Cruiser or Bruiser?

[Rando Kuruza]

going back a few threads... I have a stock land cruiser and I get 20mpg setting it on cruise control at 80mph this is a pretty consistent number as I have own the LC since Oct 2012 and now have 21,000 on it still getting 20mpg every time we take road trips.

If we are climbing elevation... as when we came back home from death valley 290 feet below sea level back to Salt lake city 4300 feet above see level I got 17.5 mpg. I think the stock Michelin tires have low rolling resistance though

Once the tread wears out I think I will be getting some Dura Trac 275/70r18 and Slee rock sliders.

Thanks Kreiten for all you info on the bigger tires

 

[SWUtah]

going back a few threads... I have a stock land cruiser and I get 20mpg setting it on cruise control at 80mph this is a pretty consistent number as I have own the LC since Oct 2012 and now have 21,000 on it still getting 20mpg every time we take road trips.

If we are climbing elevation... as when we came back home from death valley 290 feet below sea level back to Salt lake city 4300 feet above see level I got 17.5 mpg. I think the stock Michelin tires have low rolling resistance though

Once the tread wears out I think I will be getting some Dura Trac 275/70r18 and Slee rock sliders.

Thanks Kreiten for all you info on the bigger tires

I have 33's sliders and OME lift and I get 19 mpg at 70 mph.

 

[5ForFighting]

Has anyone gone a tank in "2nd Start" to compare fuel economy? Are there any drawbacks? I have to say I like the lack of the shift from first to second.

 

[5ForFighting]

I tried it for a tank. No appreciable difference and a pain in the arse remembering to depress the switch each time after ignition.

 

[5ForFighting]

On another note, I'm curious what people are towing trailer wise for camping. I pulled our Jayco Baja 10Y pop-up out of the garage...love that camping smell that hits you when you first open a trailer up.

We looked at a 2014 Jayco Jay Flight Swift SLX 154BH travel trailer.

Any thoughts on pop-up vs. TT?

 

[SM09WA]

5forfighting

I'm new to this forum and have just brought my self a 2010 VX V8TTD, I'v been looking over the net and ran across your rig, iv been in contact with outlaw off road where you got your suspension set up from but have not herd back from them, and living in Perth Western Australia it may be to hard to ship the full suspension set up anyway, going to try and source each part individually

your 2013 has KDSS and there's no problems with the suspension set up?

Is the spare wheel located under the boot in the US model, dose the wheel and Tyre combo on your rig fit where the spare goes's

also what icon front coil overs did you use ? and rear OEM rear shocks?

cheers

 

[SM09WA]

also they are definitely +25 off set? cause the double standard and NV's comes in 18x9/5x150+25 and the and the standard comes in 18x9/5x150+18

just so i order the correct set up

Your truck has inspired me to abuse my credit card

 

[5ForFighting]

It's a 2013 with KDSS. They had to take the truck to a Toyota dealership to reset the KDSS after the install. It cost around $200. I have had zero issues.

Suspension:

Front - ICON 2.5 Coil Overs
Rear - Old Man Emu HD Coils and Shocks

Tires:

Toyo A/T 2 325/60/18

Wheels:

Method Racing 304 (pic of label above)


The spare is located under the boot, but I kept the original.


I think you can order the same set up from someone local, not necessarily Outlaw. There was another member who ordered from them long distance (I'm not sure why you'd want to pay a middleman) and he wasn't happy with the service.

also they are definitely +25 off set? cause the double standard and NV's comes in 18x9/5x150+25 and the and the standard comes in 18x9/5x150+18

just so i order the correct set up

Your truck has inspired me to abuse my credit card

 

[5ForFighting]

 

[5ForFighting]

Borrego Badlands

 

[5ForFighting]

Borrego Badlands

 

[5ForFighting]

Hills of the Moon

 

[5ForFighting]

So nimble on this trail. Good articulation.

 

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[Atwalz]

Nice pictures. This reminds of my trip in spring of 2011 in my Tundra. We were there for 4 days. We drove, hiked and biked everyday when we were there. We have driven parts of State Park thru 17 palms, bad lands, cut cross wash, San Felipe wash and Sandstone Canyon off Fish Creek Wash. I loved that trip.

 

[THEROK]

Outlaw off-road are thieves man.

But I'm not here to talk about this. I love seeing my twin in white. You are the original!

 

[kreiten]

good looking rig...