Thoughts on going from Tacoma to Tundra

[bowhuntercoop]

That's all fine and dandy, but what about years 11 through 40? We won't know how reliable these are for several more years.

I got plenty of time for them to figure it out haha. It’s my hunting truck, I bought it in April and just hit 1k on it haha. I drive the gx550 more then anything or take the van when I take the kiddos.

Everything is payed off so worst case if the engines end up being a total disaster in 5-8 yrs down the road we will get rid of them and get something different. I have no attachment to vehicles. After having a bunch Toyotas and few Cummins mixed in, I won’t own anything but Toyotas.

 

[Duh]

I got a 18 tundra and a 19 Tacoma. I hate taking the tundra off road. Probably because my Tacoma is a little more built up but the Tundra just feels like a boat.

The Tundra is the way to go for highway driving though. Both get close to the same gas mileage but the extra room is nice. Both beds suck as far as room space goes.

 

[akmerle]

Will also add that the extra room in the cab of the Crewmax Tundra is sooooooo nice. Having the extra storage that is protected from the elements, secured, and climate controlled is a massive plus. Its also wildly comfortable for when having adult passengers in the back.

My old 2010 Tundra TRD Rock Warrior was a double cab, and if I would have gotten the Crewmax version I would have never gotten rid of it, but had two kids and it was just too cramped with them in the back seat of the double cab.

Yes the bed is a foot shorter on the crewmax, but having had both, I have not found a single thing that I was able to haul in a 6.5' bed that I wasnt able to haul in a 5.5' bed. Same quads, kayaks, lumber, gear, etc.

But have found countless instances where I am able to use the capabilities of the crewmax's larger interior to do things that would have been impossible with the double cab interior.

And most importantly, THE WHOLE REAR WINDOW ROLLS COMPLETELY DOWN on the crewmax! Which is soooooo nice with the sunroof open. Where as on the double cab you just get a simple center slider type deal.

 

[BreechFace]

I have an ‘07 Tundra CrewMax with 255k miles on it and it’s been an awesome truck.

I think I’m heading the other way than the OP with my next truck. It’ll be a Double Cab SB 4x4 TRD with the 6-speed manual. Probably run 33’s on it and re-gear the diffs to 4:88.

I miss driving a manual. And Tacomas are hard to beat in the PNW backcountry.

 

[BreechFace]

That’s a Doublecab Tacoma above. Won’t let me edit my post.

I’ll probably keep my Tundra and use it to tow.

 

[BreechFace]

Manual trans in the mountains is a nice thing. I'd go a bit lower than 4:88's though

Isn’t stock 4:10’s like the 1st gen Tacos?

You’d suggest 4:30’s for 33’s? Probably correct.

 

[Thinkingman]

CorbLand​

How long before thinkingman comments here?

Just turned 185k miles in my F150-Thanks for asking.
So much better than my 2006 Tacoma....In every way, actually.

I haven't heard anything in this thread about those frame rust, bed rust and leaf spring recalls Toyota issued across the continent for no apparent reason....

 

[Thinkingman]

Have never personally seen one, nor know anybody that had one.

Sounded like toyota shelled out enough money to make things right though when that all happened. When was the last time you heard of one of the big 3 doing that?

If you've read my posts re Toyota, you would know they disputed my assertion that the leaf springs were flat, then disallowed my reimbursement with a complete set of receipts because I didn't have the dealer diagnose it before replacement. That's the opposite of 'making things right'.
GM is balls-deep right now in 6.2l and 3.0l damage control.
Ford doesn't really have any hot issues that I can think of.

 

[IdahoBeav]

The used prices on the 2.5 gens are absolutely ridiculous. If you shop around you can find a new '25 or '26, 6.5' bed crewmax 4x4 for $50k.

 

[IdahoBeav]

I wish I could say my Tundra got the same mileage as my Taco.

How bad is the Tundra? I just did a 500 mile round trip in my Tacoma, the bed with a moderate load of camping gear and pulling a small trailer hauling an atv. I got 15 mpg.

 

[texag10]

If you've read my posts re Toyota, you would know they disputed my assertion that the leaf springs were flat, then disallowed my reimbursement with a complete set of receipts because I didn't have the dealer diagnose it before replacement. That's the opposite of 'making things right'.
GM is balls-deep right now in 6.2l and 3.0l damage control.
Ford doesn't really have any hot issues that I can think of.

