In the "boom" video, right after he blows up a tripod at 18:06, watch closely as he reverses, the front wheels lock up because he's braking in reverse on a steep descent, causing him to lose steering. Because he lost his steering downhill, he just pops off his fender. But in a more delicate situation, it could be really bad.
Again, if you actually use crawl control on a steep reverse decline you may change your opinion!
I've only used it once in reverse (not muddy) and was impressed. Many factors involved of course for success with or without crawl control backing down. My fear is front coming around and rolling over. Seems like crawl control would be better than my left foot pushing pedal through firewall
I use crawl control in almost every genuine low traction scenario, whether I'm moving forward or backing up. The wheel spin management is far better than any driver could with the gas or brake pedal. It modulates each wheel individually, faster than manual input ever could. In fact, the Toyota traction control was one of the main reasons I bought a LC250, and it's a system that has evolved quite a lot over the last decade.
Looks like the guy use 35" tires, it cost about 10% torque at the wheel, that's just gearing, no real stress there. The real issue is the 12.5" width: more grip means the tires hold ~20% more torque before slipping, so that extra load now goes straight through the axles and CV joints instead of just spinning the tire. Add the lift kit, which pushes the CV angle further than stock, and you've got two separate stress sources, more torque, worse angle, both hammering joints that were never rated for either.
That makes the most sense...just bad luck with the shrapnel hitting the oil pan.
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That makes the most sense...just bad luck with the shrapnel hitting the oil pan.
I was on the fence with getting a diff drop but after all the recent CV videos, and two of them showing a cracked upper oil pan, I'm installing one ASAP.
On my LC i have the OME MT64s 3" and 35" tires. One thing that makes me worry is how soft and active the suspension is. The rear will squat a fair amount with acceleration. Now imagine crawling up something technical and steep, the front will unweight and be at full extension when under max torque. Max CV angle and max torque
Has anyone, other than Dissent, successfully used the Tacoma CVs? Curious if they are plug and play or if they require some modifying to make everything work?
Curious what mileage you were at when you started to get creaky/clunky CVs? And assuming new CVs resolved it?
You did the swap or a local shop? I'm down in MGH i'll probably pay a shop depending on the cost.
It would make sense that the lexus are built stronger, would be nice to get a confirmation on this.
Upgraded is very questionable.
Well which is it‽
