andrewleader
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- Andrew
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- 2024 Tacoma Off-Road 5' Automatic with Stabilizer Dsconnect
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We were on a camping trip and I weighed our 2024 TRD Off Road 5’ bed truck in at 6,300 lbs with a full tank of gas, two people in the car, our Tune M1 camper with full kitchen build, skis, snow chains, rock climbing gear, and 7 gallons of water. This is 60 lbs over the GVWR of 6,240 lbs for this model.
It handled well! I was surprised when I was actually OVER the max payload, since it didn’t drive like it!
Acceleration / shifting / etc on the highway is quite normal. The only thing I notice is that the turbo is almost always running when at highway speeds. At 70/75 mph, the turbo is often between 1/3-2/3rds, whereas before all my camper setup it was usually only kicking in when accelerating.
Other than the turbo running more, the RPMs are still in the low range (right at 1,750 when going 65 and 2,000 when going 75), and there’s no “gear hunting” that the 3rd gen used to suffer from!
Breaking performance seemed normal but I can’t say I really tested it.
Gas mileage definitely sucks, like 14.5 mpg if you’re going 75 mph, and like 15.5 mpg at 65 mph. Idk how much is caused by the aerodynamics vs weight. This means the range of the truck kinda sucks though (like 260 mile range).
For the suspension, the rear springs definitely needed the upgrade I put in. I’ve got the Dobinson’s 819V springs in the rear, those are feeling great over speed bumps with this load (and also good when it’s 300 lbs lighter). I haven’t done off roading yet.
The front springs probably also need an upgrade, I went over one curb and the front felt a bit bouncy side to side.
It handled well! I was surprised when I was actually OVER the max payload, since it didn’t drive like it!
Acceleration / shifting / etc on the highway is quite normal. The only thing I notice is that the turbo is almost always running when at highway speeds. At 70/75 mph, the turbo is often between 1/3-2/3rds, whereas before all my camper setup it was usually only kicking in when accelerating.
Other than the turbo running more, the RPMs are still in the low range (right at 1,750 when going 65 and 2,000 when going 75), and there’s no “gear hunting” that the 3rd gen used to suffer from!
Breaking performance seemed normal but I can’t say I really tested it.
Gas mileage definitely sucks, like 14.5 mpg if you’re going 75 mph, and like 15.5 mpg at 65 mph. Idk how much is caused by the aerodynamics vs weight. This means the range of the truck kinda sucks though (like 260 mile range).
For the suspension, the rear springs definitely needed the upgrade I put in. I’ve got the Dobinson’s 819V springs in the rear, those are feeling great over speed bumps with this load (and also good when it’s 300 lbs lighter). I haven’t done off roading yet.
The front springs probably also need an upgrade, I went over one curb and the front felt a bit bouncy side to side.
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