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I live in New Mexico about 200 miles north of the US/Mexico border and do fieldwork in Sonora and Chihuahua. Should I shift to 5w30 when I cross the border, or maybe use 5w30 in hot New Mexico summers? If I bought my Trailhunter in Ciudad Juarez about 200 miles south of Albuquerque I would be...

I don't think we in NM need to worry about dilution too much. My oil temp gets up pretty fast. If I was driving only a couple miles daily, I'd worry then. For those living up north, it might be an issue.

Note the beating a dead horse gif above.

I don't, but here in New Mexico (I live at 5500' in elevation) most use 0W20 in the winter and 5W30 in the summer. We do get to 100 degrees F in the summer, most days in the 90s. In my Trailhunter and previously in my Gladiator I used 0W20 as recommended by both Jeep and Toyota.

Thanks again.

A bit expensive, but pretty cool. It looks like you have to buy it in three parts, cables, and the other parts for the engine compartment. Is that correct, and do you have a link? Sorry for so many questions, but I plan on a winch and I'm getting tired of raising the seat to charge the battery.

So this relocation just runs from the battery in the back, and I assume you can 1) connect the winch to it, and 2) charge the battery. Correct? Did you buy their cables, or others? There are cheaper options unless they require their cables.

Thanks. That's what I thought. It also fits in our 2023 RAV4 Prime.

Sounds good.

With my Rubicon, I could change the diff ratio with a computer. I assume you could do that with Tacomas, but I've never done that with them. Otherwise, the mileage will be way off going from 3.58s to say 4.10s. Let me know what you do, and who in ABQ/Rio Rancho does that.

And why I chose the tire/wheel combination. OEM wheel/tire weight was about 73 lbs. With my Black Rhino Etosha at 24.6 lbs, and Nokian Outpost nAT at 46 lbs (Discount says 47) = about 70-71 lbs, and diameter about equal, BUT my MPG didn't increase measurably, but I only have about 1500 miles on...

I've had 6 Tacomas since 1999. Varying my driving habits on the 1 Gen DID make a difference, but then the computer contribution was essentially nil. I keep wondering if it's fighting the computation in these 4th Gen Tacomas.

Use this: https://tiresize.com/wheel-offset-calculator/

What's with that with Tacomas? I had a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon with 4.10s, but most increased it to 4.56 or 4.88 or more. No one seems to be doing that at least with Trailhunters and Pros with 3.58. Would my TH get better mileage with 4.10s or are we so computer bound that it wouldn't work...

I have a 2026 TH, and no problem yet.

To calculate MPG with different tire sizes, first determine the old and new tire diameters. Then, use the formula: New MPG = Old MPG × (Old Tire Diameter / New Tire Diameter) to find the adjusted miles per gallon, This is why I went from Trailhunter OEM = 265/70/18 to 285/70/17 and lighter...

Can you easily reach the clutch handle, and retain the OEM Trailhunter front skid plate?

I traded my 2024 Gladiator for a TH. I was getting tired of 12 mpg and replacing the AUX and Main battery every year. Lots of good things about the Gladiator, but look at the all the repair issues/complaints on the Gladiator forum. I was left on the highway/freeway twice because of a failed...

Holy moly, Mountain States never marks up, but only sells at MSRP, but 10 grand mark-up on a truck with a $63,000 base price?

Seems like a good option. I'm not very auto electrically inclined. What I've seen about the Warn bumper is that you have access to the clutch. I've had five winches since the 1970s and never had a problem with the winch control box, but have with spooling, but again with the Warn bumper you...