I leveraged a Corrosion TSB and they covered clearcoat bubbles on hinges and aluminum panels (Hood and all the doors) so they got a majority of the issues. The bed and tailgate weren’t covered, but those areas have more wear and tear from my adventures so they need a bigger repair anyways and I...
Change them both. Pick something other than OEM and you'll be set. I did that a few months ago and realized it handled other gremlins I didn’t realize were associated to a weak aux battery.
I just slapped on proper Fox 2.0 Performance Shocks (Kept stock height) on my 2020 JTR that had the Fox Labeled OEM shocks and regret not doing it much sooner. So much better balance and control, both empty or loaded for camping. If you think the stock ones ride nice wait till you make a change...
Same issue for me. Little bubbles all over the truck. Still under 5 year window so will be heading to dealer at end of Febafter a couple of planned trips. Can’t risk losing truck this month if dealer is going to repair things
Good decision. It's one of those things that you may notice it, but think eh it's not worth the hassle, but then once you do it, you realize how bad it really was.
You said no crossbars but now sure how many options you'll have. Here's my setup with KBvoodoo and a Yakima basket. Using Plano Trunk boxes keeps everything under roofline and getting unchanged fuel economy on our camping trips. Oh and I'm able to run the Bestop Rollup Tonneau for anyone interested.
When I got started a few years back I used Overland Bound's checklist and found it pretty helpful. Started with the 3 box system and expanded from there for our needs. Basically just helped me compartmentalize things and always have things ready to grab and go. Not in the "bugout" sense, but...
Something might have changed. I mine is the t4 overland, have spent 3 nights in good rain without any soak through or leak issues. Sideways rain and all. It does come with guy lines but I wasn't in a windy enough area to need them.
That's the biggest downside of it, it's about 64" in the storage bag so just doesn't fit. Can squeeze in diagonal, but eats up all the bed space then. I have crossbars so I strap it on top.
Good thing about the T8 is that the pack size is somehow not much bigger than the t4. After getting one yes i'm a total fanboy. Trying to get my brother in law to get one too lol
Gazelle T4 if you need the size, T3 if you're a light camper. The tent goes up an down so easy and it's very tough. T3 will fit in the bed, but T4 you'll need to mount and secure on top of the bed. It's about 30lbs so you'll need to be able to handle that, but it's manageable. Good luck with the...