Hey Mudders! My name is Mike and I have been lurking for a while soaking up all the info I can. After weeks of searching I think I found a great all original LX. The only downside to this one is I have to fly to TX blind in the middle of COVID to check it out and if all is well, drive it back to SoCal.
Little about me. I have been a Toyota guy since I was 15 with my first truck being a Tacoma. I wheeled it and always loved their reliability and capability’s. A few years after I sold off the Tacoma I picked up a 89 4Runner which I SASed and beat the snot out of. To this day I regret selling that rig but sometimes that’s just how life goes. Since those I have owned a few Jeeps which I sold off to fund my addiction of speed (horsepower speed). After years and a lot of money spent on the pursuit of going fast it was time to go back to my routes. My fiancée misses our Jeep and the camping trips we took so when I told her I was hanging up the helmet I could tell she was thrilled.
I am hopeful that this 04 173k older couple owned LX will be the perfect rig for my family. As soon as I get home it’s giving it a complete baseline with fluids, TB, WP, thermostat, cabin and intake filters and making sure everything is solid. Once complete or maybe just before it’s time to order some goodies.
The plan:
TJM front bumper
Smittybuild 12k XO winch (had 2mon jeeps and 1 on my trailer and each worked flawles)
white Knuckle off road sliders with kick out
mud flap delete
Sleep Skid plates
Safari snorkle
more aggressive tires, I believe the biggest I can go with the AHC in high is 285/65
Weather tech floor mats
Maybe list:
CBI roof rack
Awning
Little about me. I have been a Toyota guy since I was 15 with my first truck being a Tacoma. I wheeled it and always loved their reliability and capability’s. A few years after I sold off the Tacoma I picked up a 89 4Runner which I SASed and beat the snot out of. To this day I regret selling that rig but sometimes that’s just how life goes. Since those I have owned a few Jeeps which I sold off to fund my addiction of speed (horsepower speed). After years and a lot of money spent on the pursuit of going fast it was time to go back to my routes. My fiancée misses our Jeep and the camping trips we took so when I told her I was hanging up the helmet I could tell she was thrilled.
I am hopeful that this 04 173k older couple owned LX will be the perfect rig for my family. As soon as I get home it’s giving it a complete baseline with fluids, TB, WP, thermostat, cabin and intake filters and making sure everything is solid. Once complete or maybe just before it’s time to order some goodies.
The plan:
TJM front bumper
Smittybuild 12k XO winch (had 2mon jeeps and 1 on my trailer and each worked flawles)
white Knuckle off road sliders with kick out
mud flap delete
Sleep Skid plates
Safari snorkle
more aggressive tires, I believe the biggest I can go with the AHC in high is 285/65
Weather tech floor mats
Maybe list:
CBI roof rack
Awning