TRD Pro & TX Baja OFFICIAL Thread...

My bad just realized its "sport" not pro.

 

Ok guys, I've had my pro since january and just now found time to get it on some trails. when i put it in DAC it makes a horrible noise, similar to what happens if you dont engage it into 4lo properly. When I engaged it I had come to a complete stop at the top of a hill. the locking differential was NOT locked. My transmission was in drive. I pushed the DAC button and slowly edged toward the hill. It seemed to function ok but the noise was so bad that I thought I was ruining my truck so I disengaged it. I had a FJcruiser that had this option without this atrocious noise, and my wife has an xterra that has this option and works flawlessly without noise as well. Please dont tell me this is normal and toyota thought it was acceptable to use this technology in this fashion in this truck when clearly it has been perfected elsewhere, even by them. WTF. Did i do something wrong or should i take it in to the dealership?

 

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The sound is normal. It's the ABS working to slow down each wheel. Sounds like gear grinding or wound cable that's about to snap. The manual also warns us of this noise.

 

Baja Tacoma in the making!

 

Got my new suspension installed over the weekend. Much sore.

 

Oh shit, that's good to know that a Deere will fit in our beds. I have one as well. It looks about the same size(46") deck.

 

This is a baby one, a 42". But the front wheels clear the wheel wells on the truck.

 

Dammit.....my bad, mine is a 42" too. I just left depot a little bit ago and was checking the 46" out and the number musta stuck in my head. Mine is the L110 model, it is about 13 years old. Runs like a champ

 

god I hate that noise!!

 

Here it is with no load, 11psi on the bags with the AAL.

 

Ouch... a good set of sliders would have saved your door there.

 

Yea that happened a while ago, I'm gonna build some when I get a chance. Then I'll fix the door.

 

Had some fun today

 

Went on a group run last night and found some mud puddles. In L2 mode and TRAC off my truck was making some strange sounds I haven't heard before. Most noticeable was the loud ticking sound coming from the front end. Not sure what the hell it was, but it only happened when I was balls deep in mud and haven't done it since.

 

Swampers on weld wheels on the PRO

I actually like the look

 

265/65/17 Semi crappy (usually Dunlop Grand Trek) tires on alloy wheels.

 

I never thought I'd say Nissan has their act together more than toyota. So disappointed in the tacoma DAC system. seriously.....

 

What does DAC stand for ?

 

down hill assist control I believe. Its a feature on trucks with the automatic transmission to slow the vehicle on hills since we cant just throw it in first and crawl.