Recent content by MTExplorer

Thanks for the suggestion, that’s a good idea on the cabinet/woodworking shop (maybe I should look at guitar restoration shops too since it has a similar look to it). Sadly, I don’t know how to remove that piece or how hard it will be to do since it runs across to the passenger door. I don’t...

Not exactly wheeling damage, more like "prepping-to-go-wheeling damage"… Sharing it here so no one makes the same error I did. Got what was supposed to be a temporary, cheap, and non-destructive mount for my phone while I figured out a RAM mount set up… I debated between a ProClip mount and...

I’ve considered going skinnier and taller when the time comes for the next set of non-winter tires. Definitely think skinny would be great off-road, but I’m hesitant in terms of on-pavement purposes. So, I am definitely interested to hear your experiences if you go with the 255 Mickey Thompson.

Not sure I have a picture available (I’ll look later), but I run an LT265/70r17 studded tire in winter. It was the only reasonable size available when I bought them, plus I figured the slight downsizing would provide a bit more clearance for running chains if need be. I did a decent number...

In case it’s useful, my 2017 LX only came with one loop as well. So, it seems to be something that changed at some point and is different than on the LCs I’ve seen.

My “upcoming week” turned into more like two months… So, a quick follow up since I did the install today. The photo walkthrough (and reminder to disconnect the ground) were very helpful and reassuring during the install. So thank you once again @stonekutters (and @CharlieS ).

Thanks for sharing the detailed walkthrough and photos of this. Your timing in posting this is great too. I am planning on adding the Tow-Pro at some point in the upcoming week on my 2017, and this helps a lot.

I’ll add to this one for future search purposes... In a 2017 LX the iPhone 12 Pro Max does *not* fit. Even without a case it is too large.

Sad to hear about so many poor experiences. Glad this topic came up though. I’ve been researching and considering bumpers, sliders, etc for my ‘17 LX for a while now and have wondered why there isn’t a lot of information on the CBI products in these forums (of course the CBI LX things I’m...

👍 Glad to be of help, and your photos were a useful addition. No worries on being a newbie, I’m still very much one. The little I know comes from all the helpful people here and the loads of information that can be found searching and reading through previous posts.

In an effort to help since I had to figure this out too, I believe what @gaijin was getting at is that those tires are : BFG KO2 LT285/70R17 121/118R Load Range E. The LT part of that is particularly important. Since, for example, a hypothetical P285/70R17 or iso-metric 285/70R17, is a very...

In case one more data point helps anyone making a decision on these, I’m running an E-load Toyo A/TIII (LT285 /70 R17 121S E1 BSW) on my 2017 LX570. So far, I’m very happy with them. Quiet and comfortable, ride is better than the other tires I’ve had on the truck. (Of course my other two tires...

Bit tangential, but in the first photo it’s interesting to see the difference between how the body and bumper flex. Can see why it is important to leave the proper amount of space between the two at installation time.

Thanks for thorough reply. Helpful to know and also to see the quoted message from the other thread in the context of this one. I had a vague recollection of noise being mentioned somewhere but too many tire threads makes everything a blur haha.

Paging @TeCKis300 ^ I know you’ve spoken to your Falken AT3Ws to Toyo ATIII transition in a number of threads. Don’t recall what you have said specifically about the noise differences though. Adding to the question line between these two tires, now that you’ve had the Toyos for a bit, what...