1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Interesting.

https://www.reddit.com/r/1stGenTundras/comments/1lhs3sz/my_01_progress/

 

It's a downhill assist feature that they have.

 

I don’t often get to drive them, especially on as steep roads like today so never really noticed it, or how well it works.
I like it. Saves wear on brakes.
Tundra seems to be more sensitive, as can feel it downshift on hills with less slope.

Companies 2018 gmc is supposed to help with hill descent but you have to toggle a switch and must be below 20 mph and it uses brakes rather than gear down.
It will sometimes do it at highway speeds if tow haul is on and have heavy trailer behind.

 

Must be a 5 speed thing, i’ve gotta turn off OD by hitting the button on the steeper hills i go down.

 

Has anybody used this gauge pod cluster surround? I'm curious to see what it looks like installed.
https://www.ozgaugepods.com/product-page/2000-06-toyota-tundra-cluster-gauge-pod

 

Whoa... I like it. Saving this for the supercharger build, after my 03's last emissions inspection

 

May be.
I was surprised at the Tundra downshifting, out of OD if I let off the gas and tapped the brakes going down one steep hill locally, and thought something was wrong until driving the 4 runner today.

Last time we went to Wilhelmina, I was in work truck on business trip, and had to ride brakes most of way down from mountain.
I sure liked driving the yota in the mountains, and not having to constantly use the brakes.


4 runner is wife's daily driver's, and I haven't got to drive it much in 5 years or so we had it, so hadn't noticed it did that.

 

My titan has rev-matching. If i downshift after taking my foot off the throttle, it wont rev match for maximum engine braking. If i’m still touching the throttle when i downshift, it will rev match, and seems to coast down the hill much faster, like maybe the cams minimize engine braking.

 

I don't know if you caught this earlier...

 

That aint a king cab.

 

That’s exactly why I’m looking for some input. They also have an A-pillar gauge pod but I would like to keep my grab handle.