Super meaty. Specs?
2016 LX570 Air Down Gear Up build
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Super meaty. Specs?
Nice!
The subaru in you can't help but to have gold(ish) wheels
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Just updated my initial post with all the wheel/tire details, but the tire is a 285/75/17
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Slider post updated! Go take a look at the beginning of the thread for details! Overall very happy with them so far!
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Finally got on some snow to see how the Toyo Open Country AT3's behave: They were great!
The snow performance was the primary deciding factor in selecting the Toyos for an all-purpose, all-terrain, year-round tire and I can happily say that these did awesome in the snow.
We got a pretty decent amount of snow here in CO, and I took a trip up to Rocky Mtn National park on a mix of powder, packed snow, ice, slush, and the chopped-up snow you get in intersections and I was happy all around. Traction was good and they broke loose in a very predictable way. Now I just need to figure out how to turn off the stability control on this spaceship... cut in right as things were getting fun!
The snow performance was the primary deciding factor in selecting the Toyos for an all-purpose, all-terrain, year-round tire and I can happily say that these did awesome in the snow.
We got a pretty decent amount of snow here in CO, and I took a trip up to Rocky Mtn National park on a mix of powder, packed snow, ice, slush, and the chopped-up snow you get in intersections and I was happy all around. Traction was good and they broke loose in a very predictable way. Now I just need to figure out how to turn off the stability control on this spaceship... cut in right as things were getting fun!
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Hi Everyone, been a while since I've posted here but wanted to share my experience with the 570 at Cruise Moab!
Overall summary: The LX570 was amazing!
I signed up for Seven Mile Rim trail and Fins and Things. I can pretty easily say that's some of the most technical wheeling I've done. The biggest worry taking on these trails (especially Fins and Things!) was keeping the rear bumper attached to the vehicle!
I aired down to 18PSI, obviously ran in HI height, and I'm happy to say i made it through! There was a lot of contact: my sliders got a pretty good workout and on several occasions i dragged various bits underneath (lower controls arms, muffler, etc) but never anything that seemed actually damaging. The rear bumper certainly dragged on just about every ledge and steep climb/descent on fins and things, but again it always seemed pretty mild. I took some good gouges in the bumper, but I consider that a badge of honor at this point until they are replaced with Dissent armor.
I also just completely overlooked a rock on seven mile rim and smacked right into it with the right front wheel/tire. Go figure, manage all the obstacles just fine and missed something small. I cut the sidewall severely and gouged the wheel, but the tire held air well enough to get off the trail. One of the reasons I went with a load range E. extra sidewall!
All in all the LX did amazing, and I will absolutely be going back to Moab in the future!
Overall summary: The LX570 was amazing!
I signed up for Seven Mile Rim trail and Fins and Things. I can pretty easily say that's some of the most technical wheeling I've done. The biggest worry taking on these trails (especially Fins and Things!) was keeping the rear bumper attached to the vehicle!
I aired down to 18PSI, obviously ran in HI height, and I'm happy to say i made it through! There was a lot of contact: my sliders got a pretty good workout and on several occasions i dragged various bits underneath (lower controls arms, muffler, etc) but never anything that seemed actually damaging. The rear bumper certainly dragged on just about every ledge and steep climb/descent on fins and things, but again it always seemed pretty mild. I took some good gouges in the bumper, but I consider that a badge of honor at this point until they are replaced with Dissent armor.
I also just completely overlooked a rock on seven mile rim and smacked right into it with the right front wheel/tire. Go figure, manage all the obstacles just fine and missed something small. I cut the sidewall severely and gouged the wheel, but the tire held air well enough to get off the trail. One of the reasons I went with a load range E. extra sidewall!
All in all the LX did amazing, and I will absolutely be going back to Moab in the future!
Nice job. Tis but a scratch!
Are you running LC rockers with those sliders bc if not whoever cut and shaped that is a literal master.
Only problem with this LX is aftermarket is not caught up...
