General Curiosity

Just driving around thinking, looking at different types of builds online, and stuff I've just thought of a few general questions:

I always see some of these long travel, high performance pre-runner tacos... then i see the tacos with less expensive suspensions and i was curious.
What models of tacos correlate to the types of mobs?
do the pre-runner tacos with 2wd, most people make them high performance runners? or do people use sports or off roads for the pre-runner tacos?
Do people with sports, have the same off road capability with the lifts as a lifted TRD off road?
Basically which models correlate to which builds for tacos?


Also i was considering upgrading my rims, instead of the cheaper way of painting/dipping/powder coat... and i was curious as to how much money on average were the rims/tires sold for?
Please include which Toyota rim size and type, tire size and type, if they were damaged, and how many miles on them?

 

Well I guess it comes to whatever you want to do to your truck.

Living in SoCal, I've personally seen more LT trucks to be Prerunner's, whether they are Sports or OR's. Most 4x4 rigs I've seen are built for expedition or crawling.

A TRD OR will be more capable offroad, because of the factory locking rear differential. But an SR5 4x4 is much more capable than a Prerunner with a locker on trails that require all 4 wheels to have power. I've seen a few LT 4x4 trucks, but I personally wouldn't go that route with my truck. Too many parts needed for me. Not to mention, I'd want LT so I can get the truck in the air. With all the added weight of the front differential, I'd hate that nose-dive feeling.

My plan is mid travel. Best of both worlds...allows me to get a little bit of air without blowing out my suspension, also practical for slow crawling trails.

 

i dont think it matters really. because in a serious build everything that separates a sport, off road, or sr5/base are thrown away aside from the rear ends. the off road has the rear locker, which i wouldnt think to be usefull in high-speed desert romping, and the sport has the limited slip, which would be suitable for getting nice and sideways at speed but not much use in the rocks. all trucks 09 up have limited slip. off road gets both.

a pre-runner is slightly cheaper/ easier to get long-travel because you dont have to worry about what spindle you run, c/v angle, nor do you have to spend the cash on the longer front axles required for 4wd. i would expect a long-travel 4wd to wear its front drive components faster than a stock 4wd. anything is possible with any truck with enough dough. if you have the money to long travel a 6-lug taco, the little extra required for a 4x4 or to set up whatever rear-end you want should be no biggie

 

In my honest opinion, if you want a fully capable rig for whatever needs you need met, you will end up changing every stock suspension part out anyway, as stated above.

This is the exact reason I bought an SR5. So far, my front shocks, upper control arms, rear shocks, leaf springs, wheels and tires have been swapped out for more "trail-ready" parts. And I paid less for my truck than any TRD package truck in my area.

 

So it basically comes down to the difficulty with the front differential and axel, other than that, the cost of the extras in the sport, and OR will only be good for slow crawls, and less high speed activities.