Ford doesn't have any issues you can think of?

 

[Glendon Mullins]

Just turned 185k miles in my F150-Thanks for asking.
So much better than my 2006 Tacoma....In every way, actually.

I haven't heard anything in this thread about those frame rust, bed rust and leaf spring recalls Toyota issued across the continent for no apparent reason....

that's nice, just turned 360k and some change on my tacoma, holla when ya get to big boy miles haha

 

[Thinkingman]

Was remembering the frame rust deal. Weren't they buying back rigs for over kbb?

I really dont follow your posts, nor are you all that memorable. So instead of jumping through the hoops you threw parts at it and expected them to reimburse you?

When a 'truck' rides on the frame rails with nothing but 3 passengers, what are you supposed to do?
Drink the Toyota KoolAid and never disrespect the cult?
When Toyota arrogantly denied any issues with the rear springs that were later the subject of a North America recall, I took matters into my own hands and installed the suspension they should have if they weren't in the business of selling image.
And the recall that was later issued DID involve reimbursement for owners who had to fix the problem themselves but they decided to use a loophole to deny my claim even though they admitted to having full documentation of the problem.
They are the worst example of corporate arrogance and just pandering to image-conscious consumers.
Ever wonder why Toyota has the most aftermarket support?...Because it's necessary.

 

[WeiserBucks]

Ever wonder why Toyota has the most aftermarket support?...Because it's necessary.

Jeep has entered the chat

 

[BreechFace]

Ever wonder why Toyota has the most aftermarket support?...Because it's necessary.

Probably the same reason that Remington 700, Glock have the similar aftermarket support.

Both the above and Toyota are widely used and pushed into technical applications.

Toyota - off-road, rock crawling, over landing, expedition rigs, military

Remington 700 - PRS, Tactical, Military, hunting, target, etc

Glock - competition, tactical, military, SD

 

[IdahoBeav]

Imagine crying for decades about the leaf spring issue, lol

 

[BreechFace]

Imagine crying for decades about the leaf spring issue, lol

For real. The amount of overloading I’ve seen done on Tacomas it doesn’t surprise me when replacement leaf packs or overload leaves are installed.

Chevy had the same reputation in the past of having light duty rear leaf springs, but they rode nice. Or how about the lame load capacity of the Ram 1500 coil spring rears.

It is what it is, my older Tacomas I replaced with Old Man Emu spring kits to gain capacity and a lift. No biggy for me.

 

[StuckInTheEast]

If you've read my posts re Toyota, you would know they disputed my assertion that the leaf springs were flat, then disallowed my reimbursement with a complete set of receipts because I didn't have the dealer diagnose it before replacement. That's the opposite of 'making things right'.
GM is balls-deep right now in 6.2l and 3.0l damage control.
Ford doesn't really have any hot issues that I can think of.

GM is balls deep in more issues than that.
Ford...well...brief list here:
* lifters/cams in the 7.3l
*3.5L cam phasers(the root cause of that debacle will make you laugh...hint...they cheaped out on springs that are about the size of bic click pen springs)
*f150s eat pinion bearings, 250/350 eat carrier bearings...guess which foreign country those started coming out of when they started becoming a common issue...starts with a "Ch" and ends with an "INA"
*6r80 lead frame failures in trans
*17+ Superduty eat ac comoressors
*5.0l oil consumption issues
*10r80 transmission CDF drum bushing walk/trans failures
*6f35 trans dropping like flies in the escape platform
There's more if I think about it....but thats all pretty big, expensive repairs.
Ford has at least typically had parts on back order or discontinued less than GM, but still can be significant delays on common service parts.

I see plenty of rusted out GM and Ford 1/2ton frames...never saw them step up and fix them for free...including any incidentsls needed due to rust for 13+years from production...say what you want about Toyota, but fact is they stand behind their products far more than any other manufacturer. Toyota has engine issues in the tundra...they recall and replace the engines.
Gm tries to bandaid the issue with different oil hoping to get them out of warranty before failure.

Your spring issue sounds to be the exception, not the norm.

 

[WRO]

Jeep has entered the chat

Like a fly to shit.

I’ve had 2 absolute pile of shit f150s yet somehow I don’t need to post about my 2 complete engine failures and so many issues I can’t add them up.

I wish my life was so simple that I could still be stuck on leaf springs from nearly 20 years ago.

 

[WeiserBucks]

Like a fly to shit.

I don't understand what you mean?