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HI Guys,
I purchased this 2000 LX470 from another mudder in Atlanta recently. The truck is set up nicely. I have taken off of the Mickey Thompson MTZ's and replaced them with Toyo Open Country AT's... wifey is much happier. I have a set of 33" Interco's Truxxs MT"s that I will mount on a different set of Rims and swap when necessary.
My previous rig was an 80 series and I sold that recently to a fellow mudder. I can't believe the difference in comfort, compared to the 80 series... what difference a few years of technology makes! I have wheeled with some of you in the past (Loud LX and Macneil) and look forward to meeting many of you!
now on to the tech.... I used the Milemarker winch today to yank some bushes out of the front yard and was impressed!
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11-03-09, 08:34 PM
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That truck came from down the street from me. Was nice!
Congrats on the purchase.
Welcome to the dark hundy side 
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11-03-09, 08:37 PM
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still have the MTZ's lying around somewhere? haha how much more tread life, cos I wanted a set but cant afford new ones right now
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11-03-09, 10:30 PM
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You want to do what...?
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Welcome to the light!
You could always drop the comfort bomb in the 80 section, just for giggles... 
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DDs: Accord, Prius
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11-04-09, 06:38 AM
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sorry... I don't have them as I was happy to give those tires away with my 80. They were pretty new... maybe 90% treadlife left. I have never heard road noise/vibration from any tire like that ever... even from my Interco's!
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still have the MTZ's lying around somewhere? haha how much more tread life, cos I wanted a set but cant afford new ones right now
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11-04-09, 06:42 AM
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Time to update your avatar and signature.
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2003 UZJ 100. Purchased May 22, 2009.
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11-04-09, 06:47 AM
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You could always drop the comfort bomb in the 80 section, just for giggles... |
I could... but I really miss my 80  I am having this strange vision of a "welcome back" thread in the 80 section! There is no way that I would ever trade this 100 for any 80, though.
Dropped the bomb last night to wifey.... "I might sell my Acura and look for an 80 for a DD" (30 mile daily commute each way).
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Thanks... it is really bright.... and warm!
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2000 LX 470
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Last edited by BROKEROB1; 11-04-09 at 06:57 AM.
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11-05-09, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by BROKEROB1
sorry... I don't have them as I was happy to give those tires away with my 80. They were pretty new... maybe 90% treadlife left. I have never heard road noise/vibration from any tire like that ever... even from my Interco's!
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so they were noisier than super swampers?
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11-05-09, 10:25 AM
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Welcome, pretty rig you got there.
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98 uzj100. lift w/863, ARB locker, tires, frame bobed Irbis bumper, Slee sliders, winch, xmradio. I've left the pavement.
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11-05-09, 10:41 AM
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NICE! Our army of 100s is growing, we will need to take over Rausch Creek soon.
BTW, now be ready for hicks to go "is that there thing a Lexus? Hot daymn I aint never thought i'd seen a lexus offroad!" Been there, heard that...try not to laugh too hard.
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11-05-09, 07:59 PM
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so they were noisier than super swampers?
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The MTZ's were definitely the loudest tires I have ever encountered on a vehicle. I am not sure why, but if you look at the tread pattern on these tires, there is a large portion of the tread in the middle. These tires could have been wearing uneven (possibly from over inflation?), but appeared to be wearing normal. Going down the road, it was like I was driving on a metal grated bridge, up until about 50 mph. At low speeds, it was just about unbearable. My Interco's are the Trxus MT's and have never been as noisy as the Mickey Thompson's. My experience with the Trxus has been great and they have far exceeded my expectations.
HTH
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11-05-09, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BROKEROB1
The MTZ's were definitely the loudest tires I have ever encountered on a vehicle. I am not sure why, but if you look at the tread pattern on these tires, there is a large portion of the tread in the middle. These tires could have been wearing uneven (possibly from over inflation?), but appeared to be wearing normal. Going down the road, it was like I was driving on a metal grated bridge, up until about 50 mph. At low speeds, it was just about unbearable. My Interco's are the Trxus MT's and have never been as noisy as the Mickey Thompson's. My experience with the Trxus has been great and they have far exceeded my expectations.
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are the trxus noisy as well?
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11-06-09, 06:12 AM
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[QUOTE=LJ_24;4943151]are the trxus noisy as well?[/QUOTE
No... the Interco Trxus MT's are just slightly more noisy than my Toyo Open Country AT's. Road noise was minimal on my 80... don't have a 2nd set of rims for my LX yet.
The Trxus were a bugger to balance, though, as they are 285 75 16 LOAD E. My last tire guy said he had never seen a 6" tire weight before... the the Trxus had them on the inside and outside of the tire! In comparison the the Mickey Thompson's, which required little weight to balance. 
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11-07-09, 07:55 AM
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Welcome. Nice looking truck. I like the all white look, too bad my wife doesn't. (no, I am not whipped... ok, maybe a little.)
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11-14-09, 05:09 PM
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Nice looking LX! Welcome to the mall crawlers of 'MUD .
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Modded '99 for overlanding/exploring: 35's, 4.88's, AO drawers, Slee rr, TJM fr, ARB fr locker, ear candy, Waeco CF-50, PowerGate with 2nd battery with custom home brew battery tray, home brew sliders & Slee belly and skid plates, 9.5XP/Masterpull, Solstice LEDs, OEM 864's, Foxes x 4, 12mm BL, Carl's UCAs, LT285/75R18 GY MT/R Kevlar, KK in tow... HAMified
ROTM: http://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-c...pressomon.html
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