TRD Sport vs TRD Pro

Looks like the gap is now a bit larger with the 2020 models.

SR5 - 27,825
Sport - 32,725
OR - 34,000

 

TRD Sport with some upgrades.

 

I'm aware, I've had many and I'm a huge fan. Traction to one rear wheel, lock the diff, still traction to one wheel. Get out the maxxtraxx and or winch or buddy pulls you.

 

I had a '13 Sport and now own a '20 Pro.

The Sport suspension is much, much stiffer. The Pro suspension is geared towards off-road flex, while the Sport is largely intended for primarily street use. That said, I love the Pro and I prefer how it handles on the street.
If you're not going to off-road other than maybe dirt trails and inclement weather, the Sport with the upgrade options is perfectly fine.

I don't know why people recommend messing with the truck when you're not planning on doing anything that necessitates the modification.

Also, I'm curious as to how an optioned-out Sport is more than a Pro? I think you might be dealing with a scam if so.

 

I used to have a 2015 limited (basically a fancy sport) and now have had my 2019 pro for almost a year. The sport/limited is a great truck and the stock suspension isn't bad, if i had kept the 2015 that was going to get some serious upgrades. The pro's suspension however is pretty awesome. It eats up trails off road. On road it is much of the same, especially on less than great road surfaces. I really like that I have not managed to get it to the point of suspension fade with the foxes. The only things I did to the pros suspension was add in the Icon add a leafs as the rear springs sagged with weight in the bed, the truck comes move level stock, and I added the timbren bumpstops with the ubolt flip.
One of the big things that is a must in my opinion for anyone that is getting a tacoma is upgrading to some decent tires. The stock are not great, I ran the stock on my 2015 for a month and had to change them, for the 2019 I made the dealership make it part of the deal.
Hope this helps

 

I have the '20 Sport DCSB with 6MT. I was this close getting the Off-road 6MT with every options there is. Only if I found the OR with similar options as my current Sport, I would have the OR by then. However, I love my Sport a lot because of the way how it looks with the hood scope. To be honest with you, I thought I would need the OR if I plan to off-road a lot, but there is not lot of off-road trails in Eastern PA. IF you live in Colorado or in the West, then it does make sense to have the OR. The Sport will do just fine with better tires. A friend of mine has the Sport 6MT, he off-road a lot around San Diego, and had no issues with it!

The factory suspension was way too stiff for my commute on the I-95 to Navy Yard in Philadelphia. I changed my suspension on the Sport with Bilstein 5100/887 AAL along with Headstrong 3-Leaf AAl, it made huge difference from the factory suspension. It was only under $800 and you get $175 for selling the factory suspension!

 

if youre primarily street driving with a little off road sprinkled here and there. the sport will serve your purposes just fine. the stock suspension is absolutely ok. i always thought hill start assist was pretty cool as being you could be at a traffic light or stop sign on a steep hill and being manual shift, you know how that can be especially if the vehicle in the back of you is riding your ass lol. hsa holds you firmly in place even with no foot on the brake, so you can get your bearing and get going without rolling back. every option available for the or is available for the sport so thats moot. if you like the pro look you can actually replicate that easier with the sport cause you have the hood already. everything else is readily available, and are pretty much in stock cause toyota knows that people like to buy them ala carte.

 

no issues at all with it here @ almost 5 years.

outside of the "rear locker, and the occasional crawl control", what are the nicer bells & whistles on the OR that aren't on the Sport?

 

You have to make them the same configuration...
SR5 4x4 DCSB AT $35190
Sport and Off Road 4x4 DCSB AT $36965

 

If your rear diff is unlocked and there is only traction to one wheel, only the wheel without traction will spin. When you lock your diff both wheels will spin, hopefully the wheel with traction has enough to move your vehicle. If there is traction to a wheel there should be no need for other recovery aids.

 

Addressed a bit further down the thread. Answer: none

Ahh, god damn toyota pricing...

 

Yeah you were seeing 4x2 access cab SR5 pricing.

 

All the lsd or auto lsd diffs I've seen have limited amount of greater power to the wheel with traction?

 

Sounds like we're addressing two very different things. LIMITED slip diffs and LOCKING diffs?

If so, then all the previous comments make sense. A LSD will still spin the one wheel without traction, but send a certain amount of that power the other way to the wheel with more traction. Depending on the type of mechanical LSD and how you're stuck it may not be enough power to get you up and over something. Most of the auto LSD's I believe are brake actuated "torque vectoring" kind of things with open diffs that just have the system brake one wheel forcing a small amount of power back the other way but IIRC can still face the same issue as a mechanical LSD. A locking diff (what the truck has) will force both wheels to spin at exactly the same rate, splitting power 50/50 to each side.

 

Gotch a locked rear can have more power to the wheel(s) with traction.

 

A limited slip differential and a selectable locking differential are different things.

 

The LSD's in our trucks are not really "real' either, they are simulated by using the brakes. The selectable Locker is real though

 

Completely incorrect statement. A LSD doesn't help, a locker most certainly does.

 

LSD actually does help significantly, especially in 2wd. Of course it’s no replacement for a true locker, but it will get you up and over obstacles easier than if you didn’t have it or turn the system completely off. Something to consider is The Pro and off-road models come with A-trac. I believe they have an upgraded brake booster. A- trac will Get most people anywhere they need to go without having to even touch the rear locker.

 

The Tacoma electronic LSD yes, a mechanical LSD, no.