AlphaOmega
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But all cars and trucks are a "budget" in the sub $100K range or so. I mean I agree to some extent, any truck will eventually have parts fail if you hammer it enough. But that doesn't mean you can't improve on stock parts AND by doing so cause near instant death.
I was referring to the part in red color:
“changing to the larger shock wasn’t a simple matter of swapping them. In order to meet ride and handling and safety requirements, putting the larger shocks on the truck would cause engineers to reinforce other sections of the truck to handle load differences.”
My amateur deduction from the above is telling me that Tacoma TRD Pro is maxed out design, without any overhead left. A premium vehicle from a European maker, I would think (maybe I’m wrong), is over engineered, in a sense that the same structure and chasis are used for high powered variants. A regular E class from Merc, for example, has the same body, chasis and suspension design as its AMG variant. Toyota think Tacoma design requires modification to fit larger rear dampers . I thought Tacoma is a simple but an over engineered design. Just thinking out loud, I’m far from an expert