Hello everyone, I am excited to be back on Mud with my new to me 2005 LX470. My goal here is to say hello first, have place to document the maintenance and further built of this nice rig as well as to ask for feedback how to make this a more reliable and enjoyable overland truck.
I had a 200 series LC that I built fairly nicely and allowed me to explore Mojave, Anza, Death Valley and Ouray trails. I had a great time meeting and wheeling with the LCDC group two years in a row and I missed these trips.
Since I don’t get the chance to go on these long trips very often I settled for a 100-series with the goal of saving some money but with all the additional maintenance I plan to do it’s probably going to be as expensive as my former 200 series.
The LX is a great shape (181K miles), the prior owner did a great job building this rig but never took it out on the trails so I’ll do the honors . The LX has front and rear Dissent bumpers powdercoated in a great grey tone, Slee sliders and diff drop, SPC upper control arms, 33s KO2, Old Man Emu suspension, raised air intake, Warn winch, Dobinson drawers, after-market lights, dual-battery setup with Redarc controller and solar panel and an after-market head unit I still need to decipher (and figure out how to make the backup camera work). The timing belt, radiator have been replaced at ~155k miles so I’m good for a while. I’m not much of a mechanic but I planning to learn and do the easier jobs myself and let the dealer tackle the more difficult projects.
Starting with maintenance, here is what I plan to do or have done next:
I had a 200 series LC that I built fairly nicely and allowed me to explore Mojave, Anza, Death Valley and Ouray trails. I had a great time meeting and wheeling with the LCDC group two years in a row and I missed these trips.
Since I don’t get the chance to go on these long trips very often I settled for a 100-series with the goal of saving some money but with all the additional maintenance I plan to do it’s probably going to be as expensive as my former 200 series.
The LX is a great shape (181K miles), the prior owner did a great job building this rig but never took it out on the trails so I’ll do the honors . The LX has front and rear Dissent bumpers powdercoated in a great grey tone, Slee sliders and diff drop, SPC upper control arms, 33s KO2, Old Man Emu suspension, raised air intake, Warn winch, Dobinson drawers, after-market lights, dual-battery setup with Redarc controller and solar panel and an after-market head unit I still need to decipher (and figure out how to make the backup camera work). The timing belt, radiator have been replaced at ~155k miles so I’m good for a while. I’m not much of a mechanic but I planning to learn and do the easier jobs myself and let the dealer tackle the more difficult projects.
Starting with maintenance, here is what I plan to do or have done next:
- Steering rack (it’s leaking) replacement at the dealer. I also ordered the Slee brake lines from Cruiser Outfitters to be done at the same time
- Brake booster assembly replacement at the dealer (preventive maintenance)
- Starter replacement – I’m still debating if I should have it done at the dealer or try to do it myself
- Front wheel bearings (preventive maintenance) – I’ll try to tackle this myspelf although I never done it. Just ordered the kits from Cruiser Outfitters
- Gas filter – orders from Cruiser Outfitters
- Denso Spark plugs and coils (ordering them soon at RockAuto)
- PCV valve – probably getting the full kit from Patch
- Throttle body and MAF sensor cleaning
- Change diff and transfer case fluids
- Rust prevention – the truck has 0 rust and I want to keep it that way. I’m thinking I’ll apply 3 coats of 3M Cavity Wax inside the frame and spray Amsoil Metal Protect HD on the frame and other parts
- Regear and front/rear lockers
- Body armor – ASFIR or Dissent
- Seat bottom reupholstered