What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Not today, but this week...exercised the suspension:

 

New tires and wheels (265/70/R17 Falken Wildpeaks and 17x8.5 Method 305s 0 offset). Also took the air dam off (last pic). I'm still in the process of getting rid of the remaining chrome parts.

 

Consider my interest piqued. Care to share more info?

 

Winner winner. Pretty dam sure its the HP pump now. Took the stethescope to it tonight and the dam thing sounds like a squealing humming bird and I can hear the change in tone when the engine rpm changes.
Thanks again for bringing that to my attention.

Funny how I was able to pick up some of the sound through the alternator mounts and body more than any other spot I tried but maybe thats unrelated and the alternator is on the way out or I just dont have a trained ear to tell either way lol. I'll try to upload a video once I can confirm that was it.
Cheers

 

Paint em or plasti dip em and stick em back on.

 

What is an HP pump

 

Looks good i have the same tire and size been pretty happy with them so far. I still need another for a full size spare, how much is the power loss if any from going to the thinner but taller and likely slightly heaver tire. I always wondered what some 245/75/16 AT's would feel like

 

High Pressure fuel pump...

 

Posted more about it here.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rado-designs-bed-basket.856055/

 

Sounds can travel...

Just pop the belt off and see if the noise stays or goes away, very simple and free test...

Many many many moons ago when I worked for a Ford dealer, we had a Ford Lightning with a noise that sounded like the transmission, (new truck) tore the trans down and found nothing wrong, installed it and noise still there, swapped out transmissions and the noise was still there, finally removed the bed and then you could hear it was the rear diff making all the noise, swapped the rear from another Lightning and no more noise, ordered new rear for the donor new truck... lol

 

Do you have an update on these after putting on some miles and getting a winter on them?

 

Couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about until I did a search on Tundra RCSB. Totally cool configuration. Back when you could get a full size 4X4 with a regular cab and a short bed stepside/fleetside, that was the hot rig. In the late 70's my sister's boyfriend had a yellow square body 1/2 ton GMC 4X4 350CI RCSB Stepside that I lusted after.

 

I'd like to see some empirical data on these too. MORR is all the time bragging on the Patagonia's but he's mostly talking pure off-road.

 

I am running the 265/75/16 Firestone Destination. I want to move up to 32 or 33. Any rubbing issues?

 

@DavesSR5

Those were great trucks. Simple and the beginning of OBD times I believe and the start of tuned OEM trucks! I think. Lol . Seen very few around but when they show up they're 20k ++.

Here's a pic of mine, do you know if the part number stayed the same but they updated it?
(Tried bumping old dead thread too)

 

Just cancel your order.

This happened to me with bed Stiffeners.. order cancelled. Money returned. I still don't have bed Stiffeners... I just decided to forget it.

 

High pressure Pump. I skipped the F for fuel. HPFP.

 

You all are both at 31.6” and 31.7”. Neither at the true 32” tire

 

Picked up a TRD exhaust off FB marketplace for $250. Hoping to install it later today or tomorrow. Previous owner removed the muffler and had a straight pipe welded in its place. The drone on the highway is ridiculous so I’m excited for the TRD exhaust!

 

The 235/85R16 Destinations are only like 4.5lbs more per tire than the 245/75R16 ATIII in SL load (39.75lbs vs 36lbs). On the highway I have not noticed a difference in feel. Have not done long steady climbs yet tho. The only place where I do feel a slight difference is when I accelerating from a complete stop, and even then it's just barely slower.

If you were to switch to 245/75R16, you would probably only feel it "off the line" and in your MPGs mostly.

I'm getting the truck OTT tuned next week so that should be nicer, too.

What PSI range do you like with these tires, btw??