Dobinsons C59-823V coil springs installed on Trailhunter with 800lbs constant weight, 2.5" positive rake

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Thanks for the reply, lots of useful information. I joined the Facebook owners' group this summer and you are right about lots of helpful people! I plan to build mine out with some side cabinets that double as a way to get into the sleeping area. I'm a carpenter/fabricator by profession so I'm looking forward to really making something functional and homely. Saving up enough doe to make the LP purchase is currently the biggest obstacle in my way, lol. How much of a PITA is opening the back door with the lip on the tailgate?

I second, on the thoughts of the lip on the Tacoma is a non functional PITA especially with a SmartCap.

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[JustAnotherDingus]

Thanks for the reply, lots of useful information. I joined the Facebook owners' group this summer and you are right about lots of helpful people! I plan to build mine out with some side cabinets that double as a way to get into the sleeping area. I'm a carpenter/fabricator by profession so I'm looking forward to really making something functional and homely. Saving up enough doe to make the LP purchase is currently the biggest obstacle in my way, lol. How much of a PITA is opening the back door with the lip on the tailgate?

Oh that’s awesome! I’m sure whatever you end up building will look gorgeous. Once I’m back home I can snap a photo of my drawers for you (just won’t be until the end of the week now). Side cabinets are nice and probably better for mobility with the center aisle being lower. The main reason I went the route I did was to get a flat loading deck out of it, which has been super useful for me!

Ah. It’s a pain for sure. The workaround is just to open the tailgate THEN the rear door. It reminds me of opening the back of my dads wrangler and the order you have to do anything in. I wanted to be able to open it without dropping my tailgate so I went the bougie route and bought that tailgate cover replacement super pacific makes for their camper for the gen 4 Tacomas instead. Bit overpriced but it does the job! TBH it might be cheaper to either get a second one from Toyota (or just do this to your oem plastic piece) and dremmel down the spoiler and fill the new gap in with jb weld or something then finish over it. Not sure because it’s not what I did but that seems like a decent workaround in theory.

 

[myhikingboots]

Ah. It’s a pain for sure. The workaround is just to open the tailgate THEN the rear door. It reminds me of opening the back of my dads wrangler and the order you have to do anything in. I wanted to be able to open it without dropping my tailgate so I went the bougie route and bought that tailgate cover replacement super pacific makes for their camper for the gen 4 Tacomas instead. Bit overpriced but it does the job! TBH it might be cheaper to either get a second one from Toyota (or just do this to your oem plastic piece) and dremmel down the spoiler and fill the new gap in with jb weld or something then finish over it. Not sure because it’s not what I did but that seems like a decent workaround in theory.

Is this what you got from SP? Tacoma Replacement Tailgate Flange – Super Pacific

 

[JustAnotherDingus]

Is this what you got from SP? Tacoma Replacement Tailgate Flange – Super Pacific

That’s not it! I’m not sure if it’s listed on their site by itself actually. I just emailed them about it and they set up a separate invoice for me. If you look at the “gen 4 kit” they sell with a tailgate lip and the flanges and seals it’s in there, but I didn’t need the entire kit so I asked if they’d be willing to sell the tailgate cap/cover piece by itself and they were cool with that.

https://superpacificusa.com/products/x1-g4-tacoma-adaptor-kit?_pos=3&_sid=33878ad41&_ss=r (This is the whole kit. Which you won’t need)

The guys over there are super nice and those campers look absolutely bombproof. I almost bought a SP, but I wanted the bigger pass thru space for my dog + other humans. No regrets on my end tho

 

[myhikingboots]

That’s not it! I’m not sure if it’s listed on their site by itself actually. I just emailed them about it and they set up a separate invoice for me. If you look at the “gen 4 kit” they sell with a tailgate lip and the flanges and seals it’s in there, but I didn’t need the entire kit so I asked if they’d be willing to sell the tailgate cap/cover piece by itself and they were cool with that.

https://superpacificusa.com/products/x1-g4-tacoma-adaptor-kit?_pos=3&_sid=33878ad41&_ss=r (This is the whole kit. Which you won’t need)

The guys over there are super nice and those campers look absolutely bombproof. I almost bought a SP, but I wanted the bigger pass thru space for my dog + other humans. No regrets on my end tho

Yeah, the SP looks great, and I strongly considered it. The reason I'm going with the LP is that I frequently take a kayak on my adventures, and I think the LP will allow me to keep it up top with the tent deployed and still clear the windshield because of how far the LP extends over the cab. Someone needs to offer a tailgate lip replacement that is affordable. A lot of Tacomas have camper shells. Thanks, again for your help!

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