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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bufeo
Good video and useful information. Joe's comments about the ABS were interesting. When I'm on back roads and not using 4WD (most ABS systems
I'm familiar with disengage when in 4WD) I disengage the ABS by removing the fuse controlling it. On a past vehicle, Chev 2500, I installed a toggle
switch to interrupt the ABS.
I see in the video that Joe used the Access Cab version, but it looks like the black one the Pop. Mechanics folks used is the full 4-door Double Cab
model. I know the cargo bed is shorter on the DC, but is the wheelbase the same?
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My 2001 was an Xtra Cab (what they call an Access Cab now) with a 6 ft. bed. It fit just inside my small garage with about 6" to spare.
My 2005 and 2010 Tacomas were/are Double Cabs with a 5 ft. bed... but in '05 the Second Generation Tacomas came out and had wider, deeper truck beds
(as well as roomier cabs). I could fit the same equipment in the new 5 ft. bed as I could in the '01 6 ft. bed... and to answer your question, all
three of my Tacomas fit in my garage with the same gap to spare!
There is a 'long bed' for the double cab, but not available in the Off Road TRD (wheelbase is too long to be a good trail rig)...
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bufeo
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I guess that's a 'yes' to my question.  Thanks.
I thought it was also interesting in the video from Scott Brady's site that the tires on that Taco were certainly what one might call
"non-aggressive". Didn't look much like off-road tread. Maybe that was mentioned on the soundtrack and I missed it.
Allen R
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David K
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The Tacoma Off Road TRD comes with 31" x 16" BFG Rugged Trails... we on Tacoma World call them Rugged Fails... expect flats once over 12,000 miles on
them... after 2 flats I got rid of them and got the Hankook Dynapros.
The Baja Edition has BFG All Terrain TAs, while I am not a BFG fan, that would be a better tire than the Rugged Trails, 'er Fails.
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Here's a link for the compitition, the Nissan Frontier PRO-4X crew cab 4x4.
http://autos.aol.com/cars-Nissan-Frontier-2012-PRO_4X__4x4_C...
I have been totally happy with my 2010 Nissan Frontier crew cab 2 wheel drive, long bed truck.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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| Quote: | | There is a 'long bed' for the double cab, but not available in the Off Road TRD (wheelbase is too long to be a good trail rig)...
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DK is correct - any other questions feel free to ask - I work at the Tacoma plant in Tecate 
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Cyanide41
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I am I the only one who thinks you could EASILY build your own version of this for a lot less than $4500?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by movinguy
| Quote: | | There is a 'long bed' for the double cab, but not available in the Off Road TRD (wheelbase is too long to be a good trail rig)...
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DK is correct - any other questions feel free to ask - I work at the Tacoma plant in Tecate |
Thank you for doing such good work! My 2010 DC 4WD OFF ROAD was built there, and it is the best Tacoma of the three I have had.
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