Lexus GX470 Off-Road Build LIMIT TEST | Can a Lexus GX470 Rock Crawl? Part 2: The Trail Gets Worse 

I think Josh is right there with you

Haha it was a lot of fun.

Hitting the rubicon is a dream of mine

​@@lexus_offroad_adventuresdon't dream, do it! 😊

@@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD one day! More training on my local trails needed but I’ll definitely get up there hopefully soon

Yep! And there’s the Werewolf Tech ones out of Ukraine. Significant investment! But very cool

Haha my rack is pretty much toast. Leaking and I think it skips a tooth when i wheel hard because my steering wheel is canted but my alignment guy says the control arms are good so…Gonna probably have to upgrade to a tundra rack

@@lexus_offroad_adventures I'm right there with you. I've been looking into the tundra rack upgrades as well. Just looks like you lose some turn radius which is a bummer. The GX460/5th Gen 4runner racks seem like an easier but less significant upgrade. Not sure which way I'll go yet.

@@gxor4x4 I’ll probably get the tundra rack upgrades for my priorities. I don’t drive much.

@@lexus_offroad_adventures When you do please make a video on it. I love living through you on these videos 😂

@@gxor4x4 hahaha man, I was this close to upgrading suspension, but those funds are gonna go to the rack in all likelihood. Gonna keep rolling on the ole $800 Eibach kit for a while longer 😅 but I’ll be doing a video on it for sure. I’m hoping this local company will help me out but we’ll see.

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@@lexus_offroad_adventures Did you upgrade the front & rear axles? I get a bit spooked when ATrac kicks in and it wants to bounce

@@candidcapture I have lockers front and rear so I don’t use Atrac. No I opted to not upgrade my rear axle (front is usually considered stout enough). I explained why in the comments on a previous video showing how to choose your regear ratio… or why lockers help off-road. Can’t remember which one

100% … as I found out at the end lol Might finally be time to upgrade from my $850 suspension system.

How about mid travel suspension?

This is the Joying HU for non-nav GX470s/Toyota Prado 120. Here’s the install video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Pd8q3eVOuvY.html

Everything is good! Drives great around town, barely ever drops out of overdrive going uphill on the highway, and gives a nice low crawl ratio. As for breakage, it all comes down to the thing between your ears. As you saw in the video, had I kept my foot in it a bit more, I probably would have made it up, as Earl demonstrated. But I felt like that could have made me do a nasty bounce and shock load the driveline. Earl has an 8.2 so he maybe had more confidence to send it. But I could have been a bit too conservative. Either way, I knew when to back off and played it safe. Some people don’t want to do that. Ok, those people should definitely spend 10k on a 9.5” diamond axle. As for me, the cost-benefit was there and I drive more conservative. But I still can make it up some super tough trails that way.

I have said in the comments on a previous video why I’m more comfortable tackling the hard stuff with fresh gears: over time the backlash on high-mileage 8” diffs gets way out of spec. It increases the shock load you put on the gears at the slightest hint of bouncing. Just getting a pinion/carrier bearing preload refresh can help reduce this risk. Getting a locker, so you don’t have to use momentum as much to get up obstacles also helps. Shortening the ratio so you have more control over wheel speed also helps. These 3 factors I think enable me to run the stock diff on 35” tires with all the weight

Nope, I don’t agree with this take. In no way have I ruined the best qualities about the vehicle compared to a Jeep. I’ve driven Jeeps. It’s like driving a tractor compared to my GX. Sure, Jeeps are super capable, but far less balanced and unable to provide a smooth on-road experience like my GX even with the upgrades I’ve added. I pushed my GX hard here but it’s not doing this stuff 99.9% of the time. Most of the time it’s being a nice daily driver or light overlander and it still does all that perfectly. That’s why I love this platform!

Also, when you say “the physics are impossible” I’ll simply refer you to the video. John Bull is a Jeep Badge of Honor Trail www.trailsoffroad.com/blog/the-complete-list-of-jeep-badge-of-honor-trails

So you just watched a Lexus GX rock-crawl and you say it's _not_ a rock-crawler? 🤣👌

​@@lexus_offroad_adventuresI personally love the "I can't believe the GX just did that" fun factor... always amazes off road... always 😆