35 PSI is good. It's rated higher because of the load e rating. Stronger sidewalls. Great for airing down and 4xing.
Just bought a LX470. Never had a LC before. Love it, but have a couple questons.
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I always pump my up to 40 psi there rated to 44psi .
Your truck should track dead-straight on a level highway on a windless day. I've got Toyo AT2's and inflate to 37psi front and 40 rear.
Are you by chance involved in the current southwest Idaho Snowpocalypse (SP?). If so, for a fantastically competent indy shop that is definitely Land Cruiser and LX friendly, check LTS Motors almost on the corner of Five Mile and Emerald.
Steve
Are you by chance involved in the current southwest Idaho Snowpocalypse (SP?). If so, for a fantastically competent indy shop that is definitely Land Cruiser and LX friendly, check LTS Motors almost on the corner of Five Mile and Emerald.
Steve
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I'm in the Portland, OR area.
I will say that buying this vehicle has been one of the best and most timely decisions I have ever made. I am amazed at how sure-footed the vehicle is in all the snow and inches of hard-packed ice we have on the roads.
I run my 1999 LX470 tires at 30 PSI and have since I bought the vehicle new. They always wear even and the ride is good.
Reviving an old thread here. I'm a long-time 80 owner and moved up to a 2003. My wife's DD. I'm probably too in tune with all things going on with a car when I'm driving it which doesn't help. HA. I've noticed ours is not as planted as I would prefer as well. Only has 140K miles. When we got it, the steering rack was leaking so I've replaced everything while I was in there. I put in a new rack, new OEM shocks, new sway bar bushings everywhere, new tie-rod ends. It does not pull left or right at all but simply requires more correction than I would expect on the interstate at 70-75 mph. It's a little exhausting on our 1,000 mile trips to Colorado that we do very often. It has brand new Michelin AT2's. If you factor in any sort of wind, game over. I'm not necessarily disappointed but surprised. This is my wife's daily driver and she couldn't care less honestly. When I hop out of my '16 Tundra and into the 100, it really surprises me how much correction it takes.
Do you guys see any glaring issues with my alignment or areas I could improve? See if my shop can bump up the caster a bit, perhaps? Set the toe IN a bit? Thanks.
Do you guys see any glaring issues with my alignment or areas I could improve? See if my shop can bump up the caster a bit, perhaps? Set the toe IN a bit? Thanks.
Caster is spot on. You need to have some more toe dialed in. It is actually set now below the minimal value, 0.06, on the left front wheel, and barely over minimum on the right. You can go up to 0.31. So as it is now, yeah, it's going to be a bit twitchy.
Interesting. Thanks for the input. Maybe start somewhere around .15?
Meh, maybe 0.10 per side if total toe MAX is 0.31.
DirtDawg
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I would also recommend checking all the rear control arms and track bar. At the age these rigs are at, I am finding more and more loose rear ends are to blame for a looser feel on the highway.
I presume by "sway bar bushings" you mean "sway bar links"? They rust between the bushing and the link, and will snap, but it's not always evident as they are very short and the bushings can mask the issue, if it's broken, it will give a "wallowy" feel to the steering.
And...did you replace the *inner* tie rods? if they are loose you'll also need a lot of input correction.
And...did you replace the *inner* tie rods? if they are loose you'll also need a lot of input correction.
Brand new rack. I cranked toe-in 1/4-turn. Helped. Unless tires start scrubbing, gonna leave it alone.
