As someone regularly took their GX off road with stock suspension for nearly 3 years, I feel confident saying that a stock GX with good tires can do a lot of work off road, but a GX with a properly done lift and all the other things is a revelation.
In my experience, if you just floor it and hope ATRAC sorts it out, ATRAC will often sort it out quite well. But if ATRAC can't sort it out, it will eventually just kill all power and you end up sliding backwards down an icy hairpin turn where you are thankful you stay in the ruts multiple times...
When you have a setup like that, there is a speed at which a standard speed bump is unable to perform its intended function and it is amusing. You hit a speed bump going like 12 miles an hour and it feels like you drove over a speed bump too fast. You hit the same speed bump at 25 and it feels...
I would avoid any of the digressive valved shocks in that case. I would look at the Dobinsons twin tube nitro kits if your main concern is ride comfort and you don't want to spend big money on an adjustable remote res setup. I just helped a friend install a 2 inch Dobinsons twin tube kit on his...
Do live somewhere with any cobblestone streets nearby? That's probably the easiest way to feel the difference between KDSS on and KDSS off - we have a bunch of cobblestones in Richmond and with the KDSS in normal mode there is a fair bit of chatter driving on them in the 25-35mph range. It is...
I think the core issue is that Toyota/Lexus service states that the GX has "lifetime" transmission fluid and its true that if you never replace your AT fluid, it will last "the life" of the transmission...
The secondary issue is that the GX460 transmissions tend to run on the warm side no matter...
I've always hated the Dave Ramsey-style "pay cash for everything because only idiots use financing" financial advice however I also realize that a good portion of the population simply can't be trusted to not immediately use consumer credit to get, and remain, up to their eyeballs in debt their...
At the rear. I had trimmed a bunch of plastic off at the base of the sideskirt/rear fender to stop rubbing with my previous 265/70/17s. With the 285s, I haven't had to trim anything else, but it looks like I may need to ziptie the rear of the fender liner back. I had warmed it up with a heat gun...
^I have +10 AlphaEquipt wheels with 285/70/17 and only had to trim/smush plastic to clear my Mickey Thompsons. It looks like it will clear the body mount when wheels are fully stuffed and turned but will find out for sure on my next off road trip.
Finally got around to replacing my recalled Ironman control arms that have been sitting in my garage since the end of November. The driver's side ball joint on the original set started clicking a couple weeks ago and was definitely shot. I feel like people of the internet make swapping UCAs out...
Budbuilt skids have load bearing hatches on the front and engine skids so you can get to drain plug and filter without pulling whole plates off. They are one of the few companies that does a dedicated GX460 plate set and they work great. I think RCI and many others use the same skids for the GX...
I've been digging into this hairbrained scheme further and it looks I can just get the right sized splitter for dual high beams, and then wire the switch/relay for the light pods to the splitter while the pods themselves are wired normally. So when I turn the switch on, then the pods will come...
Thinking about starting a thread arguing about water-cooled engines diluting the brand because we are reaching Rennlist levels of pettiness and shenanigans over here arguining about what a "real" land cruiser is
That's coming down Flagpole towards Switzer Lake, right? The first time I went up/down that section was when I decided rock sliders may be preferable to the OE side steps.
GX is a much nicer place to be than a 4Runner. The Lexus NVH engineering is real, plus you get the v8, more headroom, and nicer materials throughout. You can easily mod a GX to be more capable off road if you want to. You can't do the same if you want your 4Runner to be quieter on the highway or...
Anybody know of a pre-made harness that would let me wire a couple light pods into my high beams? I've been left alone with my thoughts for too long and think it would be cool to have a couple LP6s or similar in the grille that also kick on/off with the factory lights.
Oh man, sorry to hear about your dog. Losing a pet is a rough thing to go through even when you think you've had time to plan and prepare and you know its time. We lost our basset hound mix to cancer 2 years ago and I still get choked up when I think about that day.