I remember reading somewhere that hybrid Tacomas have a larger brake package than other Tacomas.
I am curious if there is anyone out there who has tried to put 17" wheels on their hybrid tacoma and run into clearance issues regarding the brake calipers.
I have seen several examples of people...
Any clearance concerns regarding brakes/suspension components with 17” wheels?
I have same truck. Apparently hybrids come with larger brake package than non-hybrids.
Thank you for your reply!
One last question. One Toyota service department manager told me that if the ECU software requires an update while at a routine service that this would wipe the tune. Is that true?
I would check to see where the extra length of exhaust is. On my short bed, there is ~8 inches of pipe behind the muffler on the left before it mates to the axle back component.
If your long bed truck has more than that behind the muffler before it mates. Then I would reckon the axle back...
@CHIP702 Can you please post a picture showing how the front skid plate and transmission skid plate mate to eachother? Do they use the same mounting point?
Thanks!
It's kinda crazy how conservative the range meter is. I have rolled into a gas station with 10 miles left of range and filled up only 14 gallons. So I had ~4 gallons of gas still in the tank??
I have heard of a horror story where someone tried to squeeze as much gas as they could into the new...
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Id be willing to bet the sixth element CAI is similar to the KN one. However, I have to ask if any special consideration is needed for the KN open box CAI?
Just so Im tracking this thread correctly, Toyota service department won't be able to tell if the truck has an OTT tune on...
77613-17020?
only $10 may be worth a shot to try bc its so cheap? If it happens to be the exact same strap in the picture, maybe you can study how the front two look and then go to Lowes and try to make your own with the new strap?