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I agree with your points. They make sense. I read comments of good use cases, like at home with cracked concrete or gravel etc - basically not a smooth hard surface. The size and the weight are really strong arguments for not taking it off road 4WD, like over landing etc. It could make sense with one in a group to share it. Or just a day trip where for some reason you are going to be jacking but not camping etc.

Thanks for the info. I think people only put them on because of how they look. I don't really care how something looks it needs to work every time. Guaranteed people are pulling them off after your sledge hammer test.

Hate to say it but 70 lbs is not breaking a vehicle

It’s not a design flaw buddy. Hot air creates higher pressure. Warmer temps aren’t gonna even mess with it. And by the way it wasn’t more interesting than a physics class and you should really think before you make a lame video

I would talk to Toyota USA and see if they will warranty that frame even with you being a few month past the deadline. I think Toyota USA is reasonable and will work with you.

These brackets are for show only. Dangly bits. I have them. Like them, but would only use the factory recovery bracket.

Off road Jack's definitely have their place. They fit under every vehicle that any member of my family owns. Can roll it out in the grass gravel and light mud and not have a problem. If the growd is a little soft and the wheels sink in, the skid plate bottom will take the weight and get the truck up . 70lbs is not the heavy for most guys to pick up and toss in the truck or the dirt. It's not made for when you brake down rock crawling or bogged down to your axels in mud. I keep mine in my truck and if I need to change a tire on the side of the road, in a field gravel parking lot it works way quicker and easier than a factory bottle jack with that little turn know that takes forever to get set up on the wood blocks. If you want to crawl around to set up the little bottle jack by all means, play in the mud day if you want lol.

Nice video but how are you mounting a hard shackle on the front. The ones you show are just for a receiver hitch. Thx

Ponderous.

Lol, I realize this video is a year old, but dude, I don't think people are taking these with them out on the trail for emergency use😆. They're for working on the truck in the back yard. The taller height is better for a lifted truck than a standard jack and a block of wood. You do most of your wheeling alone don't you?.

I have an ARB twin been using that hard for the last nine months. I haven’t run my ear link your bag suspensions my Kelderman suspension in my air seats in my Kodiac C4 500 I added a rough country twin this week as a backup to compare the two units. The rough country is half the cost of the ARB. From the cab, I can monitor both compresses and all the airbags

I drive 6-8K miles a year, so my 23 Tacoma TRD Off Road, double cab, long bed with the Premium and Technology pkgs has a Long way to go before I’ll be needing to replace anything. But I do know that I’ll need an install an “Add a Leaf” to the rear suspension because I tend to haul occasionally and the rear leaf springs are a weak spot.

Another subscriber here. 2014 TRD Sport, just Fluid Film on mine this weekend. My frame was stressed tested at Toyota, I’m good to go.

i carry both a floor jack and a bumper/high lift jack. the floor jack gets used more than the other these days and the factory jack hasn't been touched in years. I think I'll take my years of practical knowledge and experience over a kid who don't look like he can grow a mustache talking shit next to the first toyota he ever bought. I guess I bought a real vehicle so I didn't have to worry if "a few extra pounds from the jack" is going to break my vehicle. You might wanna take the jack out to carry around extra front end parts though so I get it.

Send in the fashion police, the hat looks like my aunt had a stroke.

2014 FJ, 226,000 miles. Basic maintenance. Haven’t even had to change a light bulb. Never had a check engine light on either. I believe it comes down to how much you respect your ride vs how much your willing to abuse it.

Disregard 80 percent if your truck has never touched a dirt road.

A real build would have high clearance DOM tube bumpers and a rack in the back with two spares and the Pro-eagle mount plate. I can get a spare put on in less time than it takes to get a stock jack out and have used the 3 ton kratos to lift stuck trucks axles out of the mud and on recovery boards. I saw a guy break a strap and suggested to just lift it up and put their boards under. They drove it out once on the boards. I have so much travel on my prerunner I have to use these jacks in the garage at home too.

I had a 2002 taco. In 2017 I had taken it in for a oil change. They put the truck on the lift and as they were lifting the truck the rear wheels never left the ground!,!!!😮. The frame cracked just at the bend where it goes over the rear tire. Sold the truck for scrap unfortunately complained to Toyota because I missed the 15 year cut off to have the frame replaced. They gave me a 1500 rebate if I bought a new truck. Which I did. Bought a 2017.

So your point is what? I gave my son my 2003 Tacoma Prerunner that I bought brand new and it has just under 200K miles with no issues. It's bone stock. Two years ago, I bought a used 2003 4Runner V8 4wd with 201K miles on it and now has 208K miles. It WAS bone stock at the time. Still no issues. Are you getting the picture?

Your right to call out the foolishness of carrying the so called “off-road” jack. I bought one to help me install 2”lift on my Gladiator in the driveway. It did awesome. I thought it was a joke when I saw people claiming you should take it with you off-road. That sucker is heavy. You especially don’t need it if you have solid axles. Thanks for mentioning mudfyruttzz in your video. @muddyruttzz

Thanks for the video. When you use “that fancy aluminum thing 😂” is the pin might be the weakest point and what pin do you recommend? Plus what brand is the “fancy aluminum thing?”

my brother in Christ jack stands are cheap, your life is not

Rebuild and fix always. Great video. Nerdy stuff is the best.

im fan of rebuild and fix, even better if you have engineering background so you can do it properly. ill wait for the frame fixing video. thanks for sharing.

Do u know where to find wheel rotary or hub to inflate or deflate ?

