That's my truck. I've been through that.
Also, I love my Ramboxes and my rack and have zero complaints. I can walk completely around my RTT.
...at devil's kitchen/elephant hill...
I really dig the Tacoma, and it seems pretty perfect for trail use. The reality is, I can't think of too many places I've been or want to go that I couldnt fit a 1500 quad cab. Wife. 2 kids. Dog....appropriate comforts that keep all the afore mentioned happy and engaged on month long trips....the 1500 just makes more and more and more sense. Especially when I look at the comforts and capabilities of things like the F150 and the Ram. A quad cab short bed just has everything we need in terms of space, comfort, and capability. And Ram ecodiesel mileage with a chip? goodness...yes please.
The only place I can think of that I've been that makes me nervous is the squeeze at Devils Kitchen in Needles district. It's a favorite spot of ours, so as silly as it sounds, whatever I get has to be able to fit through it.
Does it fit? Is this a stupid question? Anyone with a late model 1500 truck come up to a place they havent been able to fit?
Thanks all!! cheers.
You can view my build for all the places a full size truck will fit.
I've been going down a list.
Gold Bar Rim, check, Golden spike, Check, Devils Pocket, Check, everything in Moab, I'm getting there but I've done a lot. The Rubicon, next year. Black Bear pass, it's already been done by 1 tons, I'll be there next year too.
I did Gold Bar Rim in a mostly stock Power Wagon. My only mods at the time were 35's and armor. That's it.
I started out with a 1500 but quickly ditched that for the Power Wagon. Becuase I didn't have to waste money modding my truck to start doing things. I did the Pocket there in that video stock. Hells Revenge, stock. Poison Spider, stock. There is a video of me on Hells Gate stock Power Wagon.
Fullsizes are becoming popular, but I'm going to be blunt, half ton is a waste of oppurtunity. You will spend all your money lifting and beefing up the weak IFS. Over on Ramforum I had a chuckle the other day becuase a guy dropped 5k on a 6 inch BDS lift to have the same fender height I have now on 37's. Someone here mentioned Ford having good aftermarket support. Well so does Ram. But let me tell you something, most of that aftermarket is setup for BRO trucks. ****ty lift kits, spacers, crap like that. It's worse in the half ton segment.
I didn't need a lift to run 35's and I didn't need one to run 37's either. My 37's are my OE wheels right now.
Front and Rear Lockers factory, 4.10 gears, disconnectable sway bar, 12k warn winch. If you're looking at Ram, go look at the Power Wagon and forget the rest. You can focus on actually doing stuff and not spending all your money, time and energy on mods.
I have a family, and we tow, so we needed a purpose built vehicle to do two things. My only regret was not buying the Power Wagon sooner and wasting a year and half with the 1500.
PS, I'm not really a Ram guy. I've always been a GM guy. I gave Ford and Ram a look when I was buying a truck. Chevy just felt like a rental car to me. I was digging the F150 Platnium, but then we test drove a Ram and I really just felt at home, like this is my truck. And that's how I ended up in the brand I used to think was crap. I love this truck now.
