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I installed a Dobinsons IMS 3" lift about a year and a half ago on my '16 GX460. It is in the shop for brakes and I got a call that one of them is leaking pretty badly. Less than 10k road miles, very limited offroad use. This fall was when I planned to take it out a lot. Performance wise I've...

I was at 15 PSI, 33" Falken AT3's. I tried bringing RPMS up to 1500 slowly, working the brake and not working the brake. If ATRAC was doing anything, I didnt notice it. Soft sand and gravel surface. Lower tire pressure might have done it but I don't carry a way to re-set a bead. I should look...

Yes I know, A-TRAC and MTS/Crawl, but all of these doo-dads seem like they are a lot more complicated than the time proven solution of at least a rear locker. They dont seem opposed to lockers in general considering you can still get them in the Tacoma and 4Runner platforms. I got stuck for...

500-1000 miles or so. Its my understanding that the IMS shock body is the same as the MRR. They just come without the resivour. Is it possible that mine are adjustable? I'm not sure if it is oversprung or if the shocks are just too stiff. I drove on these same tires for probably 250 miles...

If its dumb, and it works, then its not dumb

I bought a set of 255/80/17 (33x10) Falken Wildpeaks a few months back, which is a E load rated tire. I drove on them with the stock suspension for about a month and thought it rode just fine. After adding a 3" Dobinsons IMS lift with stock weight springs, I'm really disappointed in the ride...

Yeah I went 33's with a 3" lift and kind of regret it.

I wouldnt pay too much attention to it. For as smooth as ICE's have become its still a fairly violent way to make power. My 4Runner does the same thing a bit. You can try to clean the MAF/TB. Stop running injector cleaner through it though. Any decent gas is going to have plenty of additives.

@sedonut its not super clear to me how to remove the front Lexus badge. Just a heat gun and patience?

People swore that I wouldn't need UCAs for my 4Runner lifting it only 1.75" The truck didnt have near enough caster and wandered all over the highway. It was totally drivable but felt significantly worse to drive, especially at speed. So no, you dont NEED them but it will drive much better if...

Bumping for interest. Do you have more pics that you can post for those of us that want to DIY? If you arent going to sell them at least give up the goods :bounce:

I have a 3" Dobinsons lift and KDSS works just fine. Some people get "KDSS lean" whereas others do not. If you do, there are a variety of ways to correct for it. Theres really no way to tell if it will be an issue or not, prior to finding out. KDSS is AWESOME technology. The GX corners great...

Is this a USDM GX or a bonafide Prado? If you added the LC Prado badge above the license plate please give me a part number!

When I lifted my 2016 460 the steering wheel angle was 90* off. VSC would kick in randomly, similar to what you described. I took it to the alignment shop and when they corrected it I got a VSC light on the way home. ZPC did the trick and its been fine since with no lights or unwanted VSC.

Has anyone DIY'd with Techstream? I watched a video about how to set it up, lots of knockoffs out there on Amazon. I'd like to get rid of my seat belt chime, also.