New to me 2012 GX 460! (1 Viewer)

[Mikejonesss]

Can you please report if the truck has stayed level with the spacer in after putting some miles/days on it?

Sorry for the late reply/update. But It has! Or at least to the eye, i havent officially measured it but i will soon!

So much has changed since the last update. Ill try and get some more details up but let me know what questions yall have and ill do my best to explain.

New stuff:

-RCI Angled Sliders
-“Viper cut” on front bumper
-Cali Raised Ditch Light Bracket w/ Amazon lights
-More Amazon lights mounted on the Yakima basket
-JW Offroad Rear Tire Carrier
-JW Offroad Rear Storage Cubby
-Ironman4x4 900mm Twin Drawers System (currently mounted straight on top of 3rd row)
-DIY sleeping platform extension for the Ironman4x4 drawers


Pics:

 

[xychromosome]

Nice looking rig!
I see you used turnbuckles to hold down those drawers over your 3rd row. Did the drawers come with mounting points or did you add those? Also, did you have to move the 2nd row seats forward to fit them? Doesn't look like much clearance to the rear gate.

 

[Mikejonesss]

Nice looking rig!
I see you used turnbuckles to hold down those drawers over your 3rd row. Did the drawers come with mounting points or did you add those? Also, did you have to move the 2nd row seats forward to fit them? Doesn't look like much clearance to the rear gate.

Thank you! The drawers came fully assembled from Ironman4x4, there were a bunch of little holes about 3/8” big that i was able to fit the hook of the turn buckle into. And the other end i used a carabiner attached to the factory floor mounting points.

The hook of the turn buckle collides with the drawer a tiny bit when closing and just makes it a tiny bit tighter to close than normal. This is only a temporary mounting solution until Ironman4x4 re-stocks the real mounting kit and Wing kit for these to make them flush with the floor.

the 2nd row is fully scooted back and leaned back as well!

there is about 3/8”-1/2” of a gap between the drawers and rear gate when closed.

I will also post some pics of my sleeping platform that i made using supplies from Home Depot!

 

[Mikejonesss]

Ive received some interest regarding the Viper cut so ill dive into that a bit more.

I have 32” tires with the Ironman4x4 Stage 2 NitroGas lift and I still rub here and there in the front. I seen people doing these “Viper Cuts” that not only look cool but gives your front tire some more clearance too. Here are some more details and pics about my at home “Viper cut”

I used automotive tape and lined up the area i wanted to cut, secondly I used a tape measurer and measured the distances from the tape to the edge of the uncut bumper. After making sure both sides were somewhat the same, it was time to chop!

I used a cordless Dremel with cutting wheel and was able to do the job effortlessly. I cut along the top edge of the tape. Once done i used Edge Gaurd from Amazon to give the cut a nice finish.

Hopefully the pics will explain what I did but please let me know if you have any questions!

 

[Mikejonesss]

I also forgot to mention that while playing around at a local 4x4 park (Carnegie SVRA), i went through the frame twister obstacle and hit my rear lower shock mount pretty hard, luckily it wasnt too damaged and so I picked up a set of Rago Fabrication 5th Gen 4runner Rear Lower Shock Gaurds!

 

[Tex68w]

I was always curious if those would fit and Rago said they couldn't confirm as they never received any feedback. I wonder if there's enough room for the 3.0 series FCP shocks?

 

[xychromosome]

Thank you! The drawers came fully assembled from Ironman4x4, there were a bunch of little holes about 3/8” big that i was able to fit the hook of the turn buckle into. And the other end i used a carabiner attached to the factory floor mounting points.

The hook of the turn buckle collides with the drawer a tiny bit when closing and just makes it a tiny bit tighter to close than normal. This is only a temporary mounting solution until Ironman4x4 re-stocks the real mounting kit and Wing kit for these to make them flush with the floor.

the 2nd row is fully scooted back and leaned back as well!

there is about 3/8”-1/2” of a gap between the drawers and rear gate when closed.

I will also post some pics of my sleeping platform that i made using supplies from Home Depot!

Nice, thanks for confirming that fit.

 

[Mikejonesss]

I was always curious if those would fit and Rago said they couldn't confirm as they never received any feedback. I wonder if there's enough room for the 3.0 series FCP shocks?

Yeah me too! I figured they were close enough and most of the suspension parts are the same so it should all fit nicely. I did reach out to Rago and they’re now selling GX460 marked ones on their site. As for the FCP shocks i cannot say for sure but you should try it!

 

[r2m]

I lost the nut to the right rear trailing arm on the frame and partially backed out the bolt doing some rock crawling a while back. Those would have been good to have AND a set for the trailing arms from the frame.

 

[Tex68w]

Yeah me too! I figured they were close enough and most of the suspension parts are the same so it should all fit nicely. I did reach out to Rago and they’re now selling GX460 marked ones on their site. As for the FCP shocks i cannot say for sure but you should try it!

We are heading to Hidden Falls ORV Park next weekend so I went ahead and ordered a set just now. Seeing how they are only a few hours down the road from me I am confident they will get here before we depart. Fingers crossed they fit wit the larger OD Ironman FCP shocks, but they said they will gladly take them back if they don't.

 

[BigSwede]

I like that viper cut, looks great. Wish it was that easy on the later GXs.