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1. Portable 2. Not airing down for offroad use ever, no need for dedicated heavy duty system 3. Making sure all vehicles are at proper pressure. Carrying for emergency use. For me just adding another 18V Ryobi tool made the most sense.

No. This phenomenon is limited to a small subset of truck enthusiasts; you will never see the topic mentioned on a car forum. If you want to get harassed get on a sports car forum and ask which tires look best.

have NOCO in my 4R

I drove the Passport and did not finish the test drive. It lacks torque -period. I did not like the steering and handling at all. If you exceed the 8.2 inch ground clearance it will be expensive. For some people it's probably a great choice; it's huge and comfy and looks good. If I wanted...

Offer a model with the same level of infotainment snd connectivity as a Slate.

I do not have auto 4WD in my 10 year old 5th Gen and we live in a lake-effect snow area. I may have to switch it in and out of 4WD several times just leaving the neighborhood. I don't mind a bit and it is second nature to me, but an automatic system would be better for my wife. One quick lesson...

Noise comes from the front bar and is worst when front bar is fully forward and directly in the airflow. Recommended position for front bar is 12 inches back from full forward; there should be stickers on your roof rails showing quietest position.

In your case one reason to try a hybrid would be to compare the ride to non-hybrid. SR5 is highly capable offroad and you don't need more unless you are hard core. Limited is only trim with electronically adjustable shocks so may have best ride.

The safety bullshit isn't just for you. I guess you don't give a rat's ass about other people and don't understand that you're still the driver.

Tire pressure set high at factory to minimize flat spotting during shipment and storage. I bet your dealer didn't even check because that aint the right pressure.

It's also a guy thing.

Just a comment (not a vote or recommebdation). There are even more oil threads on Miata forums than 4Runner. My personal take on the bottom line: 0W-30 is a good choice for those that want to run heavier weight oil. It's hard to argue that 5W-anything isn't worse for cold starts. (I use the...

No speculating, like everyone on this thread I don't know exactly what Toyota does. I'm just pointing out that main bearing and connecting rod clearances use "select fit" manufacturing where every bearing journal diameter is measured optically and then the robot selects the correct thickness...

What is this based upon? When I worked in an engine plant it would have been trivially easy to adjust main bearing clearances and piston to bore clearances and connecting rod bearing clearances for a batch of engines headed for a specific region. What's not likely is any oil weught other than...

My 5th Gen SR5 has never let me down. Pic from the time that my left side wheels ended up in a freshly plowed field; I could reach down from the driver's seat and grab a handful of moist/loose dirt.

You're pretty far off. "Bean counters" are involved in setting the cost targets and the cost targets and also the customer satisfaction targets are based on the competition...with each new vehicle the engineers need to improve a little over the current competition. Once a program us approved you...

Idle vibration with a/c on is common in 4 cylinder vehicles because idle vibration is caused by engine torsional vibration which is 50% higher in a 4 cyl vs a 6 cylinder and a/c puts a big load on the engine and makes it work harder. The engine mounts that help isolate the vibration may well be...

All of the design validation (dyno and vehicle based durability testing) is done with factory-specified oil weight...it's the only oil that's been proven. Your oil performs many functions....splash lubrication, cooling, hydrodynamic lubrication for some bearings like main bearings and con rods...

Dude, just drive normally. Modern engines are not sensitive to break in procedure; that's why you've never heard of anyone having any sort of issue related to break-in. It's been a long time since I was a powertrain engineer but you can be sure that engines are designed to tolerate all the...