What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (17 Viewers)
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Looks awesome
dubyahard
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Looks Awesome. Headed to Moab on Sunday. Never heard of Onion Creek. Is this far from Moab?
Go east along the Colorado River about 20 miles out of Moab, which in that part of the world ain’t far! Do you use Gaia or other gps map? Should not be a problem to find and totally worth it (unless rain in forecast; flash flood would be bad in that area). We hiked the slot canyon all by ourselves...
What kind of mileage are you getting when towing? We just did 4500miles with an rpod camp trailer and averaged ~9mpg through lots of mountain terrain. Otherwise good tow.
Markuson
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Onion creek is a beautiful trail. Not technically difficult at all...but a fun one worth doing.
Gaia is great, but Funtreks books are really helpful too. Pick up the Moab FunTreks book & it’ll make things much easier...with specific, odometer-based trail info.
Here:
Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails 3rd Edition Amazon product ASIN 193483825X
Rambler1
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Well I gave her some high heels. Went with the Dobinsons 2" IMS Springs/Shocks. Also, went with SPC UCAs. As I understand the springs should settle down a bit, I think it might be a little high.
Looks great. I'm in San Antonio also and am curious as to what shop you used. I need to find a good shop for when I lift my truck. Also, what size tires are you running?
I've towed in the relatively flat Midwestern US so not an apples to apples comparison. I've averaged around 12 mpg. The tire rack kills efficiency when towing my rig. My last tow vehicle (2014 RR Sport) would easily average 17 mpg fully loaded. The sacrifices we make for reliability!
TN LX570
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Dropped 10 lbs this morning
How does it sound?
Markuson
SILVER Star
Chopped mine a few years ago.
Sound is essentially the same. A minor tweak most ears won’t even notice. A non-factor.
TN LX570
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Agreed.
Welp, I'm hitting refresh until I seem em.
I had a feeling it was eventually going to come to this. With all the mods Teck does I’m surprised it’s not on 38s! @TeCKis300 i can’t seem to remember if you changed gears on yours?
Deed is done. Fits like a glove.
I switched from 33" Falken AT3Ws to 35x12.5" Toyo AT3s. On some level, I miss the Falken's already as they are a meatier more aggressive tire. They commonly get knocked because of weight, but it would continue to be wrong to judge the Falken's negatively as pound for pound, the Falken's are just more tire in dimensions and rubber. But so far so good and first impressions from a very short drive is that the Toyo's ride smooth.
I'll start another thread to provide more details on the fitment and tires after I get some time on this.
Yup, re-geared and bigger brakes. Had to make sure I can still tow 15k worth of rig as I step into 35s. Links in sig.
I switched from 33" Falken AT3Ws to 35x12.5" Toyo AT3s. On some level, I miss the Falken's already as they are a meatier more aggressive tire. They commonly get knocked because of weight, but it would continue to be wrong to judge the Falken's negatively as pound for pound, the Falken's are just more tire in dimensions and rubber. But so far so good and first impressions from a very short drive is that the Toyo's ride smooth.
I'll start another thread to provide more details on the fitment and tires after I get some time on this.
Yup, re-geared and bigger brakes. Had to make sure I can still tow 15k worth of rig as I step into 35s. Links in sig.
I did my rear screen delete.
I ordered the Trekboxx covers and they arrived quickly. TBH, I didn't like the bare plastic look.
I ordered the OEM leather screen covers with the embossed 'LAND CRUISER' for the original LC200 rear screens. I took them to my local upholstery shop to have them stripped and wrapped over the Trekboxx covers. It looks so much better now. I also added the Toyota tablet holders.
I ordered the Trekboxx covers and they arrived quickly. TBH, I didn't like the bare plastic look.
I ordered the OEM leather screen covers with the embossed 'LAND CRUISER' for the original LC200 rear screens. I took them to my local upholstery shop to have them stripped and wrapped over the Trekboxx covers. It looks so much better now. I also added the Toyota tablet holders.
Nice. Got a part number handy for those leather screen covers?
The part number for the leather embossed covers is 86292-60020. They were like $45 online. I got them from McGeorge Toyota.
