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TACORIDER · Mar 29, 2019

TX Bat[OP] said: ↑

I was going to try. I've got too many things going on at the beginning of May so I probably won't make it this year. I think this is their 14th year now so I'm pretty sure I can plan for it next year.
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More than likely. We do weekend trips to Gilmer pretty often if you want to swing out

TX Bat · Mar 29, 2019

TACORIDER said: ↑

More than likely. We do weekend trips to Gilmer pretty often if you want to swing out
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I've been wanting to try that place out. We'll have a free weekend coming up soon.

GA_Goat · Mar 29, 2019

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ryager · Mar 29, 2019

Long time listener first time caller lol

TACORIDER · Mar 29, 2019

TX Bat[OP] said: ↑

I've been wanting to try that place out. We'll have a free weekend coming up soon.
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Get skids and sliders

TX Bat · Mar 29, 2019

TACORIDER said: ↑

Get skids and sliders
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Good to know.
I might need to change out my tires too. I still have the stock Goodyear Wrangler Kevlar tires on mine. They have been great on the road and some limited rough terrain. I can tell that they may be mediocre to just ok off the road. I'm not planning on doing a lift on this truck. At least not for a long time. Some more aggressive tires would be good.

TACORIDER · Mar 29, 2019

TX Bat[OP] said: ↑

Good to know.
I might need to change out my tires too. I still have the stock Goodyear Wrangler Kevlar tires on mine. They have been great on the road and some limited rough terrain. I can tell that they may be mediocre to just ok off the road. I'm not planning on doing a lift on this truck. At least not for a long time. Some more aggressive tires would be good.
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We've taken some guys out with those tires and they are not horrible when aired down enough

Spankey · Mar 29, 2019

That's a lovely truck! Enjoy.

TACORIDER · Mar 29, 2019

@Spankey

Spankey · Mar 29, 2019

@TACORIDER I'm now thinking that I should convince the better half that I need a Pro before I sign for the TRD I've put a deposit down on this Saturday... Go big or go home right?!

TACORIDER · Mar 29, 2019

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@TACORIDER I'm now thinking that I should convince the better half that I need a Pro before I sign for the TRD I've put a deposit down on this Saturday... Go big or go home right?!
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They are both good trucks. If your going to mod it quite a bit then dont get the pro. Is it a dealer in this area?

Spankey · Mar 29, 2019

Big Two Gilbert AZ. It was $37k but they reduced it to $33k. It has the Tech pack (4x4 TRD Sport). But to be fair I need a long bed not a crew cab.

TACORIDER · Mar 29, 2019

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Big Two Gilbert AZ. It was $37k but they reduced it to $33k. It has the Tech pack (4x4 TRD Sport). But to be fair I need a long bed not a crew cab.
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They are long on the trail but my long bed is so much for useful then my short bed. If I need anything hauled I've got to take one of the trailers

Spankey · Mar 30, 2019

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They are long on the trail but my long bed is so much for useful then my short bed. If I need anything hauled I've got to take one of the trailers
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I’ve checked and according to the Toyota website the access cab and double cab Tacoma’s are both 212 inches long. Do they handle differently off road? I do intend to get off road in it.

TACORIDER · Mar 30, 2019

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I’ve checked and according to the Toyota website the access cab and double cab Tacoma’s are both 212 inches long. Do they handle differently off road? I do intend to get off road in it.
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They are the same but they have a double cab short bed 5 foot and a double cab long bed 6 foot. That's the long one

boogie3478 · Mar 31, 2019

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Hello TW…. I’m new here. Here is a little bit about me and what brought me here.

I’ve been driving a 2001 SR5 4 Door TRD 4x4 for over 18 years. It was one of the first double cabs in the area when I bought it. Before that, I drove a ’95 4Runner and before that, I drove an ’86 Toyota pickup Xtra Cab. You could probably tell I’m a bit of a Toyota guy. I have always loved the dependability of these vehicles.

