What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

don't complain
it's better than "frozen rain" ie snow and 20

 

Looks great!

 

Weres the light mounting setup from?

 

The mount for the lights is a BAMF Behind the Grill Light Bar Bracket.
Here is their thread and also my post on how I mounted it to get the lights closer to the grill.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/bamf-behind-the-grill-light-bar.222333/page-37#post-28231172

 

leaf spring orientation? Are the SR not link & coil suspensions like the rest?

 

Not a difficult mod but one that makes life a little easier. In the center console tray, I drilled a hole in the center and put a Paracord pull to make it easier to get it in or out. I struggle to get it out without spilling the contents all over the truck. (I know, that’s what she said)

 

settle down little 4 banger

 

I recharged my Garmin InReach Mini2,

$100 NOCO GB40 : 1000A UltraSafe Jump Starter – 12V Lithium Battery Booster Pack, Portable Jump Box, Power Bank & Jumper Cables - for 6.0L Gas and 3.0L Diesel Engines

NOCO GB40. I replaced the battery in the airtag that I hide in the fuse-box in the engine compartment (well, *maybe* hidden in another place).

 

which toyos?

 

They all say that when they get new tires after riding on bologna skins

 

Nice

 

Open Country 3’s.

 

were they bad when new ?

 

The Toyos were loud from the start. I’ve had 3 sets of BFG’s in the past that were much quieter from the start. I wanted BFG’s on my last set but couldn’t get them & wound up getting the Toyo’s, which weren’t bad tires, but were defiantly louder than the BFG’s. I put over 45,000 miles on them & they still had some tread left. I’m so happy to have the BFG K0’s now.

 

Thanks! Yes stock size. I had Open Country 3’s 265 70 16 but I think this truck came with 245 75 16’s original size though (SR). That’s what the tag says on the door pillar. I like having the wider tires.

 

Are the new ones KO2’s or 3’s?

 

KO2’s

 

I installed a set of Toyo AT3s back in June on my truck. After all the positive reviews I was surprised by the drone and how loud they were. I used Discount Tire's great return policy and switched them out for a set of KO2s. I was surprised how much more quiet they were as well.

 

Correct.. from what I saw the leaf springs on every 4x4 Tacoma I have owned gen1(x3) gen3 have the leaf packs bolted up over the rear axle.

The gen 4 Tacoma SR has the sam

I believe (from what I saw on the lot) that the SR/SR5 have leaf packs that bolt up UNDER the rear axle. Not like a traditional Tacoma where the leaf packs sit up above the rear axle and out of the way ...

$36k for a bare bones SR 4x4... No thanks...

 

I see it.