Completely Stock Lexus GX Off Road 

*We took ours off-road stock from brand new (2021)... all we did since new was cut the bumper and add skids... stock suspension and height... it goes anywhere... GX is very impressive on and off road... great video*

A lot of people overlook the GX’s but once they drive it, they change their minds. They are solid vehicles and very capable especially when modified.

GX460 is one of the top 5 vehicles on planet earth that a consumer could have purchased. Lexus/toyota of old had pretty much every one of the greatest vehicles ever made till they introduced the current generation of vehicles that have taken a major fall from grace.

Best trade in you ever did. If nothing else, super reliable. And very capable. Best motor ever.

Welcome to the GX world!! I own a 470 and 460, both amazing vehicles. Excited to see how you modify this one.

Sounds like it's going to be an exciting build. You are starting off with an amazing base. I can't wait to see the progress. Cheers!

Haven’t even finished the video and loving it!!! This is going to be a fantastic build to watch! Party on 🎉

This is my future dream for my solo rig. I can't wait to watch more with what you do to this!!!

Was great to meet you at Moore a few weeks ago. This is going to be quite the interesting build! I can see why you’d enjoy the Lexus for the kind of trips you take and the extra room for the family

Awesome news! I started following your adventures after watching your Overland Movie with the 4Runner. Can't wait to see what you do for the build. Love my GX460.

Welcome to the GX Fam! Absolutely love mine (pretty full GX470 Build in my channel) and good call on the mods you mentioned! Went with the Dobinson MRR Remote Resi lift and really love how it handles both on and offroad!

Love that you picked one up. It’s a fun capable vehicle. Excited to see what you do with the build. Next time you are in Utah I’d love to hit the trail with you.

I have a much older Prado that I have modified to be a tough tourer (bull bar, winch, rock sliders, snorkel, front and rear diff lockers, drawer system, etc) that is still going strong at 400,000 km, and while no rock crawler, it has taken me over some of the most challenging wild-country roads in New Zealand without any difficulty. You have made a good choice.

Can't wait to see the build. I bought a 2023 and I am starting to do a moderate mod. I am going with Victory Blitz and a dirtcom rear swingout. Already have wheels, rays, with MT baja boss.

Congratulations. A great choice for your purpose. A high clearance front bar, rock sliders, a suspension lift, and off-road tyres, and it'll be a very capable off-road rig (to compliment its on-road touring comfort and luxury). In Australia, we never got the GX (only the LX), but its Toyota Prado cousin is very popular. It's common to see Prados here with suspension lifts (50mm), 35" tyres (both maximum legal limits for public road use here), Maxtraxs, and/or RTTs. And most Prados have the spare wheel carrier mounted at the rear door. Giving our Prados dual fuel tanks from factory. The underslung tyre carrier was only offered as a new variant on the last two face lifted models. Aimed more for urban dwellers. The new GX550 will be the first GX to come here. It'll be interesting to see both GX550 & the new 250 Series Prado side by side. Looking forward to see how you'll turn this into an off-road weapon. 👍

This is probably the best decision you could’ve made and you will be very happy. Smooth, super capable, reliable, comfortable and easy to mod. I changed the suspension set up (lifted 3 inches) and solved angle problems.

I'm anxious to follow your modification journey! I have a 2017 that's identical to yours and totally stock. I'm not a mechanic so I'll be glad to see what you do with yours to make it more off road worthy. We love your videos, keep up the good work! PS: we expect that you will make many trips out here to Utah :)

Awesome video Rob! I’m looking forward to another Toyota build! Can’t wait to see the upgrades on it…💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Rob, Another great video, I am glad that you include your family in your videos. Family is so important. I like that OnX sponsors you and a few others, I use Gaia because I was able to find 4-5 videos on how to use it. I like the look of the new ride. I can't wait to see it built out. I have a 2013 Tundra that I am working on. no where near as nice as yours, but working on it. on a last note, you sure show some of the beautiful parts of Kentucky. Cheers,

I like your taste. I’ve got a 22 Tundra and a 23 GX. Love your videos so I’m excited to see what you do to the GX.

Just bought a 2015 GX460 so I’m definitely subscribed and definitely going to follow this build.

Love this. I look forward to the build videos.

