GX470 has rear electronic shocks? Yikes

[HomersCanyonero]

@GonzoShinyPants i started my previous post trying to answer @DRANGED question about where to start with the suspension.

On a path for a mild frugal lift starting from stock, I would start with the taller skinny tires (32”x10” = 255/75/17) and remove running boards. You can off-road now and see how it feels.

I like rock sliders for rocker panel protection for off-road and I add them early on. Then go out and explore some more and see how it feels. See what else needs fixing or upgrading.

In your case, wanting a bumper and a winch upfront at different times in the future makes it harder to pick the right front springs from the get go. If you add all the extra weight at the same time including the weight of sliders and skid plates, then you probably need 650 or 700 lbs front springs. If you do these heavy load springs now unloaded, then I’ll assume that the ride will be very stiff upfront. So, you might need to try different springs at different times depending on when you add the extra weight.

And I’ve never gotten to your part 2 dealing with the sway bars and tie rods. I’ve only had up to 2” to 2.5” lifts

 

[GonzoShinyPants]

Sounds good, thanks man! Clearly a lot of options but I appreciate your perspective.

 

[newdoc]

I've been searching for the last couple of days for a good explanation on the operation of the ride dampening control and the interplay of the front and rear ride control
when looking to lift and/or upgrade the suspension. This is a great thread.

 

[HomersCanyonero]

Great thing about this forum is that it becomes a knowledge base.

I certainly know more now than when I first bought the gx470 in early 2017

 

[Acrad]

I've been searching for the last couple of days for a good explanation on the operation of the ride dampening control and the interplay of the front and rear ride control
when looking to lift and/or upgrade the suspension. This is a great thread.

460 specific but AVS overview on post #44

#AVS - #Adaptive #Variable #Suspension discussion - ClubLexus - Lexus Forum Discussion

GX - 2nd Gen (2010-2023) - #AVS - #Adaptive #Variable #Suspension discussion - there is not much difference between Sport, Normal and Comfort suspension settings. In 2018 Lexus gx 460 is it just placebo

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You can watch the suspension step changes while driving via OBDLink… every mode still changes while driving …no mode is static fixed..dynamic with different ranges

 

[Real284]

I used 6.8 ohm, 5 watt resistors, 2 per shock; crimped 1.5mm spade connectors on to the resistor leads and plugged them into the wiring connector that connects to the shock absorber, then wrapped in electrical tape. I'll see if I can find the wiring diagram that shows which pins to connect the resistors to.

Hey there
Trying do this do you have a photo of what you did?