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@Box Rocket, from previous comments I've made don't think it's surprising to say I agree with you except to say I think Milemarker and Ramsey have earned their chance, too. I would say Superwinch but with the Westin buyout I don't think you can assume their reliability until people have more...

What's what scraping? You have cosmetic bull bar and steps, neither are really trail protection. You'll gain clearance by removing them and reduce the chance of them causing damage (we generally call that stuff damage multipliers). If you crawl under your truck you'll see where the rocks are...

They let you drive on some dunes in Colorado, just not at the Great Sand Dunes NP.

Ben Brazda talks about how the Eaton/Harrop electric locker cams work and the limitations. Video from the start: Jump to the Eaton at 14:17 if you want:

I took good care of Imelda the Hilux where it counted but I didn't baby the old girl.

What I mean is when I sold it in 2015 it had been pretty beat up. In 2006 it was early in its evolution. I bought the truck in 2000, stuck a WilderNest on it in 2001 and just drove it until about 2004 or so. Then it started getting built up, banged through trails for years, built down and...

That was 2006 or so, it was pretty rough when I sold it 10 years after those photos were taken... I'd love to find another 3rd gen but the nice ones are getting rare.

LOL, our house back in Denver still had its original garage and rolling doors from 1920. I put a regular overhead door on the alley side but I kept the old doors operational because my truck would just barely fit inside. So when I'd want to work on it without leaving the alley door open I'd...

I had my antennas mounted at the cowl like that. Didn't care for it much. Hits every branch on the trail and in the winter snow and ice collect there.

Unless the company you're considering to do a frame stretch is recognized as a manufacturer the payload will be whatever it was when Toyota built it. It's possible they are established as an upfitter or manufacturer (e.g. they make limousines for example) and can re-rate the vehicle but that's...

A 3/4" screw pin shackle is rated 4.75 tons (9,500 lbs). But this is the working load limit. Certified shackles (like for overhead) are proof tested to 2x (19,000 lbs) that and will have a design margin of 5x (47,500 lbs). So the real world limit is likely the 5/8" hitch pin and that's in...

There's nothing inherently better about this: Than this: They're both just forged, cast or machined hunks of steel or aluminum. The weak point is going to the be hitch pin, hitch itself, the connection to the strap. How do you intend to make the connection to the cast loop like the top...

It's a trick that's come in handy often to make a rigging a little less sketchy. But I can't claim to have thought of it independently, it's common knowledge in rigging manuals.

Not sure about trailers but before I had a rear bumper with recovery clevis on it I relied on a hitch adapter. I had to remove a hitch-mounted bike rack a handful times over the years when helping someone.

Just my $0.02 but the hitch tabs for trailer chains would probably bend in a recovery. Whether it's safe I dunno, it's not as ideal as using a receiver adapter in the hitch. What I think is the main problem is getting the shackle safely loaded. They can't tolerate being in just any random...

Not sure where you're finding information that counters Toyota, but the reason that mini trucks (79-95 pickup and 4Runner) and the Tacoma can't be flat towed is that the input shaft is what slings oil so you risk burning bearings without sufficient lubrication unless you disconnect the rear...

The GX rear door seems to be a tolerate-or-hate situation. I don't know if anyone really loves it. Even though I'm a Toyota fanatic I have to agree with the Jeep recommendation, it makes more sense for what you're trying to do.

I have several HDPE Nalgene bottles that get used to fill space, provide thermal mass. The rectangular ones pack easier than typical outdoor recreational round ones. You see them sometimes at outdoor stores but the larger ones are usually considered lab ware. They come in lots of sizes up to...

Exactly, why I hope *you* try it...

@rruff is the OP.