What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

The 1” OEM lift spacers would have made your wallet less thin in turn making you feel like you’re riding higher!
Also did your factory U-bolts feel like they were not very tight? I added the 1/2” spacers last week and mine were not tight at all on one side and not much more snug on the other side!

 

It's 8. Should be fine for what I am going to run through there. Ditch lights, grille lights and amp for now.

 

thanks for the nudge on the air bags, currently doing research on what will work best for my setup!

 

The load rating is SL on the Goodyear site, so not an LT. But it doesn't start with a "P" like in P265/70/R16, so maybe just "metric" and not "P-metric."

So don't do conversion from OEM using the LT designation, you will get a wrong answer. 32 psi is a little low.

 

I have had 2 sets of 265 75 16 E load BFG KO2s. I run them at 30psi.

If I am fully loaded for a trip so up to 1,000 pounds in the back, I will put them at 33psi.

Off road which is usually weekly, I drop them down to 20-22psi.

 

I buy bagged mulch and soil also. Usually on sale. Easier to spread, plus I can store bagged mulch for months, as I work on different plants.

 

But you are in Canada and there is less gravity the further you are from the equator, so you can run lower pressures.

Seriously, though, there is the technically correct answer and then there is what you want to do. The technically correct answer converts the load capacity of OEM to what is needed for the new tire to handle the same load. I ran 37 psi in KO2's that same size and they wore evenly and were a great tire. But you are free to do as you please and are probably fine running lower or higher.

 

Installed the Rubigrid.

 

Looks so awesome… blue crush metallic is such a beautiful underrated color

 

They aren’t Winjet. Seem to be holding up fine so far. The only reason I replaced is because the OEM ones snapped off

 

P-Metric is just "Passenger" Metric for passenger cars. I'm not really sure the "P" denotes anything special other than that tires with the P are usually a little lighter than a truck tire.

 

First decide how you intend to use it: mall crawler, Hells Revenge in Moab, overlanding-camping ...

Moab needs sliders, ditch lights. Mall crawling just needs your credit card. Camping can use solar panels on the roof, bed rack and RTT (roof-top tent).

All of these cost money. Decide your needs first, then set budget. You can go broke just buying for the sake of buying.

 

https://youtu.be/3hH19FZaHUI?si=avT1kBUQ1u5PG-uh
This guy says something at the beginning of the video that I have been preaching for a while.
Don't rush out and spend money. Especially don't rush out and spend money because you saw a YouTube / Instagram / TikTok influence do something. Go out and USE your truck. Flaws will become apparent. What ever you are using it for will show you what you need.

And before you buy anything, what you need are skills and knowledge.
Are you off-roading? You will learn (skills and knowledge) how to air down your tires. Probably the next thing you will learn you need is better tires. Learn the things then spend the money.
Are you street racing? Learn how to drift (skills and knowledge) around corners, how to launch. Probably the next thing you will learn you need is better tires. Learn the things then spend the money.
Are you towing heavy trailers? Learn how (skills and knowledge) your transmission works and shifts so you can optimize it. Probably the next thing you will learn is you need better tires for load rating, a tune, upgraded brakes, brake controller, upgraded bump stops. Learn the things then spend the money.

My truck is 99% stock at this point.
I added some dividers to the glove box and center console (AMAZING!), and a ham radio. Also added an LED brake light strip between the bumper and tailgate. Truck came with a Tonneau cover or I would have added one of those too. Still running stock Wrangler tires with 11,000 miles on them.

This truck takes me to home depot and hauls house project stuff, goes on road trips, goes camping, goes off roading, goes fishing, moved my daughter out of an apartment and home after college, moved her out of the house and to a new town when she got a job. It takes me out when I need to go get a moment of zen an it takes the wife and I out on dates.

Things I would consider adding, maybe....
Ditch lights.
Onboard Air.
Maybe off road bumpers and slider-steps down the road somewhere.
I'll upgrade tires to BFGATKO when these need to be replaced and I'll upgrade shocks when the time comes.

That's it really. Toyota did a really good job building a super capable versatile truck. Just look at the Middle East. These trucks are all over the place, even in combat roles and all they did to modify them was better tires and a rocket launcher. Since you probably don't need a rocket launcher, then you are good to go.

 

Rough Country seat covers ... says "not designed for trucks with electric seats". Does it still work reasonably with electric seats or should I look elsewhere?

 

It matters just a little when calculating proper inflation of replacement tires. P-rated (passenger) tires must be de-rated by 10% when used on a light truck, SUV, or van. So, say a P-rated tire is rated for 2000 lbs. load capacity at 30 psi. When used on a truck, it is rated for 1800 lbs. load capacity. So, you'd look for the pressure to use on the replacements that give you 1800 lbs. load capacity. At least as a good starting point.

For the Tacoma with 16-inch wheels, the SL-rated (standard load) passenger tires are rated for 2253 lbs at 30 psi. Knocking 10% off you get 2048. E-rated LT265/75/R16 tires require 39 psi to achieve a load capacity of 2062 lbs., so that is a good starting point. I ran 37 psi in that size, slightly lower but not too much lower. If you do extended highway driving, there's a risk that underinflated tires will heat up and you can get layer separation. I think this applies more to running at low aired-down pressures on the highway for extended periods of time, though. I would suspect that too far either side of the calculated pressure would result in odd wear, but that is also going to depend on how you use your truck.

 

Gave her a bath and polish.

 

I don't have power seats, but I've been using those covers front and back for a while. The fronts really need to be tightened down or they shift around. For the price I've been happy.

 

Life is full of "good enough" ... I am old enough to know that.

Thanks.

 

Rough Country seat covers ordered. Does removing the seats make install easier?