Can a sled fit in a Tacoma?

[surftrax]

It was a disapointment for me when I loaded my 162 M8 into my 07 Tacomma. It was almost 4 inches to narrow between the wheel wells with skis on wide setting.
The truck is awesome, lots of power for pulling (6500 lbs) 245hp and 26 miles to the gallon. We've been using my buddies 4 door Chevy dually with a 454 , scary fueling up at the end of the day if it's only two of us that go.
Only three options I see are a trailer, build up the bed to match top of wheel wells, or go total OVER HAULIN and get wheel rims with different off set and cut the plastic truck box wheel well larger. Not sure what this would do to the handling etc. Maybe it'll fix the loose feel in the rear so they don't spin out as much. Get inline to buy the kit? I want one too!
Sleds seem to fit well in the new mid sized Dodges. Mine fits fine in my 4 door long box with the tail gate down but just won't sit flat.

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This is defiantly an efficient way to get some info. I want the Tacoma to replace my daily driver and the 89 Chev which left me stranded a couple weeks back in Revy. The tradeoff is size for versatility. A smaller truck is easier to get around in town with, although I think the difference is < 1 foot on the longbox Tacoma. So far I measured that the skis on my Rev sit 43", while the truck has 41.5 betweent the wells. If I stuck a couple 2x4s in to raise the ski hight it might make it given the tapper in the wheel wells. Do you think a shortbox Tacoma for my 151" with a bed extender could work? Or should I give up on a 5' box and stick with the 6'?

 

[Veedy]

Uhhhh, Veedy
Yer hurting my feeling trash talkin my little toy truck
I say it looks like a sled with a truck on the front
And by the way, Toyota bought me a new tailgate LOL

Well, I wasn't gonna name any names !!! LMAO !!!
( but I do wish I had taken a pic of that )

So how does a guy rate for a tundra as a company rig ? you must need more whiskers.....

 

[0007]

%$#@........Im gonna tow trailer this weekend cuz I'm embarassed and i dont trust you and your Camera

 

[Scott]

I could get you a couple '89 Chevy's for 5 large!

OK, that proves my point even more. LOL

 

[xenofuhrman]

I've got an 05 tacoma and do it quite often.

To make it work I use two pieces of plywood: one cut to fit over the tailgate for reinforcement and one which rests over the wheelwells to allow the sled to sit level and centered. The skis put all of their weight on the wheelwells and and the track rests on the back of the bed and tailgate.

I use two straps forward and one backward on each side to make sure it doesnt fall out or come into the cab.

 

[surftrax]

I've got an 05 tacoma and do it quite often.

To make it work I use two pieces of plywood: one cut to fit over the tailgate for reinforcement and one which rests over the wheelwells to allow the sled to sit level and centered. The skis put all of their weight on the wheelwells and and the track rests on the back of the bed and tailgate.

I use two straps forward and one backward on each side to make sure it doesnt fall out or come into the cab.

Sounds good, but what size box is on your truck and what size track is your sled? Do you have any photos of your setup? Thanks

 

[Cyle]

Buy a real truck, nuff said. Any truck that can't haul a sheet of plywood or drywall isn't a frigging truck. And a 5' box with a 151" no way. My dodge shortbox is 6'4" and with my 151" Summit I wouldn't want any shorter box, but the box is a good length.

 

[OuraySledder]

I just wouldn't bother with a mini truck to begin with. The full size trucks can be had with V8's that get pretty much the same milage. The trucks cost the same up front, Tacoma's aren't cheap. I guess if you live in an urban area the smaller size might make sense but an extended cab or quad cab short box full size isn't a very big truck.

Or buy the Tacoma and get yourself a trailer. Sounds like a lot of work to squeeze a mtn sled into that little trucks bed.

 

[Weekday Warrior]

get you a Chevy Luv, I seen some crazy chit hauled in those things


best one I've seen was an older Chevy S-10 with a 1m900 in the back, looked crazy! track was nearly on the ground but hey..he got er done!


had long straps he put on the bumper of the sled to the front of the bed to hold er in there, he just runs it over the wheel wells and the sled flops to which ever side it feels like.

 

[Powderhunter]

I've always had 6 ft beds. 78 toyota,89 mazda both 2wd 4 cyl. And now 89 Toy 4cyl 4wd and Tundra. Have had sleds in back of all of them. No problem w/tail gates. I usually load off snowbanks and make sure not to ride through the back window. I dont do it alot now but used to. If your commutes arent bad for riding choices its not bad way to go on the cheap with a beater.

 

[HeadLever]

They fit, but as said earlier, it looks ridiculous and the suspension is pretty much bottomed out. I have an older Tacoma (98) and have a small 2-place trailer. This setup works great. I will not break any speed records pulling the steep hills, but I can still get 18 to 20 mpg and it pulls two sleds easily.

 

[Jaynelson]

Buy a real truck, nuff said. Any truck that can't haul a sheet of plywood or drywall isn't a frigging truck. And a 5' box with a 151" no way. My dodge shortbox is 6'4" and with my 151" Summit I wouldn't want any shorter box, but the box is a good length.

