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Except much to add except your threads are always fun. I can't wait for the finished product!

Counterpoint: I have a Quigley Transit with a locking rear diff and run moderate 4x4 trails (I use my Transit as about the equivalent of a stock 4x4 F-150 and run the same trails that I did when I had a GX460) and have decided to stick with 30.5 inch tires. The big issue with Transits and...

A 245/75 on an 8" wheel is a fairly common application and shouldn't be too wide. It might make the ride a bit stiffer, but shouldn't hinder airing down too much on a Transit, since built out Transits have so much weight that, coupled with their relatively smaller tires, they shouldn't be airing...

The unreliability of modern diesels with their Rube Goldberg emissions devices is why I would only go for a gas vehicle if I'm getting a modern vehicle. It's why I got a Quigley Transit instead of a Sprinter.

One pro tip for off-roading with a modern Subaru is to pull a wheel speed sensor. It's a 10 second job and shuts off the traction control, which can never be fully defeated with the button, and makes your life much easier when a wheel is lifted. Pulling the wheel speed sensor prevents the...

Mine's for sale: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/alu-cab-canopy-camper-for-5ft-bed-tacoma-with-goose-gear-interior-15-500.234418/

Just a heads up, but my Alu-Cab is for sale: https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/alu-cab-canopy-camper-for-5ft-bed-tacoma-with-goose-gear-interior-15-500.234418/

This bothered me so much as well! After awhile, I just assumed that if you don't indicate the motor, it's the naturally aspirated gas motor. The Ecoboost is the more desirable engine, so it seems that when someone had it, they put it in the ad. I got an Ecoboost just based on what became...

By 3.5, do you mean the 3.5 Ecoboost or the 3.5 naturally aspirated motor that replaced the 3.7 in 2020 and later Transits?

That sounds like a nice improvement. I wonder if there's a way to retrofit the zipper onto existing models.

Looks great! I notice the cover over your rear window is zipped up, similar to how Alu-Cab now does it on the Gen 3.1 RTTs. Was that an update or did you modify it yourself?

The more I look at weight ratings and study the engineering of the vehicles involved, the more I've come to believe that the relatively piss poor payloads of American pickups is due to the soft rear suspension that is needed for the vehicles to ride acceptably for the typical use case of most...

I'm considering making some insulation for the pop-up camper from 3M Thinsulate. I was wondering if anybody here would be interested in such a product.

How did you get the mount? Is it a custom fab or does something like that exist already? Mine is offset to the bottom near the door, but it is fairly annoying being a bit skewed.

The Hilux isn't sold in the US due to the chicken tax, which makes it uneconomical here to sell any truck that isn't made in the US. In terms of the build itself, I love it. I've been on a kick of single cab bare bones basic trucks lately. Sadly, the market here has shifted and everything is...

That sounds possible and definitely lawyer approved.

Seems like the same thing happens on, at least, the Ford side as well: https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/threads/photos-of-2021-f-150-lariat-payload-stickers.804/ Not sure if this is typical of all manufacturers. There's also speculation that the payload numbers are CYA numbers pulled out of...

In terms of Tundras, it's the top of the line Capstone (which is really a luxury truck) that has 1,480 pound payload. The popular TRD Pro has a 1,600 pound payload. The Limited 4x4 with a 6.5 foot bed, with available locker in the TRD Off-Road package, has a 1,820 pound payload. The SR5 4x4...

Off road suspension is often not conducive to high payloads, especially when they're tuned for an unloaded truck.

I started observing a few years ago that the people getting into overlanding were the exact same people that were modding Hondas in the early 2000s (i.e., my generation). They just grew up, now have families and kids, and some more money, but still want to do this car hobby thing, but in a...