Answering Questions About My 2024 Lexus GX 550 Build - Lifted With 35's

[@jeyhunneymatov2934]

Great video, it answered all my questions. Thanks buddy and enjoy your ride, nice truck 👍

[@Wimya]

@@jeyhunneymatov2934 appreciate that!! 🙌🏼

[@evolve777]

Love this GX. This is the best looking GX that I've seen. Love the blacked out trim, wheels, and the lift.

[@Wimya]

Thank you!! Really appreciate that!

[@ItsJSTNDAD]

She's a beauty. Keep her healthy with an oil change every 5k miles and spark plugs every 40k miles, plus all the other maintenance, and she'll last forever.

[@Wimya]

Thank you!! I purchased the service plan when I was in financing so she will be getting all the love she needs while she’s part of the fleet.

[@henrynwatu8132]

@@Wimya@Wimya, my concern is the turbos w/ this new engine. Curious how long they will last relative to the engine itself. That is my only concern w/ this truck engine platform.

[@Wimya]

@ Let’s hope they still build the turbos as strong & as reliable as they use to back in the day.

[@jasonkatada1583]

Nice truck and great review 🤙

[@Wimya]

@@jasonkatada1583 Thank you!! 🙌🏼

[@johnlandsman8006]

Hey Will. Beautiful GX. Thoughts from an old audio guy....probably won't bother many but hey. If you wanna up your game, the built in mic is not the way to go. You are just too far from the mic to get clear audio outside. And as the phone moves closer and further from you the volume goes up and down with that distance. You even cover the mic almost completely in the clip around 3:10. Get a blue tooth mic or apple air pods will help. Also, for ambient noise like wind or air conditioning etc...look into the Clarity VX plugin. Simple one knob adjustment to get rid of background noise. You look like a pro KZbinr. These two fixes will help you sound like one. :)

[@Wimya]

@@johnlandsman8006 Awesome! Thanks for the info! I’ll deff look into it. Audio has been a struggle for me since switching to the iPhone for filming.

[@johnlandsman8006]

@@Wimya​​⁠The Rode Wireless Micro is pretty popular. But PLEASE we aren’t supposed to SEE the mic. Hide it under your shirt. This will help with ambient noise as well.

[@josheberth2541]

Just got a premium plus for my wife and love it so much I may trade in my raptor bronco for one. You’re right, way better of a vehicle than the bronco! Only a 6month wait on mine! Glad I waited. Vossens and ready lift on its way

[@Wimya]

@@josheberth2541 that’s awesome congrats!!

[@Toyzs4]

Looks awesome! My next mod for my GX Lux+ pavement princess will be wheels and tires as well! Do you notice any reduced turn radius? For me, the back light bar being smoked out was a must! It's just too red lol I didn't want it blacked out completely so I used a med smoke light film and I also had the front emblem blacked out using a dark smoke film. It is still visible up close, but looks so much better from a far IMO. Appreciate the info and enjoy your ride!

[@Wimya]

@@Toyzs4 Thanks man it much appreciated!! As for turning radios I don’t feel like any was compromised & there is zero rubbing at full lock. That’s great to hear about the light bar as well, I was thinking of doing the exact same with a light smoked film so I might be doing that here very soon lol

[@stevephillips3253]

On the waiting list for a GX, looking forward to it.

[@Wimya]

@@stevephillips3253 it’s worth the wait, you’ll love it!

[@jaimeagredano7140]

Looks great!!! love it, thanks for sharing such valuable information.

[@Wimya]

Thank you I appreciate it!! 🙌🏼

[@jgreyes69]

The GX 550 is definitely on my list for my next SUV and would make similar modifications like you did. I think the retractable steps would look great, matte/satin tint on tail lamps and the LC 1st edition roof rack I’m on the fence but that might work. Keep the videos coming! I need to know how much more $ i need for mods and labor lol

[@Wimya]

@@jgreyes69 Thanks!! I appreciate the support! The GX is a great buy! I honestly like it way more than I thought I was going to. I’ve seen another GX with the LC roof rack and to me it looked great, not as tall as the OT ones from Lexus which is the main appeal.

[@jbone9491]

Truck looks awesome! Looking forward to what might be coming. We just picked up my wife’s Lux + GX last Thursday. At the shop now for PPF and ceramic tint. She is against lift and wheels for now, but ima keep pushing for it 🤪. Agree on the tinted tail lights and black wrap on the silver part of the side steps. Also, Ive seen a gloss black grill overlay that would probably look sick on the murdered out GX! Are you considering any power adders? JB4 or maybe intakes? I would love to see how the GX wakes up with a tune! Also, curious if maybe the Sequoia intakes fit the GX…looks like they might… Keep the vids coming.

