Low-mile 2019 TRD offroad: so far so awesome.
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Was a quiet but busy holiday season. Not much time for wheeling. Did put the 4runner through some fairly challenging hoops helping me pull a storm-damaged tree out of our neighbors yard and back into ours so that we could process it with our chainsaw.
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Well, it's been a while since I've put an update up on the site - been uber busy with not much down-time between holidays, trips and family events. (Also, had a health scare with a family member that consumed our tribe for about a month and a half - we're finally normalizing after that)
Some updates:
1. TacoBox - in December we got a Marlin Crawler Tacobox installed by a local fab/off-road shop. We've dropped into low-low a dozen times on our property for some light yard wheeling and suffice it to say - 157:1 crawl ratio is ABSOLUTELY a game-changer when it comes to traction and control. Descents are calm, controlled and uneventful (exactly what we want when we're on a tricky trail) and the traction-finding ability is pretty amazing with the rear locked and ATRAC on in the front.
2. On-road comfort - unchanged with the Tacobox, 33's, rack, etc. We really like our setup right now, with the rear Victory4x4 swing-aways removed. we lose some storage, but i realized that our Frontrunner rack works fine for what we usually carry. (I might decide to add the swing-away back for tough trail where we need 2 spares or maybe if we ever go above a 34" tire)
3. MPG's - MPG's in our current form has settled to about 13 city/mixed and about 15 hwy. [shrug] Not something we worry about since reliability and durability are very high with this platform. Planning for fuel costs and fuel range are easy in comparison, in our opinion.
4. Engineering - having installed sliders, engine, transmission, transfer case, lower trail arm, shock and rear diff skids, front winch mount, rear plate bumper, suspension, roof rack, snorkel, dual cases, and extensive rear cargo mods - my conclusion is that this is one of the most well-thought out platforms that I've worked on so far.
What's next:
1. Install Rokmen rear lower trailing arms - major upgrade in strength.
2. Take a shakedown trail ride locally to put the new mods through their paces in Aug/Sept. Probably corral canyon or Valley of the Moon.
Some updates:
1. TacoBox - in December we got a Marlin Crawler Tacobox installed by a local fab/off-road shop. We've dropped into low-low a dozen times on our property for some light yard wheeling and suffice it to say - 157:1 crawl ratio is ABSOLUTELY a game-changer when it comes to traction and control. Descents are calm, controlled and uneventful (exactly what we want when we're on a tricky trail) and the traction-finding ability is pretty amazing with the rear locked and ATRAC on in the front.
2. On-road comfort - unchanged with the Tacobox, 33's, rack, etc. We really like our setup right now, with the rear Victory4x4 swing-aways removed. we lose some storage, but i realized that our Frontrunner rack works fine for what we usually carry. (I might decide to add the swing-away back for tough trail where we need 2 spares or maybe if we ever go above a 34" tire)
3. MPG's - MPG's in our current form has settled to about 13 city/mixed and about 15 hwy. [shrug] Not something we worry about since reliability and durability are very high with this platform. Planning for fuel costs and fuel range are easy in comparison, in our opinion.
4. Engineering - having installed sliders, engine, transmission, transfer case, lower trail arm, shock and rear diff skids, front winch mount, rear plate bumper, suspension, roof rack, snorkel, dual cases, and extensive rear cargo mods - my conclusion is that this is one of the most well-thought out platforms that I've worked on so far.
What's next:
1. Install Rokmen rear lower trailing arms - major upgrade in strength.
2. Take a shakedown trail ride locally to put the new mods through their paces in Aug/Sept. Probably corral canyon or Valley of the Moon.
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