Front Air Dam on an Off Road

Just hold the air dam up to the truck front end and it is self explanatory .There are 2 on each end.

 

lol I just realized you are the same person in both posts

 

They have always been identical unless you are comparing an Access Cab to a Double Cab.

 

Hm, I thought they were like 1-200 dollars cheaper when I bought it. In any case, was a no brainer to buy something that was mechanically different versus cosmetic. Cheaper to put on a scooped hood and painted flares than to install a rear locker. Plus I actually take mine off road to where I've needed the rear locker.

 

By far and away the Off Road is a better deal for the money lMHO.

 

LOL you won't gain 2 mpg. The Sport and OR are rated the same EPA mileage.

 

The OR has a softer suspension and higher profile/taller sidewalls on the tires. In my opinion, the ride is much smoother in the pothole filled mid-Atlantic.
By going to an OR, I figured I’d have a better chance of not getting stuck if I did ever find time and space to off road and a higher resale when it comes time to part ways.

 

Rated does not always equal what they actually get. They are likely rated the same because they're the same model vehicle. Folks on here have regularly reported losing 2mpg by taking the dam off. And off-road owners routinely report much worse mileage than Sport owners.

 

I have the TRD SPORT and did a 450 mile trip withe front Air Dam on and got 25 MPG ( Phoenix AZ to El paso TX)
and a month later did a Family trip YellowStone and got 25 MPG with the Air dam off dose it help I guess but I haven't seen any difference in MPG on or off I consistently get 21/22 city/Hwy and 24/25 Hwy
the truck looks like crap with it on

 

idk I've always gotten as advertised or better (above 40 degrees/off winter gas)

 

edit: nvm I was wrong.

 

Yeah for RWD vs 4WD

 

Hmm, seems you're right. I stand corrected.

Just going by threads on here though (so nothing scientific), it seems the off roads seem to get reported to get worse mileage than the sport. Who knows though. lol

 

It is interesting that they dropped it to 22 mpg hwy when it was 23 for the 2016/17 models.

 

I took mine off roading after 5 months. Lot of fun but sliders, skids (even gas tank) and exhaust reroute are needed. Currently at @Skell shop working on sliders.

 

That is completely wrong... MSRP is about 2-3 k difference just on the Toyota company’s website. Then if you factor in the market, the gap even widens. For example, I am currently stationed in Louisiana (sportsman paradise is what they call it lol); the area around me is swamp/mud city. Off-roading is really popular here, that there is 3 big events that happen year round.

Avg price for bone stock sport in this area: 33k
Avg price for bone stock off-road: 39k

Don’t get me started on dealerships and what the make and all their bonuses that most don’t know about lol. I deal with em on a monthly basis; bought and sold 9 vehicles before (only held a vehicle for like a year or two and get bored with it), and I am in a position that new members in my work center are in need of vehicle and don’t know the first thing about buying one since they are fresh from high school with a ton of cash. So I help em out.

Also have a lot of friends that are salesman and finance manager in dealerships who tell me how the $$ is played.

 

Um then whys the MSRP price the same in the screen cap I just posted above?

 

Here took a screenshot:

 

I personally feel that you get more value out of the off road over the sport.

When I was purchasing my truck, the price point was similar between the two with similar options...minus the diff between off road and sport.