Technically they are both trucks
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Maybe if you go regular cab short bed they're smaller, but nowhere near the size of the early/late 90s taco or mazda.
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That gen Tacoma was in my opinion, the last of what could be called a compact pick-up for Toyota. To me they became midsize after that. I dont recall if the Ranger stayed smaller for a longer period.
I have not looked at the gvwr on the 5 lug trucks but the 6 lug 4x4 Taco had a 5100lb gvwr, giving it about an 1100lb. payload capacity. Im sure some are aware that there was a time when that golden payload sticker, that becomes a topic of debate on our trucks, was not always there. How much space was left before the bump stop touched was how some gauged the load. I imagine that Ranger posted above with that lumber was either sitting on the bump stops, or mighty close.
I have not looked at the gvwr on the 5 lug trucks but the 6 lug 4x4 Taco had a 5100lb gvwr, giving it about an 1100lb. payload capacity. Im sure some are aware that there was a time when that golden payload sticker, that becomes a topic of debate on our trucks, was not always there. How much space was left before the bump stop touched was how some gauged the load. I imagine that Ranger posted above with that lumber was either sitting on the bump stops, or mighty close.
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That gen Tacoma was in my opinion, the last of what could be called a compact pick-up for Toyota. To me they became midsize after that. I dont recall if the Ranger stayed smaller for a longer period.
I have not looked at the gvwr on the 5 lug trucks but the 6 lug 4x4 Taco had a 5100lb gvwr, giving it about an 1100lb. payload capacity. Im sure some are aware that there was a time when that golden payload sticker, that becomes a topic of debate on our trucks, was not always there. How much space was left before the bump stop touched was how some gauged the load. I imagine that Ranger posted above with that lumber was either sitting on the bump stops, or mighty close.
I have not looked at the gvwr on the 5 lug trucks but the 6 lug 4x4 Taco had a 5100lb gvwr, giving it about an 1100lb. payload capacity. Im sure some are aware that there was a time when that golden payload sticker, that becomes a topic of debate on our trucks, was not always there. How much space was left before the bump stop touched was how some gauged the load. I imagine that Ranger posted above with that lumber was either sitting on the bump stops, or mighty close.
My current 6 lug Tacoma will probably go 350,000 miles. And it has also carried and towed some heavy loads.
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