I thought I would start a thread of all the build mods and upgrades I am doing to my LC 80. I am planning on upgrading many parts of the LC and thought it would be cool to document it along the way.
I bought my LC in September 2019. Its the first LC I have ever owned and I am incredibly impressed with what it can do off road. This is strictly a fun/off road vehicle for me. Needless to say I am a novice when it comes to many subjects pertaining to LC so any suggestions or comments are welcome. So here we go.
About the LC when I bought it:
150,000 miles on it when I bought it.
OME suspension
35" tires
Reupholstered black leather seats
Below is a picture of the LC on the day I bought it.
The first thing I had to do was build a swing out for the back of the LC. The previous owner had an awful design for a tire carrier. He built a pipe straight up from the trailer hitch which didn't move so you couldn't get into the back of the LC. So I wanted to do this on a budget. All together the swing cost me around $300-$400. Eventually I will buy a high clearance bumper with a swing out but this works great for now. If anyone has questions about the details of the swing out build please feel free to ask. I have many pictures of the build process. I will be adding a high lift jack to the back soon.
I have also done the alternator upgrade from the 80 amp stock alternator to the 150 amp alternator after purchasing the famous bracket off of the forum. Works great and will be a big help when I had a winch and cooler.
Rock sliders, snorkel and auxiliary fan have been purchased and I will add them soon.
I bought my LC in September 2019. Its the first LC I have ever owned and I am incredibly impressed with what it can do off road. This is strictly a fun/off road vehicle for me. Needless to say I am a novice when it comes to many subjects pertaining to LC so any suggestions or comments are welcome. So here we go.
About the LC when I bought it:
150,000 miles on it when I bought it.
OME suspension
35" tires
Reupholstered black leather seats
Below is a picture of the LC on the day I bought it.
The first thing I had to do was build a swing out for the back of the LC. The previous owner had an awful design for a tire carrier. He built a pipe straight up from the trailer hitch which didn't move so you couldn't get into the back of the LC. So I wanted to do this on a budget. All together the swing cost me around $300-$400. Eventually I will buy a high clearance bumper with a swing out but this works great for now. If anyone has questions about the details of the swing out build please feel free to ask. I have many pictures of the build process. I will be adding a high lift jack to the back soon.
I have also done the alternator upgrade from the 80 amp stock alternator to the 150 amp alternator after purchasing the famous bracket off of the forum. Works great and will be a big help when I had a winch and cooler.
Rock sliders, snorkel and auxiliary fan have been purchased and I will add them soon.
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