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Yes. It is true that diesels in the light truck and passenger car segments represent a small percentage of sales for a manufacture. Toyota is doing Apple iPhone style sales volume and profit margins. They can afford to subsidize a turbo gasoline or turbo diesel product line to protract and...

The best way to boost mpg is to avoid driving a body on frame truck. The best way to boost mpg in a body on frame truck is a small displacement turbocharged diesel engine. Toyota should have introduced their diesel trucks to the North American market a long time ago, in my opinion. A note on...

I originally planned to go the Toytec route but through my own research I’ve gathered that their kits are more oriented toward lighter loadouts and/or lighter off-road duty. This makes sense to me considering their comparatively low spring rates and overwhelmingly positive remarks on daily ride...

Your truck looks dialed.

Yep. mid October on a weekday. My Girl and I nearly had the entire park to ourselves. I was shocked. The last time we visited was in June 2016 and yeah, it was completely packed. They’ve graded the park recently, and its all compacted sand now. Watching dudes get their cars stuck in the deep...

A few photos from last year. My 2008 Limited V8 4x4 Budget build. It's a work in progress. I've added more mods since these pics. I'll start a build thread if anybody is interested in following along. Questions and criticism are welcomed. Cheers!

Winch and bumper looks clean man! In a nut shell, you may want to run different wheels with a wider offset to avoid tire rub on the inner fender liner and body mounts if you run a 33" or larger tire with 2.5-3" front suspension lift. It isn't exactly cut and dry though. You'd be best served...

I'd assume that 20% difference in spring rate would make a noticeable difference, unless the Icon's are progressive, and only stiffen up under compression? I don't know. It sounds like the maintenance on your rig and your priorities are pretty much dialed. I can't imagine you'd be disappointed...

Here We Go... I'll preface my opinion by pointing out that my 4runner is a daily driver, 149k miles. I don't have a lot of 4x4 experience, but the experience I have with OME on my 4runner is thorough. So far I've been aired down and off road in the mountains of Northwest Washington, British...

Typically you are going to have to choose between road comfort and load carrying capability. I believe that complete suspension and lift kits with matching front and rear shock & spring components are likely to perform better than a setup comprised of multi-branded or mis-matched spring and...

I haven’t chosen a water tank yet. My understandinf is The sender unit should be matched to the depth of the tank. A 12” long sender unit will probably suit a 13” tall water tank. The gauge is compatible with most standardized 12 volt Marine or RV senders. At least that’s my understanding.

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Test fitting the counter tops, drawer boxes and drawer slides. I will also need to build a fridge slide with a storage compartment for the step ladder necessary to access the Domestic CFX65 Dual Zone. A drop or tilt slide won't be practical for this application, unfortunately. Some hardware...

Organization in camp can consume a lot of time. Organization within an SUV can consume a lot of patience. After an inaugural 10 day camping trip to White Rim Trail via Painted Hills Oregon and Great Basin National Park in our 4runner June of 2017, my girlfriend and I decided our biggest...

Les Schwab Tire company sells a house branded Mud Terrain tire which is reportedly manufactured by Cooper, and shares exactly identical tread pattern and depth with the ST Maxx All Terrain. Rubber compound probably differs, in favor of the Cooper branded ST Maxx's, however I bring up this point...

Molybdenite Ridge, British Columbia Smoke from wild fires blanket Fraser Canyon and surrounding Lillooet area, but here at 8000 feet of elevation, clear blue sky.

Well said. This is demonstrated by a whole variety of modified and heavily laden trucks which run safely and reliably for many many hard miles. Again, GVWR is determined by taking into consideration the capability and strength of many components. These can include a vehicle’s tires, brakes...

I dont know much about the technical & mechanical differences between them. My opinion? ICON for bragging rights, Bilstein for comfort, OME for load capacity. Thats kind of how i view it. I considered Toytec’s for my 4th gen but in the end I was sold on Old Man Emu’s parent company, ARB and...

Credentialed attorneys and marketing staff as well engineers. Manufacture’s advertised load ratings must indeed satisfy perameters established internally to protect the company’s legal liability as well as preserve continuity within the product range while remaining competive within the truck’s...