8/14/23 I have a lot of work to do on the rig. I plan to upgrade the shocks, trailing arms, rear driveshaft, 12V system, and much more. The ironman Foam Cell Pros have served me well but my truck is just too heavy for them now. Time to get on board with some remote ressies...
Thanks for the video! Wife willing and money permitting i'll get that heavily dessired Dissent rear bumper. The shock lowering kit and rear upper arm triangle reinforcement is a great idea!
I’m very impressed with the rear arm reinforcements on Zach’s truck. I’ll likely do something similar. The dissent is absolutely worth the money. I’ll be releasing a comparison video of it next to a few other manufacturers soon
A middle ground solution for the swaybars may be to keep the rear and remove the front. Apparently this actually increases front end articulation with the IFS more than with the rear removed.
I can confirm, I kept my rear swaybar in and removed my front swaybar, I gained about 34mm more up travel and 15mm down travel in front suspension. I have slinky long travel setup in rear and lost about 50mm down travel and 15mm up travel but the additional front flex makes the vehicle far more capable than removing both swaybars. Like Tinker says, it's all about the balance of front to rear. You can then also benefit from longer front shocks, those Ironman shocks are the same length as factory, too short for that lift you have. Icon or Dobinson IMS shocks are about an inch longer and will give you an extra 40mm more down travel in front.
Also, on Zac's rig, why not just use longer shocks rather than chopping the mounts? I get that he achieved more down travel doing this but seems a bit crazy when there are longer shocks out there than those he's using.
i use GMRS frequencies, specifically with a rugged radios GMR45W unit and the Alamosa Antenna GMRS antenna (+6DB). i also carry a handheld rugged radio for spotting and/or folks who didn’t bring comms
Great build man. Thanks for sharing. Did you have to do a lot of cutting and such to fit the 35s? Any need or plans to re-gear? Im on 305/70/16 now and always wonder about 35s.
I hammered in the pinch weld and added aftermarket UCAs and bumpstops. Besides that i’ve had a bit of rub at full compression but it’s unavoidable without removing the fender liners completely
As for the gears, my truck is sluggish now but it’s not even measurably slower than it was with 33” mud tires. I’ll be regearing my transfer case soon once I can afford the high range gears
Hey sorry to bug ya again. Really like your wheel set up, looking at going up to an 18 inch wheel. Any idea what the width and offset of your wheels? I’m looking at maybe 18x9.5 with +6mm offset, trying to figure out how that would fit.
Depends what you want to do with the truck. I wouldn’t offroad with anything less than a 35” tire on a 100 now that i’ve felt how much better it rides offroad
Hello, what suspension do you have on the LX 470? I want to delete my AHC and I’m unsure as to what suspension to get. And how does your suspension ride?
rule of thumb: aftermarket torsion bars and springs make it ride stiff. the closer you can keep it to stock the better it will ride. if you lift it, it will ride worse unless you want to spend big money on racing shocks. dobinsons and ironman make good suspension kits that would be good replacements for AHC
8/14/23 I have a lot of work to do on the rig. I plan to upgrade the shocks, trailing arms, rear driveshaft, 12V system, and much more. The ironman Foam Cell Pros have served me well but my truck is just too heavy for them now. Time to get on board with some remote ressies...
Viavi gear? What kind of fiber work you doin?😂
How am I just finding your channel. Keep it up!
I saw that sticker over the rear hatch 👀
Fantastic antenna! 😊
Great looking at the two builds! Thanks for your help and advice as a newbie owner the other day. The parts list sheets you created are awesome!
Those sheets are the culmination of three + years of work on my truck. They're the perfect place to start for a new 100 series owner
We've been waiting for this one. Thanks !!!!
I have a '98 LX 470 and want to drill into the dash like you did was a much under there for me to be worried about
Yes
Nice vud, can you explain the components of the 2WD mod?
Thanks for the video! Wife willing and money permitting i'll get that heavily dessired Dissent rear bumper. The shock lowering kit and rear upper arm triangle reinforcement is a great idea!
I’m very impressed with the rear arm reinforcements on Zach’s truck. I’ll likely do something similar.
The dissent is absolutely worth the money. I’ll be releasing a comparison video of it next to a few other manufacturers soon
A middle ground solution for the swaybars may be to keep the rear and remove the front. Apparently this actually increases front end articulation with the IFS more than with the rear removed.
