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@rruff - exactly. Don't gloss over section width. The 265/70R16 is stock on TRD but the truck's base tire size is 245/75R16 so Toyota has already upsized from "stock" so-to-speak from a roughly a 30.50x9.50 to a 30.50x10.50, both being on 16x7JJ rims. So going to 265/75R16 (31.50x10.50) is...

A 32" tire or very narrow 33" (roughly a 265/75R16 or 255/85R16) is the limit on a 2005-2021 Tacoma. The issue is the cab mounts behind the front wheels under the front door hinges. Suspension lift doesn't change this clearance issue, at least if you drive off highway and expect full travel...

Kester 44 (63/37 eutectic) for the win! In 2021 using it pretty much guarantees you'll meet no requirements anywhere. But it melts like butter and flows smooth like Velveeta. You could probably use a Bic lighter and still not end up with cold solder joints.

Don't underestimate it, automotive environments can be amongst the most harsh for component manufacturers to meet. Just take the typical electronic component temperature ranges. Standard Commercial: 0°C to +70°C Standard Industrial: -20°C to +85°C Extended Industrial: -40° to +85°C Standard...

Talking about tin whiskers, it's kind of an odd one. It's actually not a new problem but goes back to the early days of electronics. They are usually tiny hairs so typically they've just burned up but it's become a serious problem in the past 20 or so years because the switching voltages and...

Completely legit approach. My concern (probably unfounded) is relying on airbags in a case like this where the weight is essentially a permanent addition means the suspension is overloaded should they leak or the compressor fails. I know airbags are used as primary load bearing springs but in...

If you ever find yourself down in GJ (where I actually live) I'd be happy to let you kick tires and drive a lifted Tacoma if you want. My truck's not going to be as top heavy as yours but I have removed the sway bar - which I would recommend you do not on yours - so the tippy sensation will be...

Yes, lifting your truck will raise the center of gravity and thus affect handling. But asking the truck carry more payload than it's designed (which you're very likely doing) also affects handling and ride. So you should match the suspension to your application. Do you even need or want...

Make sure to watch your part numbers. PCTEL makes a MUF4505 that is a collinear 5/8λ over 1/4λ that is not ground plane independent and they make a MUF4505NGP that is 5/8λ over 1/2λ spec'd to be 5 dB gain with a ground plane and 3 dB without. https://www.talleycom.com/images/pdf/MXRMUF4505.pdf...

He says "You're a menace, stop the car, I want out." So he does and you do. Then what? Is the driver going to admit he's wrong and change himself? Of course not, he's going to drive away just like you expected. I'm not even sure you can call the driver a total jerk. At least he pulled over...

Some hastily found data from the web. Data between zero and 10% not included. Energy given over specified lifespan. Interesting visualization I thought. It should be made clear that I made no attempt to match markets or types so this is not an apples-to-apples comparison. Just four random...

If you're a long time Mac user and happen to have some very old serial printer cables around you can make your own TM-V71/TM-D710 programming cable from one of them since they used the same mini DIN-8 connector. Add a serial<->USB adapter and Bob's your uncle since Chirp and Kenwood software...

Reproduced original chart. Since they include the full range of zero to 100% it must be on a log scale. Same data on a linear scale. Not to harp on it, but keep those batteries topped! That last few percent is critical. Log scale with 0% and 5% DoD removed. Engineering department likes...

That's a convenience question, which is of course one important criteria. There's no universal solution but your chart also says that a DoD of 30% on your 100 A-hr example (assuming 1,450 cycles) would increase your expected life calculation to 43,500 A-hr, around a 35% gain in lifespan. Which...

Lift does not guarantee you can run a larger than stock size tire unless you limit uptravel, which would defeat the point of high Dollar suspension. I run a pretty pedestrian extended travel 2.5 IFP FOX suspension and 265/75R16 tires that don't quite rub at full stuff or steering lock. A 33"...

Those trillions pumped into the economy have to slosh around eventually.

It's a tiered system for me, too. I have GPS receivers, I personally don't care for touchscreens of phones and we don't own any tablets. Yup, they're indispensable in their role. But there's no substitute for a large printed map or atlas to give context and overview. Even with a large screen...

I still bring and use Gazetteers and paper maps. Haven't had one corrupt its SD card so far and they're all still on the same set of batteries they came with originally.

FWIW @colodak powering off is mostly a false sense of security. It'll protect some of the highly sensitive circuits but the actual front end protection is vulnerable whether the radio is on or off. That protection is designed to shunt gross abuse, static (ESD), lightning, very high RF fields...

Counterpoise is the dorky precise term for an antenna's RF ground. It just means the other half of an antenna. Technically the whip you see is only half of an antenna. A full antenna is two legs known as a dipole. The whip is just a monopole and something has to stand in for the other half...