I have a 2” lift. Sorry for any confusion there.Been researching on wheels and tires, 285/70/17 with 0 offset looks proportionately done with no lift. Thanks for the advice
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2-3” lift max is the way to go.
Sourcing aftermarket parts from Australia can also be a pain. Although, it was hell of a bargain when I bought the vehicle 8 years ago.Welcome to the forum and congrat's on your ride!
Nice looking Montero! I've always lamented that there wasn't a better following of them compared to Toyota products. They were pretty cool.
Just picked up a 21 GX460 this past weekend. Nothing major planned, set of 57DRXs w/ some decent ATs and a 1-2" lift sometime down the road.
Red interior w/ captain's chairs which is exactly what we were looking for.
Mostly a road trip and wife car around town for the most part.
Love it so far!
Red interior w/ captain's chairs which is exactly what we were looking for.
Mostly a road trip and wife car around town for the most part.
Love it so far!
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Congrats and welcome to the forum!
Adding a little larger tire with a taller side wall will:
- Give it a little more aggressive look.
- Provide a smoother ride from the extra flex of the taller side wall.
- Plus, when stock and you're the one driving it, do you want to look like you're just coming back from a violin lesson with your kid?
Hiluxforever
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If you don't plan on doing a lot of trails but want the occasional capability I would highly recommend Yoko A/T G015s or Bridgestone Revo 3s. I don't do anything gnarly but I have impressed more than a few rednecks on side by sides and do mostly dried out soil based farm roads which are super forgiving. I finally got to check torrential rain off the lost with the storms we got today.
The ride quality on my E Load Range Revos is quite good and they are only 50 lb for a mid width 33 (285/70r17)
The ride quality on my E Load Range Revos is quite good and they are only 50 lb for a mid width 33 (285/70r17)
Installed the drKDSS harness and switch today. Turned into a longer project than anticipated when my battery died 
disconnected it all in case I did something dumb and dealt with battery. Seems to all be fine.
I did not like the relays on the brake pedal bracket. The bracket tapers significantly so difficult to seat it with zip ties securely and they end up resting on moving piece. Moved relays up higher to a thinner bracket with holes and no interference.
T-tapping into the trac wiring seems pointless. Kind of a PITA and the illumination is redundant bc of the dash light.
I found the fuse tap length to be a bit shorter than I'd have but it myself, while most everything else was very long.
Don't notice all that much a difference in my short testing, except slower more articulated stretches.
disconnected it all in case I did something dumb and dealt with battery. Seems to all be fine.I did not like the relays on the brake pedal bracket. The bracket tapers significantly so difficult to seat it with zip ties securely and they end up resting on moving piece. Moved relays up higher to a thinner bracket with holes and no interference.
T-tapping into the trac wiring seems pointless. Kind of a PITA and the illumination is redundant bc of the dash light.
I found the fuse tap length to be a bit shorter than I'd have but it myself, while most everything else was very long.
Don't notice all that much a difference in my short testing, except slower more articulated stretches.
Hiluxforever
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Works like a champ for some of the dirt and gravel surfaces I drive on. It's definitely not for everyone and the system can take a few to disconnect because I think it needs to hit a neutral position before it will allow it to do whatever it does.
Interested in trying it more! I did ~10min on dirt from smooth to washboards of various sizes to some mega washed out sections to "crawl" through.
Definitely took a bit to engage/disengage when 40+mph or as you said not in a neutral position.
Congrats and welcome to the forum!
Adding a little larger tire with a taller side wall will:
- Give it a little more aggressive look.
- Provide a smoother ride from the extra flex of the taller side wall.
- Plus, when stock and you're the one driving it, do you want to look like you're just coming back from a violin lesson with your kid?
Fa sho. We went through this same routine when she had a 4R ORP; night and day difference from stock to aftermarket w/ ATs.
Was looking at 265/65-17 or 265/70-17 if I can get away with a 31.7" tire with no lift/rubbing. Don't mind a bit of trimming but definitely want to keep the fender liners and not cut the bumper or anything. Wheel size probably a 17x8.5 -0 or -6. Had some good luck w/ Nitto Ridge Grapplers in the past but we don't wheel or anything fun, just occasional camping trips in fairly boring conditions. Just keeping it honest here.
Hiluxforever
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Rubbing is dependent on your current alignment and offset. The smaller your scrub radius the bigger the tire you can run. I run 33s on oem 17" steelies.
Truck looks great and I love the dissent products. I will be curious to see your thoughts on how the truck handles with the new rear decor!
+1 on the dissent rear. Been eyeing it; looks great.
Hiluxforever
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You should be fine with 265/70r17s. I have 275/70s on 17x8.5 wheels and they fit with very minimal rubbing in reverse at full lock after some trimming/adjustment of the fender liners.Was looking at 265/65-17 or 265/70-17 if I can get away with a 31.7" tire with no lift/rubbing. Don't mind a bit of trimming but definitely want to keep the fender liners and not cut the bumper or anything. Wheel size probably a 17x8.5 -0 or -6. Had some good luck w/ Nitto Ridge Grapplers in the past but we don't wheel or anything fun, just occasional camping trips in fairly boring conditions. Just keeping it honest here.
You probably won't need to do as much to fit 265s, but see my thread here for the fender liner adjustments needed for the 275s: Builds - Arailt's GX - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/arailts-gx.970621/post-15078671
Drove around with the kids spectating the belgian waffle gravel race. Had a blast!!
Do live somewhere with any cobblestone streets nearby? That's probably the easiest way to feel the difference between KDSS on and KDSS off - we have a bunch of cobblestones in Richmond and with the KDSS in normal mode there is a fair bit of chatter driving on them in the 25-35mph range. It is noticeably smoother when you turn KDSS off.
Did some things; Eibach Stage 2 Lift (gave me 2" in front and 2.5" in rear and the on road ride is fantastic), OME UCAs, DRKDSS Shorty bolt on correction kit and the Nomad 503 Sahara wheels in Dusk wrapped with Toyo Open Country AT3s. Very happy with how it turned out. Planning a trip through the San Juan mountains this summer.
I lifted and did a trip right after. A couple of things. If you’re doing any “challenging” trails I’d go ahead and pre cut the front bumper. Also do your fender massage before you start your journey. Great vehicle for this region. I had a great time out there.
