Sequoia where do I go to post LOL

[Power Wagon Family]

After a lot of debate my wife and I traded in her 2013 Grand Cherokee for a 2013 Toyota Sequoia Platnium with 10k miles. We debated over a Land Rover, and looked a a Land Cruiser but decided on the Sequoia because of size and $. I have not owned a Toyota since the pick up I had in high school, and we are really happy with the fit and finish of this Sequoia! I know it does not have the off road prestige of the Land Crusier but it seems to have some great off road options such as suspension height adjustments, center diff lock, and suspension ride adjustment controls. We will see where this project goes and how far the wife will let me mod her vehicle but have already found a nice looking Gobi rack for it! Will post a few pics tomorrow when I get up and take some pictures.
Anyone have one of these? How are they? Should I be posting on the other Toyota section?
Thanks everyone

 

[mhiscox]

Congratulations. You are right in thinking that it is not a mainstream overland option like the Land Cruisers, and Sequoias do suffer from having very limited aftermarket support, but I did the same analysis as you and also concluded that it's got a lot of capability with big advantages in cost and a useful increment in size.

Mine's a first generation truck, so I don't have the same sophisticated options as you do, but my Big Tree is, after 215,000 miles, solid as a rock. For less-than-epic trail use, it's great; stock clearance with my non-adjustable suspension is 10.5" and the angles are decent for everything I'm likely to encounter while doing overlanding trips. Very nice visibility. Picking out some good tires (I run Duratracs and think they're great), putting on that rack to carry things you don't want inside, and maybe fixing up some recovery points and carrying some recovery gear, will get you ready for a wide variety of trips. I sometimes think the limited aftermarket support is kind of a feature: it keeps you from spending time and money gussying up a truck that's already good enough for most any trip as it sits.

And the amount of space inside is really sweet, if for no other reason than you can have a sleeping area big enough for two with just a bit of plywood construction. I love the truck's size--not too big to be comfortable driving, but with room for most everything you'd ever need.

All in all, I think you made an excellent, if underrated, decision.

 

[Power Wagon Family]

Thanks for the post Mike!
Here she is "Large Marge" LOL

 

[mhiscox]

Hah, mine's black, too. Kind of the opposite of ExPo white for heat rejection and dirt and scratches not showing, but it sure makes the trucks look classy.

Not that I'm the world's expert, but when you get overlanding tires, you may want to get them put on smaller wheels. Keep pretty much the same outside diameter, but get a smaller rim size so that the sidewall ends up taller. In theory, the low-profile tires give better handling, but the Tree isn't that racy anyway, and going down in rim size to get more sidewall will make it more workable to air down on the trail and will offer a better off-pavement ride. (And there's a good chance it'll even improve the street ride by being better at soaking up the bumps and holes.)

I don't think getting rims will be expensive because there are several other models (including, I suspect, Tundras of the same years) that will share the 5-150 bolt pattern and have similar offset/backspacing. Maybe store your nice twice-as-valuable Platinum-edition rims until resale time and buy some 18" Sequoia/Tundra takeoffs from Craigslist or eBay to beat up on the trail. And going down in rim size will also give you a broader selection of tires.

Have a good time getting her set up. Should be a nice rig for you.