Media Official LX570s Picture Thread (6 Viewers)

[turbo8]

I appreciate that, you’re right they need another inch or so of length. What lines did you use when you swapped? I’m sure you have it written somewhere…

front:
I think these were an extended set for a 100 series that worked well with tundra front end while still using 200 series calipers.

Goodridge 21127 G-Stop Ss Braided Brake Line Kit

Goodridge 21127 G-Stop Ss Braided Brake Line Kit

thmotorsports.com

Rear:
Tundra extended lines

SS-TUN7 - Stainless Steel Extended Rear Brake Lines (07-21 Tundra)

Vehicle Fitment: 2007-2021 Tundra

www.toyteclifts.com

 

[HighRanch]

High Uinta fire roads are a blast

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Like the pic...makes me think of my shot from Hagerman Pass - Leadville CO with my son a year ago!

 

[MTKID]

 

[Killacaviar]

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How does it ride?

 

[MTKID]

How does it ride?

Rides perfectly fine IMO. All things considered, I can’t imagine any vehicle driving better on 40’s

I could describe every aspect but, essentially the tires are as loud as I expect for their tread pattern. The Lexus does what I consider an excellent job keeping them quiet. The alignment was spot on so it drives perfectly straight with the exception of roads with significant crowning where the tires do want to climb up. Tundra front end certainly feels softer and combined with the higher COG it leans more but never feeling unstable since it’s so much wider. It feels more like a long travel truck would and makes me kinda enjoy driving faster around corners. My State Farm Drive Safe and Save app doesn’t like that If you have any other specific questions, feel free to ask.

…and since this is the photos thread…

 

[grinchy]

Rides perfectly fine IMO. All things considered, I can’t imagine any vehicle driving better on 40’s

I could describe every aspect but, essentially the tires are as loud as I expect for their tread pattern. The Lexus does what I consider an excellent job keeping them quiet. The alignment was spot on so it drives perfectly straight with the exception of roads with significant crowning where the tires do want to climb up. Tundra front end certainly feels softer and combined with the higher COG it leans more but never feeling unstable since it’s so much wider. It feels more like a long travel truck would and makes me kinda enjoy driving faster around corners. My State Farm Drive Safe and Save app doesn’t like that If you have any other specific questions, feel free to ask.

…and since this is the photos thread…
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When are you wheeling in the cascades next? We should trip up.

 

[MTKID]

When are you wheeling in the cascades next? We should trip up.

Cascades is that somewhere in North Dakota?



No plans to come back out that way. Hopefully some local Montana trails and maybe Colorado before the snow flies. Maybe Moab during a dry spell of winter

 

[Killacaviar]

Rides perfectly fine IMO. All things considered, I can’t imagine any vehicle driving better on 40’s

I could describe every aspect but, essentially the tires are as loud as I expect for their tread pattern. The Lexus does what I consider an excellent job keeping them quiet. The alignment was spot on so it drives perfectly straight with the exception of roads with significant crowning where the tires do want to climb up. Tundra front end certainly feels softer and combined with the higher COG it leans more but never feeling unstable since it’s so much wider. It feels more like a long travel truck would and makes me kinda enjoy driving faster around corners. My State Farm Drive Safe and Save app doesn’t like that If you have any other specific questions, feel free to ask.

…and since this is the photos thread…
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Other than the significant trimming and getting the tires to fit…

What’s going on with all the ahc mods?

It’s incredible AHC can handle a COG like that without any significant sacrifices.

The truck looks great, I’m looking forward to a tundra swap. I have these foolish vectors and by adding the tundra width, I’ll be at 0 offset poke give or take. I’m not too excited about that. I’ll probably have to go to a Toyota wheel.

Also if you come down to CO let me know. Love to ride with people that enjoy the more technical stuff.

 

[MTKID]

Other than the significant trimming and getting the tires to fit…

What’s going on with all the ahc mods?

It’s incredible AHC can handle a COG like that without any significant sacrifices.

The truck looks great, I’m looking forward to a tundra swap. I have these foolish vectors and by adding the tundra width, I’ll be at 0 offset poke give or take. I’m not too excited about that. I’ll probably have to go to a Toyota wheel.

Also if you come down to CO let me know. Love to ride with people that enjoy the more technical stuff.

