The 2.8 on 33’s seems like the perfect all-around vehicle.

Interesting though still not convinced, switching to ATs when upsizing, seems to me to alter the findings slightly, for consistency a MT all on 3 sizes makes sense if you are testing outcomes, I have both for my truck and I notice a difference on road mostly (different truck ) but is noticeable, though again they are different brands and my MTS are quite aggressive! Love that you showed the blooper at the front and its a lesson for all of us, no matter how much experience you have, you can make mistakes, never take your eye off the ball until through the obstacle, we all get over cocky, lucky you didn't do a rear quarter, as good as the 2.8l content has been, I would love to see you keep the Troopy and the 79, you wont get these again, 2.8l you know you can buy again new! That said I would love to see you sell the 76, do an upgrade on the Troopy with a Just Autos 6spd conversion, to me that is the ultimate 70s series upgrade if you are wanting an Auto option, the Troopy is an investment, you aren't throwing dollars away, the 76 has limited appeal and market if when you do sell it, but with the effort already in the Troopy Id hate to see it ditched at this stage, its unfinished as to what you can do, Id like to see the channel get back to trips more than builds, it was your forte now its getting like ASPs direction and others overly done love the sound of own voices too much less driving! Always enjoy builds but trips and using them is what we don't see enough of, plus miss Torbs, where is the old legend ?🤘

Bigger tyres will affect fuel around town where the rack wouldn't, on the highway its the other way around. Rarely do they both affect it at the same time.

I betcha Harry is waiting on you to sell the 76 😂

outstanding and awesome as always.thanks for sharing and taking us along.

Definitely worth having a cargo barrier with all that stuff in the back, can be a life saver. Lots of light ones available. A windshield would probably help heaps with fuel economy on the roof racks. Just probably wouldn't look as cool😅

After you compare with 35s, it would be nice to then do a dyno comparison. The 79 has no doubt lost power and torque over the years. I think this would really settle any doubt. Great work though mate. 👍

Ronny you used to do a lot of very informative 'how to' videos. Or 'educational ' videos if you will. Where are they? Your early stuff was awsome!!!

Glad to know that the 76 is alright. 😎

Good viddo mate, i have the rear of my FJ cruiser set up with same with the same tie down points. I did vuild a cavity to alide my table in and out .That way, i dont need to remove anything for the table.

Great video! Im very interested on how you adapt to wagon life. I only have a wagon and really couldn't fully apply your touring lifestyle to my wagon because you've used a ute and a people carrier.

Why do you take your locker off so fast?

The nice thing about the 2.8 is family camping life is a bit easier. My girls hate the Troopy exit and entry into the back seats 🙈. The 76 can still get the Thor conversion. And you could end up having two setup for the back. One with seats the other without.

I like the simple set up in the rear and the roof rack. I’ve been considering a drawer system but have pretty much come to the decision boxes is simpler and lighter. Is that a front runner roof rack? Great learnings from the drive.

Nice little action. Keep it up the good work.

I did Billy goats bluff track , almost all vic high country in Maxxus razr AT ..100% recommend than MTs for this stuff

I have had so many different 4x4 vehicles (4x4 van, short wheelbase 4x4s, long wheelbase 4x4s), traveled all-over Europe and part in Canada and in US (where I live now). Since I got my Jeep Gladiator (after 2 Wranglers JL), I will never go back to anything that is not a pickup truck. The way you can customize the space, and the sheer amount of it, simply makes for the best setup, also considering that the bed is completely separated from the front of the truck. With a good lift and decent sized tires the wheelbase is not too big of a problem, especially in the higher end trims (Rubicon). I do understand, and agree, that Toyotas can be more reliable, but I think by now they are about equal with Jeep having a few corks that you get to know in the forums and prepare about. Anyway this is not a Jeep vs Toyota argument, but more pickup-truck vs cab-truck. I would love to hear your opinion Ronny. Great videos as usual, long time follower here.

Nice one Ronny, would love to see you stick to thr 2.8L

thanks Ronny, love your videos.

Can’t believe it, even if it passes will that be enough to sell one of your other babies? That’s exactly why I’m bit afraid of using my front locker, I’ve gotta use it heaps more to get used to a flow with on/off when/where for my FJ. Got me suspense building, great honest video. My FJ uses the same fuel around town as when loaded up with a full roof rack on highway. You have done a great comprehensive practical test for Toyota on the way.

From now on... use your left foot to brake. Once you get use to it... there no coming back!

Touring 35×12.50r17 Yokohama GEOLANDAR G017 XD AT for the 2.8L , for off roading 35×12.50r17 Yokohama GEOLANDAR GO05 X-MT(For touring drivetrian durability is an important consideration vs bias ply Treps) for the V8.

