- Year
- 1998
- Vehicle Model
- LX470
- Mileage
- 280000
MUD Price $14,000
Mileage: 280,000
contact: classy.jalopy@gmail.com (or PM here)
Sigh! This truck and my ownership experience is well documented here on the Mud. Bought it in 2018 and then proceeded to baseline it, upgrade it and have a ton of fun with it.
It has taken us on many, many family adventures. We have taken a few 2000 mile trips, loaded to the gills with 3 kids and all the stuff for weeks long trips and never had any issues.
If you always wanted a Land Cruiser (LC 100) but didn't want to deal with deferred maintenance, this is your opportunity to own a very well sorted truck that will be trouble free for many years.
This truck has always lived it's life in Midwest and had rust on the body that have largely been taken care of. The frame still has some surface rust but overall it is very solid with no long term issues. I have tried to honestly represent the condition of the truck below.
Clean title, 3 OEM keys, clean accident free Carfax
Triple locked, armored, lifted and in great ready-for-adventure condition.
Comes with original 16" wheels with BF Goodrich KO2s with about 40% life left.
Rear glass was taken out and the rust was removed from the perimeter. The hatch was then repainted and the original rear glass was reinstalled with new seals. About two years ago, all the rust around the front windshield was repaired and a new windshield was installed. New moldings were also installed with proper rivets.
Steering rack had a tiny bit of leak I added AT-205, which seems to have helped.
Seats and doors were swapped with a 2002 LX that I bought for parts, so it is in pretty good shape. Never smoked in, no pet odors (we don't have pets!) and no other smells. Comes with full Weathertech mats and all 7 seats.
All electronics, buttons, switches, latches everything works. Third row seats are installed and have no rips or missing parts. Third row seat belts were removed but come with the truck.
Front power seats and heating function works great.
The only exception is the memory function for driver's seat.
Local ad: Madison, WIhttps://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/madison-1998-lexus-lx470-triple-locked/7457054268.html
Mileage: 280,000
contact: classy.jalopy@gmail.com (or PM here)
Sigh! This truck and my ownership experience is well documented here on the Mud. Bought it in 2018 and then proceeded to baseline it, upgrade it and have a ton of fun with it.
It has taken us on many, many family adventures. We have taken a few 2000 mile trips, loaded to the gills with 3 kids and all the stuff for weeks long trips and never had any issues.
If you always wanted a Land Cruiser (LC 100) but didn't want to deal with deferred maintenance, this is your opportunity to own a very well sorted truck that will be trouble free for many years.
This truck has always lived it's life in Midwest and had rust on the body that have largely been taken care of. The frame still has some surface rust but overall it is very solid with no long term issues. I have tried to honestly represent the condition of the truck below.
Clean title, 3 OEM keys, clean accident free Carfax
Triple locked, armored, lifted and in great ready-for-adventure condition.
Comes with original 16" wheels with BF Goodrich KO2s with about 40% life left.
Issues
I want to start this listing with the actual issues, I am aware of. Driver's door still has scratches, no sound from the right front speaker (I think I missed connecting the wires for it), scratched/faded drivers seat (leather not ripped), steering rack still has slight leak (although I haven't had to top off the oil for about 5000 miles). I only have one third row seat belt. The lower rear hatch has rust hidden behind the trim that you can't see from outside, but I want to disclose it.Exterior
The exterior was just refreshed. The rear quarter panels had some rust and decent number of dents. The rusty parts were cut out and new metal was welded in. Fenders also had their dents removed and repainted.Rear glass was taken out and the rust was removed from the perimeter. The hatch was then repainted and the original rear glass was reinstalled with new seals. About two years ago, all the rust around the front windshield was repaired and a new windshield was installed. New moldings were also installed with proper rivets.
Mechanical
I have pre-emptively replaced anything that has any potential to cause grief. At this point there is very little left that hasn't been replaced or upgraded when it comes to the mechanics. Just last month it was driven from Charlotte NC to Madison WI (about 1000 miles) without any prep or issues!Steering rack had a tiny bit of leak I added AT-205, which seems to have helped.
Interior
I stripped the whole interior a year or so ago and covered it in butane-based sound deadener and then close cell foam sound barrier. That made the interior eerily quiet even at highway speeds!Seats and doors were swapped with a 2002 LX that I bought for parts, so it is in pretty good shape. Never smoked in, no pet odors (we don't have pets!) and no other smells. Comes with full Weathertech mats and all 7 seats.
Electrical
Morimoto H1 HID Bi-Xenon were installed by disassembling the factory headlights and installing the new projectors and HID kits. This is not a cheap aftermarket add-on; it is a properly installed feature that shames even the new high end cars at night!All electronics, buttons, switches, latches everything works. Third row seats are installed and have no rips or missing parts. Third row seat belts were removed but come with the truck.
Front power seats and heating function works great.
The only exception is the memory function for driver's seat.
Underbody
I had the surface rust cleaned and treated with rust converter and then coated with Cosmoline RP-342. There is still minor surface rust here and there on the frame (remember the mechanicals are all new!). The pictures do show some of the red GA clay that I couldn't take off, but it is not rust.Recent Maintenance (within last 3 years):
- Rebuilt CV Axles with Toyota OEM outer shafts
- 555 ball joints, inner and outer tie rods
- Valve Cover gaskets/Intake Gaskets/Fuel injector seals
- New battery
- 33" BF Goodrich KO2 tires
- Timing Belt @ 238,000
- Heater Tees, water pump, fan bracket, seals, pulleys @ 238,000
- Brake booster/motor assembly
- Master Cylinder rebuild
- All 8 Spark plugs/ignition coils
- Rear drive shaft (New Toyota OEM)
- All door seals (New Toyota OEM)
- Fuel Filter/All soft hoses
- Steering rack bushings (polyurethane)
- All front diff arms and bushings (New Toyota OEM)
- All four rear control arms (New Toyota OEM)
- Tough Dog Cell Foam shocks/OME springs
- New front bearings, flanges and all other related parts
- New rear brake discs and pads/ serviced caliper slide pins
- New front rotors and pads
- Fresh oil in engine and diffs
- Transmission oil replaced at local Toyota
- New Windshield
- Denso Starter
Long Term Maintenance (within last 5 years):
- OEM radiator
- OEM rebuilt alternator
- Ignition Cylinder
- Engine Oil pump
- Fuel Pump
- rear AC lines
Modifications:
- Front Harrops eLocker
- Rear Toyota eLocker
- ARB Bullbar
- Smittybilt XRC 9500 lbs winch
- 2.5" lift [Ironman TBs and OME 865+30mm spacer]
- Tough Dog Cell Foam 41mm front
- 43mm adjustable rear
- White Knuckle Offroad Rock slider
- 285/75 R16 BFG KO2 All Terrain tires
- SmittyBilt XRC 9.5K winch
- ASFIR front armor
- Morimoto Mini H1 projector with bi-Xenon headlights
- Trail-Tailer extended sway bar links, Diff drop, rear control arm skids, recovery points
- Huracan Fabrications Rear gate storage.
- 9" LED flood lights
Local ad: Madison, WIhttps://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/madison-1998-lexus-lx470-triple-locked/7457054268.html
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