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Not a fan of the new trucks with the massive chin spoilers….do y’all just remove them?
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:23 am
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:23 am
Or does this mess up the engine cooling or the air flow to the radiator?
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It’s not just the new Tacoma either.
I can’t imagine these things saving very much fuel at all. Some of them look like they’d be damaged if you parked too close to a curb.
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When the covers were lifted from the new 2024 Toyota Tacoma, it was hard not to let your eyes wander south of the pickup's bold new schnoz, specifically down to the vast fence of plastic reaching toward the ground from beneath the front bumper. Behold, the new Tacoma's Hoover Dam-sized air dam
According to the folks in charge of building the Japanese automaker's latest midsize pickup, from a design standpoint, nobody was too thrilled with the plastic bib up front. So why is it there?
Compliance with increasingly stringent fuel economy standards is why. And lifted, wide-track, box-nosed pickup trucks can, as you'd expect, present some challenges when it comes to maximizing fuel efficiency.
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It’s not just the new Tacoma either.
I can’t imagine these things saving very much fuel at all. Some of them look like they’d be damaged if you parked too close to a curb.
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Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:24 am to member12
It’s for scraping on the parking lot curb stops when you pull up too far. Duhhhh.
This post was edited on 5/31/23 at 10:25 am
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:25 am to member12
I took it off of my truck. No noticeable effect on fuel economy.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:26 am to Koach K
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It’s for scraping on the parking lot curb stops when you pull up too far. Duhhhh.
What kind of OT beta doesn't have their truck lifted?
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:26 am to member12
It looks like they don't plan on selling any of these trucks in the states that get snow. Who would want that on their truck?
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:26 am to member12
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look like they’d be damaged if you parked too close to a curb.
yeah, a plastic skid plate
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:28 am to member12
I think they are strictly cosmetic. I kind of like them, but you'd be good removing it if you don't. Be careful though, because it'll drop the value of your truck from 90K to 30K with the quickness.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:30 am to member12
I don't care enough about the looks of my vehicle to do anything about it.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:30 am to 777Tiger
Who doesn’t want a $70k 4x4 truck that loses parts in a Kroger parking lot?
Sometimes I think these car designers are really foolish.
Sometimes I think these car designers are really foolish.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:31 am to member12
Lower spec wranglers come with something of a similar function between the bumper and fender.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:33 am to Midget Death Squad
Just keep it and put it back on when you sell. Easy peazy
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:34 am to member12
Woof.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:35 am to member12
I just lifted my 2022 F250 and put 37’s on it and I’m replacing mine with either a tremor or 2wd one. They are both way smaller than the 4x4.
This post was edited on 5/31/23 at 10:36 am
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:38 am to member12
It’s probably a $2500 accessory
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:43 am to dewster
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ho doesn’t want a $70k 4x4 truck that loses parts in a Kroger parking lot?
I've never noticed an issue with the one on my F150. I am in pure suburban and urban parking with tons of curbs, parking stops, etc.. 110k miles and never had an issue.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:45 am to dbeck
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What kind of OT beta doesn't have their truck lifted in the front?
Lowered in the back of course.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:49 am to member12
Removed mine as soon as I got it home.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:51 am to member12
Blame our ever intrusive government & climate change nuts for this....
Posted on 5/31/23 at 10:53 am to member12
It's supposed to mimic a splitter and it's cosmetic in this case. They were designed to function during high speeds.
Posted on 5/31/23 at 11:31 am to Macfly
It’s ugly as hell. And it’s why even the off road version of the Tundra doesn’t have recovery hooks.
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