[@Wimya]

@@jbone9491 Thanks man, much appreciated! Also congrats on the GX you & the wife are gonna love it! As for performance mods I would love to do some intakes to try and amplify the turbocharger sound. A JB4 does sound fun but I’ll probably hold off on a tune for a bit. But knowing me I’ll probably end up tuning it lmao 😂

[@LetMeCook86]

Looks good. 👍

[@Wimya]

@@LetMeCook86 appreciate it! 🙌🏼

[@Farhan.DucatiS1k]

I love this truck as well and am doing the same..

[@Wimya]

@@Farhan.DucatiS1k appreciate you brother!! 🤘🏼🙌🏼

[@RaptorRSandiego]

I have retractable side steps on my Raptor R and they are worth it.

[@Wimya]

I’m hoping AMP or another company offers them for the GX soon.

[@BigSmitty1]

Brooooo. That boi is gorgeous. 🔥 one question, when you get them lifted does it void warranties?

[@Wimya]

Thanks bro!! Warranty is a tricky subject. I’m sure if I had suspension related issues the dealer would try and say it was lift related and not cover it.

[@akaktm]

No need to trim if you use more reasonable offset on the wheels. The additional benefit is that it's better for the suspension and closer to the design intent for the kinematics of the suspension and driveline. I have 285s with no need to trim and my wheels don't poke out like that.

[@Wimya]

Like I said in the video this is what I had to do for MY build. This isn’t a generic overview of what you can & can’t fit on a GX. The 22” vossen wheels come in 30,20,18 offsets all of which you will need to trim to fit my 285 tires (recon grappler)

[@brandonsok1912]

What offset and wheel/tire spec do you have that required no trimming?

[@Wimya]

@@brandonsok1912 he’s running 17x8.5 +35

[@akaktm]

@ I am running Method 17x8.5 wheels with a +35 offset and 34” tires with no rubbing.

[@brandonsok1912]

Looking fire! Love the detailed info. Approximately how much in measurements (approx )did you have to trim? In a dilemma between this setup vs vossen 275/50/22 +30 offset so I don’t have to trim anything

[@Wimya]

@@brandonsok1912 Thanks man! For the trimming I would say no more than 1” deep x 3” in length. It honestly wasn’t all that much. My advise would be see how tall the specific tire you want to run will be since that will play a big roll in bumper clearance.

[@brandonsok1912]

@@Wimya Thanks!! That is really not a bad trim at all.

[@tesma-m7]

Wish these gx would have got bigger rotors , those vossens looks great on that suv !!

[@Wimya]

Thanks!! Yea I agree. Would look nicer behind larger wheels if they were more filled lol.

[@blazecarr]

22s proportionally look too big in my opinion. 20 inch wheel max, but to each their own. Awesome rig.

[@Wimya]

In my opinion 20” looked small on the GX for this type of build. In a more off-road inspired build 18 or 20 would look titts.

[@blazecarr]

@Wimya exactly. Clean, off-road look is just my preference. Nothing too crazy. This is definitely for looks. Looks good nonetheless.

[@boujis]

Black caviar/lux+ here. Can you tell me if the ride is comfy with a lift and your hf6 22’s I was thinking of going down to 20s . I don’t do off road I do however applaud you on this rig and I feel inspired to emulate (:

[@Wimya]

@ The ride is stellar! Not rough at all. I think the talk tire helps with that a bit. But zero complaints out of the wife as well so that’s a mega win in my book hahah

[@nskbhatia1]

First off, your car looks great! Secondly, if I were to put 22 inch rims and an exhaust, do you think it would be a good daily comfortable car and trip car?

[@Wimya]

@@nskbhatia1 Thanks! This rig is a daily driver with 6000 miles in just 3 months. Most of those miles with these 22”. It’s an amazing daily & road trip rig. The exhaust I can’t comment on. I do know v6 in particular can have some annoying drone with exhaust so I’d recommend getting a quality exhaust to avoid that.

[@nskbhatia1]

Thank you!

[@Dr.Ranger]

There are two things that I don't like. Premium gas, and that my phone will not fit on the wireless charger because of the angle. Everything else is great.

