Ground Clearance, Approach Angle, Departure Angle, Breakover Angle (6th Gen 2025+ 4Runner)

[Administrator]

Highlighting these specs from the full specs thread (searchable text PDF version):

	SR5​	Sport, Limited, Platinum​	Off-Road​	TRD Pro / Trailhutner​
Approach Angle	18 degrees​	18 degrees​	19 degrees​	33 degrees​
Departure Angle	22 degrees​	22 degrees​	24 degrees​	24 degrees​
Breakover Angle	23 degrees​	24 degrees​	24 degrees​	24 degrees​
Ground Clearance	8.1 inches​	8.8 inches​	9.1 inches​	10.1 inches​

 

[andim]

Is the increased ground clearance and approach angle of the TRD Pro / Trailhunter because of the plastic air dam at the front of the TRD Off Road? If that's the only difference then that should be an easy fix.

 

[SAMYOTA]

I measured it as in the picture.

- With air dam, it gets ~22°, which is slightly greater than official 19°. Given that we'll air down when "offroading" where the approach angle really matters, it will possibly drop from 22 to 19° in reality.

- W/O air dam, it gets ~30°, which is 3° smaller than TRD PRO. I presume it's because of the higher ground clearance on the PRO.

Edited:
Make it an apple to apple virtual visual comparison, I also did it on the PRO.

 

[Gastan]

I measured it as in the picture.

- With air dam, it gets ~22°, which is slightly greater than official 19°. Given that we'll air down when "offroading" where the approach angle really matters, it will possibly drop from 22 to 19° in reality.

- W/O air dam, it gets ~30°, which is 3° smaller than TRD PRO. I presume it's because of the higher ground clearance on the PRO.

Edited:
Make it an apple to apple virtual visual comparison, I also did it on the PRO.

Thank you for the technical / visual analysis! Helpful to know that the better approach angle on the TRD Pro and Trailhunter is not just due to the lack of the front air dam.

 

[andim]

Great pics! looks like ripping off the air dam brings the TRD off-road to almost the same ground clearance and approach angle. Not perfect but certainly good enough.

 

[Boyds4Runner]

This is great information, thanks @Administrator and @SAMYOTA for posting.