Fellas and fallers, there's nauseating, boring Tacomas, then there's interesting Toyotas. One size fits all mini van engines aren't real truck engines. No low end torque. C clip axles aren't real truck axles.
I've owned, Tacoma's, 4 runners, sienna, t-100, dozen diff landcruisers and using a tundra right now, that can barely talk 133 gallons of diesel and 400 lbs of dog food in the bed. Feels like a wallowing marshmellow!
Best toyata motors for real work, are the inline six motors on the landcruisers. full floating rear axles.
Best I've ever run, was an fj-45 pick up, hj-61 with 5 speed and 12 HT, and an hdj-81 with 1hd-t. **All these had full floating rear axles**
Tacomas and Tundras are the Subaru of the mans world. Embarrassing. You can keep the resale value....
