Any big disadvantages to removing the Chin strap/Air dam from my TRD Sport

Please remove and enjoy your truck. Thank me later.

 

Nope! I don't drive particularly conservatively though.

 

I'm gonna go against the grain and tell you..leave it!

I just put one on my 22 Offroad....I travel 100 miles a day to and from work.

I'm averaging 25.6 miles with it now...was averaging 23.7

SAME SPEED!

 

I was averaging 19.5 mpg with it on. Added scoop lights and now averaging 27.5 mpg.

 

If you add RTT, you will gain another 2.5 MPGs.

 

I did not like the look of it on the front but didn't want to break any laws so I just moved it to the back, now I get whistle noise from chicks looking at my rear end.

 

better mpg with chrome

 

Sport & Off Road have same est mileage.......

 

It may look better i'll agree to that, but you will get more highway wind noise as mentioned, plus lose about 1 mpg fuel economy at those speeds with it removed.

 

saw this on Toyota dealer website

• 2022 Toyota Tacoma SR Gas Mileage: 20 MPG city/23 MPG highway
• 2022 Toyota Tacoma SR5 Gas Mileage: 20 MPG city/23 MPG highway
• 2022 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport Gas Mileage: 19 MPG city/24 MPG highway
• 2022 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Gas Mileage: 19 MPG city/24 MPG highway
• 2022 Toyota Tacoma Limited Gas Mileage: 19 MPG city/24 MPG highway
• 2022 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Gas Mileage: 18 MPG city/22 MPG highway

looks like better mpg on hiway without it......after 10 years enough for a pack of gum

 

I average about 28mpg and my record was 30.5mpg with it on.

 

I added one to my TRDOR. I save abot 1 gallon per tank. I was careful to test it for a few thousand miles with and without. Same route, similar driving. With the savings I take my family out for a nice dinner a couple times per year. Looks better without, but I like saving some fuel...

 

Take it off

 

I don't hear no whistle, but all my Tacomas suffer from diff howling noise randomly during acceleration, 6mt 6AT, i4 V6 chin no chin doesn't make a difference.
I think that's just Tacoma being Tacoma

 

I don’t know about up in Canada, but here in the states you will no longer be allowed to mall crawl without it

 

So far up here, malls require a lift, M/T's, lockers, bumpers, skids, lighting and self recovery gear... the air dam is still optional.

 

Lower control arms cause the whistle if you have a bit of a lift. You can find some plastic plugs at a hardware store to plug the holes in the lower control arms that turn into an Ocarina with a lift and the lower plastic piece removed.