I agree and the more that I think about it this may be the way to go. The fact that DK was able to nab a 30+ year retired Toyota guy that personally developed several of models suspensions while he worked at Toyota to run their R&D department is impressive. Iād like to see some more feedback...
I have and from what I have been told (by several shops) the price of this Trd kit + labor is not worth it when you compare it to what is out there. The aftermarket kits are simply just better minus the official Toyota warranty.
The trail runner kit is $2800 and comes with ucaās. I saw it on sale around $2300-2400 on Black Friday but I wasnāt ready. Tacomabeast has it $2500 with a coupon. With install Iād be over $3k Iād imagine
Their long travel kit is the cats meow lol.
Yeah thatās one of my options. Have you heard of dirt king? Their R&D (at least from YouTube/tacomabeast) is rather impressive. They have a trail runner kit that comes with the UCAāS.
āI definitely plan on ditching the pre collars and starting fresh.
I was okay with it as a 2nd vehicle but now thatās moved up to being my daily itās just rough. Rough driving 1-2 hours a day that is. I think the pre collar lift has the factory bilsteins stretched out. When I purchased my truck I drove 7 hours straight home and it was fine. Now not so much.
I have a dilemma on how I should move forward with getting a better on road ride. 90% on road driving, 10% off road, my payload never exceeds a 4 wheeler and I tow on occasion but nothing crazy heavy.
My current set up on my 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trd Off Road Hybrid are as follows. All OEM except...
Wescott pre collar with 285/70/17 +25 RRW wheels. Love the look for my off road but the ride is ehhh at best. Thinking about upgrading to the dirt king trail runner kit when it goes on sale.
I just got the recall done yesterday. Just a heads up before leaving the dealership make sure the key fob locks/unlocks etc and if you use the app to auto startā¦that it works properly.
Recently I got the OTT tune for my 24 off road hybrid and itās like why would Toyota sell us a watered down version. This is how it should have came from factory. It rips and shifts way better!
Iām very impressed with the dirt king r&d! Great video. Iām waiting on them to get some seat time with the hybrid so I can decide which to go with.
Iāve been wanting to do this tune for my hybrid but have heard mixed reviews. Is your tune set differently or just the standard stage 1? Idk if Iām even asking the right questions bc Iāve never done a tune.