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The rockers are indeed from a Landcruiser! Pre-Painted from the very masters themselves: Toyota. haha. It's a veeeeerrrrrrrry close color match, close enough that with some dirt on it you just can't tell.
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Hi Everyone,
It's been a while since i've updated this! Been having a great time with the current setup! I finally got around to stitching together a few short clips from our Cruise Moab trip at the beginning of the year. Some great shots taken by others on the trail.
It's been a while since i've updated this! Been having a great time with the current setup! I finally got around to stitching together a few short clips from our Cruise Moab trip at the beginning of the year. Some great shots taken by others on the trail.
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More details (and a video!) about the install to come soon, but I wanted to post a little teaser shot of the latest addition to the ADGU LX570!
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SICK!More details (and a video!) about the install to come soon, but I wanted to post a little teaser shot of the latest addition to the ADGU LX570!
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The Dissent rear bumper has so far been awesome. We're headed out to moab this week so we'll really get some proper use out of it soon! There are a handful of great how-to write ups on there, so I wanted to make this post to highlight some of my experiences. I'll be posting a somewhat detailed how-to video in the coming future as well (eventually, there is a lot of footage to work through!)
- First and Foremost: You got this! If you are planning on taking this on, just know that no one particular step is all that difficult. There are certainly a lot of pieces, some committing steps, and you'll need to allocate some solid time to the install, but eat this elephant one bite at a time and it's not too bad.
- Ironically, the comitting steps are some of the easiest! Trimming the bumper cover itself and grinding the tabs off the body weren't terribly difficult processes to get right.
- Lay out all your hardware: it helped me to have a visual aid of seeing all the hardware laid out and grouped by size, type, etc.
- I reused the back up sensor retainer clips from the OEM bumper cover. I wasn't liking the 'feel' of the sensors in the thru holes of the dissent bumper, so with a solid suggestion from @suprarx7nut i transferred the retainer clips and the result was absolutely rock solid.
- Swing Arm brackets: i struggled with the alignement of the swing arm mounting brackets and that resulted in having to take the bumper wings off to re-do the mounting brackets. I'll cover this in the video, but i would recommend having the swing arms mounted when tightening the swing arm brackets so that everything will line up once on the car.
- Wiring: For the bumper lighting i chose to tie into the trailer harness itself using a 2-to-3 wire adapter. I went this route so that i could make minimal cuts into the actual vehicle wiring harness itself. I use crimped connectors and shrink wrapped everything, then wrapped that all in a loom to protect from vibrations, etc. For the back up camera i snipped the wire (it hurts to even type that lol) for the camera, tied into the harness under the headliner and routed the wiring down the side to an external grommet on the floorpan.
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- The wiring harness cleaned up
- the parking sensors mounted in the OEM retainer clip
- All the parts laid out so you get an idea of how much there is!
Subbing to this!
So ride with those tires and the road noise. How is it?
Did you figure out how to turn of trac control?
What is that on the passenger swing out?
So ride with those tires and the road noise. How is it?
Did you figure out how to turn of trac control?
What is that on the passenger swing out?
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I've had the Toyo AT3's on for quite a while now in just about all weather/trail conditions and I'm still very impressed with them. Noise is right on par with any other AT tire that i've run, perhaps a *little* louder than others I've had. In the LX it's really not an issue, you can hardly hear them in the cabin.
And I sure did find the fun button for playing in the snow! It's a bit of a process, but while in Park you press and hold the 'trac' button for 3 seconds until fun-mode is activated on the dash. For anyone else curious, i find that turning all the safety aids off, locking the center diff, going to Sport+ and manually shifting into 2nd gear makes for peak hoonage. This car does better sideways in the snow than it should. haha. Snow-packed wheels after some fun!
on the swingout I have Rotopax water cans. Each one is two gallons, and I can get 4 total on that swingout which provides plenty of water for a weekend outing.
