Media LC 250 & GX550 Picture Thread

[OffRoadScott]

Think I have PTSD from hatchbacks and lift gates after being bonked in the head. OY!

Try getting smacked with the upper lift gate from an 80 series LC. That day sucked arse.

 

[Noctilucent]

Hi there, sorry to beat a dead horse- but… I actually LOVE the split tailgate. I drove 4Runners until 1) I couldn’t get my twins’ car seats and the big kids in at the same time and 2) the new ones went to a lift gate; I have since had 3 qty 100 series (still have two of them) and actually use the split gate, like I used the drop gate on the 4Runner. I live/work on a horse farm and lift gates make absolutely NO sense… You go out in a field with one up, whilst stilling on the bumper to put out hay or bring horses in (obviously someone else driving) and you’ll both get bonked in the head with a lift gate and you’ll spook your livestock. I have these vehicles because they solve a lot of problems: troop carriers, daily drivers and farm vehicles.
Yes, I am one who would rush out and drop $$$ on the RIGHT vehicle, and went to look at the 550/250 as I’m in Maine and my 100s are starting to need more TLC than my 63 yr old soul can handle right now (don’t have time with farm and dealing with elderly parents)… but that lift gate was a deal breaker. Now I just gotta find a really good mechanic…
Toyota forgot that some of us are actually out there using these beasts.

<sorry… I had to rant… I went yesterday to test drive the new ones and started to cry when I saw the lift gate>

building a tailgate is on my to do list, I'll post whenever I get around to building one. This guy built a homemade tailgate for his 4R, I'd have to design mine a bit different because of the higher cargo area but I've got a good design in mind. EDIT: random thought, could you imagine how much someone could make if they sold these for 300 cruisers and 250s? I imagine a lot of folks miss the tailgates on the 300's.

 

[Roody]

I wish they had done a split barn door like on the GMT700/800 truck (and some of the rarer Cruisers out there)

Had these on my '04 Tahoe Z71 and it was fantastic

Then again, we'd have a whole different conversation about fitting tires >33" and where to put them...

 

[Hungale]

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[Tim Herald]

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I love the solid trail dust …

 

[OffRoadScott]

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My favorite color combo on the new 250 LCs.

 

[Tex68w]

It is the best color offered, no doubt.

 

[turbo8]

 

[Gun Runner 5]

If my small hometown represents the norm, the 250 is selling like hotcakes.
I saw 5 on my trip into town today.

 

[gonzopancho]

Dobinson's springs, UCAs and MRR shocks
285/75R17 KO3s (nominal 33s, really 32.7" 33.7“, thanks @Tex68w) on SCS rims. Spare is also the same combo, and fits under the truck, bit it's a squeeze.
@Bump It Offroad sliders

Tucks nice, minimum poke. Lost about 1 mpg overall fuel consumption.

 

[Tex68w]

Dobinson's springs, UCAs and MRR shocks
285/75R17 KO3s (nominal 33s, really 32.7") on SCS rims. Spare is also the same combo, and fits under the truck, bit it's a squeeze.
@Bump It Offroad sliders

Tucks nice, minimum poke. Lost about 1 mpg overall fuel consumption.

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A 285/75/17 measures 33.7x11.2x17. Now a 285/70/17 measures out just shy of 33". Either way, it looks good.

 

[gonzopancho]

A 285/75/17 measures 33.7x11.2x17. Now a 285/70/17 measures out just shy of 33". Either way, it looks good.

So a true 35 then.

 

[Tex68w]

So a true 35 then.

Nah, that's a 37, don't sell yourself short.

 

[GAdogcruiser]

 

[Hungale]

Journey to the Sibillini Mountains National Park

 

[Hiluxforever]

Saw a 550 up on Bill Moore Lake Trail.

 

[Banandalorian]

Took the wife's car down to the bay and got absolutely GX-mogged by this guy

 

[TEQ]

New wheels.

 

[Tex68w]

Earth OT spotted leaving West Side Lexus in Katy/Houston, TX yesterday 6/12.

 

[greenEFSI]

Joshua Tree