I have already been driving myself nuts looking at all the lift options. I think I have settled on a coilover/UCA type system (eventually) so that the truck doesn't get so tall that I need a ladder to get a dirbike in the back and a crane to get my 990 Adventure in there.
If you keep her in the garage then make sure you don't lift so much that she no longer fits in the garage. That is the main reason I kept to a 3" lift but it seems like some people forget about that and are surprised to find their expensive truck must now live outside in the AZ heat.
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If you keep her in the garage then make sure you don't lift so much that she no longer fits in the garage. That is the main reason I kept to a 3" lift but it seems like some people forget about that and are surprised to find their expensive truck must now live outside in the AZ heat.
Oh no. My wife will not allow trucks in the garage. That's home to the motorcycles only (KTM 530, Super Enduro and 990 Adventure).
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Oh no. My wife will not allow trucks in the garage. That's home to the motorcycles only (KTM 530, Super Enduro and 990 Adventure).
Nice! Personally, I think I would want the $30k+ truck in the garage out of the sun, wind and blowing dust, especially with the horrible Toyota paint but to each their own, especially if that is what the wifey wants.
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2010 CrewMax SR5 5.7 - 4X4 TRD
4" Lift (OME 612's + 1/2" CB Shim) / Light Racing UCA's / K&N CAI / CB +3 Shackles / Nitro Rear Shocks / BAMuffler / 295-70 Trail Grapplers / Clazzio's / N-Fab Steps / +30 Ballistic Wizards / Firestone Air Bags AZTC Founder - Member #1 | Big Rig Club Member #77 | Silver Sky Club Member #3
Nice! Personally, I think I would want the $30k+ truck in the garage out of the sun, wind and blowing dust, especially with the horrible Toyota paint but to each their own, especially if that is what the wifey wants.
It's a catch-22. If we had a garage big enough for all the toys and the trucks we wouldn't have the toys or the trucks. I wish I knew more about this paint before I bought the truck though. Just one of many regrets with this thing (most center around the dealer).
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It's a catch-22. If we had a garage big enough for all the toys and the trucks we wouldn't have the toys or the trucks. I wish I knew more about this paint before I bought the truck though. Just one of many regrets with this thing (most center around the dealer).
If I were you, especially since your truck is black, I would get a good DA polisher and break down the truck really well and apply a very high quality wax as soon as possible to get a head start on keeping your paint looking good. I spent about 12 hours doing that on my Tundra a few months back. It was a lot of work but I was able to get out almost all of the desert pin striping and swirl marks, now I just reapply wax when I see the water is not beading up on the paint. Black Tundras usually have swirl marks already even when they are brand new.
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2010 CrewMax SR5 5.7 - 4X4 TRD
4" Lift (OME 612's + 1/2" CB Shim) / Light Racing UCA's / K&N CAI / CB +3 Shackles / Nitro Rear Shocks / BAMuffler / 295-70 Trail Grapplers / Clazzio's / N-Fab Steps / +30 Ballistic Wizards / Firestone Air Bags AZTC Founder - Member #1 | Big Rig Club Member #77 | Silver Sky Club Member #3
If I were you, especially since your truck is black, I would get a good DA polisher and break down the truck really well and apply a very high quality wax as soon as possible to get a head start on keeping your paint looking good. I spent about 12 hours doing that on my Tundra a few months back. It was a lot of work but I was able to get out almost all of the desert pin striping and swirl marks, now I just reapply wax when I see the water is not beading up on the paint. Black Tundras usually have swirl marks already even when they are brand new.
That's something else that has been driving me nuts since I bought this truck. I knew black would be a more difficult color to care for, but I had no idea the dealer would start me off behind the eight ball with it.
Rather than spend the money on products and equipment and the time polishing and waxing or sealing, I found a really good detailer who will do it all for a reasonable price.
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That's something else that has been driving me nuts since I bought this truck. I knew black would be a more difficult color to care for, but I had no idea the dealer would start me off behind the eight ball with it.
Rather than spend the money on products and equipment and the time polishing and waxing or sealing, I found a really good detailer who will do it all for a reasonable price.
I am pretty sure there are a couple guys who have done wonders to their black Tundras in that thread.
I have spent a lot of time already on Autogeek and Tundra Solutions forums trying to find the right thing to do about all that. I'm just going to defer to the detailer I found and be done with it. I know how time consuming it can be to detail a big truck and I'm just not that into it. I should have gone for the Barcelona Red version but I didn't like the beige interior. Oops.
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I have already been driving myself nuts looking at all the lift options. I think I have settled on a coilover/UCA type system (eventually) so that the truck doesn't get so tall that I need a ladder to get a dirbike in the back and a crane to get my 990 Adventure in there.
I will have a Rough Country 2-2.5-3" front spacer for sale cheap here shortly if you want to just level it out
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I will have a Rough Country 2-2.5-3" front spacer for sale cheap here shortly if you want to just level it out
That could work. It would be nice to have the clearance of a little bit of lift for some of the places I go to ride the dirtbikes. The coilover/UCA route is probably overkill for what I'll be doing with the truck, but the lure of more suspension travel is strong!
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That could work. It would be nice to have the clearance of a little bit of lift for some of the places I go to ride the dirtbikes. The coilover/UCA route is probably overkill for what I'll be doing with the truck, but the lure of more suspension travel is strong!
Let me know They might be off on Thursday or Friday, we will see if Toytec can get my parts here quick enough.
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2012 Crewmax / TRD Off-Road / 4x4 / 5.7 / 18x9 Level 8 Guardians / 295-70 Trail Grapplers / OME 614 / Toytec AAL
CB +2 / Light Racing UCA / Airlift 5000 / AFE Mach Force XPB / AFE Stage II / 5% Tint / 2007 Jay Feather EXP 19H in Tow
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