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just delivered to our doorstep this afternoon. Black on Cabernet red. Primarily the wife's car, but this thing is amazing. Looking forward to many fun road trips.
just delivered to our doorstep this afternoon. Black on Cabernet red. Primarily the wife's car, but this thing is amazing. Looking forward to many fun road trips.
congrats, i am from ohio too, what part of Ohio and did you get your LX? Mine is white with cabernet
I removed the stock 21" wheels/tires and replaced with 20" 2015 wheels and BF Goodrich KO2's in the 275/55/20 size. No rubbing on this tire/wheel combo with plenty of space for articulation but my wife did not care for the change in ride quality. Bummer.
Had to swap for Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 275/60/20 - ride quality is slightly better than with the stock 21" wheels with Grandtrek 275/50/21 - definitely better than the BFG KO2's.
Lowering tire pressure to 32 PSI makes for a much nicer ride. This size fills up the wheel well beautifully but not sure yet if there will be any loss of articulation.
How "bad" did the 275/55/20 KO2's ride? What did you do for a spare with the 33" tire's?
How "bad" did the 275/55/20 KO2's ride? What did you do for a spare with the 33" tire's?
In retrospect, the BFG KO2's were not too much rougher riding than the Michelin Defender LTX M/S. Both are great tires but having made the switch, I was surprised to learn how good the stock 21" Dunlop Grandtrek tires are relative to the 275/60/20 Michelin Defender LTX. On road at least - since I didn't care for them in ice/snow and terrible in mud. I run the Michelin Defenders at 33 PSI and the ride is okay. Similar to stock.
My wife had a long day at work the day I got the KO2's & since the tires were set to 37 PSI I figure that is why she expressed her dissatisfaction. Her point being that we specifically bought the LX for it's comfortable ride with the intent to use it >90% of the time, on road. She asked, "Why would we put tires on the car which diminish the ride quality & sound louder 100% of the time, when we may only be off road <10% of the time?"
So having already sold the stock 21" wheels, I switched to the Michelin Defender as a compromise. Not as cool looking as the KO2's but... happy wife = happy life.
For the spare, I purchased an additional 2015 LX wheel and mounted another (33") 275/60/20 Defender LTX. It fits perfectly under the truck without any problems.
Also... I think the 275/55/20 BFG KO2's looked a little too small. The 33" 275/60/20 Defenders look like a better fit on the vehicle so if I had to do it again (with KO2's), I would have gone 275/60/20.
Thanks for the input I hate it when wives use logic against us
my wife can't do that, this is my vehicle and I bought it because it's bad *** so I want some bad *** heavy duty tires on it and also they look great that size 275 5520 on your LX in the picture they really look good they look balanced to me just right!! Thanks
One of the members on mud who is a tire pressure expert said that these tires the LT275 55/20's load range D should be run at 46 psi to have the same load carrying capacity as the OEM 285/50/20's.
2011: I removed the chrome on the lower part on all 4 doors and sandblasted the oem Lexus chrome rims then painted them. I also removed the chrome LX570 on the back gate not pictured. I left the Lexus logo.
I'm looking to remove the chrome on mine as well- did you have any issues with the backing sticking to paint or anything like that?
Originally Posted by YouBetcha
2011: I removed the chrome on the lower part on all 4 doors and sandblasted the oem Lexus chrome rims then painted them. I also removed the chrome LX570 on the back gate not pictured. I left the Lexus logo.
Thanks for the input I hate it when wives use logic against us
my wife can't do that, this is my vehicle and I bought it because it's bad *** so I want some bad *** heavy duty tires on it and also they look great that size 275 5520 on your LX in the picture they really look good they look balanced to me just right!! Thanks
I did not remove it myself. I was told it was a little tough on the driver's passenger door but all and all it was not bad. It took them about 2 hours to do all 4 doors and the LX570 chrome piece on the lift gate.
2011: I removed the chrome on the lower part on all 4 doors and sandblasted the oem Lexus chrome rims then painted them. I also removed the chrome LX570 on the back gate not pictured. I left the Lexus logo.
Could you post a few more photos of your truck? I am thinking of doing something similar (less chrome, dark wheels). Thanks!
08-18-17, 05:08 PM
Brand new beauty
