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I don't want to detract from the original thread, but to answer your question wheeling with a 1st gen Tundra is totally doable. I have 33's, would love 35's but not ready to regear. The truck is big and long and it isn't as graceful on the trails as a smaller rig. There aren't as many...

The only reason I would consider touching up the paint is to prevent rust. But otherwise, I'd leave it alone. If you are wheeling the truck a lot it's all getting covered in pinstripes anyways, so who cares. A few years ago I paid a friend to fix a bunch of dents in my bedsides and repaint...

I thought about it briefly, but the olive drab/gray look is growing on me. It looks a bit more utilitarian and is a nice contrast to the overall monotone black that the rest of the truck is. I'll have to paint it regardless though, since the factory primer is not going to stand up to UV rays...

Had some time last Saturday to get a project done on the truck. The front tires have been hitting the fenders hard when at full stuff. They were hitting the screws that hold the fender bulge and wheel well liner to the metal. I'd already ripped 3 of the bolts out. I didn't want to sacrifice...

Towed the boat yesterday. Temps on mild hills and flat land varied between 197-209. 50mph. Coming back from the river is almost all uphill....coolant temps were at 221-226 with the needle at 3/4, trans hit 240 at one point (torque converter). 50 mph with no A/C. Anyone else seeing temps...

I have an OBD reader and Torque Pro. I'm pretty sure I can check fuel trims on that, but have not done it yet. Plugs were last changed about 50k miles ago. I'm overdue for a change. One other note, I can feel some definite surging when pushing on the gas anything more than a gentle...

I haven't weighed it on a scale, but it is supposed to be around 5K with the trailer. It's probably closer to 6K I'm guessing. I live in a valley surrounded by hills, so no matter what direction I go I'm going uphill at some point. Some hills are very long. I'm towing it down to the river...

You hit the nail on the head. I'm much more comfortable in all driving situations (snow, emergency, etc) compared to my wife. Much of that is because of wheeling and learning what the vehicle can and can't do. I know how to handle situations in all the vehicles I drive....I've spent enough...

As a matter of clarification, I do run digressive valving front and rear. When I drive I keep the dampening low. But I had it in the middle setting when the accident occurred. I agree that digressive valving and higher dampening can really help keep things stable. But to someone who has no...

I disconnected my sway bar years ago because I was wheeling a lot, and it helped tremendously on the trails. I got used to the feel of driving on the road with it off pretty fast. I have 650 lbs springs up front (softer than most guys with 1st gen Tundras), stiffer rear springs, and my rear...

Chasing cooling system problems. Checked all the hoses, no leaks or anything amiss. Changed out the thermostat today with one from NAPA (180 degree). The truck had an original Toyota (32 Celsius = 180 Fahrenheit) in there....not sure if it was replaced in the past or not. Replacement was...

Had a few minutes the other night to address my lack of proper taillights. I've been running trailer/towing lights for like 10 months now, and although they worked they were super ghetto. I haven't had reverse lights that whole time. And the flasher timing was off because I had no bulbs on...

Thanks for the tips. I'll check those areas and see if there is anything amiss. I'm sure the radiator and condenser could use a good pressure washing as well. I was wondering about that, but aren't these bearings sealed? Either way I haven't noticed anything different when driving. The...

I've been considering the storage box idea. It'll take some fab work that I don't have the capability to do at the moment (no welder). But eventually I'd like to do that. But I'm thinking of mounting a couple of recovery boards to the driver's side. I should have enough room for them there...

Nice collection of maintenance items that crossed off the list. Well done. What is your plan for the truck? What do you want to do with it?

My original muffler was disintegrating....I would say probably 1/5 of it was just missing. Way too much corrosive stuff on the roads here in winter. Around town it wasn't terrible, but the drone on the freeway was deafening. With so many other projects going on I just left it alone, but...

A friend helped me over the weekend, and we were able to get the passenger side of the bed straightened out. I still have a bit of work to do around where the taillights used to be, but I need to get some different tools to do that. But it's nice to have the bed straight again. There's no way...

I will definitely be bolting things to the side. No sense in wasting space, and I'd like to keep the inside of the bed as open as possible. Both to haul things, and that's where I sleep when camping. I'm also wondering about the top rail spreading. The metal on the inner bed is much thicker...

That is a really nice swing out. Keeping the factory bumper looks great with the body lift. Are you doing sliders soon?

Like you, I don't care for the Toyota step side beds. That's not what I was going for here, but I guess you're right....it does have that look. Good advice on the chain oil as well. I haven't heard of that trick before. The Fluid Film works great, but man is it stinky. My thoughts...