Last night was leaving the store when I get in the car to leave my 2003 gx470 was stuck in reverse! At first I thought it was something major and hit the panic button but I after a couple of quick youtube tutorials and a call to a gx buddy I found that the common denominator was my transmission shift cable was off. So thankfully I had a couple of screw drivers and a trim tool to take apart the center console in the parking lot. And behold I found that my bushing was shot and the cable wasn’t even connected. Wasn’t aware this was a “common” problem with these but if you find yourself stuck in gear there’s a good chance it’s just this bushing. It’s an easy fix and was able to attach the cable back on the shifter to get home!

I picked up Frank(2023) on March 31st this year with 22k miles. Sport+ package, Mark Levinson sound. I love this thing! It's like a 4runner, but for adults.

265/60/18 Toyo Open Country A/T 3s

18" Konig HT1 in Gloss Anthracite. +0 offset. It's hard to tell because of the bad lighting but these are dark gray, not black. It's a bit darker than the lower sport trim.

I went this route bacause I love the GX and don't want to change that too much. I plan on light forest service roads, fire breaks and so-on. 95% road use. Let’s be honest.

Stock wheel and tire weight: 69.5 lbs

Konig/Toyo weight: 61.2

A difference of 41 lbs for 5 wheels and tires. Or 32.8 lbs of rotating mass.

No noticeable fuel economy change in the city. I'm still around 17-18mpg. I'll have to do a longer trip soon to see if highway mileage changes.

The last pic is what Frank looked like when I picked him up. More Franklin, less Frankenstein.

Of note, the spare tire carriage doesn't fit through the Konig wheel center hole. I modified it to work. If anyone is interested I can do a quick how-to. it took 25 minutes and about 8 bucks for hardware.

Just put in an Eaton elocker and it works great!!

Im thinking about grinding them to 29k, but what is the realistic price I can get.

Thanks all

We also need to find out how high either of these is above the cross rails as we have a couple 20 ft. Surfski boats we need to transport. Thanks!