My Wife Has the Bug

qslim

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After having such a blast in Moab this past week & making summer plans for other wheeling trips here around N Utah & Idaho my wife has really gotten into it. I casually mentioned to her that her Lexus GX460 could easily do a lot of the same trails that we take the TJ on with just a few mods.

I come back in the bedroom later that day & she's watching a video of a GX460 doing Hell's Revenge. She asked me what a lift, bumpers, armor, & tires would cost to put on that thing & I said "I dunno, the guy in that video probably has $5-8k put into that thing."

She says, "oh, that's not too bad! Is there a forum for these like the TJ one?" :ROFLMAO:
 
Yep you are done for NOW.... Buy her something that can be modified a little easier/cheaper.
 
Yep you are done for NOW.... Buy her something that can be modified a little easier/cheaper.
It's not so bad as long as you don't get crazy. There's a whole culture out there for the GX/Prado, I helped some guys out with builds in Florida when I was a Lexus mechanic. It's actually more up my alley than this whole Mopar thing. If you keep it around 2 to 2.5" you don't have to mess much with any of the electronics. All the bumpers & armor they sell for them have cutouts for all the sensors so her fancy radar system will still work.
 
Yep, we have a 5th Gen 4Runner that’s built like that.


I really like Dobinsons for my suspension, quality and Aussie made. They know their Toyota’s down there. If I can help with questions, let me know!

Metal Tech for sliders, expedition one for bumpers, prinsu for the roof rack.
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Yep, we have a 5th Gen 4Runner that’s built like that.


I really like Dobinsons for my suspension, quality and Aussie made. They know their Toyota’s down there. If I can help with questions, let me know!

Metal Tech for sliders, expedition one for bumpers, prinsu for the roof rack. View attachment 249945
Yeah I've worked with some Dobinsons stuff before, I was on their site last nice pricing out kits!