To add a bit of color here, anyone offered a new frame.........do it. My 2001 Tundra frame was replaced in 2011 with 155K on it.......I used it as an opportunity to upgrade and fix some things that would normally come with huge labor bills.....I added headers for only ~$50 in additional labor...
That is what I just did last month, couldn't be happier with my 2009 GX......more interior space than a 4runner, real interior, etc.
But every vehicle has pros and cons.....to each their own.......some people can't get past the rear door configuration on the GX.......it really doesn't bother...
Looks great.......very nice job and it takes a lot of patience........ can appreciate that........and I hope you are feeling better, the flu **********************......although as you get better, you appreciate the little things.....like being able to be vertical without a pounding headache.....
To be clear my experience and issues with Nittos are based on using them on heavier rigs. Terra Grapplers were on my diesel F250 and turned that thing into a wallowy POS when I towed our horse trailer unless I had the rear inflated to the max pressure (only 65psi). In the winter they were down...
What are you thinking for tires?
I'm in a similar boat with the fact that I need an effective tire on everything from maintained dirt roads to logging trails with rocks and plenty of mud....but they need to be relatively smooth and quiet at 75mph as we drive 225 miles to our cabin each weekend...
2010 was the model year they swapped to the GX460......I have a lovely 4.7 VVTi under the hood. So that makes two 4.7s int he driveway and one Hemi 6.4L.....oh and for another 5 months a 4 Cylider 2015 Rav4 as well.......anyone need to borrow a vehicle?
Looking forward to following along as well.........
Quick question on the air injection bypass stuff........I just acquired a 2009 GX and while I have 230K miles on my Gen1 Tundra with the 4.7 non VVTi, I am unfamiliar with the issue you guys mentioned with the plate etc. I also saw the bypass...
I think with a Dremel you will be blowing through the little cut-off wheels constantly and after a few rounds with that little screw I would throw something......YMMV....
Grinder?
That is the brake line setup I wanted to install a month ago, however I ended up just bending new hard lines and going from there. Looks like the wheeler's kit is about $73/wheel or so plus some new banjo bolts, right?
I may think about swapping to that setup in the spring however.
What/where...