Tacoma gets 4.88 gears, Torsen front differential, and Detroit True. Track

After one year, I give a quick review of new 4.88 gears, Torsen differential and Detroit true track differential on my 2011 Toyota Tacoma regular cab truck.

[seanc]

This is really great. People are scared of torsens due to them not working when one wheel has zero traction, but with skilled braking, you have shown that people can really make them work well.

[thatdonnyguy]

I have a Truetrac in the rear of my 3rd gen Tacoma and love it. Works great for my application.

[apa]

Regular cab trucks are bad ass! I got a 2022 trd off-road in access cab. I’ve had a few Ford pickups with the regular cab.

Great videos

[reddesertoffroad]

Great explainer and demonstration! Thank you for mentioning my shop... Glad you are enjoying your rig!

[ChapterFP]

I've been wondering about your channel recently, so glad to see you're uploading again. Can't wait for dog content!

[applesbighatranch]

Second vid I've seen of yours and it is outstanding. Just when I was thinking of installing a TrueTrac in lieu of a selectable locker... Thanks for your content!

[schultzy]

Swap in a rear axle housing from a third gen Tacoma with elocker. Strong and not as many issues as air lockers and then sell your current third, typically can't get as much for a whole housing since they are a pain to ship to people. Be worth more to separate if you do go third gen Tacoma route.

[connordanhof]

Oh man, how I miss St. George. As soon as I seen that ram on 40s and that red dirt I knew. I miss living there. SLC isn’t the same, doesn’t even hold a candle. I used to go on those same little trails in my old 92 Toyota pickup

[SoftTacoDFXR]

Your vid of the puzza cutter 255s helped convince me to get 33s...now youre gonna make me spend thousands more for a regear lol

[SalomeMarquez]

It looks like you have bucket seats. How did you replace the bench with bucket seats? I've been trying to replace mine, but can't find bucket seats for less than $1000 anywhere.

[blackdeath]

Planning on putting a truetrac on 3rd gen TRD off road since I don’t see myself ever using the e locker. Not to mention being able to do actual burnouts is always a plus especially with the manual 6 speed.

[MegaBarefoot]

Thats the same set up I've been thinking about for my old Ram 1500 (1998). The torsen is available for the Dana 44 in the front but not for the Chrysler 9.25. I think the actual torsens lock up a bit better than the trutrac. I was debating doing a selectable locker in the front but I'm nervous about all the maintenance and this will not be a rock crawler, more of an aggressive overland.

[wsigona]

I just bought a 2014 base 4x4. It’s completely stock and in good shape with the exception of high mileage. I figure I can have fun with this truck while my Jeep is in the shop.

[fuzzwerks]

Awesome truck man! Glad to see you posting again! Building a 2014 clone of yours. I know on the front you had Bilstein 5100’s, are you using the stock springs or aftermarket springs? Sorry if you’ve already covered this in other videos. I must’ve missed it.

[CarLos-yine]

So in fact both diffs are TorSen type diff's now.

[dixonbuttes]

If you tap the brake or pull the parking brake on open diffs, it will also act as a pseudo locker. The locker obsession is a function of the loss of skill in the ‘sport’. Most off-roaders don’t need lockers — they need to learn how to use their brakes in a pinch. Also, you’re sitting on a little legend with this truck. It’s the last Tacoma that’s similar to earlier trucks that were off-road centered, rather than mall and street centered. The 109” wheelbase is the only wheelbase in the Tacoma line that matches Jeep LJs and XJs. It’s a huge sleeper.

[brudevold]

Where did you get your torsen for the front differential?

[BadlydrawnBen]

I love trucks and malinos
Where's the dogs ? Good to see you back 👍

[tomly]

Hi, great video! What does your rpm sit at 70 mph with your set up?

[MSchumacherfan]

Will the trutrac work better with new vehicles that have brake lock differential traction control?