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The rear will work with an ‘18 lx as well?
Can the arms be removed and reinstalled?
I’m thinking through a combination of doing an extra gas tank, and a bumper, and trying to get my head around the pros/cons of the various combinations.

Can a winch fit behind the rear without having to modify anything else? Probably a dumb question, but gotta start somewhere.

Thanks!
 
Chrisleduc1 said:
The rear will work with an ‘18 lx as well?
Can the arms be removed and reinstalled?
I’m thinking through a combination of doing an extra gas tank, and a bumper, and trying to get my head around the pros/cons of the various combinations.

Can a winch fit behind the rear without having to modify anything else? Probably a dumb question, but gotta start somewhere.

Thanks!
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Not sure on the LX570 rear fit. I haven't test fit one, but assume it would. Winch would require removal or substantial mod to the rear crossmember.

Arms are removable, but the spindles of course would still be exposed.

J
 
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Chrisleduc1 said:
The rear will work with an ‘18 lx as well?
Can the arms be removed and reinstalled?
I’m thinking through a combination of doing an extra gas tank, and a bumper, and trying to get my head around the pros/cons of the various combinations.

Can a winch fit behind the rear without having to modify anything else? Probably a dumb question, but gotta start somewhere.

Thanks!
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In my opinion, it would require significant modifications to the rear crossmember, which houses the tow receiver, which you would probably lose. Not only that, but a rear winch may sound cool but you'll use it exactly zero times unless you're planning on crossing the Darien Gap in a brand new luxury SUV. Most people don't even use their front winch. Even more people don't even put a winch in their WINCH BUMPER.
 
TonyP said:
Not only that, but a rear winch may sound cool but you'll use it exactly zero times unless you're planning on crossing the Darien Gap in a brand new luxury SUV.
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I think we just determined where LCXC 2019 should go!

(I'm kidding. While it would be awesome to one up Land Rover, the Colombian government probably wouldn't approve. Plus pretty likely those pesky FARC guys and drug smugglers would kill us).
 
I fought the underpan wings all weekend and now I have the bitch were I want it. Full bottom and inner frame wrap.

J


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Roy Park said:
Does anyone make a bolt on exhaust that sits higher and can be dumped at the axle? I live in CA, I can’t just cut my muffler.
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Thinking they don't care about cutting off the resonator and replacing with pipe which can be tucked higher. The resonator doesn't have any emissions purpose...and the sound isn't much different.
 
Markuson said:
Thinking they don't care about cutting off the resonator and replacing with pipe which can be tucked higher. The resonator doesn't have any emissions purpose...and the sound isn't much different.
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That's what I found out from a SMOG shop today. If its not the muffler or the cat... they don't care. But if the resonator is there and is damaged or modified... it's a fail... so chop-n-go would be my philosophy.

J
 
If you do the chop, leave the factory hanger. Chop from the hanger back. Get under there and it'll make sense
 
I'm in kalifornistan and have played many a smog game. I'd say easiest is to chop right behind the hanger. If there's enough clearance, a simple exhaust clamp could be used to fit-up an extension dump pipe instead of the muffler. Then when it comes time to smog, just fit back the muffler.

More involved but still easy is to have a shop weld on some sort of flange to swap between a dump pipe and the stock muffler.

One could take the chance that the smog individual doesn't know what he's looking at and miss the chopped muffler, but that's too easy of a visual for them to fail you on.

@reevesci, this would be an awesome mod for you to offer!
 
TeCKis300 said:
I'm in kalifornistan and have played many a smog game. I'd say easiest is to chop right behind the hanger. If there's enough clearance, a simple exhaust clamp could be used to fit-up an extension dump pipe instead of the muffler. Then when it comes time to smog, just fit back the muffler.

More involved but still easy is to have a shop weld on some sort of flange to swap between a dump pipe and the stock muffler.

One could take the chance that the smog individual doesn't know what he's looking at and miss the chopped muffler, but that's too easy of a visual for them to fail you on.

@reevesci, this would be an awesome mod for you to offer!
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I was quoted all of $40 at a welding/muffler shop for this. Haven't done it yet. Might wait until I manage to get a 24 sub tank to see if/how to tuck it with tank in place.
 
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