First time driving on washboards with the truck. Thereās a deep drone rumble through the cabin, almost harmonic, that is irritating to my ears. Iād have a headache after a half hour for sure. Iām hoping itās the weenie OEM tires on the SR5.
Posting here in case you havenāt seen it buried in another thread. Iāve purchased and installed an aftermarket hood insulator because the SR5 doesnāt come with one and the OEM is ~$500!
Video here:
Hood insulator here:
xipoqix Hood Insulation Pad Mat...
Hereās my setup. Yakima Stage 2 rack. I have a 2 bike add-on as well. Iāve also setup supplemental taillights and turn signals (found a good tutorial on YT).
Iāve unboxed this hood insulator and did a test fit. Iām impressed with the fit and finish. Of course I donāt have an OEM to compare it to. It includes basic screw rivet plastic pins. Iāll put together an install video early next week. Hood insulation, underhood
Iāve narrowed my future upgrade to 2 options for Wildpeaks. A deep dive into specs and YT videos has me a bit confused.
Hereās my use case:
Southwest Utah
85% road/15% gravel/ forest service/mildly rocky offroad
Frequent on and off-road hauling of e-bikes and camping gear (probably 150-250 lb...