I have a 2017 gx460, Welcome to the GX Fam! I too damaged my front bumper on my first trip off road! Will be getting a Ironman offroad front bumper.

Congrats and welcome to the GX world.

Your boy is getting big. Such a happy guy too. It’s a little bit of a head scratcher why you got rid of your jeep but I think you will still keep all your viewers and add a whole bunch more SUV off roaders. Keep the great videos coming and enjoy!

I BELEIVE you have a perfect platform for a tru Over Lander. I know there are as many opinions. out there as you have followers but you have to give and take when trying to have a vehicle for two different worlds. I hate to think about driving my JT to Oregon but love to think about wheeling there. You though can now do both comfortably and with a very good amount of off Road reliability... Good Luck,, I will be watching..

Very informative. Enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for sharing.

FWIW with my 470 I did a bunch of Ouray and moab trails with just 1 size bigger tire and rock rails. Rock rails are a super important first mod on these things.

I plan on getting a GX470 soon. Sweet rig!

I just had the CBI bumper installed about a week ago and its definitely worth it imo. The abysmal stock 21 degree approach angle got upped to about 34 degrees with the cbi bumper if my math is correct.

We have a gx460 for this purpose. Looking forward to seeing how you outfit it. So far ours has a lift and 33s. Not much else. My main focus next will be the front fascia and running boards. Need to get that ground clearance.

Little man seemed pretty stoked on the new ride!

Congrats on joining the GX family.

My wife and I both have 460 GXs. Best vehicle we have ever owned.

Wow really cool! Solid V8! Remember you’ve gotta pony up for the premium gas. With the savings on the price vs the rubicon it’s taken care of! Forget the crawl control, not needed

I have the cbi you mentioned. The other options will give you more approach, but the cbi blends in to the front the best. I have the cbi stealth on my 21 GX and it's been great.

Great video, looking forward to more gx content from you. Fyi, you may find some situations where CC is able to more effectively transfer torque than MTS in rock mode. I was in an uphill articulated situation where rock mode just wouldnt get the gx up and over, tried CC and it worked. So your purchase of CC may not be redundant after all :)

Good job! I like the bow wave...

Def check out GXOR (GX Off-Road). Love the platform, I have a GX470. I hope you and your family enjoy the new truck!

Congratulations. My coworker has one. I installed the ads bypass shocks and it’s a beast. Definitely need a swingout. We could not fit a skinny 33 underneath.

Nice, I’ve had my 2020 for two years. Did lift, sliders, bumper/side skirt trim, wheels/tires. This thing goes anywhere.

It looks like you filmed an ad for Lexus as their products can be 'really' used. Well done! I traded my GX for an LX and further limited the LX's off road chops by adding a knockoff TRD body kit but I do not pretend I'll ever take it off road. Best I can do is a gravel parking lot, sand, or grass. I do put it into 4LO when on unimproved surfaces to make sure everything still works, especially the tighter turn radius feature where it drags in the inside rear wheel on a turn to tighten your turn.

Great choice and great content compared to the new Toyota ads RU-vidrs make nowadays

In my opinion there's a big difference between toyota (lexus) vehicles built in japan vs north america. My wife's 22 gx460 feels so solid built like a tank everytime I take it offroad, it feels stout going over washboard roads or any terrain. switching to 4lo is so quick unlike my 2015 tundra, you made a great purchase.

Not the vehicle I expected but will be a nice project to build into what you need.

Congrats on the purchase! The GX is a great platform but as a fellow GX owner, Please do not buy Iron man suspension. Their suspension is WAY over priced for sub-par performance and quality. Explore other options like Dobinsons, OME, Bilstein, icon, or Apache AX2’s. I have 3 friends who have had iron man who have recently switched away from them due to poor performance and quality not holding up. Also don’t forget to pickup some bits from Dr. KDSS to compensate for the KDSS system. You may want to get a 1/4 spacer for the front shock mount because you will most like KDSS lean after a lift (very common issue).

MTS actually does more than just set how aggressively ATRAC kicks in. Mud/Sand has a slower throttle response than normal but also allows a ton of wheelspin and tries to keep all 4 wheels spinning the same speed. Also the only mode you can use in 4H. Loose Rock is like normal throttle, ATRAC on. Mogul I think specifically looks to clamp lifted wheels, and then Rock mode will basically try to prevent any wheelspin anywhere. It works best with center diff locked and at less than ~4000 rpm. At high rpms, it reverts back to just killing power in an attempt to save your tie rods.

