Upgrades you DON'T regret

It was good to go on flat ground. Then I went up some the Rockies loaded and then went up the Appalachians with a tiny U-Haul. I have a video of it gear hunting and down shifting 8 times in 30 seconds up a 5% grade. It didn’t feel unsafe but man was it annoying.

It’s a dream on-road now. Way more intuitive off-road in 4hi and 4lo.

 

That’s awesome. I’ve had the truck tuned for a few years now and that has fixed all the annoying gear hunting issues. I’d mostly do a regear for the acceleration and maintaining speed with bigger, heavier tires.

 

I thought this would be a great video for this thread. I love Team Oil Drop’s Maintenance Map.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzoNYgzBbGk&t=2143s

 

Team Oil Drop makes the best stuff. I hadn’t seen this one, thanks for sharing!

 

Too many to list, but recently the anderson engineering manifold spacer, urd short shifter, and accumator delete disc. All made driving manual that much more enjoyable.

 

I am in the same boat with 33s and an OTT tune I am fine . . . . but I want to go bigger 34s or 35s but WOW the cost to re-gear plus the bigger tires is holding be back for now.

 

Bilstein 5100s and upgraded OME UCA. OME HD leaf springs and sumosprings bump stops. 33s with a CMC. Stinger camera (front/rear) rearview mirror replacement. Banks power pedal (got it when on sale); OTT tunes around my area are north of $500 but something I am considering in future.

 

Tailgate lock spliced into the factory door unlock/lock--hands down most used and appreciated upgrade. I don't exactly have a picture of it the mechanism so here is my tailgate with the pup in the back...

 

"It looks like you are trying to steal my Dad's tailgate - how about I bite you instead?"

 

Spotter mirrors. Single most useful change I've made.

 

Yeah it’s a big commitment time wise and money wise for sure.

 

This was an intricate install requiring lots of patience...but well worth the effort.

$45 HIGH FLYING Car Accessories LED Side Mirrors, Sequential Dynamic Turn Signal Lights Indicator, Pair for Toyota Tacoma 2016-2023, RAV4 2019-2025, Highlander 2020-2025, Set of 2, Smoked Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7LT7P9?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

Everyone has different values when it comes to mods. My dashcam (Viofo A139) has honestly been great for me with all the idiots out there driving distracted and then acting like they did nothing wrong or like you're the one lying. Anyway, I would rank that high on the list due to the several times it saved me (most just don't have integrity these days).

The other thing I have zero regrets about....Magnuson Supercharger! 35k miles on it and every mile has been a lot of fun!

 

I saw someone else mention it. N2 designs remote lock and unlock w/ remote start. (SR gang)
I use my remote start every single day because of how hot it is here.
Also the company has great support. I messed up the install and I live close to their headquarters, One of the owners replaced what I broke free of charge and helped me install it.

 

I thought I might bring this up again. I posted where I got a Weathertech bug deflector and it rested and rubbed on the headlights, so I gave it away. Plus I was worried that a deflector presses down on the hood seal and might deform it. But I want to give it another go, since I got a rock chip in my windshield and had to get that fixed and a small chip in the paint at the front of the hood. So, what other brands have been good other than Weathertech, I’ve seen posts that AVS was used.

 

Upgrading to the newer OEM LED headlights along with the FBC harness was awesome, so much brighter than the older halogen projectors even with HID conversion.

Hood mounted Solar Panel keeps my battery topped off since I travel a lot and park the truck for long periods sometime. Haven't had a dead battery... yet

URD supercharger kit. The truck is so much more enjoyable to daily. Also I can get up to speed in traffics and highway much easier.

 

Switch panel for bed lights hardwired into battery.

 

Tuned before gears. Tuned after gears. The mechanical advantage was very significant.

 

looks good! I'm glad you like it

 

AVS Bolt-on has been trouble free for me. Wouldn’t advise the adhesive deflectors.