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Well, back from 4 solid days in Moab. Outside of bombing up and down Sand Flats Road and the road to the Klondike Bluffs trailhead, there was very little truck play; it was all about the MTB (preferred mode of offroad transport). Things to report: 1. ABS & traction control light came on...

Definitely going to need a bigger truck. Towing a 7,000 lb boat will be sketchy, never mind trying to haul a 7,000 boat out of the water and up a boat ramp.

For reference, 4.88s and 255/85s spin ~2,500 rpm at 65 mph. That was good for 16 mpg in my truck loaded with 2 adults, 5 days worth of camping gear, and 2 bikes off the back. So not the best, not the worst, better than the 13 mpg I got heading up I70 towards the Eisenhower tunnel into a 40 mph...

Yep, it is what it is, a decent set of compromises in mid-sized truck form. It's not a rock crawler, nor is it ideal for frequently towing or hauling heavy loads, but it'll handle most everything between admirably. I still wish it had a larger gas tank though. :D

No kidding. I searched high and low for a thin rubber like for a while to no avail. All I could track down was diamond tread rubber that was a bajillion dollars for a shipping containers worth. I'll have to file that away in the mental bank for later.

As I put the finishing touches on preparing the truck for Moab (MTB trip, mebbe a little truck stuff in there, mebbe not), I have a few small updates. First, I hit the 500 mile mark this past weekend that signifies the end of my new gear break-in and an oil change was warranted. I was...

Probably not the best idea to overload a Tacoma that much. Can it handle it? Sure. Will it do it well? Probably not. Even the Tundra isn't rated for 2000+ lbs of payload. While you may be able to get away with it, you'd be better off with a larger truck. You'll likely get better braking...

You could try selling through the Classifieds here on ExPo and other forums. You'll probably have a better chance of reaching your target audience.

Looking spiffy! I especially like the labeled battery cables, I wish I could justify spending the money on a heat shrink label maker. Do you happen to recall what gauge the OEM cables are? For some reason I have it in my head that they are 2 gauge and as I will be installing my dual battery...

Dealers don't place a premium on mods and it is often more beneficial to remove stuff from your truck, sell it separately, and trade in as close to an OEM truck as possible. When I was floating the idea of trading my Tacoma in for a Tundra the sales guy said they may not even consider taking it...

It's not the full size MPGs that get me, more the lack of range you get at 15 MPG due to the 21 gallon gas tank. I wish there was the option for a 38 gallon tank like the Tundra so we had a 500 mile range.

Through the first full tank with 4.88s; returned ~15 MPG which is about 2 MPG less than with 3.73s. That’s 100% city driving (with some warming up in there) and I assume MPGs might go up a wee bit once the gears are fully bedded in. Got about 400 miles on them so far and will be performing the...

At some point in the past I alluded to my rear spring hangers being a little tweaked, not a ton, just a little, but it was only going to get worse from there. In the past the common response was to remove the OEM shackle and go with a shackle flip, but, there are a lot of additional issues that...

Thank you! That means a lot coming from you. And to update, damn you, damn you ARB for the terrible, awful, profanity inspiring tubing you supply with your locker kits. It has such ingrained memory that trying to fish it from the rear differential up to the engine bay is pure misery. :mad:

Cool thread! I don't often visit the Jeep forum (Tacoma owner), but as a former M*******, I wasn't aware there was a whole lot of open land to explore. Learn something new every day.

Bravo! Glad to hear it all worked out in the end, I can only imagine how frustrating the entire episode must have been.

If you are going to lift, I would 500% recommend Kings over Icon or OME, especially if you pony up and get the compression adjusters. With the Kings, you can make your truck ride like a car, or, with a few turns of the dial, make it ride like a truck, and with a few more turns, make it ride like...

They offer a 4 door double cab Tundra with a 6.5' bed. The back two doors are fun-sized, but the back seat still offers pretty ample space. Way more space back there than a double cab Tacoma. But, that sounds like a great excuse to graft a 6.5' bed onto a double cab platform.

Last Tuesday I also came home to a pretty box from Downsouth Motorsports with some King rear shocks inside. Mmm, pretty blue ano. Having done the fronts a few months back I was anxious to get the rear sorted out as well. I went with DSM because they offer a Dakar specific version of the rear...

Gear Change Pt. 2 Update! The three port solenoid is ARB's new model that allows for the two to be daisy chained if there are space constraints. Must be very new as the folks at ECGS hadn't even seen it yet, but, they were kind enough to send me a two port model even though nothing is wrong...