You’ll need to get an alignment after sensor lift. The camber on my truck was pretty whacky after coming up 1.5”.
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You’ll need to get an alignment after sensor lift. The camber on my truck was pretty whacky after coming up 1.5”.
The LX is just about to be pulled into the alignment bay. I’ll let you see the results soon.
No rubbing at all. I was trying full lock turns and in reverse. Going up my angled driveway at full lock didn’t rub either. So far so good! And that was in neutral height btw.
I wish I could find the BBS forged wheels under $2500, otherwise I would have. I settled for new, previous generation, Tundra TRD Pro wheels for $1100; Ebay.
BORA .75” spacers are on the way.
I had the trim wrapped in 3M gloss black, a great match for the black paint. Got it done at Clear Lake Auto Wraps. I’m still thinking of what I’m going to do with the grille. Thought about purchasing the Inspiration series grille but also holding out hope for an option from Dissent.
Good to hear in regards to the lack of rubbing. We have a very steep incline on our driveway and occasionally in Neutral height we will get an ever so slight rub when full-lock turned to the left. I've looked and it's the very outside edge of the sidewall lugs just barely brushing the inner fender plastic. I could very easily take care of this by moving the fender liner back or heating it up with a heat gun and pushing that spot in a tad but it's so rare that it even happens that it's not high on the priority list.
The trim looks great, as do the wheels, I didn't realize those were the last generation TRD Pro Tundra wheels. I have been contemplating doing the trim on ours as it's just too much for me, but I wish there were a way to do a dark tinted brushed aluminum look, sort of like a light anodizing. Personally I think the Inspiration grille is even tackier than the stock piece so I would elect to wrap or paint the time up there as well, that's if you don't simply do a full bumper instead.
Can anyone explain the sensor lift a bit more. I am not thrilled how my truck looks in “N” and I also don’t love how the front is lower than the back. I have 285/65/r18s.
LX570 AHC height modifications (lift it!)
just a thought, would it be easier to put a spring compressor on the front spring and cut through the spacer and gently spread it and slife in between the coil and top hat wather then undo the hydraulic line
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Here is what the grille with the chrome blacked out looks like. The only chrome on the car is the Lexus logo, which can’t be changed.
Wrapped.
50 years apart...
Love the rock warrior wheels. Best wheels made by Toyota in my opinion. Love the FJ45 being hauled. Hope to see build photos...cheers! Working on my own Toyota rebuild but a JDM 74 Celica GT.
I added these short clips to my build thread, but I figure this is a good place for people to see how well the MTS works:
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Looks like a lovely area. But, by the way, you don't get points for driving on a slant when you tilt the camera.
Well done, Matt. MTS works great but I expect that your picking a good line and knowing how to drive also helped. After all, I heard one of the observers say, "He's good.". (Or did you pay them to say that.
Also, as well as it did, I'm not at the point where I would be OK with the occasional scraping on the bumper. Not yet anyway. I need to wait until I have the funds for a new bumper before I scar up the current one.
Well done, Matt. MTS works great but I expect that your picking a good line and knowing how to drive also helped. After all, I heard one of the observers say, "He's good.". (Or did you pay them to say that.
Also, as well as it did, I'm not at the point where I would be OK with the occasional scraping on the bumper. Not yet anyway. I need to wait until I have the funds for a new bumper before I scar up the current one.
Line choice and familiarity with the truck were both very helpful, so that is a good point to add. The funny thing is lady who commented on my driving was actually part of the Jeep crew who had parked and were walking that section of the trail. Even funnier is she had been standing right in the middle of the trail, and I had just rolled down my window and politely asked her to move off the trail for her own safety. I thought that may have annoyed her, but judging by the compliment it apparently didn’t! Who knows maybe she appreciated it after seeing how unbelievably reckless her Jeep crew was.
Shoutout to @duggy for installing my ARB front bumper, intensity lights, and warn winch. I'll be starting a thread soon detailing what I've done so far with my build and what future mods I'll be going for as well as the intended use of the vehicle. If you're in the Houston area and need any mods done to your LC visit Duggy's Garage.
