The Time Has Come: My GX build

[TexGX]

I have to figure out the spare tire location. Still thinking on this one.

TexGX

[DanKunz]

I will have an answer for that one in a few months

[Sempertoy]

I did a trail with the full Iron Man suspension. Very nice! The GX is a little mountain goat! I think the IFS may be a little undersized for the V8 offroad though.

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MOAR!!

[TexGX]

Dan,

Keep me in the loop. Looking forward to your solution.

TexGX

[BonnerBB]

TexGX - did you drive your vehicle with the tricked rear air suspension before you replaced the rear shocks to ICON?

[TexGX]

BonnerBB,

I did not, but I see no problem with it if you don't go past the normal high setting.

TexGX

[TexGX]

Took the GX up to Colorado for my big week long trip. Everything was fine until I made a driver side turn up a switchback over a ledge and popped the rear airbag off. I had to ride out on the bumpstops. Not wanting to have this happen again and with airbags taking a week to get in at the local Toyota dealer, I decided to switch to coils. I will miss the leveling feature, but will gain a ton of confidence that I will not get stranded with a popped airbag. I found the OME coils up at Safari in Grand Junction. After an eight hour round trip, I had the coils. I would have loved to spent more time at Safari, but a friend was driving and in a hurry to get back. I think my wallet would have been lighter if I stay around any longer then I did. I found a local guy in Durango willing to get me in the next day. Lance at 4X4 and More really did a nice job. He had to fabricate upper and lower coil mounts. After a full day of work, the truck looked great. The ride hieght was perfect. I spent the rest of my time in Colorado testing everything out. The truck actually rides better then it did with the airbags set higher. I am very happy with the results and ride.

TexGX

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[TexGX]

A few pictures of the trip after the coil switch.

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Favorite Campsite
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View from above
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View from chair
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Baby Big Horn

[Larry]

Bummer that had to happen on your vacation but looks like you wound up with a more robust setup in the long run. Sorry we couldn’t hook up while you were here. Next time!

[DanKunz]

Welcome to the "real suspension" club