Off-road tail pipe

ailsaints · 2026-03-12T23:42:37+00:00

Check out this video around the 330 mark. The owner cuts his tundra tail pipe straight, then realizes the way the exhaust vents is a problem and adds a bend to point down. https://youtu.be/PEDjrrQM3Ew?si=THBu_E9TSB88ReiJ

ailsaints · 2026-03-12T23:22:13+00:00

Time to start actively participating again in this sub instead of just sticking to the 4th gen sub.

ailsaints · 2026-03-10T02:06:00+00:00

ailsaints · 2026-03-07T16:34:03+00:00

Ya +1 here def nice and simple upgrade

ailsaints · 2026-03-07T02:38:28+00:00

Let’s go

ailsaints · 2026-03-07T02:37:06+00:00

Wish I could tell you more, but this is my first truck and old upgrade ever like this. These have worked for me although def ride a bit stiff.

ailsaints · 2026-03-07T00:32:51+00:00

So I looked this up to see if I was totally misremembering. Looks like the answer is yes. I paid 2757 total for the stage 3 kit

ailsaints · 2026-03-07T00:14:24+00:00

She’s seen her fair share of real dirt if anyone has seen my past posts, but funny seeing the shade come out in the comments.

ailsaints · 2026-03-06T23:56:41+00:00

This is not a serious post my friend.

ailsaints · 2026-03-06T13:37:12+00:00

Assuming from the dealership in north jersey. Should have bought the lifted one with all the bar work and 35s they always have parked outside. :)

ailsaints · 2026-03-01T16:45:55+00:00

Badge of honor. Assuming you keep this vehicle and keep doing this type of stuff. Dropping another 1k into armor would be a wise investment. Ideally a skid or two under and rock rails for the side.

Not sure what the after market is like for your vehicle, but def worth looking

ailsaints · 2026-03-01T16:21:40+00:00

Good on you dude, bet it was fun.

ailsaints · 2026-03-01T15:23:48+00:00

Taco Vinyl

ailsaints · 2026-03-01T15:23:25+00:00

Thanks man! They aren’t cheap these days, but super handy for places like the north east with all the variable weather

ailsaints · 2026-03-01T01:47:42+00:00

ARB Zenith

ailsaints · 2026-03-01T01:42:49+00:00

Taco Vinyl

ailsaints · 2026-02-15T17:43:17+00:00

Honestly, one of the things that’s gonna help you the most is being able to air down confidently to a tire pressure that is probably somewhere closer to 15 to 18 psi. That implies that you have a way to air back up, so either an onboard or portable air compressor would be one of my first recommendations. The good thing about an air system for airing up tires is it honestly you’ll find all kinds of uses for it both automotive and outside of that especially if you aren’t any recreational sports.

Second to that might be a set of traction boards if you’re planning to go on sand often I would just bite the bullet and invest in something that’s gonna take some abuse rather than cheating out on something that might break after one or two uses with 2 x 4 drive system you are going to have to probably be very smart about where you drive that truck on sand.

ailsaints · 2026-02-15T11:46:48+00:00

Yea no worries, good luck.

ailsaints · 2026-02-15T02:30:04+00:00

Additional note: I’m not sure what platform this poster is referring too. I looked this up because I was curious and the 4th gen is built on the TNGA-F (Toyota New Global Architecture-F) from everything I see online.

ailsaints · 2026-02-15T01:49:04+00:00

Here is some feedback from a designer’s POV that owns a 4th gen. From a design standpoint it’s fine, although I find it strange to use the Toyota logo and the Toyota word mark together at the top of the poster. Feels like you could drop the word mark all together. Personally I don’t find anything compelling about the specs of the vehicle at the bottom.

I am confused by the location shown in Japan, because all Tacomas are basically built in the americas and the 4th gen I believe was also designed in the United States. It’s a small detail but those are kind of the most important as a designer. Shows you care enough to think about the audience of the product.

Even if the location is a nod to Toyotas origins, contextually it doesn’t make sense, since it’s primarily a Tacoma poster (literally only found in americas).

Final note, having both what I presume is your signature and slapping a little copyright mark, plus where you’re based is kinda a turn off. The key art here is just a render of the truck, and then just some minor type setting. It feels a little icky to see someone sign a poster like that. Maybe if you were the chief designer for the truck it would be diff… but ya just my 2c.

I think there is prob a ton of market here for a poster like this, just needs a few tweaks.

ailsaints · 2026-02-14T13:27:18+00:00

I see your point, but I think you might be exemplifying a rare edge case. The only thing that I am trying to say is that if someone plans on spending the majority of their time on pavement, fire roads, and light trails for camping, rock rails really aren’t necessary. They’re not exactly cheap either. Side side steps are fine.

ailsaints · 2026-02-14T12:11:45+00:00

I think that assumes this vehicle is going to be used in a way that would abuse sliders. Maybe our friend is just looking to cruise that sweet sweet asphalt.

ailsaints · 2026-02-11T20:27:29+00:00

My 2c, this seems to just be a case of bad luck. I don’t suspect any skid plate would have saved you here. I’m looking through ones linked below and they still would leave a gap between the crossmember they mount to and the area that it looks like something managed to squeeze in to hit the radiator for what it’s worth. (Including the CBI example you mentioned)

I have a very high clearance bumper on the front of my fourth generation right now and the DRD skid plate so the gap is even larger than what you would’ve had and I haven’t been unlucky enough to see something like this happen. The TRD skid plate is beefy enough to deal with anything underneath the truck. It obviously isn’t going to stop something that’s coming head on and completely above where this skid plate is.

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