Recent content by Nikilrho

My husband. Zero social media. Lurks on the occasional Reddit or forum, but never posts.

It really depends on family size and if you daily your tow vehicle. That lx470 or gx460 for example doesn’t have the tow capacity of a truck. Even a truck like mine where the tow capacity is more limited due to being an off road from factory type. The gas mileage certainly isn’t much better...

I have the 24 zr2 with the diesel. My husband is daily driving it and we haven’t had a chance to take out because a) it’s new and b) we still have snow everywhere. There’s no winch on the truck and it’s too new to have many options for bumpers. We didn’t get any options other than the...

Finally got our ZR2 today. The only option we chose was the multi-flex tailgate. 8700lbs conventional tow. 1468lbs of payload. There are some really light campers but not many. Toppers would be more ideal for weight but the mandatory 5’8 bed makes it harder to use the bed a little but after...

We have an 02 S10 zr2. It’s stock besides replacement parts. Which, unfortunately for us, includes a new engine and transmission. Engine blew at 120k due to a pinched oil line. It is indeed a very tight fit in the engine bay. Beyond that we get about 15mpg, and the truck feels very hard...

You can get the stock 18s and use wild peaks or yoko a/t. Lexus wheels are expensive but well made.

Following! This is kinda my idea too but smaller since it’s just two and a doggo.

Thanks guys. We are getting a 1500 ZR2 and a local place has this rig for rental so I wanted to try it out for some camping this summer before purchasing. I haven’t towed since I was in my 20s (horse trailers at that time and bigger trucks). I’m not sure hubs has done much towing at all. But I...

Yup it does. Rated for 200k miles. Regardless I’m not worried because I get cheap dealership labor and parts. we looked really hard at the 2500 zr2. Had the diesel not become available in the 1500 it would have been the likely winner. But we can’t give up on 30mpg in a truck with our commute...

I don’t have the truck yet, but online sources say 1440. The bison edition is much worse but we decided a couple of steel bumpers weren’t what we needed.

We are buying a 1500 ZR2 with the 3.0. They have updated the engine for this year and it’s not the same engine having the issues. Time will tell with these. With the zr2 package we aren’t getting all the payload or towing we could with a lighter truck, but with 25 miles one way of commute at...

I notice you have the dweller13 vs 15. How does it tow? Any sway? There’s just the two of us and a dog so we’re looking at smaller rigs.