Lexus GX 460 & 470 owner's thread
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GonzoShinyPants
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I gather used options have really dried up in the past 2 years. We got an 09 from a Land Rover dealer complete with a warranty that just paid for a new OEM front axle. It was Lexus serviced (you can look this up on Lexus site with VIN) and 46k miles or so. Appeared to me it had been a grocery getter like so many. We like the 470s roomier cabin, manual transfer case shifter, removable third row seats and better view out the windshield.
Washingtondave
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Another happy GX owner here. Purchased mine from Porsche dealer a few years ago. One owner trade in. Was the wife's but sold my Tacoma do to lack of power and bought the wife a RX330. GX is my driver now. No complaints and starting to set it up for more adventure driving. No serious mods, just winch and added accessories for remote travel. I have been a offroad jeeper and have atv's and utv's. My wife and I did a 3000 mile road trip from Washington down through Idaho and Utah last summer living out of the car and the RTT.
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Washingtondave
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Q; can anyone confirm that a 4 runner front receiver hitch for the angled tow hooks will fit for sure on the GX?
They are locally. I looked for 2 months or so.
We've basically taken over the 120-series forum on IH8MUD, lol.
mikeyb1976
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Ok, so if anyone really wants to know... I just grabbed the info for a random year. 2007.
https://www.edmunds.com/lexus/gx-470/2007/features-specs/
https://www.edmunds.com/toyota/4runner/2007/features-specs/
Not like the debate will end, but it will make liars out of a lot of people. A cursory glance at the 2019 specs show the 4Runner is wider and longer, but the GX is taller and heavier.
Dimensions/Weights, followed by the Lexus GX470, then the Toyota 4Runner Limited V8.
Front Leg Room: 41.8" | 41.8"
Head Room: 40.2" | 39.7"
Shoulder Room: 57.5" | 58.0"
Hip Room: 55.1" | 55.3"
Rear Leg Room: 36.8" | 34.6"
Rear Head Room: 40.0" | 39.1"
Rear Shoulder Room: 57.4" | 57.2"
Rear Hip Room: 54.8" | 55.4"
Weight: 4871# | 4530#
Track Width: 62.2" | 62.2"
Length: 188.2" | 189.2"
Width: 74" | 75.2"
Height: 74.6" | 71.1"
Wheelbase: 109.8" | 109.8"
Ground Clearance: 8.3" | 9.1"
https://www.edmunds.com/lexus/gx-470/2007/features-specs/
https://www.edmunds.com/toyota/4runner/2007/features-specs/
Not like the debate will end, but it will make liars out of a lot of people. A cursory glance at the 2019 specs show the 4Runner is wider and longer, but the GX is taller and heavier.
Dimensions/Weights, followed by the Lexus GX470, then the Toyota 4Runner Limited V8.
Front Leg Room: 41.8" | 41.8"
Head Room: 40.2" | 39.7"
Shoulder Room: 57.5" | 58.0"
Hip Room: 55.1" | 55.3"
Rear Leg Room: 36.8" | 34.6"
Rear Head Room: 40.0" | 39.1"
Rear Shoulder Room: 57.4" | 57.2"
Rear Hip Room: 54.8" | 55.4"
Weight: 4871# | 4530#
Track Width: 62.2" | 62.2"
Length: 188.2" | 189.2"
Width: 74" | 75.2"
Height: 74.6" | 71.1"
Wheelbase: 109.8" | 109.8"
Ground Clearance: 8.3" | 9.1"
So I finally flew into Houston to pick up my GX. Thankfully it was everything it was represented to be. 116000 miles with full service records. This lot is getting a lot of trade ins from the local Lexus dealer. Drove to Lafayette LA last night and got back home about 2 today. Drove awesome and I got just over 18 mpg coming back. Now I have a room full of wheels, coilovers, springs and shocks to install when I get the time!!
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OEM cross bars here. I had a rack on my last GX and it really wasn't necessary for what I use it for.