I can’t find an obvious replacement for the AHC’s versatility, so I’ll keep trying to work with it for now. The only thing that hasn’t been great about it is when it tries to drop down a little more around 65mph. Otherwise, I like it. And with the speedometer correction, I’m actually going 78-79mph when that happens. I’d be happy never going faster than that on the Interstate but it gets up and moves when I'm passing someone, briefly going faster than that.

I’d like to try to move all the AHC hardware up where it’s at along the frame and do custom sliders eventually too, if I’m keeping this suspension.

Regarding offset, these wheels were perfect for 37’s but going to 40’s meant I really needed to have the tire further out to clear the frame (and UCA) in the front. So I have a 1.25” spacer in the front and will probably install 1.5” when they arrive from Bora.

Edit: Sorry, no new photos. I really need to create a build thread

 

[Killacaviar]

I can’t find an obvious replacement for the AHC’s versatility, so I’ll keep trying to work with it for now. The only thing that hasn’t been great about it is when it tries to drop down a little more around 65mph. Otherwise, I like it. And with the speedometer correction, I’m actually going 78-79mph when that happens. I’d be happy never going faster than that on the Interstate but it gets up and moves when I'm passing someone, briefly going faster than that.

I’d like to try to move all the AHC hardware up where it’s at along the frame and do custom sliders eventually too, if I’m keeping this suspension.

Regarding offset, these wheels were perfect for 37’s but going to 40’s meant I really needed to have the tire further out to clear the frame (and UCA) in the front. So I have a 1.25” spacer in the front and will probably install 1.5” when they arrive from Bora.

Edit: Sorry, no new photos. I really need to create a build thread

So you’re at 1.25 spacer plus the tundra width up front ?

That’s pretty close to where I would be with that addition.

It’s hard to imagine over a 10mph speedo correction simply due to tires. I can see why the auto drop could be frustrating.

Picture… in the clouds.

 

[TeCKis300]

I can’t find an obvious replacement for the AHC’s versatility, so I’ll keep trying to work with it for now. The only thing that hasn’t been great about it is when it tries to drop down a little more around 65mph. Otherwise, I like it. And with the speedometer correction, I’m actually going 78-79mph when that happens. I’d be happy never going faster than that on the Interstate but it gets up and moves when I'm passing someone, briefly going faster than that.

I’d like to try to move all the AHC hardware up where it’s at along the frame and do custom sliders eventually too, if I’m keeping this suspension.

Regarding offset, these wheels were perfect for 37’s but going to 40’s meant I really needed to have the tire further out to clear the frame (and UCA) in the front. So I have a 1.25” spacer in the front and will probably install 1.5” when they arrive from Bora.

Edit: Sorry, no new photos. I really need to create a build thread

I think AHC Long Travel will work wonders for your setup if you decide to retain the factory suspension. Maybe even supported by the Westcott preload kit as it has a unique front spring spacer to regain some of the spring rate lost to the Tundra arms. That kit has a unique coil spacer, which I'm assuming to be compatible with the AHC spring. I can't tell thick the coilover spacer is but I'm assuming it's not more than ~12mm as it uses the factory studs. Pair that with an OEM spacer for ~22mm total coilover spacer. Should be a good match to the rear lower mount relocation.

2008-2021 Land Cruiser (200 Series) Preload Collar Lift Kit - Westcott Designs

2008-2021 Westcott Designs preload collar lift kit for the 200 series Toyota Land Cruiser. This kit is fore the entirety of the vehicle, not the front only.

westcottdesigns.net

 

[04UZJ100]

So you’re at 1.25 spacer plus the tundra width up front ?

That’s pretty close to where I would be with that addition.

It’s hard to imagine over a 10mph speedo correction simply due to tires. I can see why the auto drop could be frustrating.

Picture… in the clouds.

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Cool picture - any more of your truck? Looks like a nice build.

 

[Killacaviar]

Cool picture - any more of your truck? Looks like a nice build.

 

[Killacaviar]

I think AHC Long Travel will work wonders for your setup if you decide to retain the factory suspension. Maybe even supported by the Westcott preload kit as it has a unique front spring spacer to regain some of the spring rate lost to the Tundra arms. That kit has a unique coil spacer, which I'm assuming to be compatible with the AHC spring. I can't tell thick the coilover spacer is but I'm assuming it's not more than ~12mm as it uses the factory studs. Pair that with an OEM spacer for ~22mm total coilover spacer. Should be a good match to the rear lower mount relocation.

