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I would say first you need to figure out what you’re going to use the truck for. Will you be off roading and camping a lot, or will it be more of a daily driver with maybe some light off roading. Knowing what you’ll be using it for can help with choosing a model.
Hey man, what’s your experience with off roading? Lots of directions to take this discussion. Your trd off road is quite capable as is (owned a 2016 trd or and took it all over the place with just some 285’s, a little trimming, and a hidden winch).
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highly recommend MESO Customs for interior trim pieces. I haven’t looked into other storage options for glove and center compartment, haven’t had a real need.
Yes. You need the hi lift jack, 2x4, rope and all the fun other shit. I just went through that with a Wrangler and we needed the hi lift jack.
I got all the other stuff just not the jack. Hopefully with my state going into the yellow phase next week I can find one locally.
Tractor supply would probably have them if you have one of those stores close to you
I’m in MD too and I’m hoping for the same thing!
Do bears poop in the woods?
Is there a previous model that works for the 20? I reach out to both and they said they only have one available up to 2018
i take mine out. works just fine
Would highly recommend UpTOP Overland. They have two price points, Alpha and Bravo and both have built in optionality for front facing light bars and side facing rock lights. The design on their racks is top tier and the customer service is fantastic. I have the Alpha rack w/ the paint match on my truck which you can see in my profile. My opinion is that this rack looks far better than the competitors on the market and the design seems to have a lot more in mind in terms of functionality, although the price reflects these compared to other common roof racks.
The alpha is definitely more $ than most competitors on the market, however with the work involved with installing a rack on an access cab i didn't want to settle for anything below my ideal build. No sun roof due to the small cab, so the 'fresh air' option wasn't on the table. There's definitely a few people that complain about wind noise on the larger TacomaWorld thread, however i personally have no issues. They strongly advocate that with proper adjustment of the lightbar behind the fairing cutout that there should only be minimal noise in heavy winds.
I went with Sherpa Equipment Company, thought they had the best mounting setup
