Seeking St Louis based shop to help with my LX470

[mud32768]

Hi everyone .. brand new here but have been lurking for what seems like forever .. grabbing tech tips here and there. Proud former owner of a '99 4Runner (manual), then an '06 Land Cruiser. Jumped with both feet into an '18 Land Cruiser and it was not to my liking .. too many computers and not enough metal .. back to an '06 LX470 and have been very satisfied for the past few years. Just about to turn 100k miles on her!

Apologize for what may be posting in the wrong forum but not sure where to post. I live in St Louis MO and wanting to find a good local shop that knows Toyota / Lexus and my FJ100. I have picked up a bit over the years on accessories (mostly the ARB offerings I've seen on other cars, I saw a beautiful JAOS outfit on a car once but that stuff seems like unobtanium to find, and I've read some about the Old Man Emu conversions of my electronic lift kit). Planning a trip in May to Utah and wanting to navigate the Cathedral Valley. It says something about needing to ford a foot of water and deal with some moderate off-roading, hoping to get some solid advice and ensure my LX470 is up to the task.

Does anyone know of a shop in STL that they trust that knows Toyotas?

Thanks in advance!
Great to have an account and finally write with you all.

mud32768


PS I also welcome any love / hate on the bypass switch for the auto height control when it reasserts and returns to normal height.

 

[mud32768]

Hi everyone .. brand new here but have been lurking for what seems like forever .. grabbing tech tips here and there. Proud former owner of a '99 4Runner (manual), then an '06 Land Cruiser. Jumped with both feet into an '18 Land Cruiser and it was not to my liking .. too many computers and not enough metal .. back to an '06 LX470 and have been very satisfied for the past few years. Just about to turn 100k miles on her!

Apologize for what may be posting in the wrong forum but not sure where to post. I live in St Louis MO and wanting to find a good local shop that knows Toyota / Lexus and my FJ100. I have picked up a bit over the years on accessories (mostly the ARB offerings I've seen on other cars, I saw a beautiful JAOS outfit on a car once but that stuff seems like unobtanium to find, and I've read some about the Old Man Emu conversions of my electronic lift kit). Planning a trip in May to Utah and wanting to navigate the Cathedral Valley. It says something about needing to ford a foot of water and deal with some moderate off-roading, hoping to get some solid advice and ensure my LX470 is up to the task.

Does anyone know of a shop in STL that they trust that knows Toyotas?

Thanks in advance!
Great to have an account and finally write with you all.

mud32768


PS I also welcome any love / hate on the bypass switch for the auto height control when it reasserts and returns to normal height.

Not sure if I can edit my original post or just reply to it .. but to clarify .. hoping to find a shop that has a bunch of product catalogs and knows the offerings and can advise me on the various upgrade paths / what makes sense for what I am trying to accomplish. How to build a balanced set of upgrades and not max out one category and then the machine isn't very capable at all, for example. I don't think I need anything super wild and I would like it to continue to function as a handsome car and daily driver .. just wanting to up the offroad capability a notch or two, considering a roof rack, relocate the tire from underneath to the rear gate, and considering F&R steel bumpers and a front winch. I think I read that the steel bumpers throw off the AHC but I'm hoping that's not the case, I'm really not in a hurry to give up my AHC.

 

[clrussell]

How far are you willing to travel?

@Ozark cruiser is 4 hours from you in west plains. He can handle anything you need. I know he is pretty tight scheduled but I can help with install if he can’t.

Www.ozarkoverlandoutfitters.com

 

[Jack Lee]

Hi everyone .. brand new here but have been lurking for what seems like forever .. grabbing tech tips here and there. Proud former owner of a '99 4Runner (manual), then an '06 Land Cruiser. Jumped with both feet into an '18 Land Cruiser and it was not to my liking .. too many computers and not enough metal .. back to an '06 LX470 and have been very satisfied for the past few years. Just about to turn 100k miles on her!

Apologize for what may be posting in the wrong forum but not sure where to post. I live in St Louis MO and wanting to find a good local shop that knows Toyota / Lexus and my FJ100. I have picked up a bit over the years on accessories (mostly the ARB offerings I've seen on other cars, I saw a beautiful JAOS outfit on a car once but that stuff seems like unobtanium to find, and I've read some about the Old Man Emu conversions of my electronic lift kit). Planning a trip in May to Utah and wanting to navigate the Cathedral Valley. It says something about needing to ford a foot of water and deal with some moderate off-roading, hoping to get some solid advice and ensure my LX470 is up to the task.

Does anyone know of a shop in STL that they trust that knows Toyotas?

Thanks in advance!
Great to have an account and finally write with you all.

mud32768


PS I also welcome any love / hate on the bypass switch for the auto height control when it reasserts and returns to normal height.

MT Schiele

Not sure if I can edit my original post or just reply to it .. but to clarify .. hoping to find a shop that has a bunch of product catalogs and knows the offerings and can advise me on the various upgrade paths / what makes sense for what I am trying to accomplish. How to build a balanced set of upgrades and not max out one category and then the machine isn't very capable at all, for example. I don't think I need anything super wild and I would like it to continue to function as a handsome car and daily driver .. just wanting to up the offroad capability a notch or two, considering a roof rack, relocate the tire from underneath to the rear gate, and considering F&R steel bumpers and a front winch. I think I read that the steel bumpers throw off the AHC but I'm hoping that's not the case, I'm really not in a hurry to give up my AHC.

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Hi everyone .. brand new here but have been lurking for what seems like forever .. grabbing tech tips here and there. Proud former owner of a '99 4Runner (manual), then an '06 Land Cruiser. Jumped with both feet into an '18 Land Cruiser and it was not to my liking .. too many computers and not enough metal .. back to an '06 LX470 and have been very satisfied for the past few years. Just about to turn 100k miles on her!

Apologize for what may be posting in the wrong forum but not sure where to post. I live in St Louis MO and wanting to find a good local shop that knows Toyota / Lexus and my FJ100. I have picked up a bit over the years on accessories (mostly the ARB offerings I've seen on other cars, I saw a beautiful JAOS outfit on a car once but that stuff seems like unobtanium to find, and I've read some about the Old Man Emu conversions of my electronic lift kit). Planning a trip in May to Utah and wanting to navigate the Cathedral Valley. It says something about needing to ford a foot of water and deal with some moderate off-roading, hoping to get some solid advice and ensure my LX470 is up to the task.

Does anyone know of a shop in STL that they trust that knows Toyotas?

Thanks in advance!
Great to have an account and finally write with you all.

mud32768


PS I also welcome any love / hate on the bypass switch for the auto height control when it reasserts and returns to normal height.

MT Schiele on Watson Rd. my friend. Talk to Brad and you will be in good hands.

 

[krice118]

MT SCHEIELE off WATSON