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Old 04-23-2015, 03:11 AM   #505 (permalink)
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BZP T-100 (2010) - '98 Toyota T-100 ext cab - 3.4L/auto SR5
Last 3: 24 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2011) - '98 Toyota T-100 ext cab - 3.4L/auto SR5
Last 3: 23.66 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2009) - '98 Toyota T-100 ext cab - 3.4L/auto SR5
Last 3: 19.01 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2012) - '98 Toyota T-100 ext cab - 3.4L/auto SR5
Last 3: 25.45 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2013) - '98 Toyota T-100 SR5
Last 3: 25.79 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2014) - '98 Toyota T-100 SR5
Last 3: 23.18 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2015) - '98 Toyota T-100 SR5
Last 3: 23.85 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2016) - '98 Toyota T-100 SR5
Last 3: 17.62 mpg (US)

BZP T-100 (2017) - '98 Toyota T-100 SR5
90 day: 20.78 mpg (US)

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90 day: 20.19 mpg (US)

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Couldn't wait until morning so I hooked Dark Aero up and went fer a spin.

I went to the Lowes where my rig was posted on reddit so I could shop fer some stainless steel fasteners. Got approached by 3 people about my rig. Another person was snapping piccies when I came back out. Ended up chatting with him fer about 30 minutes and showed him everything on the truck including the cab cover as well as the Sparebumper device. Maybe he'll go and buy a Sparebumper device to help protect his family.

First impressions...I really did miss driving with the air spring when compared to the original rubber puck. It seems as though the bigger air bag (as well as the longer distance from the pivot point) provided more air to dampen the road with as the ride seemed a lot smoother than with the first air bag spring. I didn't put any sand ballast in Dark Aero on this trip but I will load up the trailer in the morning with about 180lbs to see how well it will handle the load increase.

So size does matter when it comes to air bag springs.

I'm tempted to go out and drive around some more...
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