Not yet, I don’t think it will fit, may need a swing out for trips
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Just picked mine up. These things have a fantastic. Feel. Superb visibility.
Lots of people have mentioned the issue of a bigger spare not fitting under the truck.
Why not keep the big spare deflated? It should be able to scrunch in there then.
You’ll need an onboard air compressor of course to fill it up if you ever need to use it. No biggie.
Why not keep the big spare deflated? It should be able to scrunch in there then.
You’ll need an onboard air compressor of course to fill it up if you ever need to use it. No biggie.
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I'm not sure you really need a matching spare either. Tires are very durable now. I would always want a full size spare to get me back from a flat. But it doesn't need to be a perfect match. It's only to get me back from a flat to the tire shop. A 32" spare is fine IMO with 33 or 34" tires. It's a non-issue for a few hundred miles of driving.
A deflated spare works too. If you're going places where you would need 34" tires - you probably already have a compressor to air up your tires. As long as it's not going to end up hitting the exhaust or something like that.
A deflated spare works too. If you're going places where you would need 34" tires - you probably already have a compressor to air up your tires. As long as it's not going to end up hitting the exhaust or something like that.
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I think I'll just stick to the max tire size that fits the spare location (I think 33" on the LC). I wonder if the GX is the same.
I definitely won't be leaving the stock spare under there. All five tires or nothing!
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Issue with the spare location is that it's restricted both fore and aft (not necessarily side to side). The aft part is restricted by the rear frame/hitch receiver. The front is restricted by the rear panhard bar.
A deflated spare might work, but you'd have to get it to stay in a position whereby the rear frame/hitch receiver is pushing and deforming the deflated tire and the tire doesn't move forward and hit the panhard bar.
I’ve always heard spares on AWD systems should match to avoid driveline bind. If you do run a different size it should be for very short distances. I dont have direct experience on my LCs but I have driven a donut in a pinch on FWD car and it felt like the diff was going to pop any minute.
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I would never run a spare of a different diameter on a full time 4wd vehicle.
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What's that hole under the tail light?
Good question. I've noticed it also on the euro-spec LC250. It seems like some extra light/reflector.
With open front and rear diffs, on a LC it doesn't really matter, the open diff will happily let both axle shafts turn at different speeds forever. You wouldn't want to put 2 smaller or larger rear tires on only the front or rear axle, however, because of the torsen center diff
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I'm not an EU reg expert, but maybe this?
Rear position lamps means the lamp used to indicate the presence and the width of the vehicle when viewed from the rear;
This has always been my belief as well. I’ve always kept the stock spare as it’s only used until the permanent tire gets fixed. I’m sure there are other opinions on this, but that’s how I roll. Fortunately, never needed the spare!
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Might be a "rear fog light" option.
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It won't make any difference for short trips. The differential rolling radius is less than going around a typical road corner in many cases. The vehicle does that all the time. For example a 31.5 vs 33.7 tire difference (245/70/18 vs 285/70/18) would be the rough equivalent of driving in a 350 foot diameter circle. That's about double the radius of a typical single lane road roundabout. Think the curve of a common offramp. Comparing a 33 vs 34" tire is more like 8-900 foot diameter circle. It's not something you'd want to do all the time. But it won't hurt your vehicle. Or any vehicle that is commonly driven on the street as long as you don't run it that way for a long time.
Everyone has their respective comfort levels. I can just tell you from experience that from the driver's seat - you won't be able to tell the difference unless you get a dash warning that the ABS system is detecting the differential speeds are off and usually it'll be warning you that it thinks you have a flat tire.
I certainly think a matching size spare is the best option. But it's something I wouldn't spend a ton of time worrying about if I had a small difference in size and I was touring in most of the world where I can get a tire fixed or replaced without too much effort within a few days.
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I'm guessing this might be it. My LR4 has that, but it's built into the taillight housings.
Picture thread getting WAY off topic 
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Most of us don't have one..but you do. So who's fault is it?Picture thread getting WAY off topic
I'm gonna bring it back on topic
Here is the gcc spec brochure
It's very light for its size. Very impressive. The petrol versions without hybrid are lighter than the 150 and lighter than lc300.
2180kg for the lightest version is very impressive for this size of vehicle. For comparison sake the most basic lightest gcc spec 1gr 300 weights 2300kg but that has also the benefit of alumnium body panels.
Keep in mind the 250 only has alumnium hood. Imagine if it used more aluminum like the 300? It would probably be sub 2000kg.
The chassis I think is where the magic is with weight loss vs older plaltfotms.
Toyota went all out saving as much as weight as possible with the 250/300.
It has its pros and cons but they did it and achieved it.
I wonder if the 250 has the same embarassing hood flutter as they 300.
Here is the gcc spec brochure
It's very light for its size. Very impressive. The petrol versions without hybrid are lighter than the 150 and lighter than lc300.
2180kg for the lightest version is very impressive for this size of vehicle. For comparison sake the most basic lightest gcc spec 1gr 300 weights 2300kg but that has also the benefit of alumnium body panels.
Keep in mind the 250 only has alumnium hood. Imagine if it used more aluminum like the 300? It would probably be sub 2000kg.
The chassis I think is where the magic is with weight loss vs older plaltfotms.
Toyota went all out saving as much as weight as possible with the 250/300.
It has its pros and cons but they did it and achieved it.
I wonder if the 250 has the same embarassing hood flutter as they 300.
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