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A few updates to report! First naturally being some drawer system updates. After thoroughly enjoying our 'dedicated kitchen' system, I found the full size fridge simply consumed too much space and didn't leave enough room for 'activity' gear on trips. With that in mind I switched to our offering that utilizes the the Dometic CD30 Drawer Fridge. Our system mounts the CD30 to a tray, which extends out. This allows the CD30 itself to turn into a work station, and provides good access to a small storage area behind the fridge, where we have mounted a power station for the fridge.
As another small detail, we have switched the standard storage drawer to the newest all-black Hex material, which offers enhanced durability, water resistance and most importantly it looks great! We also added the removable, drawer-top work station/cutting board which provides even more horizontal work space. This is made from Richlite, so it's cut and heat resistant. The cutting board drawer-top work station paired with the slide out table provide a ton of useable space
Next up, outside of ADGU: I have been experimenting with a few water systems, at the moment i'm running 8 gallons worth of water on the Dissent Swingout panel. We have a pump from Lone Rock Concepts that screws directly onto a rotopax, giving you running water on the go. This has been working well-enough, but certainly a bit 'fiddly' to get 4 individual rotopax filled, loaded and then installed. Swapping the pump around becomes a bit tiresome. We'll be moving onto a front-runner foot well tank with some plumbing integrated into the ADGU system for the next rendition of water management.
We also mounted a 5lb propane tank to the inside of the Dissent swing out panel. This plus a 6ft hose that we store in a drawer provides all the propane we would need for several long-weekend length trips. We were using the standard 1lb bottles, but were having to bring 2-3 per trip to make sure we had some reserve capacity on hand, and it was time to get something bigger.
Last item for now is the Kammock Crosswing awning, which we can not say enough about. This awning actually reminds us a little bit of our slide out tables: people assume this shouldn't work because it's slim, self supporting and easy to use! This was a 15 minute install, and the awning itself sets up in literal seconds. I have always been on the fence about awnings, torn between the set-up time being 'worth it' for the hassle. For a lot of trips, you might want the awning for just a few minutes while you're lacing up boots or maybe it's a short pre-made lunch stop. The Kammock sets up so fast you never hesitate to break it out, even if for only a few minutes.
That's it for now! We'll update more on the new water system when it's installed!
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As another small detail, we have switched the standard storage drawer to the newest all-black Hex material, which offers enhanced durability, water resistance and most importantly it looks great! We also added the removable, drawer-top work station/cutting board which provides even more horizontal work space. This is made from Richlite, so it's cut and heat resistant. The cutting board drawer-top work station paired with the slide out table provide a ton of useable space
Next up, outside of ADGU: I have been experimenting with a few water systems, at the moment i'm running 8 gallons worth of water on the Dissent Swingout panel. We have a pump from Lone Rock Concepts that screws directly onto a rotopax, giving you running water on the go. This has been working well-enough, but certainly a bit 'fiddly' to get 4 individual rotopax filled, loaded and then installed. Swapping the pump around becomes a bit tiresome. We'll be moving onto a front-runner foot well tank with some plumbing integrated into the ADGU system for the next rendition of water management.
We also mounted a 5lb propane tank to the inside of the Dissent swing out panel. This plus a 6ft hose that we store in a drawer provides all the propane we would need for several long-weekend length trips. We were using the standard 1lb bottles, but were having to bring 2-3 per trip to make sure we had some reserve capacity on hand, and it was time to get something bigger.
Last item for now is the Kammock Crosswing awning, which we can not say enough about. This awning actually reminds us a little bit of our slide out tables: people assume this shouldn't work because it's slim, self supporting and easy to use! This was a 15 minute install, and the awning itself sets up in literal seconds. I have always been on the fence about awnings, torn between the set-up time being 'worth it' for the hassle. For a lot of trips, you might want the awning for just a few minutes while you're lacing up boots or maybe it's a short pre-made lunch stop. The Kammock sets up so fast you never hesitate to break it out, even if for only a few minutes.
That's it for now! We'll update more on the new water system when it's installed!
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