GXPLOR: Car Camping Edition Build

[PirateMcGee]

Figured I should start a build thread for my new to me 2016 Lexus GX460 Luxury with Mark Levinson and Driver Support Package (crawl control, front/side cameras, safety stuff) w/65k miles. Picked it up a couple of months ago after selling my 2006 GX470.

Old GX470

GX460 day of purchase

First snow before the wheel/tire swap

 

[PirateMcGee]

Build philosophy is inspired by the Lexus GXOR concept but with an eye towards a realistic budget, camping, hunting, and fishing.

Sold my old 470 for $14,000 which covered all my mods, 25k miles of use, and the purchase of the vehicle plus a bit. Figured I would get out while the getting was good. Paid $30,000 for the GX460 from a Toyota dealer. In CO this was a smoking deal.

 

[PirateMcGee]

First mod was FJ Cruiser 8 hole wheels with BFG KO2 265/70r17 C loads tires. Good mix between weight, durability, etc. This is the size I'll be sticking with since it fits in the stock spare location.

I also added an ARB twin compressor and slee mount under the hood.

Also added a redarc tow controller for the little trailer

Then it was off to a Jan. elk hunt in N. NM about 6 hours away. No elk but the GX performed great.

 

[PirateMcGee]

Next up was a quick and easy upgrade. Adding Multi Terrain Select. Since my GX already has crawl this only took about 30min to install.


Seemed like it might be gimmicky but after testing in the 20+" of snow we received in CO I'm actually quite pleased and could truly tell a difference between each mode.

And my plates finally came in. Sadly GXOR was taken haha.

 

[PirateMcGee]

That's it for now. Currently waiting on Ironman 900mm twin drawers, Ironman Foam Cell Pro stage 2 lift kit and coil conversion, and the CBI covert front bumper. Hoping to receive the Ironman stuff in the next week or so. CBI sounds like early May.

 

[PirateMcGee]

For the trailer in case anyone is interested.

It's a 2019 InTech Flyer Chase with the offroad package. I added 200w of solar on the roof and a propex hs2000 heater. Weighs about 1,000lbs and has been super durable on a cross country trip and being drug on a lot of off-road/forest roads throughout the west for hunting.

 

[PirateMcGee]

Only going to keep a single build thread going. Feel free to follow along over at ih8mud. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/gxplor-car-camping-edition-build.1246457/