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Yeah, suspension geometry is complicated, and 1.5 inches is way too big. The correct wheel spacer size is 1 inch if you're running 33-34" tires. That will correct your scrub radius for the additional tire height, and make your sidewalls flush with the arches. Adding an additional half inch may...

I was rear ended by some stupid kid, while I had my hitch receiver recovery point installed on a stock height/stock rear bumper Ranger. He hit me at probably 10-15 mph while I was stopped at a light. No damage to the Ranger, but the recovery point penetrated the radiator on his mom's Infiniti...

? Learn how stuff on your truck works. I promise you knowledge is empowering. AWD: in absence of other tech, all power goes to wheel with least traction. Safety aid only. 4wd: locks speed of front and rear axles together. The wheel with the least traction on an axle can only spin as fast...

I've spent a few thousand miles in a Maverick. I missed my Ranger every single one of them. Couple notes: - The 10R80 in the Ranger is currently the absolute best truck transmission out there. It's shared with the F-150 Raptor, and is both robust and high tech. Don't believe everything you...

Why'd you buy a Tremor, which is only suspension, just to change that suspension? Two other issues here: 1) "level kits." If you're seeking greater performance, which it sounds like you are, you need to run a cohesive suspension system designed to work together, not just jack up the front end...

Controversial opinion (for reasons that escape me): learn how to drive.

My buddy Chris runs E Bike tours in and around the park. Great dude. I'm sure he could provide some accomodation suggestions too. Edit for link: https://www.yosemiteebiking.com/about

There's some really solid off-road public lands camping around Yosemite. Should be relatively easy to find using OnX Offroad or similar. I'd share my favorite spot, but it was burned to smithereens in that big fire last year. On the east side, check out Coyote Flats, above Bishop, and the...

I'd go for those then. You'll see slightly better ride quality from the lower weight rating, and the weight and width advantage will save you some fuel. Narrow tires actually grip better off road too. As for crash bars, just pull them off.

But to answer your question, I'm running a 275lbs camper on my bed rails, have added probably another 100 pounds in accessories to that weight, and routinely carry an 80lbs canoe on top. And I've done that since 2019, across two Ranger, with daily off-road driving, trips to Baja, gnarly...

I ran those on my first Ranger, great tires. They're D, curious what spec these Toyos are, what they weigh, and how they measure out (the BFGs are 33s, despite the name).

The amount of bracing we had to weld into the Taco's bed to hold that load weighed almost as much as that F250. But yeah, that Topper is bone stock, and is still used by one of the guys.

Link or image of full specs? It's not on Toyos site.

Where are you seeing a 34x10.5 ATIII?

Also depends on how the load is braced, distributed and supported. I've put 5,000 lbs on top of a bed cap on a Taco and driven around, thanks to an appropriate structure. I've also seen bed rails beer canned by a fraction of that.

Note that you have LTs and the OP has p metrics. Very different tires. Chalk test is the definitive answer, but this will get you a ballpark: https://tiresize.com/pressure-calculator/

Right. In the US essentially all aftermarket parts are made/designed without any testing or certification. It's the wild west out there. Some parts may be engineered and tested out the wazoo (GFC is a great example), or they may just be assembled in a Chinese factory using boogers (anything...

Well, that drop test is performed from 9 meters, or 29 feet high, so that exposed corners on the tank take the impact. Here's the rest of the regs, which cover location, exposure beneath the vehicle, construction standards etc etc. Which seems a lot like a formula for a safe product to me...

ADR regs will either mandate testing or non interference with crash structures. Remember the tank sits inside the frame rails in front of the rear axle. It shouldn't be effected by or effect crash structures.

Wow. Just thought I'd bring some experience to this conversation. I installed a 12.5ga LRA tank on my Land Cruiser, when it was brand new three years ago. The quality these guys are importing is out of this world. The tank is easily the nicest aftermarket component on that truck, which is...