Recent content by dman93

I don’t have a Grenadier or a Wrangler but I found this very interesting and gave me lots of ideas for my Toyota. Thanks for taking the time to document it.

I had an MB1 since new and when I upgraded to a “modern” (though not super slack) bike I found it hugely more rideable. When I played around on the MB1 afterwards I found it fun and quick around town, but downright scary on anything fast and/or bumpy. My son still rides it as a town bike, 35...

A little late to this thread and I didn’t confirm the numbers, but I’m assuming the OP mentioned 265/70-16 because it’s close to the diameter of the 31x10.50-15’s. 265/70-16 is the OEM tire size on 2nd and 3rd gen TRD OffRoad Tacomas and there are many tires available, but almost all are just P...

It’s funny, I’ve just been thinking about these (or the Nissan version) as I saw several overland-ish Pathfinder Armadas in the last few weeks during a trip through CO, AZ, UT, NV and NM and my home state of CA. Just a few, compared to a zillion Toyota’s, but they caught my eye as a reasonable...

I’m pretty sure there were no Canadian made 3rd gen Tacoma’s. Tijuana Mexico and Texas only.

That’s basically what I’ve always done … why do anything else? If your power station runs down, drive or use solar to charge it. I have a portable solar panel which I do use if I’m engine-off for more than a few days. Though parking in the shade reduces power draw by the fridge, so if you need...

I have a November 2015 build date V6. 92K miles, zero issues so far. I wish I hadn’t seen this 🤞.

Ford announced the Trail version last year. Mostly a package of existing options, but also a lift kit, different wheels, 245/75 AT vs standard 235/65 all-season tires, and wider flares and more marker lights. The larger tires rubbed the fenders, and Ford put the Trail on a stop ship, then...

Nice build! Makes me miss the ‘86 Ranger (EFI!!) that I bought new and had for about 10 years. There’s a nice BII around the corner from me that is a regular driver, that also brings back those good feelings when I see it every day.

Updating my comment from a year ago, at 50K miles and almost 250 nights of camping in half the US including Alaska, plus BC, Alberta and Yukon, our 2020 AWD EcoBoost Transit is still humming along with ZERO issues except for one conversion issue easily fixed, and a front end clunk which may be...

New to this thread, but I use Avenza a lot. It’s pretty clunky, searching and finding stuff in the map store is slow, but when you need it, it works. It is frustrating that there are still PDF maps posted by public agencies that aren’t georeferenced. I spoke with a guy at our local BLM office...

Anyone using maps.me with Apple CarPlay? Recently, I assume there was some update to either maps.me or CarPlay, maps.me has started showing a big navigation popup only on the car display. If I just want to see the map, and not “navigate” I can’t dismiss the popup, which blocks a lot of the map...

Yeah, I’ve driven my friend’s 2018 F150 SuperCab with 5.0 and it is better than my 3.5 V6 Tacoma in almost every way, and gas mileage is only slightly worse, at best. But it’s far too big for use as a daily, for me in my community. His is 4x4 without the FX4 pack, so no skids or rear locker, and...

To be clear, Decked is a brand of drawers. https://decked.com/

There’s definitely new tech in the 4th gen. But Toyota offered a 4 cylinder turbo back in the Eighties so not everything is really new. Seriously, I have a very early 3rd gen, November 2015 build and it’s holding up great. A few minor issues that were quickly and painlessly taken care of. None...