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My rack is fine, but there's a huge caveat. I uninstalled the rack from my truck after our camping trip so that I can keep using automated car washes. The good news is removal (and I'm assuming reinstallation) is really fast. I just marked the arm locations with some black tape on my Retrax for...

I've used the folding grab handle on the front passenger side and I always feel like it's a little weak. I really like the sturdiness of the grab handles for the rear entries. I wonder if that would be too disruptive on the A pillars though.

@undergroundsr5 what tire pressure are you running on the AT4Ws?

That's very worrisome. My bed rack is on order from them, so it feels too late to back out now. Also, they have a feature that I haven't really seen elsewhere, which is the variable height of the cross bars. I definitely appreciate the heads up @BuriedFriend.

Worked fine for me. Those are Raceline Krank 17x8.5 +18 with 285/70R17 tires.

On a previous car, I'm pretty sure I used a 3/8" hose that required a heat gun to get onto the nipple, and then it was tight once it cooled. Given that you're mounting kind of permanently, maybe a hose clamp is a viable solution.

True, but I'm not that unhappy. I have the Wildpeak A/T4Ws, and they are quiet and comfortable. It's just a bit of gas mileage penalty. I'm just not going off road enough to the point where I'd need C over SL, but I didn't know that at the time. It's an interesting hindsight question though. If...

C rated tires

I agree that the factory hardware doesn’t seem to be the best. I rounded off one of the nuts when doing the exhaust delete. Given that it happened during removal and not tightening, the torque spec wouldn’t have helped me though. My “solution” was to order these front recovery points so that I...

It might be 87940-something. I can't tell the difference between 87940-AK020, -AK030 or -AK040.

Thanks @BearTacos, that sounds reasonable.

I see what you mean now. I didn’t want to grind down the grounding bolt because I like it would put too much angle on the wire. Instead, I put a pack of M8 zinc washers under the grounding bolt. 6 washers was too many, but 4 seemed about right. Not that big of a deal either way, since it’s...

My plan is to put this upTOP rack on my Retrax https://uptopoverland.com/collections/toyota-tacoma-bed-racks/products/soft-top-compatible-truss-bed-rack-copy?variant=51571699908976 This summer, I’ll use it at a lower height and put a Yakima Skybox on top when I go camping. But it also gives...

@BearTacos Looks great matched with the Pro hood badge and wheel accents! I did some prep work last night to attach the filler plates, and I realized a little too late that the metal there is really soft. I was warping the plates by overtightening, but it looked fine after I loosened everything...

Yup, that’s my default plan too if I don’t hear anything specific. You also answered another nagging question I had, whether any antiseize or Loctite made sense. I know, I know, two exactly opposite things haha. Looks like my one of my top plates has a little bend in it too, but given where it...

@BearTacos I'm looking forward to seeing that red after installation!

Does anyone know if there are any torque specs for these bolts? It looks like the install uses 0.5" and M10 bolts. I have a message out to @Cali Raised LED and will post back once I hear, but just thought I'd ask since I know others have already installed. The closest info I could find was 30...

I totally forgot that the hitch pin came with the truck. I tucked all that stuff away the day I got the truck and would never have remembered if not for this post!

You can use a Carista to check this setting. I wonder if it mistakenly got set to Lighter or Lightest? Feels like by default, it should have been on Normal though.

Oh that'll work. That's a great idea.