September 2, 2022. Overall, the Tacoma has been doing great since my last rig review back in March, so I haven't felt any need to write anything about it. Still, there have been a few things worth noting on the last several trips, so let's get down to it. 250…
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TL;DR - The passenger front corner of the bed cracked all the way down to the bed floor. I've fixed it, for now. On our first day of the trip to Plumas National Forest, on our way down to Poker Flat, we heard a new banging noise. It reminded me…
Leave a CommentTL;DR - The battery tie down that bolts to the core support has cracked core support as a result of all the rattling around. I've reinforced it, and will monitor it going forward. As I was pulling my battery to make a bit more room to remove the alternator and…
Leave a CommentTL;DR - The new rack works just fine, but I have no idea if it's preventing bed cracking until I take it off. I have nothing more to say about this, but you're welcome to read about the new bed rack design and the issue I was having.
Leave a CommentTL;DR - I found two cracks in the bed of the truck, likely from the weight of the RTT bouncing around up there. I'll need to fix them and come up with a way to reduce/change the stresses in the future. Just before our last few trips, I discovered that…
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