Still, the bonnet is higher than the window frame, can't stop looking at that kink in its overall shape.

I love ma wagon . Light and powerful. I’ve been towing around my heavy builders trailer with my old hilux 2016 model, got my wagon back from gvm and 33s fitted plus track correction. Yes it’s a v8 . Yes the trailer is way less noticeable behind the wagon . I do not take my baby v8 wagon for granted I love her . Especially now with all her new mods . Bp51 shocks . So smooth . Has anyone ever done some stronger door hinge / latch to take the extra weight of the bigger spare wheel on the rear door . I can imagine some extra ratel is about to come my way from that . Good vid . Wagon life !

thanks for the content ronny as always

It’d be good to compare this with the new grenadier

Ute can be an international 4wd as ronny did say that he would travel o.s, sell the 76 and keep the troopy for family life/trips in aust

Yeah definitely an OOPSIE on the obstacle!! That said we are all human and we all make mistakes. On the basic modifications that you have done so far. I can say that I do like the look of the 33's and the Roof rack as it just sits right with it. I feel a small lift(2-3 inch at best) would finish the look alone. For the back I say it's fine for now but maybe consider some basic drawer setup of sorts. Don't want to go too crazy with the 76 since I suspect you may sell it. How will it tow with bigger tires? Well in my experience with a 2019 Ranger here in the US running the 2.3 I can say it did fine towing with both 32 and 33 inch tires. Mind you the factory tire size was a 30 inch and I had it tuned with the 32 and 33 inch tires. If you don't have the 76 tuned I suspect it may do ok with 33's at best and do absolutely horrible with 35's. If you get it tuned you will be good with 33's but will still be questionable on 35's. Do you like Wagon Life? I'm going to suspect not entirely. To elaborate I feel you will prefer to stay in the 79 more often and thanks to how you set it up I feel you like the 78 as it is a House on wheels. Yes there are pros and cons to the 78 and 76, but I feel you should stick with the 78 and 79. As for the 76, try selling it to Harry!

Nice review. Make another video with tyres 255/85r16.

Just by adding those 33" you've lost about 150nm torque.. a tune will help there .. 35" will be too much imo

Might try the max tracks like a spoiler on the front to defelect the wind over the cargo.

love your work Ronnie.

Great video series Ronny.. can’t help thinking that however you fit it out, you’ll hate the wagon configuration for what you do. Do you have a particular fetish for 35s” 😆or is it that they work best? I had too bigger tyres, only had top gear on flat ground with a tail wind and the other gear ratios were shite as well, smaller tyres gave back power, economy and sand ability. Looking forward to the next video..

As always Ronny... you make very good and informative videos and keep up the good work...I am sooo interested in this one... How can a 4 banger be better than V8... anyways... Did you have to correct the rear axle width?

With all the different builds, are you turning into ASPW ? :)

Great video been watching about this Vechile since you got it cannot wait for your final decision on it

Keep the 79

Just shows you have to keep your head in the game, even the most experienced drivers come unstuck. I don't envy you having to choose between your 3 children, I guess the big thing will be reliability of the old vs new, both in repairs/spares and mod availability. Still not 100% sold on the 2.8, I feel it may be compromised over the long haul

Keep the 76 and the Troopy.

Thanks Ronny unfortunately OTF only makes Rock sliders for you won’t make any for my TROPPY maybe add them to your shop ❤

Did you use a different offset on the rear wheels to match the front and rear track widths ?

Always look forward to your videos! You're a legend! I'm guessing it will handle the 35's just fine. ;)

You need a bullbar on that on that LC

I find my 76 to be more practical than a troopy because if the extra doors each side. Troopy doesn't have that standard and it becomes a pain.

I find wind drag has more of an impact fuel economy than weight, mine is worse when I go away solo with swag and storage box on roof than when I go away with kids towing a light camper trailer (750kg) and nothing on roof (except rack and solar).

You still need to convince Torbs😂

I understand swags being convenient, but a small tent with a pad would save a considerable amount of weight and size.

Ronny mate love your humble content and easy going delivery ! best on the tube atm I reckon !!

Give reverse a hard time with the bigger tires. See if the clutch pack can hold up

Same tyres I have on my 2022 V8 troopy - I’m getting 12.7L/100 - might have a lighter foot than you though!

I reckon Ronny will end up with a 2.8 79

You should have bought the Troopy!

Now you figured out the hard way why OEMs spend millions on Aerodynamics.

Did you use GPS for those fuel measurements? Bigger tyres means going further each rotation, speedo doesn't know it. So obviously you'd use more fuel to go further.

