Removing Front Valance From Sport

I wanna remove the air dam valance from my front bumper on my TRD Sport. any adverse effects of doing so? is it hard to take off and out back on? I just think the truck would look better without it.

 

No adverse affects and it should take about 10 min max using a 10mm socket. I agree definitely looks better without it. Mine came without it or that would have been my first mod

 

Possibly mpg decreases but nothing too significant I would imagine

 

Some have said it's a 1 mpg loss. I'll take that over having the air dam on the front of the truck.

 

To each their own my good sir

 

Is this what is known as the "chin"?

 

Takes about 5 minutes to remove.
Then you’ll need to get an OR tow hook and paint that bad boy.

 

Chin, chin strap, air dam.

 

Gotcha. I see these on a lot of trucks lately, seems like they would interfere with offroading. Assume that's why you want it gone, OP?

 

Oh it’ll definitely scrape. That’s why most folks remove them.

 

I have never off-roaded but recently been thinking of giving it a try. I just personally think the thing looks like shit on the front of the truck. I would probably need to remove my mud guards to off-road as well? but right now I like them being on there.

is the OR tow hook different than they one on the Sport? I have never paid any attention to that.

 

Rip that shit off!

 

Do it, donate it to the homeless.

 

Only reason it's there is to meet cafe mpg requirements. Sure as hell there not for looks.

 

I took mine off and lost about 1mpg. I was taking a trip back to the midwest over Thanksgiving and thought I would put it back on just for the 2200 mile, round, trip. I put two screws in it to see how it looked. Notta, that thing is back in the overhead...

 

On my stock height sport, I like the way it looks. Added plus of mpgs. In 5 years when I go lift crazy I will remove it for clearance. It all depends on how you use the truck

 

Is the EPA rating between Tacoma's with and without them any different? I cant imagine that ugly ass thing hanging down makes much of a difference.

 

I took mine off the same day I got new tires. Between going from 245/75R16s to 265/70R16s and removing the air dam, I might have lost 1mpg. Still averaging 19mpg with wider tires and the air dam removed.