the wheels is awesome.
Explored some fire roads with the wife in Bienville National Forest and replaced H/L beam and fogs with LEDs. Hoping to get all bulbs, inside and out, replaced with LEDs.
DT Headers!!
Finally got rid of the annoying exhaust manifold tick. It was pretty bad.
Picked up the headers with a Black Friday deal on Summit Racing. Found a local exhaust shop that does a lot of 100 series. Really good deal on the install and custom exhaust. $600 for the header install and $250 cat back system. Some shops wanted $1200 just for the header install. Crazy.
Used OEM gaskets and replaced all the studs/nuts.
They did a resonator delete and new muffler. Sounds really good. A bit of a drone at certain RPM ranges, but not too bad.
Definitely a bit more peppy. My cruiser can use any performance gains since it is fully built with 33's, drawers, and a RTT.
Finally got rid of the annoying exhaust manifold tick. It was pretty bad.
Picked up the headers with a Black Friday deal on Summit Racing. Found a local exhaust shop that does a lot of 100 series. Really good deal on the install and custom exhaust. $600 for the header install and $250 cat back system. Some shops wanted $1200 just for the header install. Crazy.
Used OEM gaskets and replaced all the studs/nuts.
They did a resonator delete and new muffler. Sounds really good. A bit of a drone at certain RPM ranges, but not too bad.
Definitely a bit more peppy. My cruiser can use any performance gains since it is fully built with 33's, drawers, and a RTT.
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Lifted my 100 up in the air for the first time using my new QuickJack. And then forgot to take a picture! 
Fortunately snapped a pic of my wife's GX in the air.
Fortunately snapped a pic of my wife's GX in the air.
Just upgraded to 270 75 18 KO2s this week from 275 60 18 Michelin Defender LTX, which were on my LX from the PO, and the ride quality is significantly worse. KO2s are far better for the snow and mountain driving I’m doing, but the noise and jarring ride with take some getting used to.
Is this the same as the one in costco? The one I saw had a 5k lb capacity. Not sure about the gx but the 100 series weighs more than 5k.Lifted my 100 up in the air for the first time using my new QuickJack. And then forgot to take a picture!
Fortunately snapped a pic of my wife's GX in the air.
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I got the 7000 pound version directly from QuickJack.
They had a holiday sale plus you get $100 off for signing up for their mailing list. Paid $1550 (instead of the normal $1850) for the QuickJack, SUV/truck adapters, and wall hangers.
What led lights did you get for the high and lows?
I have them listed here First Time Owner - 2000 LC 359k Miles
Roughly $50 for the four bulbs. Hopefully they'll last as long as OEMs lol.
New OEM front brakes and hardware. Finally, no more wear indicator.
The old pads had only a slim backing plate—going back to the OEM setup is a bunch more parts/clips/etc it seems, but the job is just as easy.
The old pads had only a slim backing plate—going back to the OEM setup is a bunch more parts/clips/etc it seems, but the job is just as easy.
I fixed my retractable side mirrors and made video to show how I did it.
I re-did my valve cover gasket with the OEM parts:
90480-18001 $4.28 PCV grommet
Valve cover
11213-50031 $13.61 (pass side)
11214-50011 $13.61 (drivers side)
11193-70010 $2.66 Spark plug tube
90080-10330 (bolts) $1.09
90210-07001 $2.12 bolt seat $2.66
11183-50020 $6.04 Semi Circular Plug
The last one is not necessary - the existing ones were in there pretty good so I left them as it is. Took me about 2 hours, that includes cleaning up everything.
Here she is sitting for 24 hours in one spot (after being driven about a 100 miles). The snow underneath shows no leaks of any kind! Win!
90480-18001 $4.28 PCV grommet
Valve cover
11213-50031 $13.61 (pass side)
11214-50011 $13.61 (drivers side)
11193-70010 $2.66 Spark plug tube
90080-10330 (bolts) $1.09
90210-07001 $2.12 bolt seat $2.66
11183-50020 $6.04 Semi Circular Plug
The last one is not necessary - the existing ones were in there pretty good so I left them as it is. Took me about 2 hours, that includes cleaning up everything.
Here she is sitting for 24 hours in one spot (after being driven about a 100 miles). The snow underneath shows no leaks of any kind! Win!