I watched Kai’s video too but don’t want a rear sway bar in the way. One more thing to rip off on a rock.
@@cruiserpatch His videos are fantastic.
I can confirm, I kept my rear swaybar in and removed my front swaybar, I gained about 34mm more up travel and 15mm down travel in front suspension. I have slinky long travel setup in rear and lost about 50mm down travel and 15mm up travel but the additional front flex makes the vehicle far more capable than removing both swaybars. Like Tinker says, it's all about the balance of front to rear.
You can then also benefit from longer front shocks, those Ironman shocks are the same length as factory, too short for that lift you have. Icon or Dobinson IMS shocks are about an inch longer and will give you an extra 40mm more down travel in front.
Also, on Zac's rig, why not just use longer shocks rather than chopping the mounts? I get that he achieved more down travel doing this but seems a bit crazy when there are longer shocks out there than those he's using.
Ya have a link to the Tibren front bumpstops?
Those steelies are cool. Didn't know that Tundra wheels also fit (newbe here). Can you talk about your commo systems? What are you running? Ham? FRS?
i use GMRS frequencies, specifically with a rugged radios GMR45W unit and the Alamosa Antenna GMRS antenna (+6DB). i also carry a handheld rugged radio for spotting and/or folks who didn’t bring comms
@@cruiserpatch Sweet! Thanks. Figuring out how to mount and wire those things can be a challenge. Maybe a future video? Love your channel.
I’ll add it to my list! A good comms video would be cool
Great build man. Thanks for sharing. Did you have to do a lot of cutting and such to fit the 35s? Any need or plans to re-gear? Im on 305/70/16 now and always wonder about 35s.
I hammered in the pinch weld and added aftermarket UCAs and bumpstops. Besides that i’ve had a bit of rub at full compression but it’s unavoidable without removing the fender liners completely
As for the gears, my truck is sluggish now but it’s not even measurably slower than it was with 33” mud tires. I’ll be regearing my transfer case soon once I can afford the high range gears
Hey sorry to bug ya again. Really like your wheel set up, looking at going up to an 18 inch wheel. Any idea what the width and offset of your wheels? I’m looking at maybe 18x9.5 with +6mm offset, trying to figure out how that would fit.
I honestly have no clue. They’re factory Tundra rims from toyota so you can probably google that info
@@cruiserpatch I did actually. In case you’re wondering… 18x8, but not sure about offset, one source said 18-50mm. Thanks for you reply.
Are you running the diff drop kit with your Ironman lift?
yes 100% I’m using the SuperPro diff drop kit. I’m currently backordered for those estimated back in september
Does the battery fit with no modifications? That’s quite a hefty beast
It does! If memory serves me correctly the plastic battery tray in my truck is cracked so i removed it
I just got a stock 06 lx, what size tires would you recommend putting on the stock wheels. 285/60/18 or 275/65/18?
Depends what you want to do with the truck. I wouldn’t offroad with anything less than a 35” tire on a 100 now that i’ve felt how much better it rides offroad
A 33” fits without issue on a 100 and a 35” requires slight modifications (aftermarket UCAs, spacers, and pinch weld mod)
Hello, what suspension do you have on the LX 470? I want to delete my AHC and I’m unsure as to what suspension to get. And how does your suspension ride?
rule of thumb: aftermarket torsion bars and springs make it ride stiff. the closer you can keep it to stock the better it will ride. if you lift it, it will ride worse unless you want to spend big money on racing shocks. dobinsons and ironman make good suspension kits that would be good replacements for AHC
1998 lexus lx 470 with 340000 miles on it. Should I buy it?
Mines at 295,000
Mom’s at 420,000
My friend Radek has 565,000
Up to you
Przedni naped wytrzymuje tak duze kola? W polsce wszyscy twierdza ze 33 to max chcialem zalozyc 35 cali
Hello. Where did you get the steelies from? Been looking for a set but no luck. Thank you
check junkyards for tundra spare wheels. also try buying from toyota
@@cruiserpatch thank you sir! Just recently found your channel. You got a new subscriber.
awesome thank you 👍🏼
What is the height increase from your suspension?
now i’m only sitting at a 1.5” lift with the skid plates