Im looking to purchase a used 2004 Toyota Tundra crew cab 4x4 with 61k miles.
When I test drove the vehicle last night, the first thing I noticed was that the brakes seemed very strange. They felt as if noting was there and I know some of that has to do with the ABS and the braking system. However what really frustrated me was that the brake pedal was about 2 inches closer to the ground than the gas pedal. This made it really hard to move my foot from the brake to apply gas.
Is this a normal thing to expect from a tundra?
The truck seemed to stop fine and there was no vibration or steering issues when slowing down and applying the brakes.
how hard is this to adjust. I consider myself to be a do it yourselfer but what might it cost to get something like this adjusted properly at the stealership? Just want to make sure its done right. Im using this to get him down in price quite a bit, but I want to make sure I get him down low enough to offset the cost to fix.
I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought.
Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just
buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything...
Congrats on the motor! I think you’ll like it.
I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers. 160 degrees is more than I expected to hear.
Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor. Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well?
I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to
get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius)
says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
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Im looking to purchase a used 2004 Toyota Tundra crew cab 4x4 with 61k miles.
When I test drove the vehicle last night, the first thing I noticed was that the brakes seemed very strange. They felt as if noting was there and I know some of that has to do with the ABS and the braking system. However what really frustrated me was that the brake pedal was about 2 inches closer to the ground than the gas pedal. This made it really hard to move my foot from the brake to apply gas.
Is this a normal thing to expect from a tundra?
The truck seemed to stop fine and there was no vibration or steering issues when slowing down and applying the brakes.
how hard is this to adjust. I consider myself to be a do it yourselfer but what might it cost to get something like this adjusted properly at the stealership? Just want to make sure its done right. Im using this to get him down in price quite a bit, but I want to make sure I get him down low enough to offset the cost to fix.
thanks for the help
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