Has anybody here used the LFD (or other) Compressor Mount bracket for a GX460 that fits on the US passenger (right-hand) side of the engine bay just aft of the airbox?
LFD Offroad has one they list for the 5th Gen 4Runner and say it also fits the GX460. But on the GX460 (at least on my 2013 GX460) there is a whole mess of Teed heater hoses right there that are really quite a bit in the way of their mount (let alone the compressor...).
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Bit of backstory:
I originally had my twin Compressor mounted on the left-hand side after the fuse box and it worked great, but I'm adding a winch and a few other items and I want to better utilize that spot for electrical so I am hoping to move the compressor to the righthand side. (No - I don't want to put the compressor inside or in the back anywhere else -- I want it under the hood).
I bought the LFD bracket and am trying to get it to work, but it's a bit of a PITA so far. The heater hoses are very much in the way.
I emailed LFD and they have been quite responsive, but seems they haven't really actually used that bracket on a GX460 much. Their installer states that they just unbolt the hoses from the lower fender-mounted bracket (see pics) and then shove the hose back and out of the way.
I have unbolted the hoses as they suggest and pushed the hoses back a bit to try to make room, and while the hoses do move a good bit, and the bracket can kinda get in there ok, but getting a twin Compressor in there would require really squishing and possibly kinking the hoses. I'm not comfortable with that. For sure would be all sorts of kicking and rubbing and possibly bending of the hard line sections. I'm currently waiting for LFD to hopefully reply with pics from an install on a GX460 to perhaps better see how they've done it.
That being said, I really think a better bracket could have been designed for that spot, even with the hoses. -- the LFD bracket sits in really quite low. Much lower than needed really. My drivers side bracket from Victory 4x4 sits up a good few inches higher -- there is no reason it needs to be lower on the passenger side for the twin compressor (though a lower mount height can allow for mounting differentitems of larger shape there).
There is also a relay box on the firewall in this righthand side spot that is a bit in the way depending how low the bracket mounting surface sits and how big of an item (compressor) being mounted. This could be moved pretty easy I think.
So solutioms I'm thinking about in order to still use this bracket mount for the passenger side spot are:
1) add a height spacer under the lower mount foot and chop and redrill the side mount ears/holes so the whole thing sits up higherr.and then still just squish the hoses all back a bit.
2) Re-do and shorten up the heater hoses to minimize the lengths and maximize the open space. I think with possibly a few tweaks and a bunch of shorter hoses, it could make a good amount of extra room there.
Anybody know if all years GX460 use all the same heater hoses in that spot?
Anybody know if the 4.6 Tundra might have used different heater hoses design/routing right there? -- I'm assuming this is Tees for the rear heater, so would maybe need to be like the Tundra CrewCab with rear heat...?
Might just need to find some custom stuff and cut it to length etc, but lots of bends in the hoses right there...
The LFD mount on a 4Runner:
LFD Offroad has one they list for the 5th Gen 4Runner and say it also fits the GX460. But on the GX460 (at least on my 2013 GX460) there is a whole mess of Teed heater hoses right there that are really quite a bit in the way of their mount (let alone the compressor...).
ARB Compressor Mount - 5th Gen 4Runner and GX460
Constructed of .120 304 Stainless Steel, our Air Compressor Mount allows you to install an air compressor in your engine bay. On board air is useful for airing back up tires after off road trips, powering air lockers, or even running air tools. Installs easily with no permanent modification to...
lfdoffroad.com
Bit of backstory:
I originally had my twin Compressor mounted on the left-hand side after the fuse box and it worked great, but I'm adding a winch and a few other items and I want to better utilize that spot for electrical so I am hoping to move the compressor to the righthand side. (No - I don't want to put the compressor inside or in the back anywhere else -- I want it under the hood).
I bought the LFD bracket and am trying to get it to work, but it's a bit of a PITA so far. The heater hoses are very much in the way.
I emailed LFD and they have been quite responsive, but seems they haven't really actually used that bracket on a GX460 much. Their installer states that they just unbolt the hoses from the lower fender-mounted bracket (see pics) and then shove the hose back and out of the way.
I have unbolted the hoses as they suggest and pushed the hoses back a bit to try to make room, and while the hoses do move a good bit, and the bracket can kinda get in there ok, but getting a twin Compressor in there would require really squishing and possibly kinking the hoses. I'm not comfortable with that. For sure would be all sorts of kicking and rubbing and possibly bending of the hard line sections. I'm currently waiting for LFD to hopefully reply with pics from an install on a GX460 to perhaps better see how they've done it.
That being said, I really think a better bracket could have been designed for that spot, even with the hoses. -- the LFD bracket sits in really quite low. Much lower than needed really. My drivers side bracket from Victory 4x4 sits up a good few inches higher -- there is no reason it needs to be lower on the passenger side for the twin compressor (though a lower mount height can allow for mounting differentitems of larger shape there).
There is also a relay box on the firewall in this righthand side spot that is a bit in the way depending how low the bracket mounting surface sits and how big of an item (compressor) being mounted. This could be moved pretty easy I think.
So solutioms I'm thinking about in order to still use this bracket mount for the passenger side spot are:
1) add a height spacer under the lower mount foot and chop and redrill the side mount ears/holes so the whole thing sits up higherr.and then still just squish the hoses all back a bit.
2) Re-do and shorten up the heater hoses to minimize the lengths and maximize the open space. I think with possibly a few tweaks and a bunch of shorter hoses, it could make a good amount of extra room there.
Anybody know if all years GX460 use all the same heater hoses in that spot?
Anybody know if the 4.6 Tundra might have used different heater hoses design/routing right there? -- I'm assuming this is Tees for the rear heater, so would maybe need to be like the Tundra CrewCab with rear heat...?
Might just need to find some custom stuff and cut it to length etc, but lots of bends in the hoses right there...
The LFD mount on a 4Runner:
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I prob shoulda got just a single compressor like that... hehe. The twin is huge and takes up that entire spot where your single and aux fuse box are... which is why I am exploring either moving the twin over to the passenger side to free up that spot for other electrical, or utilizing the spot on top of the OEM fuse box for my other electrical.
