drockfresh

Thanks Big Phil - what about the premium vs luxury?

That's what I meant to call it. Is that what you were talking about above?

The luxury has the "Adaptive Variable Suspension"

drockfresh

It looks like from this post here that only the luxury trim gets air suspension https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-...uspension.html

CRAWL is an option with the Driver Support Package.

OK - so for towing it looks like the Luxury trim (air suspension) but no CRAWL (Driver Support Package -special order) is needed. Is that correct?

bigphil001

I think thats right.

The heavy hitter with towing is the air suspension. It's nice.

GX460PREM

Have anyone installed the Curt aftermarket hitch? How's your towing experience? The Curt hitch is rated as class 3/4 towing and just wondering if they performed like the OEM hitch. I don't like the OEM hitch design and the Curt hitch looks better and simple to install with 4 bolts.

bigphil001

I believe the oem hitch has a higher towing capacity then the curt one.

If you don't need the full towing capacity out of your gx then the curt is fine.

However if you are towing heavy items there is no subsitute for the oem one.

redbrick

Wasn't there a video of a gx towing an old ww2 fighter plane somewhere...craziest thing I ever saw... I was then sold on the towing abilities...

tecman

sprocket

I still have my 2004 GX470, but the time to replace it is growing near. I'm considering a 2012-13 GX470 or a Sequoia. Obviously, the Sequoia is the better tow vehicle, but it is a beast and lacks some of the creature comforts in the GX.

My 2004 has the rear air suspension and the tow package included the extra tranny cooler. The luxury model is probably out of my range. Any comments on towing 6,000lbs 1-2x a month 150 miles r/t with a base GX?

bigphil001

I tow approx 4000 lbs with the GX all the time.

It does it so easily it's easy to forget the car/trailer is back there most of the time.

sprocket

My prior boat weighed 4,000 also and it was easy, although without trailer brakes stopping was challenging at times. The new boat is right at 6,000. I'm just weighing the trade offs of the higher towing capacity of a Limited Sequoia or Tundra versus the luxury of a newer GX. Pricing is about the same on 2013 GX's and Sequoia's with Tundra's being about 8k less.

Newtron11

Awaiting the delivery of my new 2016 GX 460 , 2 weeks frm now. I want to tow my travel trailer (gr. wt 3500lbs). I have the dealer installing the OEM hitch for me. Do I need to get a weght distributing hitch for my purpose? Will installing a weight distribution hitch damage the air suspension in GX460? Does any one towing with GX460 have a weight distribution hitch to tow their trailer?

Bluto

The OEM hitch is a Class IV. 3500 is no problem. The GX 460 towing capacity is 6500, max tongue weight is 650 pounds.

Your setup will determine if you need a Weight Distribution system:

http://www.etrailer.com/faq-weightdistribution.aspx


From the owners manual:

If the gross trailer weight is over 5000 lb. (2268 kg), a weight distributing
hitch with sufficient capacity is required.

11GX460

It's moving day and right about that time of the year when a lot people rent U-Haul trucks and vans for this purpose. Since this was a small move for a friend, I decided to rent a trailer instead. Plus, I wanted to test out the Curt Hitch 13043 Class 3 (5000 lbs. Gross Trailer Weight and 500 lbs. Tongue Weight capacity) receiver that I installed a while back. I wanted to see if 4 bolts to the rear of the frame can actually be strong, safe and secure enough for the task.

Here's a link to the install

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-...0-hitch-3.html

And here is proof that the GX 460 is capable enough to pull a fully loaded trailer safely with driver and 2 passengers (around 200 lbs each) in the suv.





Mmm...Chrome ball mount and ball






I did not feel a need to flip the ball mount when installing the ball.




I wondered if this little trailer will be big enough for the job.




Trailer seems fairly leveled with vehicle.




If the hitch fails and falls off, the only thing towing the trailer will be the 4 pin wiring harness.



Standard 4 and 7 pin wiring harness on the GX








The trailer was far back enough for me to fully open the swing gate.




Time lapse from empty trailer to...




boxes, boxes, and boxes.




+ Fairly heavy dresser




Add some more furniture and stuff.








And fully loaded. Towing with a fully loaded trailer felt much better than an empty trailer when going over bumpy roads. The GX accelerated, braked, and turned very well with this load. I was very satisfied.




Even the GX was used to haul.








Time to give her a bath.

daman7676

iTrader: (1)

Nice - thanks for sharing your experience!

11GX460

My pleasure. I am glad you enjoyed it. Just wanted to briefly showcase our self-installed hitches capabilities since I wasn't able to find any pictures online of it being used on our truck.