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Old 01-14-2010, 04:26 PM   #10 (permalink)
fourfa
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the tall cap didn't seem to increase or decrease MPG. However I'm a tall guy, and I can sit up in the back comfortably - function trumps all else with this truck (I basically live in there like an RV all summer/climbing season).

There is a hitch receiver tiregate for around $600. Maybe I could add some storage for gear and gas cans and eliminate the need for the cartop box. Can you describe more what you were envisioning as a swing-away short boat tail? I'm all ears.

It would need a very tight fit to the receiver though. There are full bumper replacements which would be sturdier, but more like $1000. 4 mpg savings could be $4-500 a year for me so it's worth looking at...

also, being a double cab truck with 6 foot bed, it's already unreasonably long for maneuvering. Any length extension would have to not detract from departure angle, and allow other cars to park their front bumper underneath (street parking in San Francisco).

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