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I would rather not mod the coil mounts, but thanks for looking more for me. The 80 chassis rear coils are a very large dia.

They are too stiff/tall. I need something about 20" tall but only about a 100lb/in spring rate.

Thanks guys. If anyone has a lead on any lx470/100 series stock rear springs, with or without AHC, please let me know. The current LX450 stock rear springs are looking like they are going to be a bit too tall for my taste, but close enough to build out the rest of the car....

I got a bug and wanted to stick the stock LX450 springs in it to see how things where going sit.... Stock spring ride height on the LX45. It's still a bit light on the body. I stuck 220 lbs of steel scrap in buckets on the fuel tank to get the butt end closer to final weight. The front is is...

What are you running for shocks? How much uptravel from ride height?

A big milestone! I was able to pull the chassis off the blocks and stick it on some dollies to spin it to point out the door! Everything in the shop got moved around too so I was finally able to get a picture from more than 5 feet away. The next part of the puzzle.... I need to get the...

A really good weekend for the Lexus project.... The project is now ready to move onto the next phase. I was able to get all the structure of the bed frame all fabricated and heavily tacked into place. This was all done while the chassis was leveled to the belly plane of the frame. That was...

Yup, even with the plate welded over it the assembly makes me nervous. If it was just a regular link that would be fine. With the roads from the small radius arm link, I think it won't be the best design. I have a feeling the loads on that part of the link are pretty dang high during something...

I think there is a lot a guy can do with some pretty basic tools. I basically built my flat fender with some pretty cheap tools, mostly all from Harbor Freight. I don't want to scare people away from gabbing because they think they need 10k in tools to build a bumper. I fins the more I fab the...

Just trying to catch up a bit. The thin section on the radius arm for the 2nd bushing makes me a bit nervous. Generally all OEM radius arms you can find are pretty dang beefy in that area.....Land Rover or Toyota 80 series stuff. Also, what is the link spacing on the sub-frame from...

Yup. I have a rough goal of October, but that doesn't seem to be very far away!

Again, Thank you. One of my overall goals with these build threads is to get people to close the catalog and get out in the garage to make what you really want. I'm SOOOO tired of seeing the same thing over and over again. This isn't rocket science. Sure, I might be slightly more gifted at it...

Thank you. That helps a lot.

Thanks guys. I'm just a guy in a garage trying to build cool stuff...

Good stuff! Small question. What are you using for chassis and axle paint? The satin black stuff....

Thank you. I have a deadline this fall I am going to push for. I'm not going to force it, but I think I can see the horizon. Once the bed frame is done I can pull the car off the blocks, roll it around, and stick the stock springs in it. That will be a big step.

My crazy idea for the night.... I am going to hide the stainless steel fuel filler tube mostly inside the drivers rear bed post. The only thing visible will be about 2-3" of the neck and cap which will point up and forward under the bed rail. Once the fender is on, and everything is color...

Thanks Matt. I think the ride height will be about 5-6inches taller. Finding light enough rear springs with enough length to have some preload my be a challenge. I have the stock lx450 springs to start with to see where things end up. I think the stock front springs will be ok of my math is...

My weekend progress... I was able to get most of the bed roughed in this weekend. Overall I am pretty happy with the proportions. The uprights are 2x2 box that slips over some 1.75 square stock that was welded to the frame. Once everything is in its happy place I will drill and tap the...

I can't imagine that this frame is that flexible. I can see that on the older open C-Channel frames. All the mounting points to the frame use poly bushings. With what this vehicle should be capable of doing off road with the longer wheelbase and lockers, I wanted the cage system tied to the...