danwolf
Active member
I don’t know much of Fords, Chevys, or Dodges. They change so fast.
For me the midsize truck fits my needs. Yes they usually have a tighter steering radius, but from my experience the Tacoma is the tightest turning. I’ve tried out a newer Colorado and drove my fathers Frontier a good amount. Actually had a 4wd Tundra 5.7L crew max that could turn tighter than those mid size trucks. Once a truck is lifted, especially if a BDS is installed then offset rims are needed, steering radius gets bigger. If I were road tripping with friends to elk hunt I’d say a full-size would work better. No way I’d take my Tacoma.
My Tacoma is a 2011 regular cab 4x4 2.7L 4 banger, lifted on ARB springs with bilstein 5100s. I have a shell and outfitted it with a platform and drawers. One drawer fits my bow or rifle. Other is a kitchen. I have plenty room for my gear for a hunt and a spot to sleep on the drive somewhere or once I get to the trail head when I hunt out of state. Many spots in TX I hunt are walk in deer hunting, so it’s my rolling camp.
Yeah I hear a lot of issues with the 3rd gen Tacoma auto trannies, but the suspension is the same. Get one in a manual and drive it like you stole it.
For me the midsize truck fits my needs. Yes they usually have a tighter steering radius, but from my experience the Tacoma is the tightest turning. I’ve tried out a newer Colorado and drove my fathers Frontier a good amount. Actually had a 4wd Tundra 5.7L crew max that could turn tighter than those mid size trucks. Once a truck is lifted, especially if a BDS is installed then offset rims are needed, steering radius gets bigger. If I were road tripping with friends to elk hunt I’d say a full-size would work better. No way I’d take my Tacoma.
My Tacoma is a 2011 regular cab 4x4 2.7L 4 banger, lifted on ARB springs with bilstein 5100s. I have a shell and outfitted it with a platform and drawers. One drawer fits my bow or rifle. Other is a kitchen. I have plenty room for my gear for a hunt and a spot to sleep on the drive somewhere or once I get to the trail head when I hunt out of state. Many spots in TX I hunt are walk in deer hunting, so it’s my rolling camp.
Yeah I hear a lot of issues with the 3rd gen Tacoma auto trannies, but the suspension is the same. Get one in a manual and drive it like you stole it.