Best performance from 2018 4X2 sport

Hey all! New to the community. Owned a 06 2nd gen for 10 years and just upgraded to 2018 TRD sport 4X2 and kind of regretting not going 4X4. I’ve already added k&n cold intake and working on cat back exhaust. Feel the difference- but any other recommendations to see better off road performance. My off road basically means up snowboarding mountains and the monthly camping trip off the beaten path. All comments and suggestions are appreciated!

 

Welcome to the club

 

Good set of tires would be the best thing you can do to help with off road performance. Welcome fellow AZ member

 

Sport gang!

 

Work out and lose weight? Less work for your trucks engine to haul around.

 

Clearly, the next step is a stage 3 intake upgrade.

 

4wd so you can launch from a dig . other than that. probably ypipe or even a sprint booster to give you instant throttle. if not sb then ovt is good. im planning on getting ovt eventually, but after dabbling with sb im gonna wait for a bit, because my biggest gripe with this truck was the atrocious lag from the drive-by-wire system. if youre auto, even gears on a truck stock will help you out on the low end; 4.88 should suffice.

 

Yep! Why did you get a 2WD, if you don't mind my asking, cost?
Post a photo if it's convenient.

 

your 4x2 will serve pretty well for all but the most demanding off road situations. I had a 4x2 Sport for a number of years and used it for hunting, fishing and other such activities that required I drive a bit off the beaten path. Dirt roads, across grassy fields, in snow, mud etc. Never got stuck although I was cautious and didn't expect to climb Everest with it. Maybe get some more aggressive tires and possibly a bit of a lift. Or, you could always add an Air Locker which could help you get out of difficult situations.

 

Respectfully; the noise increasing alterations aren't going to help off-road, traction is usually the #1 challenge.
A properly setup 2wd can go far, only you can decide how much you want to put in to it and compare those costs with getting a 4wd.

 

@Brian422 can you help OP out?

 

What kind of "performance" are you talking about? Off road or on road? If you want "performance", intake and exhaust will yield zero noticeable results.

 

Psh....

he said he already felt the difference

 

So the Sport scoop doesn't offer enough of a performance boost? j/k

 

No, we leave that to our sticker decals.

 

Well shit. Vroom vroom

 

Why didn’t you get 4x4 if you go up snowboarding? Cost? For your use it sounds like the best performance upgrade. Can you spend the money to get 4x4?

 

This was the only one available with the premium and tech packages. Plus I got this 2018 with 3500 miles on it! Couldn’t beat that!! That’s the reason no 4X4. Love the truck- sounds like nicer tires will give me what I need. I’ll make sure to add some pictures soon. Putting on the pro grill and taking off the decals tomorrow. Appreciate all the responses from you all. Feel this is gonna be a beneficial community to be part of!

 

I am in the same boat here, I didn’t get a 4WD knowing I’d put myself into a bad situation and fu*k up my 40k truck. As a daily driver it’s more of a pavement princess but after buying a bed rack, RTT, 265/75/17 AT tires, I am now looking to get a ARB locker installed and some upgraded suspension. I am very aware of my limitations with a 2WD as I sit on the side of the trails watching the boys crawl and have fun. I’ll just bypass the those big boy trails and take the mild fire roads lol

If you are looking for that performance gains, perhaps a pedal commander or a tune to go along with your intake and exhaust, not much else to get unless you go forced air induction.