They are 11 3/4", but I do have them sitting on top of a rubber cargo mat. When I removed the 3rd row seats I bought a Heritage Edition cargo mat which is what it sits on top of. If you aren't using a rear mat, you'd want to make them a little longer. Here is a photo of the mat for reference.
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A 4x8 sheet of 3/4" plywood was about $50. I opted for a better-quality plywood because the front portion is sitting directly on the folded down second row. Home Depot cut it into the dimension I needed at not cost. I already had a 2x4 that I cut for the legs. Bolts, nuts, washers...
With the second row up, I had to find a place to put the front portion for the drive out and back. Ended up just flipping it upside down and putting it on top of the rear platform. It would move around a bit with nothing on it, but once things are packed on top of the it there's no movement.
Once assembled, I put a memory foam mattress on top of it. I picked this up on Amazon--it was $117 when I bought it, looks like the price has gone up since then. It came with the pillow shown in the photo. Beware that the mattress is pretty big, even when rolled up. It did fit underneath the...
I wanted something that would keep the two portions of the platform attached to each other, so I decided to attach them with a 1x4 strip that would be bolted into each portion of the platform. I also didn't want to have to get tools out assemble it while on the road. First I bolted the 1x4...
It took a little bit of trial and error to get the second platform to work. I went with the same 2'8" width and a 2'6" long platform. I'm 6'2" so wanted as much length to the platform as I could get while still fitting in the front seat. This dimension did require me to move the front seat...
I started by creating two different platforms. One would be on legs and fit behind an upright second row (with 2x4's supporting it) and the other one would lay on top of the second row. I wanted to make sure that the second row could recline a little bit so it would be comfortable in the...
At this last minute, I found myself needing to take my high school age son and 3 of his friends on an overnight trip. It wasn't a normal overnight camping trip, but one where they would all participate in in a 24 hour continuous trail run/relay race through the mountains outside of San Diego...
Driving Four Peaks Road from Highway 87 up to the peak, then continuing down the back side into Tonto Basin is a fun drive. Once in Tonto Basin you can retrace your steps back to 87, or go 20 miles north on Hwy 188 to reconnect with Hwy 87. I did it last week with the family and saw @DSRTRDR...
I was able to get the HE emblem from a Toyota dealer in Illinois that was selling them on amazon. My local dealer wouldn't sell one to me without a VIN from a HE.
Went with the E rated. I'm not a tire expert, but from everything I looked at it seemed the C would give better on-road ride but I opted for the E to be better off-rad.
I thought about this a lot and ended up with 17" ICON Vector 5 rims and 285/75 tires. With those a small lift, I love the stance of the vehicle. I had compared the 70 to the 75 and felt the extra height of the 75 looked better. There is a noticeable difference in ride between stock and my...
It's a combination of ICON shocks and Total Chaos upper control arm. Here are the part numbers:
Front Coilover Shocks: ICON 58660
Rear Remote Resevoir Shocks: ICON 57825P
Upper Control Arm: TCF-87504
Copper State Cruisers is the Arizona club. Then my member number. Have never had a personalized plate before and while looking at some my son commented that the "protect our environment" plate looked cool, and my wife said "there's no way you can put a protect our environment plate on...