Does a Tacoma TRD SPORT need a locker? 

Those of you that get the sport with NO rear locker JUST REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS INSTALL AFTERMARKET LOCKERS FRONT AND BACK!!!

I bought a 2018 Sport, but I also considered the Off Road. I wanted a hybrid of both, actually. LOL. I don't off road though, and just decided to go with the Sport because I just liked the look better. I lifted if and put 33' KO2s on it with Gear rims, and I'm very happy with it. Love the trucks from Toyota.

Do you need the locker or the crawl control maybe not but better to have and not need than need and not have that's why I went with my '22 4x 4 off-road

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What year is your tacoma?

You just made me feel so much better about my sport.

This actually gives me confidents on my sport trd.

9:21, if it smokes, shut it off. These cheesy 2GR-FKS motors suffer oil starvation at angles and I promise you WILL destroy your motor. It has happened countless times. It does not have any baffling in the oil pan and its not a dry sump engine. Horrible from Toyota

Truck looks super clean man 🔥 Definitely surprised a sport can do that much on the trail.

Amazing trucks. I got a sport myself and I'm looking to do trails like this- all be it not even this extreme. It's basically my ski vehicle and light trail use. Great driving man, good job!

Change the title to: "Tacoma TRD Sport VS Off-Road. No locker Needed?" Watch the video explode in views! It was kind oh hard finding this exact content which I've been searching for days. Best video on the subject, for sure! TY!

Auto lsd might help more? Turn traction control off

Didn't even use the Limited Slip Dif (LSD) feature. I've got at 19 TRD Sport and although a locker would be nice, I think it's a bit overkill and not really necessary for a vast majority of us mere mortals.

I live in Hawaii and I own a 2015 sport and I’ve never gotten stuck on the beach.

Man, I have a 2022 SR5 w/ 4x4. She's getting a lift soon, some new tires and wheels, and some nice skid plates to keep her safe underneath. I kept thinking "I should have just went and got a TRD off road for the lockers" and feeling like I wasted money. You just made me feel so much better about my decision. I liked the idea of getting my Tacoma off-road ready myself, so I bought a lower trim that had a bunch of features added on(from random stuff like blackout badging and TRD shifter to blind spot monitoring). Your first obstacle in 4-hi told me everything I needed to know. If I ever find myself in a position where I I need lockers, maybe I will add them on. Until then though, I'm a very happy man.

Such a great info vid for the 4x4 sport with no lock compared to the off-road edition. Nice job man!👍🏽

A TRD sport with an aftermarket locker such as ARB or Eaton E-locker is far superior to the TRD off road and TRD pro simply due to the fact that you don't have those stupid nanny controls limiting you on when you can use the locker. I installed one in my 2nd gen sport and it works in 2wd, 4hi and 4lo where the stock trd offroad and pro only allow the locker to engage in 4lo and i have read on many forums that people have issues getting the locker to engage on inclines and usually only works on level ground. Save some money by getting the SR5 or sport 4x4 and getting an aftermarket locker and making it far better than the overpriced OR and PRO models.

Take traction control off your auto limited slip kicks in do the same trail see what happens

I’d get a sport for the hood lol and you can always get it lifted to look better and get a locker. That’s all it takes to make any Tacoma look better 🔥

I went with the OR trim. I might not need a locker, MTS or crawl control all the time but I'll be glad to have them when the time comes that I do.

First off I just put down a deposit on a TRD Sport a couple of weeks ago. I'm likely many months out before I get word on allocation. So I have been watching WAY too many videos on the Sport vs. Off Road debate. I have been tormenting myself on whether I should get an OR instead because of the locker and crawl controls. I don't expect to off road very often but didn't want to one day regret not having those OR tools. I am going to be upgrading my tires right away though. A lot of people have said that with the right tires and some skill, you can get away with not having the locker for all but the most challenging trails. Honestly this video is way more informative then any of the discussions about what you should and shouldn't have. This is kind of all that I need to see to know that for now the capability of a Sport with good tires is all I need. I know that I can always add a locker down the road. Thanks for posting this. It's super helpful.

I have an 18 sport 4wd with all the bells and whistles, front bumper with a winch, cbi skids, Cali raised sliders, BAMF bed rack, ikamper rtt, warfab rear bumper with swingout, prinsu rack, fox 2.5 with dsc all around, deaver expo 3 leaf pack. I’m roughly 1100 pounds over stock and have 5.29 on 33’s and if you do stuff like in this video you definitely don’t even need to use a locker. I did cleghorn (local trail in Cali) 100% stock and had to avoid a 2 off shoots due to my limited clearance. The LSD works great on the tacoma. But if you’re going to really push it and do some hard wheeling (way harder than the stuff in this video) a rear locker is all you need.

We just bought our 2023 trd 4x4 sport, and I love it

I got the trd sport just because they had it in electric lime long bed and I really wanted a long bed and don’t plan many crazy trails besides views and camping so I am very glad to see this will definitely look into aftermarket lockers tho just so the wife doesn’t freak out and think we ain’t making it some where lol

I have a TRD Pro 4Runner and a handful of times have I ever really needed to use my locker. I’m not big on rock crawling mainly overlanding with my rig.

