Lock Off-Road Baja Series Machined Polish on 4th Gen Tacoma

SXTHElement · 2025-04-15T13:47:16+00:00

We're working on a new intercooler upgrade for the 4th gen Tacoma, and it's shaping up to be a solid improvement over the factory unit. The core features more charge air rows for better thermal efficiency, and we're using cast aluminum end tanks for improved strength and flow characteristics. Lower intake air temperatures during high-stress conditions are the main goal here. As most know, once IATs rise past a certain point, the ECU begins pulling timing and boost to protect the engine, which means power drops off. This setup is designed to delay that threshold and keep performance consistent for longer periods. The prototype is already in development. We're currently testing with 3D printed aluminum-magnesium end tanks to validate fitment and flow. Once we have it on the truck, we'll be posting dyno and temperature data so everyone can see the actual performance difference. If you're pushing your Tacoma hard or live somewhere hot, this will be worth watching.

TRD JON

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Feb 24, 2025

I installed some Lock Off-Road Machine Polished wheels onto my 4th Gen TRD Pro Tacoma. What do you all think? These are a 17x9 with a 0mm offset. The poke with the 33x12.5 Arroyo MTs actually isn't that bad at all thanks to the TRD Pro having larger 3" or so fender flares. Lock is coming out with more positive offsets in the future for these new Toyotas for those who like less of an aggressive poke.

Note: If you want to run these wheels, you'll need a hub adoptor since the bore is 95.1 for last get Toyota trucks. I picked up this hub bore adaptor kit on amazon https://amzn.to/4bdlt1w. Also, if you are looking at these Baja wheels, they have a super slim center cap and you may need to pop off your dust caps on the front axels of your off-road version trucks due to the extended axels they have.