making a tundra more "hunt worthy"

[Jason Snyder]

That truck should have a rear locker already.

These don’t come with a rear locker. They have the ATrac system, which isn’t bad.

 

[Jason Snyder]

Second the skid plate and rear differential breather relocation.

I personally would look at better coilovers that provide 2” of lift in the front. If you go more than 2” you’ll need to replace the upper control arms with an aftermarket.

You can’t chain up the fronts without a different offset rim/wheel spacers. If you do a spacer get something like Bora or Spidertrax that are hub centric.

Traction boards are awesome.

275/70R18 is really good size that doesn’t screw up gear ratios. You can go up to 285/75R18 and probably not have to make modifications.

If you do a winch, be mindful of the weight you are tacking on with bumper and winch and factor this into your payload. This is a half ton without a lot of payload to begin with.

 

[Blurry1]

I’ll second rock sliders especially if you’re on tight trails. The longer turn radius of a full sized truck makes it easy to turn into a boulder so I had mine built so the stick out from the rocker panel if I need to pivot on a rock. It’s saved me far more than they cost.

As for tires I’ve done some serious business with Toyo open country at3 E rated and lockers. Our elk camp has some of the slickest roads I’ve ever seen requiring most to use chains. Ives run the whole 2hr stretch in the worst conditions sans chains with that setup.

 

[huntsd]

I’ll second rock sliders especially if you’re on tight trails. The longer turn radius of a full sized truck makes it easy to turn into a boulder so I had mine built so the stick out from the rocker panel if I need to pivot on a rock. It’s saved me far more than they cost.

As for tires I’ve done some serious business with Toyo open country at3 E rated and lockers. Our elk camp has some of the slickest roads I’ve ever seen requiring most to use chains. Ives run the whole 2hr stretch in the worst conditions sans chains with that setup.

Thanks all. Sliders are the things that are like steps right?

 

[TreeDog]

I’d start with quality tires, traction boards, shovel, tow strap, jump box, tire plugs, full size spare and air compressor.

This will do 99% of what you want, based on what you said your use case is. For that 1% you're probably better off hiking. Only thing I would add to the list is chains. I have an '18 setup for the same purpose and it's been great. Stock except for tires. May add a bumper, but that's more because I hit a deer than anything else.

 

[bowhnt]

I love my decked box in my tundra. Keeps my backseat clutter free


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[alexnelon]

Rock sliders

Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT's (you can fit 33s on stock suspension without rubbing)

Chains, a traction board or two, and a compressor so you can air down and back up, tire plugs and patches, full size spare

A heftier brush guard

Beyond that you're really adding comfort and aesthetics more than capability. If you don't already have the 38 gallon tank I would get one though.

 

[Blurry1]

Sliders are like running boards but steel and protect the rocker panels when going over taller rocks etc.