Changing the oil without ramps or jacks?

Anyone with an sr5 that removed the “snow plow” know if there’s enough ground clearance to crawl under the truck and change the oil without using drive on ramps or jacks?

 

how big is your belly?

 

Can you crawl in from the center of the truck?

 

Haven’t tried lol

 

Not big lol

 

Seems like this would be like asking if the seat is comfortable. Very dependent on physical dimensions.

 

Guess your right lol

 

That's just setting up @Gfenza89 for another "HALP" thread.

 

What’s a halp thread haha

 

^https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/halp.33318/

 

He won't drain the trans like a few recent posters.

Cause his first action will be using a bright colored paint pen on the oil pan plug. Just in case.

 

I could on my OR, but I refuse too.

 

Huh

 

There is plenty of room to crawl under there without ramps or stands

 

it pays to have long arms also... i don't ... hehe...

 

It would be of extreme comfort to just use ramps/stands, most likely less messy too.

 

Just crawl under. Np.

 

IDK, but I can't change the oil on my 2023 Tundra without ramps, partly because it has the TRD skid plate and that needs to come off. But back in the good old days when I had a 2nd gen Tacoma it was easy peasy to do without ramps. I miss that truck. <sigh>

 

This is TW, the "right" way is to install a 3" lift and run 35" tires. This gives 4.5" more elbow room under the engine.

 

that reminds me... in my younger days... no ramps, floor jack or jack stands... use to drive up on the concrete curved sidewalk at Mom and Dad's to create space under my mustang... slide under on your back from the front... able to reach the oil drain plug with my short length arms...