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That's the worst thing EVEHA!

But hey,think of it this way it's a one and done thingy,ya'll got it at the same time so it shouldn't linger for a couple of weeks where one gets it after another...
So back on track my man!

 

Agreed. I think we got it on the plane flying back from Maui last Thursday.

 

Anyone know how to remove these clips? I’m going to get all the tools laid out and try tackling this on Friday morning. I’m going to get it done just in time for Mother’s Day. Get some good brownie points!

 

Figured it out. You need needle nose pliers. Squeeze the inside tabs. Ugh!

 

Going to put on a diaper and attempt the UCAs haha

 

You go man

 

At freeway speeds the drag it creates is less than the drag the air creates if it were to hit the front tires and under carriage. In air flow management chaotic air is worse than air pushed aside. It's for a similar reason why a pickup is more aerodynamic with the tail gate up compared to the tailgate down or even a net in place of the gate.

 

There is probably a Swiss watch making idiom along the lines of "a good pair of needle nose is worth 10 gold hammers".

 

One side done! On to the next and the front should be done within 30 minutes.

 

I think myth buster proved the tailgate thoughts to be wrong

 

Front is all done and torqued. It was the easiest install of any vehicle I’ve ever done. The coilovers just slid right in without loosening the LCA or anything else I had to do to the tundra, 5th gen, or GX. On the tundra I had my wife stand on the LCA to make enough room.

 

Now the real question, how many diapers were used in the process???

 

I just held it in like a real man!

 

Drove it around town and the suspension feels really nice. Takes the same bumps better than the stocks.

 

This one? They suggusted it was less efficient with the tailgate down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfFYnvFJk9c

 

Probably. I never really watched much of their vids unless there was a specific "Myth" I was interested in. Is it W/ limited gas in the tank??

 

That was a great show. Back when Discovery channel actually had shows worth watching.

 

The video is only 9 minutes long, might want to check it out. Not sure how gas would make a difference, a gallon of gas weighs 8 pounds so it would take 20-25 gallons to equate just one full sized adult. A pickup is rated to carry anywhere between 1200 to 7000 lbs.

 

They did one W/ certain amount of fuel W/Tailgate on/off comparisons is the one I did watch.

 

I don’t remember that one. What was the myth they were testing? I think there was another truck one where they tested bed covers and tailgate nets.

 

They did a distance W/Tailgate open & 1 closed If I remember correctly

 

Isn’t that the video that is posted here?

 

If I recall correctly, there was one elusive clip where they ran a truck on a track for the tailgate mpg test before they made the one I linked, but for some reason it is not easy to find. I can't remember the conclusion of it but the result of it might have been an inconclusive one due to too many variables present.

here is one that Auotblog ran where they also concluded it is more efficient with the tailgate up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEkiDsVGr9c

We are way off topic now so apologies to @captrussia253

 

Rear is all done. It looks so good!

 

It does look good!

 

Now onto tire decisions.

 

For the 6th gen, where does everyone go to get an alignment or is the dealership the only one that can right now? I called discount tire and les Schwab and both said they can’t do the new gens yet?