zimm
Expedition Leader
im not certain why there are comparisons to an 80 series being made, when the OP was asking about a 100 or a 463.
to get 35's on a 100 (lx in my case) spring packers and a front relocation kit, and some indexing are all that is needed, not 4000.00. thats just a blatant attempt at skewing the discussion. the front relocation kit can be had for 250.00 and is a two bananna install. while thats one part more than just packers on a G, you get the advantage of having the correct castor. for another 100.00 bucks, i recommend a set of airbags. they will give you another level of control with load, offroad, without killing the everyday plush of the LX hydro system should you decide to keep it. and guess what... you dont have to drive around corners two foot rally car style to keep the ECU from trying to take control of the car to prevent a fictitious accident. id sooner do double clutching. that issue alone will keep me out of an MBUSA model.
if you want a good deal on armor for the LX skip slee, thats robbery. i bought all my stuff, 3pc underbody skids, sliders front and rear bumpers with custom game carrier, dual winch mounts, spare tire, etc from Bumpit Offroad. he did a great job, actually a little overkill on the sliders, but some people like that.
totals
Skid plates $875
Sliders $675
Front bumper $900
...light cut outs $100
...tilt tube work $300
Rear bumper $900
...tire carrier $500
...Winch plate $200
take a look a similar from ORC or gwagonpreserve, or whomever, as you wont find many options out there. you'll dump twice as much into a G. example, for 700.00 the single tube sliders and they dont even attach to the frame, they bolt to the captive nut locations on the rockers. seven hundred dollars for two pieces of tube with 3 tabs welded on. thats all you'll find in the USA, non custom. three years ago, for the simple non integrated straight bumper a G requires, gwagonpreserve quoted me 1600.00 in the white, no brushbar, no light holes.
spend some time on P3 or Clubgwagon lurking and searching, expensive parts fail on G's with alarming regularity, from 700 dollar window regulators, to door handles, to seat controls, to springs shearing two coils in, (me). stuff you NEVER see failing on a lexus. its like they used a VW parts bin for the 463's.
the G is expensive to operate, and doesnt do anything any better than other cheaper options. you buy it for the same reason a basketball player does, IMAGE. its cool. you like to seen in it. the question i have, is, why are people so self conscious about admitting that? so what? a seiko tells time better than an omega, but id rather be seen with the omega.
to get 35's on a 100 (lx in my case) spring packers and a front relocation kit, and some indexing are all that is needed, not 4000.00. thats just a blatant attempt at skewing the discussion. the front relocation kit can be had for 250.00 and is a two bananna install. while thats one part more than just packers on a G, you get the advantage of having the correct castor. for another 100.00 bucks, i recommend a set of airbags. they will give you another level of control with load, offroad, without killing the everyday plush of the LX hydro system should you decide to keep it. and guess what... you dont have to drive around corners two foot rally car style to keep the ECU from trying to take control of the car to prevent a fictitious accident. id sooner do double clutching. that issue alone will keep me out of an MBUSA model.
if you want a good deal on armor for the LX skip slee, thats robbery. i bought all my stuff, 3pc underbody skids, sliders front and rear bumpers with custom game carrier, dual winch mounts, spare tire, etc from Bumpit Offroad. he did a great job, actually a little overkill on the sliders, but some people like that.
totals
Skid plates $875
Sliders $675
Front bumper $900
...light cut outs $100
...tilt tube work $300
Rear bumper $900
...tire carrier $500
...Winch plate $200
take a look a similar from ORC or gwagonpreserve, or whomever, as you wont find many options out there. you'll dump twice as much into a G. example, for 700.00 the single tube sliders and they dont even attach to the frame, they bolt to the captive nut locations on the rockers. seven hundred dollars for two pieces of tube with 3 tabs welded on. thats all you'll find in the USA, non custom. three years ago, for the simple non integrated straight bumper a G requires, gwagonpreserve quoted me 1600.00 in the white, no brushbar, no light holes.
spend some time on P3 or Clubgwagon lurking and searching, expensive parts fail on G's with alarming regularity, from 700 dollar window regulators, to door handles, to seat controls, to springs shearing two coils in, (me). stuff you NEVER see failing on a lexus. its like they used a VW parts bin for the 463's.
the G is expensive to operate, and doesnt do anything any better than other cheaper options. you buy it for the same reason a basketball player does, IMAGE. its cool. you like to seen in it. the question i have, is, why are people so self conscious about admitting that? so what? a seiko tells time better than an omega, but id rather be seen with the omega.