Over the years, I upgraded this and that. I finally decided to do another upgrade that I kept seeing on the road.

It was an expensive upgrade……

I mean a really, really expensive upgrade.

It came attached to this……

A little back story on this upgrade is in order.

I loved that ’01 Tacoma. That’s one of the reasons that I drove it for so long. I even considered hanging on to it so that I could give it to my son. He’s 13 now.

I had been eyeing the 3rd Gen Tacomas since they came out. I just wasn’t ready to let go of my ’01.The final decision to do the upgrade came last summer. I had taken my truck in to the dealer for regular service, oil, fluids, etc. I also asked them to look at the brakes because they had started sticking when starting up from a complete stop. I took it in about a week and a half before my family and I were planning on our annual beach vacation.

That should have been plenty of time.

The service department calls me and says that they reproduced the problem and they are going to replace the calipers and disks in the front and the drums and pads in the back. “Don’t worry, we’ll have it done before your vacation.” they said.

I get another call about three days later. The master cylinder has given out. Of course, the truck is old enough that they don’t have parts on hand and they have to order them. That puts the repair well into vacation time. Not good but I’m not going to drive a vehicle where the brakes aren’t working properly.

So…. I asked if they had any Tacomas or Tundras that I could rent for the trip down to the coast. I’m in luck. They have an ’18 Tacoma TRD Off Road. That’s pretty much what I had been eying.

On the trip to the beach, my wife commented that the ’18 Tacoma was really comfortable and had a great ride.

The wife then said, “It’s time.”

I wasn’t quite ready yet, but I started to prepare the old lady for sale. Not the wife you goofs. She’s still going.

I sold the ’01 because my son didn't seem interested in it and the upkeep was going to keep me out of my truck too long while I waited for parts. I went to the dealer, fully expecting that I would be ordering an Off Road with manual transmission and a moon roof.

The thing was, I was kind of on the fence about the manual trans. In one case I really missed the manual. I learned how to drive on manual. I learned how to off-road on manual. I drove those for years. In the other case, I drive in heavy traffic all the time and want the crawl control in the automatic.

I did tell the salesman that I did want to look at the Pro and then test drive an Off Road too. After driving both, I really couldn’t stop looking at the Pro. I had a great ride as well. I thought it was even better than the Off Road.

This last February, I drove off the lot with the TRD Pro. It is an automatic. I know… they supposedly come standard with a manual. I really like this truck.

The snorkel…..

Ha! Do I really need it? No, not unless I’m driving through downtown Houston in the rainy season. It’s cool though. It even turns some heads. I hadn’t experience that since I was driving one of the first double cabs around.

Do I plan on taking it off road? Absolutely! That’s what this truck is for, isn’t it?

Here is my first mod….

Here’s the list of accessories that I have already put on/in the truck.

· A trifold cover

· Cargo net

· Center Console organizer

· Weathertech floor mats (wish I had these BEFORE my son’s paintball birthday party)

· Locking hitch pins. The ones I had for the old truck didn’t fit the new truck. Go figure.

Here’s what I’m considering.

· Wheel/Tire upgrade. I’m really thinking about getting a whole new set of wheels and tires that I can put on for off roading and keep the GY Wranglers on for daily driving. The Wranglers have been great on the road so far. I haven’t decided on how I’m going I’m going to do that yet and I want to see what the stock tires will do in some mild off roading first.

· Kylin's center console cover

· Roof Rack.

· Rocket Launchers.

What brought me to TacomaWorld?

Well… I was searching for some information on the crawl control and a few other things. TW kept coming up and the info I found for the crawl control really helped. Coming from an older truck with none of these bells and whistles, I was having a little trouble with it and the user manual wasn’t helping.

I signed up solely to order the center console upholstery from Kylin. I’m heading over to his thread now to get one.

I figured that since I have been a long time Taco owner, I might stick around for a while.

I look forward to meeting y’all.

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