Build Jleith2 GX Build

[jleith2]

This will serve as my introduction to the site as well as my build thread.

I recently acquired a 2007 GX470 with 101K miles that my mother drove and babied for the last 8 years. I think at this point I have read every GX build thread on the internet, and figured I would add mine in there too. I am in Baton Rouge, as it seems several other built GXs also reside.

For the last 5 or 6 years I drove a lightly modded FJ that I loved, but when the GX became available I could not pass it up. I have been wanting to build this truck since the first time I drove it years ago.

I have all of the parts for my first round of mods, and they will be installed over the weekend.

Whats going in:
Bilstein 5100s up front
OME 885 Coils
Rear Airbag trick for now
Trail Gear 1.25 Spacers all around
285/70/17 Cooper Discoverer STT will be installed at the beginning of next week.

Pictures to follow

Cheers!

 

[BlackUSK56]

Welcome to the GX community, it sounds like you are off to a good start.
Post some pics of your ride.

 

[wingysataday]

Sounds like a great rig to start with

 

[THeGeNTLeMaN]

Welcome @jleith2 ! ... I'm also in BR along with a few others here on the forums. .. are you a part of the Louisiana Land Krewesers?
Let us know if you ever need anything we can help with ...

 

[fstbll42]

Congrats!!!!

 

[jleith2]

Attached are some photos of her stock and all of the parts.

Well, ran into some issues with my install today. All of the Allen head bolts on the top plate are sized up. Several trips to lowes later and still no luck. Sun was going down so I put everything back together stock, put the spacers on and called it a night. Not really sure what I am going to do to get past this one. Any advice


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[Brake Weight]

Can you heat it without damage to much else? BFH?

 

[jleith2]

@THeGeNTLeMaN I am not a member of Louisiana land krewesers. A couple of times I had people leave Louisiana land krewesers business cards on my FJ, but I never joined up because I bought my FJ sight unseen through a wholesale auction. I had the unfortunate pleasure of getting one of the few 2wd fjs with no locker so it saw very little time off-road


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[wingysataday]

For my set up I had Metal Tech assemble my front struts altogether with the new top plates and bushings so that when I took my old stuff out all I had to do was pop the new ones in I didn't have to reuse anything. You it might be worth it to just buy some new top plates and bushings and have your local shop assemble everything. Then you can just take all that old stuff off and who cares if you break it or anything.

 

[jleith2]

I'm not talking about the coil top hat, but the bracket above where the control wires for the stock suspension come on


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[freddydt]

Good to see another white one out there! Welcome to the club! I was just in BR this weekend with @THeGeNTLeMaN. He's good people and so is Kevin with @SouthernSS. Definitely need to meet up with those guys.

 

[Scat Adams]

I'm not talking about the coil top hat, but the bracket above where the control wires for the stock suspension come on


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Same thing happened to me. I just sawzalled that $hit off!

Then I just taped up the wires and zip tied them out of the way

 

[THeGeNTLeMaN]

@THeGeNTLeMaN I am not a member of Louisiana land krewesers. A couple of times I had people leave Louisiana land krewesers business cards on my FJ, but I never joined up because I bought my FJ sight unseen through a wholesale auction. I had the unfortunate pleasure of getting one of the few 2wd fjs with no locker so it saw very little time off-road


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You should look them up on FB... really good group of local people .. and a hand full of gx enthusiasts ... let us know if your in a bind and need a hand with something

 

[THeGeNTLeMaN]

Same thing happened to me. I just sawzalled that $hit off!

Then I just taped up the wires and zip tied them out of the way

Pretty sure I had to do the same thing

 

[123ROBERTELEE]

I just broke mine off and zip tied the wires out of the way. Welcome btw and I am in Baton Rouge also, it will be good to see another lifted lexus in town.

 

[SouthernSS]

I was just thinking about the overwhelming presence of the lifted GX in Baton Rouge.

 

[THeGeNTLeMaN]

We should to get the Lexusesses together for a play date ...

 

[Scat Adams]

I swear, its either Louisiana or Washington!

With that said, eventually we all need to meet in the middle (Colorado) and do our own "GX in the Hills" event like the 100 series owners...

 

[THeGeNTLeMaN]

FJ summit is in July in Ouray CO every year ... Im making plans to be there again this coming year ...

 

[freddydt]

FJ summit is in July in Ouray CO every year ... Im making plans to be there again this coming year ...

Be sick to take a GX convoy out there.