Trailhunter & TRD Pro - Is It Worth It? Maybe! | 4th Gen Tacoma Forum

Tacoma_bs24 · 2025-06-20T04:23:23+00:00

I’ve been running the Chassis Unlimited Prolite bumper with HC wings for about a year now on my 4G and it’s been amazing. Features great approach angles, 30” curved LED bar mount, factory or upgraded fog lights, room for a 12k winch, and 1” thick recovery points for shackles. Parking sensors pop into it and work just like factory—same goes for the adaptive cruise control. The bumper has great access to the winch so turning it on from the control pack, plugging in the controller, or flipping the free spool lever is super easy. Install was pretty straightforward. It had some plastic cutting involved, but the center portion you just follow the profile. I used the HC wings as a guide and made my cut lines. The bumper mounts with 8 bolts per side—most reused factory hardware, and the rest was supplied. The factory skid plate bolted up fine, and I’m running NYTOP skid plates with it now. Here’s the setup I’m running: Chassis Unlimited Prolite bumper with HC wings Smittybilt X20 Gen3 12LB winch Factor55 fairlead Factor55 Ultra Hook Baja Designs OnX6 30” curved light bar 4x Baja Designs S2 lights NYTOP skid plates I’ve done a bunch of heavy recoveries—seems like when you have a winch, you get volunteered to use it all the time. All the lights let you own the night for sure, and the Baja Designs are some of the brightest I’ve ever used. I love the factory look and that it follows and works with the body lines. The 4G front end has so many angles and this bumper just ties it all together. Whether you’re daily driving, trail running, or getting pulled into recovery duty, this setup has been solid.

rustytaco

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May 17, 2024

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Wanted to address the pricing behind the Trailhunter and TRD Pro.

I understand that the price tags are expensive... but hear me out.

A new 2023 OR was running about 45k. Now, a similar 2024 OR (with better new Gen upgrades like interior) is in the low 50s (non-hybrid).

If you consider the amount of cash people pour into their rigs (high end suspension, wheels, tires, skids, etc.), you quickly get 20k deep into a truck.

So you're sitting right around the price of a new Trailhunter or PRO... And let's be honest. These two trims are more than enough for 95% of people. It's rare that you NEED those 35s and other expensive mods.

That said, with a factory warranty, no need to pay up front, I think both these models are well worth it. Building a Tacoma can easily break the 100k mark after you add parts. Maybe we need to consider where we are relatively speaking, to the average person. Prices might not be so outrageous after all...