It’s a great SUV! I was about to get one until I realized legroom in second row is tight for tall teenagers so had to buy something bigger, also made in Japan and with a V8.

I have a 2011 Lexus GX460, I put in 4 Toyo Open Country MT 35x12.5R18 and 2.5 Dobinson suspension, body mount cut, a little cut and timing of plastic, I keep the steps and no problem go anywhere,

I love the GX 460 and can’t wait to see what you do with it! I almost had my wife convinced to get one and then she found out about the gas mileage lol

Interested to see the modifications you make to it.

Can I ask for a status report on your tundra? How many miles? Any issues? How's the reliability so far on the turbos? I feel like your one of the few people really putting it to the test.

Make sure what you intend to do with it before selecting a front bumper. A bumper trim or CBI Covert will work okay for general overlanding, but if you intend to go on, say, Hell's Revenge trail in Moab, you will not have enough clearance. Ask me how I know...

Congrats. Please go for the full high clearance bumper in the front. Isn't it possible to fit 35s?

Using ECT 2nd is a great way to adjust the ATRAC without MTS

Make sure you pay attention to your water pump and coolant. Drain and fill it. Our’s started leaking at 90kish. Previous owner never drained it and it ate through the gasket.

Why the CBI stealth bumper over the Victory 4x4 Blitz? I just ordered the Blitz for my 2019. The look and light bar availability got me. Just curious why you chose CBI. Great video, looking forward to the build, friend.

crossing those streams, were you worried about getting water inside your rear diff??

It’s like watching where we started two years ago. 🔥

Lol goes offroad, breaks stuff, oh I was going to upgrade that anyways. Same way over here

One downside of the MTS mod is that it disables ATRAC when not in an MTS mode which by default engages without MTS module.

I was thinking “this guys got more money than sense”. Lol. It’s gonna be cool to see you make it more capable.

took my stock gx off roading 2 weeks after purchase

Can you explain more about “buying the modules?”

A Jeep might get you there, but the GX will definitely get you back

Dan Cummins!? Are you still in KY?

Werewolf portals!

Yeah but can you disconnect the sway bar? 😂 Nice ride! Congrats

What’s the total cost of everything you’re doing?

If you put 35x12.5R18 or 35x12.5R17, you never get a regret for doing so

that front bumper screams. be careful !!

33's do fit in spare tire holder. stock wheel size is 33

Did you teach geology? Is that why you're in love with the western US?

V8 is a dying breed, glad you got one before its completely gone

Get rid of that hideous lower front bumper, add some sliders and slightly larger all terrain tires, and you are good to go. For those looking at buying a GX, compare it to a 10-15 year old LX before you buy. Also, IMO, there is no comparison between Lexus or Land Cruiser, and Jeep. One is focused on off-road travel, the other on highway cruising. But for a cruiser, the Off road capabilities of the Lexus are likely going to get you where ever you want to go short of rock crawling. And I have heard that the newer jeeps are prone to breakdowns. My LX has survived four trips to Moab so far without any mechanical issues, and the six hour drive back to Denver was a breeze. But I do stay off most of the difficult rock climbing trails. Elephant Hill was the toughest one I tackled, with just an occasional rear bumper or exhaust pipe scrape.

Can you fuel with regular gas or do you need super?

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Get some falcon wild peak AT4w s on there.

Did the carpet get wet? 💦

Hi - so, you traded in the jeep for the Lexus. What happened to the Tundra (was it traded for the Jeep)? I had the same decision and move ... away from a stone age old Landrover... I do understand ;) - at least i think...

Let me know if you sell your bumper.

Jeeps are overrated and have the worse reliability I’d take a Lexus anyday

How deep can it go… ??

The Jeep died.... didn't it?

Mall machine. Not liking this. Love the Tundra however. A step back from the 4 Runner and Jeep. Don't hate, just my opinion.

No! Don’t do the Ironman. Do Dobinsons. IMS is decent mid-level. MRR is baller and adjustable. They can’t be beat for durability.

Running boards? Meh, rock sliders….well maybe.

So basically pay a ton of money for a GX 460 for what a stock 4 Runner can so at half the cost. LOL