SAC'ed 2000 tundra V8

[dyogim]

My truck has been SAC'ed since 2004.  Started off with a widetrack D44 up front and have recently built a HP44.  Here's a pic with the standard 44:



And a picture of the newly rebuilt HP44:



Additional pics here: http://dyogim.blogspot.com

[NorCalToy]

thats awesome! wakinda wheelin you do?

[dyogim]

thats awesome! wakinda wheelin you do?

Slow crawlin over rocks and boulders.

[TheCookieMonster]

sweet truck man ...havent seen to many straight axle tundra's

[dyogim]

sweet truck man ...havent seen to many straight axle tundra's

Thanks!!!  As far as I know, there's less than 10 total.  On record, I'm the 5th to get SAC'ed.  Others can be found here: www.teddnet.com

[46&2]

Damn that thing is bad ass!! Not very many SA tundras out there for sure! Lets see some more wheeling pics 

[dyogim]

Here's one of how it all started.  Car locked up their brakes and jumped over the median and into my truck.



Here's one at Hell Hole, same trip as the one above on the rocks:



Hollister:

[NorCalToy]

thats awesome, not real common, not too sure why, seem like theydbe about as good as any fullsize for wheeling.

looks like it does pretty good out ther eh?

[dyogim]

Definitely does.  Another SAC'ed tundra is actually participating in the 2008 Ultimate Adventure held by Peterson's 4Wheel and Offroad magazine.  The owner's name is Jonathon and has lots of goodies for his V8 tundra:

http://blogs.4wheeloffroad.com/6248785/off-road-events/gearing-up-for-ultimate-adventure-2008/index.html

[NorCalToy]

i think itd be cool as hell to have a fullsize toyota wheeler. have you broken anythin on it yet, or is everything pretty beefy?

[dyogim]

i think itd be cool as hell to have a fullsize toyota wheeler. have you broken anythin on it yet, or is everything pretty beefy?

2005 is when I was able to take the rig out onto the trails.  When I had it done in 2004, the winter season had arrived.  My first run on Barney Riley, I blew my tranny and broke the pins in my rear lock right.  A month later, it was fixed and then I took it onto Hell Hole resorvoir.  On one tight spot heading back out, I snapped both my driver side axle shafts.  Other than that, I haven't broken anything.  Barney Riley is an annual event for me.  Just went up and checked out some trails up around Downieville.  So far, so good.

[CrazyYota]

Thats a sweet truck!

[brandon95]

sweet tundra for sure

[dyogim]

Thanks all for the

[dyogim]

Just an update: Scored a brand new set of Michelin XL's 11.00R16.  Got all four for a little more than the price of one.  The price tag on the tire shows $403 each.  Here's an eyeball test fit pic and a comparison to my 35" spare.

[46&2]

Nice. Do you DD this thing? Never seen anyone run XLs on the street. interesting to see how they ride on pavement

[NorCalToy]

might i ask where you were able to purchase thoset ries from? btw they look awesome!

[46&2]

might i ask where you were able to purchase thoset ries from? btw they look awesome!

Haha my guess is hes got friends in the Service...my friend got a smoking deal like that on some 46" XLs for basically the same price. they were all unused spares and his buddy in the Marines hooked him up

[dyogim]

I got them on eBay.  The seller decided to go a different route with his project.  The only thing was he did not want to ship.  So, I used the Buy It now and arranged the shipping.  He just had to slap the labels and schedule a pick-up with UPS.  Shipping from Socal to Norcal for 4 tires each weighing 100 lbs was about $119.  Also, ebay had sent me a coupon for a 10% of my next winning bid.

I've seen other sites selling them but, not for the price I got them for.

http://www.powerwagonadvertiser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7831

[dyogim]

Nice. Do you DD this thing? Never seen anyone run XLs on the street. interesting to see how they ride on pavement

Right now, no.  However, there are occasions where the mother in law will borrow our car for the week.  So, the truck being our only other vehicle, I would DD.   It's not bad though.  My job is about 10 miles from home.  From a couple of people that have run these tires on the street, they are supposedly pretty quite.  Plus the harder compound should make the tires last a long time.  I hope.

Anyone got a set of 16x7 or 16x8 wheels they need to get rid of???

[AaronB]

mine I wish I had the cash to do that to mine, but even if i did my wife would kill me. 

[dyogim]

mine I wish I had the cash to do that to mine, but even if i did my wife would kill me. 

Nice rig.  The insurance paid for my swap.  In 04, I was in an accident with a non-insured motorist that took out my driver side suspension completely.  Since, I had paid the truck off in 03, the insurance company gave me a check and said fix it.  All they asked was for pictures when it's done.  After the swap, I installed a factory bumper, took the pic and provided it to them.  To this day, they had no issues with the modifications.  This is with 21st Century (now AIG).

Otherwise, the tax return would've paid for my swap.

[NorCalToy]

so waht size tires do those end up being? im lookin for specs and im not seein a whole lot...

[dyogim]

so waht size tires do those end up being? im lookin for specs and im not seein a whole lot...

38.7" in diameter, 11" wide, 16" wheel.  4-ply steel on the tread and 1-ply steel on the sidewall.  Load rating is over 4000 lbs at 80 psi, weight is about 97 lbs.

[NorCalToy]

38.7" in diameter, 11" wide, 16" wheel.  4-ply steel on the tread and 1-ply steel on the sidewall.  Load rating is over 4000 lbs at 80 psi, weight is about 97 lbs.

hmmmm...thanks.do you have any idea how they do on the road?

[dyogim]

hmmmm...thanks.do you have any idea how they do on the road?

Not yet.  they are still sitting in my garage.  However, from what I've heard they are not bad at all.

[NorCalToy]

Not yet.  they are still sitting in my garage.  However, from what I've heard they are not bad at all.

hmmm...it looks like it would probably be a fun tire for some snow wheelin...i kinda wanna get some in the 36.5 flavor...

[dyogim]

hmmm...it looks like it would probably be a fun tire for some snow wheelin...i kinda wanna get some in the 36.5 flavor...

The 36 inchers are 9" wide.

[dyogim]

Just an update pic with the michelin XL pizza cutters.

[Yota87Truck]

Sweet tundra!!! love the solid axle conversion