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Out and about…trying night photos…need more practice!
My little amber LEDs on my front bumper worked great when pulling into a campground
️ at night….turn headlights off…turn amber LEDs on…can see we’ll while not blinding everyone who is asleep
Last edited: Sep 30, 2023
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Made it to Monache Meadows…
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Storing my 2003 GX470 notes on long/extended rear travel, sway bars, and tires
Last edited: Oct 11, 2023
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
One of my halogen 5000K h3 fog bulbs from Amazon gave out after 13 months, so upgraded to the Auxito H3 6500K LEDs
This color matches my headlight brightness way better for those Instagram photos!
Anyways, easy 5 minute change. Fits without modification. A little tight installing the clip but no mods required.
Also, has 4 cuts in the base to allow for the required 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock install. Some h3 bulbs only have 2 cuts and only go in one way
Last edited: Oct 9, 2023
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
I’ve been experimenting with a lot of DIY tarp systems for shade. I just refuse to add weight to my roof.
New moonshade style awning. I got it on sale on Amazon prime days. It’s called GOTIDY car awning. It’s approx 7’ by 9” and I can attach to the back to create a nice tall shade to put my kitchen and gear under while freely being able to open rear barn door.
Let’s see how long it lasts and how it works in the field.
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Got the AlphaEquipt Foxtrot 17x7.5 zero offset (27 lbs) installed with my 4 year old Nitto Ridge Grapplers 285/70R17 that still have about 20k miles left on them.
These rims squeeze the tires a little more than the previous 17x9 -12 rims and I feel taller!
After these tires wear out…I’m going narrower and taller at 255/80 or 34x10.5 or 285/75
Also, my rim is now 25mm (1”) away from my FJTOYMAN shin guards. My old rim 17x9 -12 offset were like 1mm away and they would rub the shin guard on big impacts. Now that’s solved! Yay
Last edited: Nov 7, 2023
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
I have a set of 255/75/17s KO2s on some TRD offroad wheels and Falken Wildpeak MTs in 285/70/17s on sequoia wheels. Both are basically the same 17x7+15 for the TRD offroad and 17x7.5 +15 for the sequoia wheels. I will say that the car feels far more planted with the wider wheels and less squirrelly. Literally night and day. I know the tire plays into that big time but the wider contact patch makes a big difference although the KO2s have incomparably better road manners. My 2 cents
2008 GX470 Nautical Blue - BudBuilt Sliders & Skids | Hidden Winch | Bilstein 5100s & Icon Long Travel Rear | Custom Rear Drawers | Other Goodies 1994 Land Cruiser Dark Emerald - 3:1 low range gears | 10% underdrive | ARB drawers | 35 KM3s | more mods coming TLCA # 28807 BBRC - Bay to Blue Ridge Cruisers @bbrcruisers
Headlight surgery…replacing 20+ year old headlight housings with new oem sport ones from Bell Lexus in Scottsdale ($261/ea).
Waiting for Amazon to deliver new side marker light bulbs 194 led…mine are not in good shape.
Also, installed Auxito LED turn signal amber bulbs 1156
Last edited: Dec 16, 2023
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Dam… that’s less than what I bought my aftermarket pos’s for!
Dam… that’s less than what I bought my aftermarket pos’s for!
Bell Lexus of Scottsdale runs sales all the time. I got mine during Black Friday
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Daytime photos after swap
Last edited: Dec 21, 2023
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Getting ready for an end of the year trip…let’s hope it happens!
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Well, change of plans. We ended up camping in chloride city and taking a skinny shelf road to an overlook at chloride cliff.
It was a great outing to a new spot I hadn’t been before. Overlooks Death Valley and Badwater Basin.
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
A few more pictures from this trip
Death Valley’s Chloride Cliff, Badwater, and Devils Golf Course
Last edited: Dec 30, 2023
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Amazing area. Got to spend just a few hours there in May on the way back to the Vegas airport after a work trip. Couldn't stop thinking about how great it would be for overlanding.
Last edited: Dec 31, 2023
2007 GX470 - 4.56 gears / quad-locked / many other mods -
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Amazing area. Got to spend just a few hours there in May on the way back to the Vegas airport after a work trip. Couldn't stop thinking sbout hiw great it would be for overlanding.
I saw a few mine shafts and tunnels, but the views from the top into Death Valley are fantastic!
And the road has some challenging sections that I rate a 6 out of 10. And a boulder had just fallen into a narrow shelf road at the end of the trail that made it worse than Chicken Corner on Pleasant Valley Loop.
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Absolutely beautiful! Definitely on my bucket list. Thank you for sharing that amazing video!!
I went to South Coyote Canyon in Anza Borrego State Park.
The gate to get to Sheep Canyon was closed, so we had to camp by the first water crossing.
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Added overlanding molle panels to the outside of the quarter windows. It’s for the looks!
If I load up my two 3-gal rotopx and my 2-gal rotopax, I can carry 8 gallons of gasoline for those trips deep into Death Valley.
That’s like a 300+ mile range including the factory gas tank! 30 gallons at ~10+ mpg when loaded and offroad.
Last edited: Apr 1, 2024
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
Completed trip to Upper Coyote Canyon and Alder Canyon.
03 GX470 , 4.56 gears, 8.2" rear diff, rear e-locker, OPOR sliders, 285/70 Nittos, 17x7.5 Foxtrots, TC UCAs, Bilstein 6112 w/700# HD coils, Icon 56550 rear shocks, Dob C59-675V rear coils, Gobi ladder, Rocksteady skids
️ at night….turn headlights off…turn amber LEDs on…can see we’ll while not blinding everyone who is asleep
