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Hello mud, it’s been a while. My last build here was a 3FE powered 1992 FJ80 found here:

I purchased the wife a 2019 Sequoia TRD Sport to haul the kids around & take us on road trips. Well, she doesn’t like driving a big SUV so last month I bought her a Lexus RCF.

Now the big tree is mine & it’s build time.

I plan on minor increase in ride height, some AT tires & a roof rack that’ll occasionally house an RTT.

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Love it. I love the true white color of the TRD sport/pro, but ended up going with the Platinum because I wanted the tan interior. Can't wait to see how this turns out.
 
As the saying goes, “chrome don’t get ya home.” So I’ve begun getting rid of the chrome accents with Raptor Liner.

if the rattle can version wears off, I’ll have to remove all the trim and have it sprayed professionally but this should do the trick.

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Wifey picked up some bits I had in my Amazon cart for Father’s Day. Should have some time to install these soon as well.

I wanted 1.5” of lift, wifey said until it’s retired as a family hauler I could make do with 1/4”. I obliged for now.

Replacing the tires with stock sized General Grabber ATX once the alignment is complete and to my liking.

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Nervous about ordering a Gobi rack due to lead time I’ve read horror stories about. But, it seems to be worth the wait.

I may get impatient and cancel the order if Front Runners are in stock next month.
 
As the saying goes, “chrome don’t get ya home.” So I’ve begun getting rid of the chrome accents with Raptor Liner.

if the rattle can version wears off, I’ll have to remove all the trim and have it sprayed professionally but this should do the trick.

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Good decision. Raptor Liner is tough and has a nice texture.
 
Nervous about ordering a Gobi rack due to lead time I’ve read horror stories about. But, it seems to be worth the wait.

I may get impatient and cancel the order if Front Runners are in stock next month.

Have you seen this rack? Another option atleast.

 
Much better without all the chrome.

Hopefully next weekend I have time to lift it... then run diff breather lines.

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Do you know what tires you’re going with? I’m debating on swapping my rims to 18 and get some AT tires myself but no lift.

found a steal on these, ordered today

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Which ones are these? I was considering the AT3 4S myself.
Discoverer AT, cousin to the AT3 but half the price. Apparently WalMart contracted Cooper to continue making the old AT3’s and branded them as the AT.

They’re P rated though not LT but that’s cool bc it’ll be a better ride. Not ready for LT’s on my rig until we give up DD duty.
 
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We are using the AL Offroad roof rack and it's pretty solid. We can definitely help you get one if you're interested. PM me and we can get you set up with one. Lead times should be a little quicker than gobi or frontrunner.
 
275 55 20 Cooper Discoverer A/T installed

$650 out the door from Walmart with lifetime balancing & rotation and road hazard replacement.

Not a bad deal!!!!

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Dang those look good. Keep us updated on how you like them.
So as of today we have about 500 miles on them. Initial impressions:

Best rain tire I’ve run to date. 6” of rain pouring down the past 3 days and the wife won’t drive any of our other vehicles when it’s wet. They’re that good!

Dry traction is good. Sand traction is good.

I have a balance issue at 55-65mph and will be taking them to a different WalMart BC the clowns that mounted and balanced them didn’t quite impress me. If the next WalMart can’t get it done I’ll have Discount Tire roadforce balance them.
 
So as of today we have about 500 miles on them. Initial impressions:

Best rain tire I’ve run to date. 6” of rain pouring down the past 3 days and the wife won’t drive any of our other vehicles when it’s wet. They’re that good!

Dry traction is good. Sand traction is good.

I have a balance issue at 55-65mph and will be taking them to a different WalMart BC the clowns that mounted and balanced them didn’t quite impress me. If the next WalMart can’t get it done I’ll have Discount Tire roadforce balance them.
Nice. I've definitely heard great things about these in the rain. I've also heard about balancing issues and that's what sort of scares me as well just because I've never had any issues on the tires I've run in the past. Glad to hear they're working well for you.
 
5k mile Update:

Balance issue fixed. Walmart techs aren’t the best but I found a good one and the tires balanced with 0 issues. Took me 4 trips though

Best rain tires I’ve ever run. These things cut water like aquatreads. Impressive.

Had them in a muddy field and didn’t get stuck. They found the bottom of the ruts and pulled with 0 issues. Mixed sand /clay.

For the price of entry there isn’t a better AT that I’m aware of.
 

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