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  1. TeCKis300

    Sway Bar Tuning and Musings

    I’ve been messing with the sway bars on the LX in an attempt to increase front end articulation. Not that it needs it and it’s perfectly slinky. But tweaking is my illness. In this case, taking advantage of added suspension travel provided by AHC Long Travel. Increasing travel creates an...
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    New Falken A/T4W

    Falken A/T4W?! I had in my mind I would be trying the KO3s next. Now things get interesting with the release of the Falken A/T4Ws!! https://www.falkentire.com/wildpeak/at4w I liked my AT3Ws enough that even that is still very high on my list. Now they're suggesting AT4Ws has better...
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    SoCal 200-series BLM Camp Invite Mar 1-3

    Several SoCal locals have been throwing around the idea of a weekend LC BLM Camping trip. Here's my attempt to get one together. I know there's a separate forum for this, but hopefully the mods will be kind enough to leave this in the 200-series area a few days for visibility. PM me your...
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    Michelin LTX AT2 - A more perfect All Terrain tire?

    EDIT: From the feedback, looks like this was one of Michelin's older designs. Better models exist including @achillar30 recommendation here https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/michelin-ltx-at2-a-more-perfect-all-terrain-tire.1329681/post-15305468 Following on this other thread which focuses on...
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    Recovery at VotM

    Not my rig, but looks like a 200-series had some excitement last night at Valley of the Moon in San Diego. Looks like a successful recovery from volunteers. Wondering if there's more to the story? Pro-tip, many regions have Facebook off-road recovery pages with many local members looking to...
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    High Quality Engine Air Filter Alternative?

    Another weekend in the silt, sand, and dirt, another air filter. I normally use Toyota OEM air filters, but this name brand low cost alternative caught my eye. Bosch is the other major OEM supplier on par with Denso for Toyota vehicles. Denso is who makes the OEM Toyota filter. With as often...
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    Car Camping Levelers for Big Tires

    Finally, found a set of ramp type levelers for big tires. Perfect for getting the car level for car camping or RTTs. Bonus that they can be used to lift and service the car. For those unfamiliar, these come from the travel trailer world to help level trailers at camp. Way better than...
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    Engine Cover Chop on LX

    I've been hesitant to cut the LX engine covers but I'm often changing or exchanging the air filters. Wanted to pull together a thread to see how people might be cutting them for best function vs aesthetics. For those that may not know, it's pretty important to keep the section of the covers...
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    Alternator Failure Modes?

    2009 LX570 with 169k miles. 20-40A of aftermarket loads on occasion. Swapped out this failing alternator that showed symptoms of low voltage and not sufficiently charging the starting battery. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/rth-alternator-suspect-voltage-output.1316746/ Tore this down...
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    Emergency Valve Stem Repair

    Wondering if anyone has used a product like this before that can replace a valve stem from the outside of the wheel Running stock wheels, I'm always concerned about getting into an obstacle off-road that could potentially rip the valve stem off. Hasn't happened yet, but I've got enough lip...
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    DIY Fuel Heating/Boiling Mitigation

    This thread is not quite a comprehensive fix (yet), but hopefully gets the ball rolling to improve upon fuel venting/boiling in the 200-series. I don't have all the answers and hoping there will be continued contributions by the hive mind. This is one of those issues that may not have a single...
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    DIY Aux Transmission Cooler

    As the stock 200-series already has an aux tranny cooler, perhaps this is better described as installing an aux aux cooler. The stock cooler is solid. I imagine this is niche for the heaviest of rigs or those that do more aggressive off-road running that really loads up the torque converter...
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    Real World Laden MPG

    With summer in full swing, many of us are taking the opportunity to enjoy the open highways with a proper road trip. Keeping it real, what is your built-out, loaded-out, indulgent MPG? Add any context of rig, maybe how and where you're driving/off-roading. Bonus points for pics. In the...
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    RTH: Alternator Suspect Voltage Output

    I'm on a road trip right now and noticed my aux house battery that runs my fridge seems to not be fully charged. This is suspect as we drove 9 hrs yesterday and I would normally expect it to be fully charged. Looking at my starter battery voltage with the car is running, the voltage seems to...
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    Insurance Implications of Off-Road Recoveries

    Could use some insights from anyone that's made an insurance claim for an off-road recovery before. This is keeping it real and maybe useful for the rest of us that enjoy this hobby, as it inherently has risks to health and personal property. Wakeup call for sure. Just got home from a trail...
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    200-series Pinnacle of "Land Cruiser" in the States?

    With the recent GX550 reveal, we now have more clarity into the likely future path "Land Cruiser" will take in the US. Maybe some haven't been following so I'll say it out loud - tea leaves are suggesting that the reintroduction of the future LC here in the states will be based on the Land...
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    Tesla Style HU Reverse Wiring

    Biting the bullet and going to try and solve this. Could use the hive minds support. SOLVED - See Post #14 This question keeps coming up in various threads and social media channels and I have yet to find a good resource on how to properly integrate this functionality. It's like black...
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    Alternator Load Handling?

    IIRC, the OEM alternator for all 200-series is a 180A output unit. Question for those that have lots of accessories and loads, have you found the limits of what the alternator will support? At idle? Any compromises to durability and longevity? I'm in the planning phase to add a large...
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    Tranny Cooler Upgrade Planning

    Not sure I've seen this done and could use some help brainstorming for an upgraded candidate transmission cooler. I'm towing outside of design parameters at 15,620 lbs total weight (GCWR rated 14,920 lbs). While the stock system is coping, tranny temps are getting elevated (266°F+) in extreme...
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    Tire Clearance 101

    Another master class from Tinkerers Adventure in setting up the suspension for tire clearance. In an intuitive and easy to understand visualization of concepts. Hat tip to such a well produced video. I often get messages asking how I've fit full fat 35x12.5s. It's exactly this recipe of only...
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