Tundra engine recall - interesting news

I agree, the best threads are the ones that don't stay on track. You never know what's next. Carry on...

 

Fox shocks with reservoirs will help on washboard roads or whoops (or anything high speed offroad), but don't offer much advantage for slow, technical stuff. They will improve overall comfort, which is great.

And thanks, yea the Taco has +2.5" (front)/+3" (rear) lift.

 

ok, we made it, the TRD lift kit does help off-road somehow, WOOHOO, I knew we could do it.

 

This says it perfectly

 

Yes, as long as we can agree it's not because of added ground clearance

 

what about approach and departure angles, those are better with a lift even though the pumpkin is still lowest?




you just said it helped off-road and gave an example of the type of off-road in which it does help, your original retort said ground clearance OR off-road abilities

 

We do not agree.

 

Wife's Mom has a place in AZ and yes they keep these flashlights beside the bed in case they have to get up to pee in the night. I've only seen it using a dead scorpion in their furnace room but yeah, they light right up.

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I have no idea what he was trying to convey. Hence the confused look.

 

I have lived in AZ my entire life. Scorpions are NOT a concern lol....nobody I know keeps a black light or a flash light with them to check for scorpions. It's really not a big deal.

 

Once you get stung ... you will

 

Been there done that...my boy was stuck when he was about 8 as well....it's not bad

 

And it depends on where you live ... my daughter in a newer housing development has them and us in a older area do not. We also have monthly pest control and haven't seen one in a few years. If we we were inudated with them like some new developments, I'd be checking.

 

Haven’t been stung - but the dogs have been. Everyone I know here that’s been stung compares it to a bee sting - if you aren’t allergic it’s no big deal.

We usually find a couple in the house each fall - there are plenty outside if you check with a black light.

 

Stone Age problems require a Stone Age solution.

 

Ya the snake deal is going to need some attention, not cool. Continual yard napalm or something

Don’t really care about the scorpion thing so much as long as it’s not an infested type deal

 

We have em in Canada as well...

 

I just see the 2/2.5 vs 3rd gen debate pointless. If my 08 5.7 didn’t get totaled I’d likely still be driving it and had 350K miles on it. But it didn’t work that way, and I dont buy used vehicles unless I know the owner. Lots of reasons for that and examples in this forum . So new for me only and there was no decision other than a Toyota. I really enjoy my truck, hauls my dirt bikes around fine, towed a car last weekend 600 miles no problem, has almost 70K on it no problem. So debating which is better is kinda pointless, my 3rd gen is a much nicer truck than my 08. Engine recall and full replacement, never happen with any of the other 1/2 ton brands. Only other thing I’d consider is a Dodge or GMC HD but it’s not needed for my purposes.

 

I won't kill them, just move them along so they don't get run over.

 

I only kill a rattlesnake if it gets inside my walled backyard. It gets expensive when they bite your dog.

 

Hmmm? We got someones cat that that prowls our back yard, maybe I should bring one home for a few weeks.

 

Good lord you guys are killing me, snakes are my thing , ugh

don’t like or want to see them , but I’ll have to over come that somehow it appears , need a 15 foot deep 10 foot high border wall around the crib lol
And a weekly inspection and removal service on speed dial

 

i had respect for hells revenge rigs

then i saw a crown vic go places where nobody would even dare take their overlanding rigs through

 

Then it's settled...



Thunderdome.

 

Two man enter…

 

Not trying to nit pick but here's my exact words (copy/pasted):

"Not trying to nit pick but a 3" lift doesn't do anything for ground clearance or off-road ability without being paired with larger diameter than stock tires." (You left out that key caveat about tire size)

And again without larger tires I don't feel a lift improves offroad ability. Sure approach and departure angles will improve, but it won't be by much, and again your unsprung components (and the ground clearance beneath them) is a far more important factor in whether or not you get through a trail/obstacle/etc.

 

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