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Has anyone tried using Tow Mode in 4HI to do higher speed climbs? Part of the function of Tow Mode is to keep the revs high and the trans cool, so curious if it has a similar benefit to manual mode.

This is actually one of my favorite things about my Tacoma. Well, this and creeping along in heavy traffic without the engine coming on. I didn't really think I'd care, but it is nice to know that you're not just burning gas for no reason, and it's nice and quiet for those around.

What's the power draw? Does the installer know there are pre-wired aux circuits - one of them being under the hood?

If you turn off the sliders for phone & media, does the Android Auto slider appear? Just guessing - so far haven't had mine disappear like that!

I am assuming that what they mean is that the electric motor can only produce 100% of torque for 10 seconds at a time. In my experience, I have driven on purely electric around town for much longer than that, but at lower torque output (~25% on the gauge).

I don't understand why the torque output would need to be limited in 4Hi. If it can't handle full torque in 4Hi, how can it hold up in 4Lo? Or are they limiting the torque by a lot more in 4Lo?

I just installed a new set of wheels with 285/70R17 C-rated A/T III's, and I don't necessarily regret that, but I did expect that the factory TRD OR suspension would handle it better than it does. The ride quality has suffered, particularly on harsh pavement imperfections. I was hoping to keep...

The wow wow wow is just all the pedestrians impressed by your new truck. You'll get used to it!

On my Avalanche when I had a vibration at a specific speed (103km/h), I used a vibration recorder app on my phone to get the frequency of the vibration that shot up in amplitude at that speed. From there, converted the Hz to RPM and then did some math to see what RPM my tires, driveshaft, etc...

I've experienced the same this winter, and it's very common for hybrids to run the engine more when the temperature drops. If it's just above freezing, it still runs on electric fairly frequently, but below freezing it's much more intermittent, and if it gets down to about -10C, it basically...

Yes. As posted above, the timing is the trick. But mine works every time when I get the rhythm right. Press lock, watch for single flash of lights, press lock again, watch for single flash of lights, then press and hold lock until you see several flashes.

Mine works when I just look out the window at my truck and do it, but the issue I have is that you have to have the timing/rhythm of the button pushes JUST RIGHT. *click* *click* *HOLD* doesn't work for me. It's like *click* pause and wait for single flash on lights *click* pause and wait for...

Mine leans against the cab when I open it, but has the support rods that can be connected which pull it off the cab if I need to drive anywhere with it opened up so it's not rubbing against the cab or vibrating.

I dunno - I'm really hoping nothing in my truck poops :cwl:

The stock wheels and tires look silly with that lift, IMO.

Been a pretty icy winter around here so far, so I ended up putting full winter tires on - Continental Ice contact XTRM. It could use a bit of weight in the back, but manageable without.

Together they will still be smaller than Toyota (in terms of global sales). The alternative is Nissan disappearing. I don't think the government will stand in the way of this.

Yeah, as much as they're calling it a "merger", this is a hostile takeover to save Nissan from completely dying. I am curious how they restructure to take on Nio, BYD, etc. I don't think their approach will be to focus on ICE; I think it's an attempt to pool resources to develop more competitive...

No issues here even at -20C (-4F). However, it sounds like it might be a bigger issue in freeze/thaw transitions with precipitation mixed in.

Owner's manual has information about how to choose a load rating. Basically if the load rating of the tire divided by 1.10 is still greater than 50% of the gross axle weight rating, you're good to go. From what I've seen, even the 4-ply tires still have margin, so even if you're towing and have...