Your dodge can't fit a sheet of plywood with the gate up.....so I guess you miss the "real truck" boat too The best way to do it is with a sled bed; if he has the 5' box then he really has no choice.

Tacomas are some of the best, most problem-free pickups built....awesome off road, tough as nails, wicked resale value. Compare it to a POS Canyon, Ranger or Dakota and, well, there's no comparison. Not everyone wants a 1-ton just to go sledding....

 

[Bucket!]

I use to haul my nytro in the back of my 95 toyota pickup sometimes and like others said you just have to ride one ski up on the wheel well. One time me and a couple buddies got a crazy idea and i'll let the picture speek for itself(and for the record it made it up and back but you couldn't say so much for that ski doo, the ole yamaha had to tow it back to the towrig)

Won't be a problem anymore, just picked up a 2000 Tundra!

 

[k80s_rule]

26 Mpg

It was a disapointment for me when I loaded my 162 M8 into my 07 Tacomma. It was almost 4 inches to narrow between the wheel wells with skis on wide setting.
The truck is awesome, lots of power for pulling (6500 lbs) 245hp and 26 miles to the gallon. We've been using my buddies 4 door Chevy dually with a 454 , scary fueling up at the end of the day if it's only two of us that go.
Only three options I see are a trailer, build up the bed to match top of wheel wells, or go total OVER HAULIN and get wheel rims with different off set and cut the plastic truck box wheel well larger. Not sure what this would do to the handling etc. Maybe it'll fix the loose feel in the rear so they don't spin out as much. Get inline to buy the kit? I want one too!
Sleds seem to fit well in the new mid sized Dodges. Mine fits fine in my 4 door long box with the tail gate down but just won't sit flat.

I'd eat my shorts if my Tacoma got 26 mpg. That is only about 7 mpg better than the manufacturer says. Mine gets 15/16 when pulling a sled and 17/18 maybe empty. Buy a full size crew cab shortbox and get the same mileage and a bigger truck, plus your suspension won't be maxed out with the weight. Tacomas aren't cheap!! But they are small.

 

[cmantle1]

Tacomas aren't cheap!!.

theres a reason for that....

 

[Weekday Warrior]

theres a reason for that....

its called hype, and blind consumer loyality. Perhaps there was a time when toyota was more reliable but not anymore.


honda does the same thing,

marketing genius is what it is.



My truck is diesel, gets 20+ mpg with a sled in the bed or 18ish with 2 in tow.
it's paid for, 30k for a new gasser would buy me a lot of diesel even at $4.25/gal.

 

[cmantle1]

its called hype, and blind consumer loyality. Perhaps there was a time when toyota was more reliable but not anymore.


honda does the same thing,

marketing genius is what it is.



My truck is diesel, gets 20+ mpg with a sled in the bed or 18ish with 2 in tow.
it's paid for, 30k for a new gasser would buy me a lot of diesel even at $4.25/gal.

If you call 250k miles on a yota 22r with one head gasket hype then sure, or if you call hype the best selling compact pickup of all time...or mabye hype is why you see 90s pickup and 1st generation tacos still running strong to this day?

Yes ur diesel will run long cause its a diesel, so dont use that as a arguement. Why can u get a ****ty ranger or canyon for like half th price of a taco? cause it will run half as long....

 

[IRC]

hear hear ! ive seen early 90s that havent seen merly a u joint changed, oil + filters drive lets see that out of a ford dodge chev lucky if they still have the orig motor trans unless they have low miles. sleds fit ok in a newer taco , they fit perfect if u can pull the skis if u have to haul it a fair distance (and have a couple of buddies or a fork lift to load it.

 

[OuraySledder]

What was said was that the reliability gap is no longer there. It used to be there, it is gone. I am on my fifth Dodge since 2003, put over 100k miles on each one, worked them hard, never had any trouble. My '06 will turn 100k this weekend on the way to Moab. I am keeping this one as the new one I would normally be buying will get bad milage with the new emissions controls. I'll put another 2 years and 100k on this one then find another low mile '06. My buddies Tundra, working half as hard, has had twice the problems. I have considered a Tacoma but they don't get any better milage than my 1-ton, and don't have half the power or half the room. They just don't make any sense to me.

 

[cmantle1]

What was said was that the reliability gap is no longer there. It used to be there, it is gone. I am on my fifth Dodge since 2003, put over 100k miles on each one, worked them hard, never had any trouble. My '06 will turn 100k this weekend on the way to Moab. I am keeping this one as the new one I would normally be buying will get bad milage with the new emissions controls. I'll put another 2 years and 100k on this one then find another low mile '06. My buddies Tundra, working half as hard, has had twice the problems. I have considered a Tacoma but they don't get any better milage than my 1-ton, and don't have half the power or half the room. They just don't make any sense to me.

OMG 100K miles! incredible! Talk to me after another 100k and well see how well that dodge is doing. Yotas are machines too so they break, just not half as much as all others....