RTI Score of 532 (in suspension / axle flex test) for 2024 Tacoma Trailhunter - very respectable

[tacorancher]

The Trailhunter’s RTI score of 532 is higher than the 24’ PRO (520 - also excellent) and also higher than the shorter wheelbased 2023 PRO (503) as well. I’ve been waiting for someone to do this test and I’m quite pleased with that figure. Considering the long wheelbase, that’s good flex.

Pretty much the number 1 pickup with IFS for flex. Go TH!

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[trailhunger]

Wow. The TRD Pro wheels + identical tire weigh more than the THs!? Is that right! WTF I thought the pro was a leaner kit?. Wow. Also the exhaust dump is a bit of a rouse: the Pro should technically have greater clearance right? I own a TH, the plate protection I thought* was steel but this guy thinks it’s aluminum?? I have that extended tab on my TH, need to re-watch that…

Side note: this plate protection stuff is fine & good but 2/3 of the vehicle’s belly is ripe for destruction if you need to rock slide over shit. The gas tank and muffler are gonna get nuked if you don’t know how to crawl. Watch XOverlands vid w/Sheldon. He was cool for the loose dirt descent part but the concrete jumbalaya obstacle course you could tell he was like, “should’ve plated the entire damn thing for the knuckleheads..” lol

EDIT: bro is also not totally right about the hydraulic bump stops: my Trailhunter has the Fox hydraulic stops like the Pro!

 

[tacorancher]

Wow. The TRD Pro wheels + identical tire weigh more than the THs!? Is that right! WTF I thought the pro was a leaner ki?. Wow. Also the exhaust dump is a bit of a rouse: the Pro should technically have greater clearance right? I own a TH, the plate protection I thought* was steel but this guy thinks it’s aluminum?? I have that extended tab on my TH, need to re-watch that…

Side note: this plate protection stuff is fine & good but 2/3 of the vehicle’s belly is ripe for destruction if you need to side over shit. The gas tank and muffler are gonna get nuked if you don’t know how to crawl. Watch XOverlands vid w-Sheldon. He was cool for the loose dirt descent part but the concrete jumbalaya obstacle course you could tell he was like, “should’ve plated the entire damn thing..” lol

Why would the pro have more ground clearance other than the skid protection? The body armor is def high tensile strength steel on the TH.

 

[trailhunger]

Why would the pro have more ground clearance other than the skid protection? The body armor is def high tensile strength steel on the TH.

don’t ask me man, ask the YouTubers and review sites who were claiming it had a touch more clearance. Maybe because of sprung weight, IDK. Read it more than once but hell, was convinced the TH wheels weighed more than the PRO wheel and that looks clearly incorrect too..

 

[tacorancher]

don’t ask me man, ask the YouTubers and review sites who were claiming it had a touch more clearance. Maybe because of unsprung weight, IDK. Read it more than once but hell, was convinced the TH wheels weighed more than the PRO wheel and that looks clearly incorrect too..

I think it’s a half inch attributable entirely to the skid plates - but maybe you’re right - it would be the sprung weight if anything.. but I’m not convinced at all that the PRO is taller. Edit - the tech specs show pro as 75.8” tall overall and TH as 75.5”-75.8” ..

 

[trailhunger]

Either way, this video saved me a lot of time & money pursuing a different rim. Had no idea my stock wheel was superior. It’s negligible, ~$50/year in gas, but still..
The TRD Pro unit and Trailhunter units are either the same team or fiercely competing for job security.

 

[tacorancher]

Either way, this video saved me a lot of time & money pursuing a different rim.
The TRD Pro unit and Trailhunter units are either the same team or fiercely competing for job security.

Same truck except seats, snorkel, suspension, fender flares (matte/gloss), rock rails and air pump

 

[trailhunger]

Same truck except seats, snorkel, suspension, fender flares (matte/gloss), rock rails and air pump

Not if you have one in a 6’ bed, boss

 

[tacorancher]

Not if you have one in a 6’ bed, boss

And that.

 

[StreeTaco]

Just to clarify,, TH does not include Fox bumpstops.

 

[tacorancher]

Just to clarify,, TH does not include Fox bumpstops.

It doesn’t. But I was thinking of adding them for giggles.

 

[tacorancher]

Wow. The TRD Pro wheels + identical tire weigh more than the THs!? Is that right! WTF I thought the pro was a leaner kit?. Wow. Also the exhaust dump is a bit of a rouse: the Pro should technically have greater clearance right? I own a TH, the plate protection I thought* was steel but this guy thinks it’s aluminum?? I have that extended tab on my TH, need to re-watch that…

Side note: this plate protection stuff is fine & good but 2/3 of the vehicle’s belly is ripe for destruction if you need to rock slide over shit. The gas tank and muffler are gonna get nuked if you don’t know how to crawl. Watch XOverlands vid w/Sheldon. He was cool for the loose dirt descent part but the concrete jumbalaya obstacle course you could tell he was like, “should’ve plated the entire damn thing for the knuckleheads..” lol

EDIT: bro is also not totally right about the hydraulic bump stops: my Trailhunter has the Fox hydraulic stops like the Pro!

These are the bump seats not the stops themselves - we can add them on the top side of the spring.

 

[trailhunger]

These are the bump seats not the stops themselves - we can add them on the top side of the spring.

So then the TH rears are airbag-compatible. Excellent

 

[rchrds]

So then the TH rears are airbag-compatible. Excellent

Which airbag system would you be looking at?

 

[trailhunger]

Which airbag system would you be looking at?

Not sure I'm going airbags... because the GFC will be on the bed fulltime and pending the finished weight of a modified DECKED 1/2 cargoglide I'm probably going to go with the 2722 or 2723 Old Man Emu coils eventually.

Gonna drive the stock coils for the winter see how it handles. I put ~450# on the bed for a week driving around town, not much sag, seemed to handle fine. I don't use any hitch racks, etc. So not a ton of weight at the rear. Pulling the rock sliders for the winter, possibly the front skids for composite / net-net constant accessory load will be almost identical vs what shipped from the factory

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