With the right tires and ground clearance a sport can do just fine here in SoCal. It all depends on your driving style too. I threw in an Eaton locker a couple years ago but drove for 6 years without. Only once did I get stuck pre locker. Again it depends on your driving style and skillset. I'm more of a trail runner rather than a rock crawler with my taco. For reference I've had mine since 2016.

Newly subscribed! You guys seem pretty cool. Thanks for making this and putting it out there.

13 seconds into the video, I understood that's that it's what I'm looking for! Thanks!!

Trd sport 🤙🏾

I’ll have to agree with you on the locker. I have the off-road model 2018. But I had a stroke in 2020 , lm starting to get my oats back. We’re see this fall. I bet it won’t matter , locker or not. I see ya on the trial.

Gotta turn off TC for the Auto LSD to activate.

Love the truck, no way I'd choose not to have a locker or MTS/Crawl.

The TRD OR locker can only be used in 4LO, and the terrain management features can only be used in 4LO as well. Fail.

great job, teng you

Me voy por el sport, obviamente no me meteré a hacer esas vainas, así que para que quiero un todo terreno xD

Would’ve been soo much easier and better with a trd off road lol

It would be nice to take a "stock" Tacoma over those same obstacles, im betting the result would have been different.

Sports do just fine, but if you would have gone passenger on that last part, you wouldn't have spent more than 30 seconds there

Just got my first truck and it happens to be the sport 24 version. Thank you for making me feel better about my choice 🤣🤣🤣

I literally bought a base model 15 and upgraded it to what I wanted. Harrop E locker is better than factory.

I just bought my first truck ever today. It was a 23 Tacoma trd sport. What is a locker??

I love my 07 sport, mechanical LSD rear limited slip locks up nicely always not electric braking LSD after the 2008 model year. Nice truck

The off road has better suspension, rear lockers, trail select and craw control The sport has rough suspension painted bumpers and fenders and a hood scoop I had a sport and traded to an off road and adding the hood scoop I like the look If you want to off road get the off road model you’ll be hating life if you get the sport and you realize how much is missing , I got the sport and loved it for 3 years but got stuck a lot

Man do I want to trade in my trailboss for one of these ????

there is a reason why the TRD OFFROAD is 5k more in price.

Maybe deflate the Wheels a bit for more traction ???

if ur truck start jumping stop it ! u gonna break something

What’s like lift wheels and tires do you have

As soon as the computer was doing it's job to figuring out how much brake force to apply to the spinning wheel he let off the gas 😂

MTS works well also which doesn't come on the sport

I don’t think u both know what 4LO and 4HI are for

Nase

Yo man I've been trying to figure out which Tacoma to get (Sport or Off-Road) and I'm so glad I found this video. Thank you!

Were you using auto lsd at all?

The sport Tacoma is not really meant to be heavily off roaded , the hard ware on the OR Tacoma is way better , the rear diff is 8.75 inch vs the sports smaller 8 inch , the spindles , and hubs , axle are also bigger in the OR, the transfer case is the same as hilux in the OR . The sport is good but the OR is much more suitable for this kind of off roading your doing , and by the way when you go up hills like that make sure your always in 4LO otherwise you will start breaking stuff on your truck , 4hi is for snow and sand on slight inclines not steep hills like your tackling . Good stuff …

Is there no A-Trac on a TRD Sport?

generally you don't really "need" 4wd low, just reduces strain on transmission and engine.

Good video thanks.

Nice job! Good looking truck👍

You made a very good point

On a stock 265 70 R17 stock SB 2012 TRD v-6 MT I went out on Fort Hood tank trails and did fine. Your going to learn how to get around having a locker with line choice and using 4low to even the drive line out.

nice truck

What size tires and lift???

This looks like San Diego county. Or So-Cal ✌🏾

Are you gonna get lockers? 😂

Are you in socal? That area looks for familiar. I’m about to buy my taco

What was he talking about when he said “if the truck is at an angle too long it will smoke”?

What size tires and rims are those and what size lift so u have

Just a tid bit. When you're off roading up something steep it's better to go into LO range. It's easier on the engine and gears and keeps the tires better planted. You can stay in sport mode to keep your revs up and from the gears dropping too. Nice video.

You should have hired me

What’s the link to the air down system you used?

is the letter color on your tacoma grill magnetic gray or original silver?

What is the size of your tires and rims? What type of lift kit do you have installed?

Great video

cool video bro, i would like the 2024 trd pro whats ur thoughts on what you know so far?

Hlmao

Awesome video loco! Did you regear your diffs??

4Low doesn’t give you better traction in case you are confused. It’s there to save your transmission and clutch from wearing out. Don’t use 4High for hills like that😳😳 Unless you have money for a new tranny

What size wheels and tires are you running

Have 17 Trd off-road with locker not a 4X4 it's all I need no need for a 4X4 I can do same as any 4X4 out there, many people think has to be 4X4 to go places get out of ruts climbing hills etc, it really comes down to the person behind the wheel knowing how to handle the terrain.

Nah u need a locker

A locker is not the only thing the trd off road has. This is also where a pedal monster would be helpful...