Maybe get wider rock rails instead? Those will also help protect from door dings (from cars at least, not so much other tall trucks/SUVs). For instance:
Are there markets other than the US that get the round headlights? In some markets I've only seen the two different rectangular light options -- the projectors we get and a reflector set.
I can't imagine Toyota would drop the 1958 bare bones model. Will it still have round headlights? No...
Almost certainly. 275/70R18’s fit well, they’re as wide and slightly larger diameter than those. A Toyota/Lexus engineer said at a SEMA vendor event that these are designed for a 33” tire. Misread the tire size -- yeah that size would be pushing the limits of what fits.
Maybe, but the individual reports sometimes contradict that. I've excluded a few that only gave city driving results. And I'd still think for most people it's a mix, and the mix would be variable.
Pulled in data from IH8MUD (eliminating obvious duplicates from here) and one YouTube video. The IH8MUD thread is about MPG in general, not specifically low MPG, and has a lower proportion of low MPG reports. But also only about a dozen (non-duplicate) reports compared to almost 40 here...
A few reporting in the 20's for the Lexus? About half the responses in this thread have been in the 20's. Here's the distribution:
Quick take: this distribution does make me wonder if there's some common/frequently occurring factor that causes several people to be stuck around 17, but I...
Several owners are reporting 20-something MPGs with the LC though. Like maybe half? Are any GX550 owners reporting that?
My guess is this is an issue with any turbo charged 4 cylinder. The hybrid engine probably improves it a bit. I used to drive a WRX (during a brief misguided period...
It would be a lot more efficient to charge it over DC -- if you use the AC outlet it'c converting DC to AC and then AC to DC, with power loses at both steps.
Having said that, if anyone local wants to measure the waveform, stop by any I'll bring out my oscilloscope.
Thanks for posting this, I'd seen some other post saying it didn't fit and I couldn't figure out how that could possibly be. And good to hear it doesn't trick the LC into thinking there's a trailer.
How easy is it to remove if you're going to use the hitch?
The old Duratrac or the new Duratrac RT? TireRack.com and Discount Tire are both showing the Duratrac RT in the stock 265 and 275 sizes as available (I think Discount tire has a several week lead time on the 275's). I have the old Duratracs on my FJ, I didn't include them on the table since...
I'll probably get Greenlane sliders to replace the stock running boards. I'm thinking with the bump out looks better on the Land Cruiser (in addition to being more functional). I'm curious what everyone else thinks. I wish they had more pictures. I'll put a few more in the comments. All...
Do they fit in the spare location?
I saw another mention on Facebook, this time from a Canadian LC, that the Falken Wildpeak AT4W in 285/70R18 "fits [in the spare location] without trimming but barely."
I have a few but not all of them on my spreadsheet (linked below). If anyone can find the rest that would be great.
MFG
Name
PN
Dia (in)
Width (in)
Offset (mm)
Toyota
Stock 1958 trim
?
18
7
70
Toyota
Stock LC/FE trim
42611-60M70 (Gray) ?
18
7.5
60
Toyota
Upgrade 20" wheel
?
20
7.5
60...
Greenland has their aluminum rock sliders available now, that's the route I'm planning to go. Fairly light, reasonable protection, and wide enough to be a step. (And I'll be super grateful for the info posted in this tread when it comes to taking off the factory running boards!)
2024+ TOYOTA...