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Weight is your enemy with the 4runner. Get a southern-style bumper/winch mount, 9k lb winch, a good set of A/T's, and call it a day. You really don't need to fiddle with the suspension; it works very well if you stay within the OEM's payload rating. A fridge can be plugged into the...

They provide that GVWR so that owners have a guideline on how to safely operate their vehicles. Dave, I'm sure OEM's build in some leeway with those ratings. My point is, none of DIY, self-appointed internet engineers know exactly how much leeway there is. I adhere to the OEM's GVWR not...

Toyota could be doing that, but no one here can prove that. I just think its stupid for for people to overload their Tacoma's based on vague assumptions on what Toyota could be doing. Honestly, many Tacoma owners don't even think that much about this issue. They just overload their trucks...

We don’t know for sure. That’s why the wise choice is to abide by OEM ratings rather than overload with the assumption that the Taco has extra capacity. It’s not just a matter of switching out the rear springs and shocks. The Tacoma’s chassis is mostly unique to NA. Your not going to get...

Do these arms provide better articulation over stock? Will they work even with a mild (less than 2”) lift? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

$3k option. You dont count the trim price towards the engine. They will eventually offer the diesel in the base trims for consumer sales....just find a used fleet truck if you really want to go the cheap route. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

True. But I see 2 different camps on this issue. One camp thinks the taco is basically a hilux with a different engine and can take the same levels of abuse. The other abides by the OEM’s ratings to be safe. I think the latter camp has more credibility. Anyone who overloads their truck is...

I’m not saying the gvwr can be changed. I’m saying the underlying Ram HD’s already have a higher gvwr to begin with. The only real difference between some variants is the suspension setup. That’s not the same as people “upgrading” their Taco’s suspension and thinking everything is a okay with...

Those older Mercedes diesels are notoriously underpowered, even for diesels. They're not ideal for swaps into 4x4's. The diesels made by Toyota and other OEM's are in fact well-suited to 4x4's....that's why people in North America will pay +$20k for 20 year old, hand-me-down Japanese diesel...

It's enough. The OEM turbo diesel in the overseas FJ80's produced about the same amount of HP and torque. All the Hilux's and many other overseas pickups are set up with torquey inline 4 diesels...they'd be considered "under-powered" by North American standards, but they work very well and...

I'd totally be up for an Aussie-style flatbed....if the cost was reasonable. Maybe those flatbeds will become more common in the future and the cost will come down...at which point I'd totally consider one. But spending thousands of $, over $10k in some cases, to replace a brand new and very...

I took it for granted that everyone understood that certain things (transmission adapters, cooling, driveline refurbishment) would need to be addressed with such an engine swap. When I said everything was provided by the 2.8l crate kit, I was meaning that everything for the engine installation...

Will a FWC-laden Tacoma that is moderately over GVWR suffer a sudden and catastrophic failure after a few thousand miles of driving? Probably not. They are well-built and robust trucks. All OEM's build in some degree of leeway with their Payload and GVWR spec's, some more than others. Will...

That bumper tucks in so much better than the older ARB bumpers for the Ram.

$9k for the Cummins gets you everything you need to do the engine swap. Some of the other crate engines being offered by companies like GM do not come with all the engine accessories and wiring needed. Salvaged junk-yard engines will more than likely require quite a bit of money spent on...

The engine itself can be had for $9k, or less. All the other areas that need to be addressed for such a swap (transmission, transfer case, cooling) would need to be addressed, even for an OEM engine rebuild. That extra $2k-$4k is going to be spent regardless of which route you go. No it's...

Notice any anomalies with cooling with those round lights in front of the grille? Truck looks awesome! And it's great to see the family using it to get out and enjoy the world.

Have you checked out the HD series of ARE caps? They're a fiberglass build, but with an internal aluminum skeleton. Supposedly more robust with higher weight-carrying capacity than the average fiberglass cap.

And my point is that many of these additional costs which you bring up are not exclusive to a 2.8l Cummins; rather they apply to any type of engine swap or rebuild. Well, you get what you pay for in that regard. And my other point was that comparing the cost of a brand new, OEM 2.8l Cummins...

How the heck did that happen? Camper may be okay but that truck is toast, financially-speaking. The torque delivered by the 2.8l isn't all that different from what the OEM powerplants offered, it just comes in at a lower RPM. So if the trans, transfer case and exhaust need to be rebuilt...