2008-2021 Land Cruiser (200 Series) Preload Collar Lift Kit - Westcott Designs

2008-2021 Westcott Designs preload collar lift kit for the 200 series Toyota Land Cruiser. This kit is fore the entirety of the vehicle, not the front only.

westcottdesigns.net

I put 30mm of spacers in my front, I just tap my bumps(they need a .5 inch drop) and sway bar links limit my droop a good 1.5 inches.

I’m sure @MTKID has aftermarket bumps already with those 40s.

I stacked 2 oem spacers first then the full 1.5in after and the droop difference was worth the increase. I was afraid the sway bar links would limit it regardless…that wasn’t the case.

 

[TeCKis300]

I put 30mm of spacers in my front, I just tap my bumps(they need a .5 inch drop) and sway bar links limit my droop a good 1.5 inches.

I’m sure @MTKID has aftermarket bumps already with those 40s.

I stacked 2 oem spacers first then the full 1.5in after and the droop difference was worth the increase. I was afraid the sway bar links would limit it regardless…that wasn’t the case.

Yeah, I'm being conservative as we don't know exactly where the reliability limits are yet. Gotta keep an eye on for angles on the CVs at full droop and protect the shock body so it doesn't get destroyed on hard hits. There's some evidence where too much droop will grenade the CVs. Probably deserves a diff drop for more aggressive extensions. At the same time, glad we keep pushing and we'll refine the recipe in time.

 

[04UZJ100]

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Awesome - thanks!

 

[Killacaviar]

Yeah, I'm being conservative as we don't know exactly where the reliability limits are yet. Gotta keep an eye on for angles on the CVs at full droop and protect the shock body so it doesn't get destroyed on hard hits. There's some evidence where too much droop will grenade the CVs. Probably deserves a diff drop for more aggressive extensions. At the same time, glad we keep pushing and we'll refine the recipe in time.

Understood, with no ahc fluid under it’s own weight, I was on my bumps, that felt nice. An aftermarket bumpstop would add another layer of insurance and have already been ordered.

Also, I know my old 200 with ext travel Kings had almost a whole .5 in more droop in the front, with way worse cv angles and I beat that truck hard for 1.5 years with no issues.
Colorado is “nice” because everything is 45min from town. You’re never really out there like in other parts of the country. Also, it’s so damn busy, it’s rare to not see a soul during high season on the trails. Unfortunately, Things breaking is a price we pay at times, I’ve been lucky enough to be the lending hand more often than not.

I hope it all Holds up, the lines I was able to run today were impressive. It pretty fun to run the same lines as a proper rubicon on 40s in a Lexus that looks stock with two car seats in the backseat.

I’m 100% pleased with the changes you pioneered and have me thinking about gears, SC, lockers etc. instead of ADS’s or Kings.

Cheers man. Time will tell if this is a sustainable route.

 

[TeCKis300]

Understood, with no ahc fluid under it’s own weight, I was on my bumps, that felt nice. An aftermarket bumpstop would add another layer of insurance and have already been ordered.

Also, I know my old 200 with ext travel Kings had almost a whole .5 in more droop in the front, with way worse cv angles and I beat that truck hard for 1.5 years with no issues.
Colorado is “nice” because everything is 45min from town. You’re never really out there like in other parts of the country. Also, it’s so damn busy, it’s rare to not see a soul during high season on the trails. Unfortunately, Things breaking is a price we pay at times, I’ve been lucky enough to be the lending hand more often than not.

I hope it all Holds up, the lines I was able to run today were impressive. It pretty fun to run the same lines as a proper rubicon on 40s in a Lexus that looks stock with two car seats in the backseat.

I’m 100% pleased with the changes you pioneered and have me thinking about gears, SC, lockers etc. instead of ADS’s or Kings.

Cheers man. Time will tell if this is a sustainable route.

Glad to hear it's working so well! And keep those lurid pictures coming!

 

[jprovence]

Just picked up my first LX. 2011 with 129k and Luxury package. Surprised how good the radar cruise works from 2011.

 

[t4r2lx570]

Just picked up my first LX. 2011 with 129k and Luxury package. Surprised how good the radar cruise works from 2011.

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Love the white. Radar cruise and heated steering were the only two options mine didn't have. I wish I did have the cruise feature.