tugnut1 Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 I've owned my 2007 Toyota SR5 Tundra since 2009. In those 8 years, I have not done a thing to improve the look of the vehicle. The previous owner had leather seats installed and I am grateful for that upgrade. A few years ago, I bought a full set of Michelin LTX tires. They were supposed to be the longest lasting tires on the market. Well, the lasted me less than 30,000 miles. Apparently, Michelin is having issues with these tires. So, about 6 months ago, I decided to do something that I have always wanted to do....buy some agressive looking tires. I bought some goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac All Terrain Tires. They look awesome, but the old wheels just weren't doing it for me and over the 10 years of the vehicle's life, they have begun to corrode and the chrome finish was flaking off. I decided to empty my "new tool" account and buy new wheels. Now, I can't have a cool set of wheels and tires and leave it set up lower in the front and higher in the rear. So that lead me to getting a truck leveling kit from Suspension Maxx. The kit raised the front of the truck by 2.5". It doesn't sound like a lot, but it made a pretty decent difference. I am super happy with the way my 10 year old truck looks now. I can see myself keeping this truck for another 3 to 5 years. Here are a few pictures from when I first bought the truck and a few after the facelift. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfwjr Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 John look at you getting all crazy with your tool money. Truck still looks great at 10 years old. I wish I had went ahead a bought a Tundra instead of my Tacoma. There is not that much difference in price and MPG between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildroamer Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Looks great @tugnut1! I bought a 2013 F150 a few months ago and also bought some more aggressive meats, BFG A/T's. I've got new King coilovers and rear shocks to install, may or may not level in the process. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugnut1 Posted May 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 50 minutes ago, rfwjr said: John look at you getting all crazy with your tool money. Truck still looks great at 10 years old. I wish I had went ahead a bought a Tundra instead of my Tacoma. There is not that much difference in price and MPG between the two. I agree completely. Years ago I started off looking at Tacomas but realized the price was about the same. That was prior to the 2007 tundra model change though. I really liked the 07 look. My dad just bought a brand new 2017 Tundra TRD a couple months ago. Its his first ever new truck and he loves it. I forgot to mention that I have kinda gotten upgrade fever now. I sent an email to Line X to find out how much it would cost to cover my chrome bumpers with line X. I've also been looking into doing something with the grill to either match body color, go black, or do line X as well. I saw a cool video yesterday to plexi-dip the badges on the truck as well. Cheap and looks simple, but if I don't do something with the chrome on the truck, its almost pointless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Best vehicle I ever had was a Toyota T100 SR5, I miss that pickup. I want a Tundra pretty bad, that looks great man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordraw Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 Nice Wheels dude. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfwjr Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 7 hours ago, tugnut1 said: I agree completely. Years ago I started off looking at Tacomas but realized the price was about the same. That was prior to the 2007 tundra model change though. I really liked the 07 look. My dad just bought a brand new 2017 Tundra TRD a couple months ago. Its his first ever new truck and he loves it. I forgot to mention that I have kinda gotten upgrade fever now. I sent an email to Line X to find out how much it would cost to cover my chrome bumpers with line X. I've also been looking into doing something with the grill to either match body color, go black, or do line X as well. I saw a cool video yesterday to plexi-dip the badges on the truck as well. Cheap and looks simple, but if I don't do something with the chrome on the truck, its almost pointless. John you are getting deep into it now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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