Best choices for bed stiffeners

I didn’t want to give you a definitive answer and be wrong, I’ve done that before. I have the TC’s with the roll n lock. I’d imagine they mount very similarly.

 

Whenever I go to runnings or wallyworld I come back on 5 though Guilford or split off and go over Weatherhead Hollow and through Leyden if I just want to go for a drive.

 

The Hollow road to Bernardston is a favorite on two wheels or four. Less than 3 miles from my house... ;-)

 

Just installed the TCs today. Used some black rustoleum semi gloss spray paint. Sprayed a bit onto a box and then used a small brush to touch up the raw metal. Don’t overnighted that top screw! Broke mine off and had to work it out. Looking for a replacement screw tomorrow!

 

Just looked up Roll N Lock, looks to be pretty much the same as the Retrax. Thanks!

 

We always called the pond "Guilford pond" and a handful of us spent the day there when we had senior skip day back in 81. I always liked that pond and everytime my daughter and myself go by there I mention I'd like to paddle around there with the canoe. (slightly off topic of this thread)

 

Mine arrived today. Will try to get them on this weekend. Plenty of stickers with them. I'll use 1 camp chaos in the back window of my cap since the purpose of the cap is for camping. Pluto has to check things out.

 

Think I'd go with TC just for the stickers...

 

They add 3" of travel and 25hp. We read it on the internet so it has to be true

 

Oh Total Chaos, you silly bitches!

 

Got them on today. I think I was more scared about breaking something on the tail light when I was pulling the first one out. The drilling didn't bother me like I thought it would being I've had the truck for barely longer than a month. All in all it went easy with everything being new and the bolts loosening with no trouble. The only thing that I need to do now before my cap comes in is run some silicone under the inboard side of the plastic bed rail caps.
Shameless plug with the box in the pics.

 

Do the front rail and front corners.

 

The place where the cap is ordered from already told me that they pull the front rail and do under that plus the corners. They know how Toyotas can be. The one thing they don't do is under the plastic caps on the side bed rails, that is up to me. I have the silicone for those. Once the cap is on, I don't plan on taking it off. I have my 2003 if I want to haul stuff around. I still need to get the tailgate seal and some clear vinyl to run across the top where the caps door seal sits against the tailgate.

 

Notice that on the passenger side, the TC stiffener covers up the tailgate camera cable warning label. If you're a perfectionist like me, take a moment (before installing the stiffener) to peel off the label and relocate it further forward:

 

Greenlane Offroad...really sweet plus full SS construction. Also, reinforced SS backer plates.

 

Let's see your tailgate. What kind of cover are you using?

 

I noticed a slight visual difference at the top of the bed stiffeners, beyond the top are there any differences in the uprights and feet? I have a 2nd gen with the 2nd gen TC stiffeners but am looking for a 3rd gen bed just because and was going to reuse my stiffeners, looks like I could just extended and trim the top when I get a 3rd gen bed?

 

It’s a PakRax aluminum tailgate panel... lol good eye! Although I don’t have a photo handy of just that sorry

 

Hard to tell from these pics but do they fit under the OEM bed mat or is there a lip that raises the mat? So far the only bed stiffeners I've seen that don't interfere with the bed mat (or at least sit flush) is the All Pro stiffeners. I still have about half of this thread to get through but is that true? Thanks!

 

Based on these photos from the manufacturers website, looks like it will sit flat.

https://greenlaneoffroad.com/16-tacoma/tacoma-bed-stiffener-bracket-set