Yeah, you'll never ditch the V8.

It would be great to know the difference in a new replacement motor for the v8 compared to the 4cyl

I would very much like to see a 76 vs. Luxy video.

The four-cylinder will be cheaper to put rego on which one is cheaper to get insured v8 or 4 cylinder lots of ways to save money

Ronny, I wonder if you considered 255/85r16? Just as an experiment or a change. It will still give you the clearance but lighter, bigger profile than 285/75. I know Maxxis don’t make the Razr in that size. Though I wish they did. But importantly, 255 is just better 😁

A combination of heavier tyres, heavier wheels & larger diameter tyres which ruins your gear ratios putting more load on your gearbox which causes your lock up clutch to unlock every time you're using anymore than light acceleration so you're always loosing efficiency through your torque converter.

apparently the 250 prado will have the ability to keep the torque converter locked up in sport mode (about time) - does this cruiser have the same ability or they've different gearboxes?

We’ll see what your better half has to say, hey? I reckon the Troopies days are numbered..!

The only problem with wagons I find is fire wood

Max tracks are mass air disruptors. The max tracks probably effect your fuel economy as an empty rack.😮

1:05 Ronny you didn't actually stick your arm out in order to hold your 'cruiser from falling sideways in the moment, did you? Because if you did, you must have a lot of faith in your forearm strength. 🤣 Also, at 3:50 seeing it wiggle after the tire touched it was a witty little touch. 😁

I found a roof rack got worse fuel economy than towing a small TRAILER I swapped a ARB roof rack for a Front Runner one and it was much quieter and more fuel ⛽ efficient

An interesting video, What was the gauge you used to show the gear you were in, and was it a standard setting or a custom addon like in scan gauge ? I am interested in knowing what gear I am in when driving the prado.

Hi Ronny, i got my 76 last week and wanted to check what off set you run front and back for 33” wheels on stock suspension? Thanks mate

Ronny: Am I selling V8 or 2.8 Audience: You are selling the one which has 8 in the end.

Can you do a comparison between the dual cab use and a he Troopy? Which one is better to tour with

Commit to it mate, keep all three… regret is always in hindsight 😊

There’s no way you’ll sell the dual cab. My tip is you’ll be thinking of selling the V8 troopy AND the 76 and get a 2.8 troopy instead….😉

How are you checking the L/100km? after changing tyre size the odometer will be under reading 5%. What you will be reading as L/100km will really be L/105km. Even if the fuel economy didnt really change it will say its 5% worse

Tell us please the revs on 33' tyres with 50 and 100km/h. It's important to compare with V8 models

Look just buy a jeep jlu 4 door with a deisel. 😮 so much better than those leaf springs.

Practice left foot braking really slows everything down on automatics 👍

Is it the same 2.8L that Toyota had all the DPF problems with? Or have they solved that issue?

What load range did you chose for your tires?

What did you (all if someone want to help) think about the auto locker ?

Ronny, why didn't you purchase the 2.8 Troopy? That may be the way if it handles 35's.

Hey Ronny, Just wondering what's happened to the monthly members Q and A videos?

How would you compare the 76 to the 80 series?

10:57 Judas!

Kind of reminds me of my grenadier…🧐

I saw you pulled over with the bonnet open infront of supercheap north Geelong what happened there?

still learning

Standard guy from Perth, buys a 4x4 goes straight to the powerlines haha

lol no way you are keeping the 2.8

Some Mother's do have them😂

The last test will be ... "Asking the wife" which one she would prefer to drive the most ?. I will start buying lottery tomorrow for the chance of owning a well built Troopy.

.....sell em both n order the 2.8l troopcarrier

35’s and 4.88s and you’ll lose your mind

I'd sell all 3. Get a 2.8 Auto dual cab 79. Pre rego modify: Rear coil, marks portals, 2.5 adjustable remote reservoir shocks with no lift but on 33's. You now have the lowest (less tippy) but with the most clearance 79 going. Wait, don't steel my idea homie.

No play with buttons until obstacles are completed. Jeeze

Holds arm out to lift troopie

Cable ties around fuel/break lines 😥

Comparison 79 2.8 vs Hilux 2.8 please.

I reckon Ronnie will sell the 2.8 wagons, too small for him he has a troop and a Ute and had a Hilux before which all have more room than the back doors of a wagon he’ll get sick of not having enough. Space

If 1 or 2 ltr/h/100km are the main concern, you cant afford the car itself or running it. First thing I learned as a kid, decades ago. 🙄

Hi Ronny, may I ask which brand of roof rack you are using?