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20” wheels were needed to get the max max tow for 2018-2020. Basically, you get an additional towing capacity bump on trucks with max tow+20” wheels vs max tow trucks without 20’s

It is a pretty reasonable price for what you get. why no 10 speed. Because GM sucks. Look at how they distributed the 10 speed on the silverado for so long. For a while they had the 6, 8 and 10 speeds in the silverado line up depending on trimand engine choice. Its 100% about the upsell

Those were 2019 full size $$$. A 2023 F150 XL crew cab 4x4 with the only options being 4x4 and the 2.7L Ecoboost is $48000.

Oh it is 100% capped and I am sure its a reliability thing. Part of the issue was probably low speed pre-ignition, which is when the fuel auto ignites like a diesel and causes super knock. You have an engine that has a relatively high compression ratio with a lot of boost at low RPM and it can...

That is a pretty bad representation of the Ecoboost torque curve. They rolled into the throttle starting at 2200 rpm and were not fully in it until 3000 rpm. They probably did it to control the torque surge that would happen due to being in a high gear at high load at low rpm. I've never seen a...

With the way 95% of Tacoma buyers use their Tacoma’s, this truck would suit their needs better.

Just FYI, Ford just recently updated the exhaust manifolds for the 2011-2016 3.5L. They are now stainless steel and take advantage of the additional stud holes thats are already in the heads. The new one is on the right: The manifolds dont seem to warp, they sag. The manifolds have to...

Ive got a hellwig in the front of mine and its very stiff, stiffer than the max tow bar. I do not have their rear bar but I think that is the one that makes the biggest towing. TBH, the rear bar may actually help because it would help “fight” the front bar.

Yes its substantial. These trucks ride really rough offroad with the swaybar connected. Especially if you have the max-tow package as it comes with a larger, solid sway bar that is quite stiff.

2014 was the first year they went to the L83 or whatever its called. Its a direct injected 5.3L

Why do you say its a lot more capable than a tremor, just curious.

Well thats the crazy part to me. A 1st gen tundra is on an 8.4" axle which is whats in a Tacoma. It's not a particularly stout truck. I also don't understand why someone would want an overloaded truck with an aluminum DOHC VVTi V8 over a domestic monster truck with axles the size of tree trunks...

I love how the overseas Toyota's just get these ridiculous, god like, reputations when we have some quite nice vehicles here. Honestly, the overseas ratings are whacky to me. My guess is a Toyota Hilux is not a beefier truck than a domestic half ton, but they are simply given ratings that...

Kinda. Its on Bilstein 5100’s on the 2nd from bottom ring, so like a .75” level i think. But it is on 315/70R15 raptor takeoffs and I’ve installed 1st gen Raptor running boards now which should have more clearance. Testing my sway bar being disconnected.

I have a 157” F150 and will say that my stock running boards self-removed after some fairly mild trails. Well, actually, I removed them but they were pretty bent up. I am not sure that having a 145” would have made the difference in those situations though.

For some reason this is a thing with Tundras. I think its the fact that Toyota doesnt make an HD and the owners refuse to own a domestic so they just overload it. I saw a picture on the Tundra forum of a guy with a decent size camper in the back of a 1st gen Tundra and was towing a boat at the...

I would say that if you expect the truck to be loaded with the camper majority of the time, the F150 HDPP is not going to do any better than a gas superduty. It might even be a little worse. I tow a travel trailer with my Ecoboost and my MIL has an E450 Class C motorhome with the new 7.3L V8...

If you are doing 80mph towing, thats the problem. I live at 6500’, have a 2014 Ecoboost on 315/70R17’s and a 5500 lb 8’ wide travel trailer and usually get somewhere in the 9’s towing at 70 mph if conditions are good. If i am fighting a headwind it will be lower. I have seen 6.7mpg over 9...

The GX was a better value when i bought in early 2020. And by better value, I mean actually cheaper. A GX460 of similar year and miles as a 5th gen 4R was cheaper and the GX470’s seemed to be cheaper than 4th gen V8 4R’s. I would never have bought a 5th gen 4R anyways because I wanted a...

Its funny that the bronco raptor gets a higher tow rating. Seems backwards.