New 2017 SR5 Quicksand Tacoma Owner

Tacoma meet up happened today at Capp's Tavern in Leroy, Ohio.

 

Welcome to the family

 

Found out today that my three nephews all living out-of-state have Tacoma's. So we are at 5 Tacomas in our family. We will reach out to them to join this forum.

 

After waiting for warehouse restocking, Lund side-steps arrived and All Extremes in Madison, Ohio did a fine job of mounting them up. Next step - wheels and tires.

 

I have decided to document the history and added accessories of my truck here mostly to have an ongoing record, and to let others see how some items look on a Quicksand SR5. I have read many opinions and advisements about oil in this forum. Decided on Mobil1 0W20 synthetic. Drove home after changing oil at 70 mph and ran at a lower tach reading. Very noticeable improvement. Now have 30K on odometer. Learned about removing the front skid plate and cartridge type oil filters that come on the Tacoma.
I am also in process of researching tires. The factory Firestone Destination LE2's are about 1/32 away from used up. I really like the lettering and sidewalls on the Rugged Terrain BF Goodrich and think they will compliment the looks of the truck. Keeping with the same stock size of 245-75-16 and painted cast wheels. I think Toyota got the styling and functionality right with those for highway driving through occasional deep snow.

 

Today the weather cooperated and I was able to apply my laser cut Tacoma decal letters to the tailgate. I thought the red would look good on the quicksand tan background. I think its a winner. Photo follows and you can judge.

 

Today we finalized the replacement tire process and actually had new tires installed. I wanted a OWL with a rugged looking sidewall. GT Radial Adventuro AT3 tires fit the bill perfectly and were very reasonably priced in stock size 245/75/16 shown mounted on the stock SR5 wheels. Deep tread with rain channels. I ran these before on a 4x4 pickup and had excellent 65K life, winter traction in Ohio's snow belt, never hydroplaned and were smooth on the highway. I hope this set delivers similar results. Have a look. I think they add curb appeal to the quicksand tan color.

 

Hows those GT Radial Tires working for you?