What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

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?

 

Looks good but why do you want it?

 

If you only knew who you were responding to...

Ask to see pictures of his floor mats...good enough...

 

They're handy as hell. When wheeling, I have my phone, GMRS radio, and GoPro all mounted on mine.

 

I agree fully!

 

He already said he would reimburse me if I was not happy.

 

It’s all about the ply’s , the more ply the more weight you can pack on.

 

I can not imagine the rational thinking that results in the 10% de-rate.

I mean, how can the tire "know"?.........

 

new sticker

 

I picked up the Wescott 2nd hand from a member here so it was reasonable on the wallet. I recently swapped in the TRD Pro Fox takeoffs on all corners so my ubolts were all torqued good cuz I did it. I have new 1/2 longer ubolts on the westcott now but will recheck the torque soon. They should not come loose, glad you caught yours in time!