Many people in comments are naturally chiming in about why off road jacks are better. I wanted to chime in to explain to you something different. My 08 and my 16 tacoma came with bottle jacks that are designed to work with a tacoma. My 30ft motorhome has a 12 ton bottle jack. My jeep gladiator came with a scissor jack and that thing is a giant piece of crap. It literally can not lift stock jeep rubicon off its stock 33 inch tires more than a smidge. You have to have a country boy strength to wrestle the tire onto the truck and that is on concrete. In fact as I am typing this I am kicking myself for not having bought a bottle jack already to replace this useless thing. That aside I went to HF and bought me a low profile log reach daytona 3 ton jack. Stupid thing can't lift truck wheel off ground unless I am lifting by the pumpkin. I had to use a 2x4 to help lifting because I did not want to prematurely damage my pumpkin if I don't have to. I just picked up a badlands off road jack. Trust me... as a florida man who put 4000 miles off road in utah and colorado during covid... while you "can" get by with a bottle jack... when you are in these ridiculous offroad conditions when you are never on flat ground... what would I give for an offroad jack when I was stuck in my 2016 taco on elephant hill during 106 heat flat on my belly under "the rock" obstacle. Offroad jacks give you the "any condition anywhere lift and jack to any part of vehicle at will". That being said I need to do some research on bottle jacks to figure out which one I need to buy to replace my scissor jack on gladiator.

Since there's no oil filter access, can you remove each section individually or the entire skid as to come off for maintenance?

My 2000 4Runner had a spot I had repaired happens to most that get salt on the roads ! I’m in Baltimore county Maryland and my truck has 291k miles and runs like new ! It’s lifted 5 inches on 33 inch Mickey Thompson tires ! Still averages 18mpg mostly city !

That’s covered under Toyotas factory frame replacement warranty take it to a dealer it will get fixed

As usual, awesome vid.

That's asphalt not concrete and jacks will sink into asphalt especially on a hot day.

Loved my toyota for offroading, but the reliability definitely isnt what it was in the 90s

Why are you trying to act like a victim ? For the clicks?

I don't think a frame has anything to do with "reliability". Just take care of your truck. Metal and salt don't fare well. Use Fluid Film every year or take it to Krown.

😂😂"you got a air pump?" Not for somebody that calls it an "air pump". I woulda done the same thing.

this is a super well known issue that has been common knowledge for the last 15 years, frame is the first thing you check on 96-2010 tacomas, tundras etc.

Amazing job at explaining how terrible these things are. Just an overall waste of money.

Great video as usual. Thanks for the plug. Whatever direction you go, I'm down to help.

i will definitely wait for this fix video, thanks !

I was always very meticulous about checking frame rust, sanding, painting etc, but it seems ridiculous with all the cutouts that you just hope its staying dry. I have been using lanolin undercoating since I live up north. That seems to make a huge difference.

What a crock. You miss the entire reason for preheating. Perhaps you should learn some metallurgy before making an ass of yourself as you have here. Expansion is the least reason for preheating.

I like the video very much!!!

well you will find out the hard way but heads up spring steel is a high carbon steel that is hardened an tempered. What you did was weld spring steel to mild steel its going to crack at the point of fusion or the first time it is put into torsion it will take a permanent set or break or something along those lines. But a spring it will not be.

I did it to minumize warpeng and cracking.

In carbon steels the carbon content determines whether or not there is going to be "hardening" or not. In the mild steel group the carbon content is .05 up to .25. This small amount of carbon permits cold working without cracking/breaking,...very ductile. There is not enough carbon in the metal for any "hardening" to happen. In the medium carbon group the carbon content is .26 up to .60 ... some "hardening" can happen here. This group means there is less ductility. Gears, shafts and axels are made in this group. High carbon steel, .61-1.50 carbon even less ductility, stronger. Hardening can happen in this group. Drill bits and files ( which as you know are Very brittle) are from this group. A drill bit holds its sharp edge b/c of the higer carbon content. This is why a drill bit can drill a hole in "softer" mtl. I want to suggest you use clamps, angles, strong backs in other words to prevent warping...instead of preheating. I have learned to use these measures. Also, I worked with a very clever pipeweldor/fitter on a new chemical plant build. He showed me how to use a wet rag to counter the heat from the weld input. We got 6" pipe flanges (carbon steel pipe) to move to where the millwrights wanted. These pipe flanges had to be within .003"-.005." When the bolts go to the pump flanges and are tightened...they'd pull the pump out of alignment and the motor/pump coupling would not last long at all. We used the wet rag to counter stainless pipe too. S/s pipe is especially subject to warping from welding heat. Again...there is not enough carbon in these pipe grades to cause any "hardening." If you'd like to write...I'd do that with you. I've been in the welding trade since 1979. I turned my truck into a portable welding rig. One year I worked 12 different shutdowns. I'd pick up small jobs for myself inbetween "a real job." Am retired now. No more public work. Still make useful items for myself. No art ! All the best, Pete

One of the biggest reason to preheat is to avoid hydrogen cracking

Good stuff!

Dumb video. Only had to watch 2 mins to understand you don’t get the point

I lifted my truck about 6 months ago and with my normal Jack it couldnt get my truck high enough to add the lift blocks. Not a big fan of using a wooden block in between so I got the badlands and holy hell its a good Jack. Lifts up my truck effortlessly compared to my other Jack and is sooooo much easier to move around, even in grass. If you want to use it with lower vehicles just have them drive on a piece of wood. Because this Jack is so popular the amount of accessories is insane. Id happily buy another one tomorrow if mine broke