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Update to the massive lean: My local mechanic put the GX on a lift. He was not able to compress the driver front strut. He took it out and disassembled it. Once it was disassembled the shock would extend and compress. He thought that likely meant it was binding when in though. He also checked...

Which 14mm bolts are you referring to?

The Toyota dealer said their TechStream didn't find any issues with KDSS. After talking with Ben McCalley, owner of AZ Toy Pros in Mesa, AZ, he thinks it is more likely a binding shock. After some investigating only the driver front strut appears to not compress. I don't have a spring compressor...

You just have to be creative!

Also, those are 10mm hex bolt. At least, they were on my 2006 GX. And they were a pain in the butt to get to for clearance issues.

Unfortunately A few thing happened. My alternator ended up dying. The high output alternator did not mount properly so an OEM one was sourced to be able to make my trip on time. My mechanic, a super trustworthy guy, also was taking a look around for the pending 180k service. He asked me to...

I'm not sure I follow the difference between the "inner" and "outer" part of the LCA.

He didn’t post pics yet. People have asked, but … 🤷🏻‍♂️

Per the Facebook post where the guy mentioned it, he did have to drill out the top center hole a bit to accommodate the Arnott T-shape pin.

I think I will. I was going to hold off on the lift until winter/spring, but my mechanic just told me that all my shocks are weeping. So looks like lift is trumping lights for the summer. I was planning about 2" anyway so this should work.

In related news, I found this in the Facebook group today. This is significantly less expensive than a coil spring conversion or the Airbag Man taller air springs. It also allows you to keep either OEM or Arnott air springs, but "trick" the height via spacer instead of over-inflating, which is...

In Scott Brady’s 470 build he used a spacer in the back and adjusted the ride height sensors to keep OEM size air springs. He also went with Timbren active off road bump stops for both the lift need as well as a backup to a bag rupture. Most people seem to talk about switching to coil springs as...

As an alternate, what about the Airbag Man extended air springs?

I think the GX is well prepared for an upcoming 10 day Tour of Arizona (Sedona, Monument Valley, Petrified Forest National Park, and Tombstone) before we move to Virginia in a few weeks. The alternator upgrade will be done after this trip. Then probably no more mods until winter. My BMW GS is...

I'm having a high output alternator installed with my 180k service. I figure since my mechanic is doing that big of a job, it is probably easiest to get this done at the same time vs trying to do it myself later.