Does it make sense to go with the TRD O/R?

So I'm planning on my first Tacoma and my argument is...
Does it make sense to get the TRD off road package if I like the look of the Sport more? I will do the OME 3" lift and wheels and tires, so the ones that come with the OR package are obsolete. To me it looks like the only thing I'll be paying for in the OR package that i actually want is the locking rear diff, skid plate, and front tow hook since all the other goodies come on the Sport version as well. I'm I correct in thinking this? If the OR had the color keyed grill and bumper and hood it'd be exactly what I was looking for.

 

sport>off road

 

street = sport

trails and fun = off road

 

you get a locker with the o/r....save u 1000 bucks if u ever wanted one

 

Lots of people trail with the Sport w/o problems, you just need to pick your lines better since you don't have a locker to bail you out.

 

If you like the hood scoop, then you can swap a hood and put it on the OR. Perhaps there are other ways to get the scoop as well. I don't know if that's the only cosmetic difference. I personally don't like the scoop but, that's just me. I like having the locker in case it's ever needed. So, I vote for the OR. Also, I find the OR nice, quiet and smooth on the road.

 

go with the off road.....
unless you do not intend to ever do any 4x4ing

 

To be honest. i wish i never got TRD... Cuz its really poitnless. if ur going to give it a lift. and rims and tires. 4k extra for some shitty shit. i think its not worth it. but yeah i wish i never bought it then i would of just went to the junk yard and got a hood with a scoop and some stickers that said Sport

 

If you are looking at 09 or newer Taco you also get A-Trac in addition to the the rear locker. No question about Off Road for sure unless you like fake hood scoops.

 

I bet you wouldn't say that if you had the horrible SR5 seats.

 

you can buy the skid plate and put on the sport. you could always add the locker later on if you decide you need it.

 

i like my seats. especially after I added my coush wet okole's

 

I would get the sport and add an ARB locker/s. The skid plates on both the sport and off road are a joke. For example, the off road has a plastic fuel skid. That's great, if you wheel on your lawn.

 

but really? extra 4k they could of atleast put bilstein 5100's on? like really...

 

Just get the sport and add an arb locker. That way you'll get eveything you want. And the arb locker now runs under $900.

 

^^^
That sounds ideal! Roughly how much would the install cost?

 

I like my SR5 seats...

I didn't go with the offroad because I wanted to spend the extra on a lift, tires, etc.... although the locker would be nice, I can make due without it.

 

A-TRAC. MOTHERFUCKING A-TRAC.

FFS.

caps.

 

Oh yea... forgot about A-TRAC... that woulda been nice too. But again, I get by with what I have.

 

Or just buy the sport and add a bumper/winch. A rear locker won't get you out of every situation.