Transferring parts

[kashmir]

My grand plan is to get as many miles out of my 99 LX as possible and then transfer my build over to an 06 LX which will be cheaper by then and I'll have plenty of time to cherry pick one with low mileage hopefully.

Has anyone actually done it like this, or is it a pipedream?

I'm mostly thinking:

bolt on rock sliders - easy
roof rack - easy
suspension lift - ?? (practical?)
front air locker - ?? (practical?)

I'm not sure how long I'll be able to milk my current one, or what the end of life will look like - e.g. will it still be useful enough that I wouldn't want to completely cripple it by taking key suspension parts out...

I often see guys on here say they're on their 3rd 100 series and am just wondering if they always more or less start over again or what...

 

[hoser]

I would say swapping the front air locker to be impractical as the gear ratios are different... and so you couldn't just swap the entire differential. Other impractical mods would be an aux tank, headers and cargo barriers (unless you disabled the curtain airbags).

 

[1loudLX]

I would say swapping the front air locker to be impractical as the gear ratios are different... and so you couldn't just swap the entire differential. Other impractical mods would be an aux tank, headers and cargo barriers (unless you disabled the curtain airbags).

I don't plan on swapping the suspension because I'll want fresh by the time I start using the 2005 for offroad duties. I'd swap my skid plates, sliders, roof rack, drawers, fridge/bed platforms, front and rear bumpers and probably the Diffs. Things that are cheaper like LEDs and HIDs I've already done.

 

[KlausVanWinkle]

I'm doing the same thing right now but from a 94k 2000 to a 167k 2000. Kind of backwards. But I agree with your future plan. The DT headers and gears and lockers should help the value of your current rig when it comes time to sell though.