[@Wimya]

Yea the premium fuel kinda sucks, but I’ve been use to it for awhile now after the Maserati & TRX. That is a massive bummer about the phone though! What phone do you have?

[@ap5139]

Great look; however It doesn't sit well with me putting $500 spacers in a 80K vehicle. 😂 I remember using spacer blocks back in high school for my pickup truck.

[@Wimya]

@@ap5139 spacer in the rear. Preload perch collars in the front. Very common in the Raptor & TRX world when you have good suspension or live valves.

[@jakemarple3147]

What do the CV axle joint angles look like with the lift compared to stock? I ran into big issues with a F150 and torn boots up front after a lift. I don't want to run into the same thing on my new GX. Thx!

[@Wimya]

@@jakemarple3147 Honestly not that bad. The angle is better than I was expecting. I have about 5k miles on the lift so far with no problem. 🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@sylviawelsh9518]

Nice mall crawler bro 🤨🤓😎

[@Wimya]

@@sylviawelsh9518 built to traverse any Starbucks drive thru & target parking lot 😂

[@Damen0530]

Could you just take the step rails off and leave it as is?….would there be exposed holes or anything?

[@Wimya]

@@Damen0530 I’m sure you could. But my little people require a step lol

[@Damen0530]

@ right, I’m 6’3” and it actually gets in the way for me. I wouldn’t mind the retractable bars, but like you said it makes the vehicle look taller with them off. I have the GX550 Premium Plus model, loving it so far, 5100 miles so far

[@harry-qy2fz]

Whats a TMS sensor? Why do you have to swap it? Anything to do with the set up?

[@Wimya]

TPMS. Tire Pressure Monitor Sensor. You can swap them from your stock wheels or buy new ones.

[@DakidEli]

How about a roof rack ?

[@Wimya]

@@DakidEli yup I’m looking for a LC 1st edition rack

[@curiosityredpill7030]

Love the black on black bt it’s hard to keep clean

[@Wimya]

@@curiosityredpill7030 very true. I basically live at the car wash

[@harry-qy2fz]

Mine is coming next year but in an Overtrail.. Did you take off the bumper for the cut to fit the tyre? And only the front bumper that need to be trim?

[@Wimya]

I wanted an OT originally until I found out there was no 3rd row option and that was a deal breaker. No need to remove the front bumper for the cut. Just the wheel for a little more working room. And yes that was the only place that was cut.

[@RSHart-d5k]

Hard no on the gold calipers!

[@Wimya]

@@RSHart-d5k noted lol

[@alejandrolinan6946]

I live in south Florida, who did the lift

[@Wimya]

@@alejandrolinan6946 Custom Wheel Connection in West Palm Beach. If you contact them ask for Rich and mention me. He’ll take care of you and know the score.

[@alejandrolinan6946]

@ awesome.. we live in west palm… we have had ours for awhile, just looking to change it up…. Thank you

[@Wimya]

@@alejandrolinan6946 oh that’s awesome! Maybe I’ll see ya driving around one day! 🙌🏼

[@LiamG903]

Is it more mall crawler build than offroad? I'm always looking for smaller rims more tire, and I did the cheap lift once and it made my fj ride like crap. The spacers are hard on bearings so be prepared for that.

[@Wimya]

@@LiamG903 I mean in the first minute of the video I said this was a pavement princess that will never see off road. I’m no stranger to perch collar lifts. Ran them ob plenty of Raptors & TRX. The ride is perfectly fine.

[@LiamG903]

@Wimya nothing wrong with a pavement princess, my fj rode so much worse I didn't last long until I switch to elka suspension. It's looks good though. They did a great job with the body. I'm torn between a gx or importing a 70s series.

[@GXTOLX]

U should of got an lx man. Gx550 is not built as good as an lx or gx460. Enjoy it

[@Wimya]

@@GXTOLX nope. I got exactly what I wanted.

[@jackjones3433]

Great vehicle but other than that, this was a whine fest from someone who didn't review the vehicles specifications prior to making the purchase. Not knowing about the remote start is rediculas for someone who provides feedback to others.

[@Wimya]

This isn’t a review. Nowhere does it say or did I say this was a review. This was me sharing a few minor thing I didn’t like or agree with as an actual owner & someone who. Was shopping this vehicle. There are plenty of reviews of this online. This isn’t one of those videos. Also for the record you’re commenting on the wrong video…

[@jackjones3433]

@Wimya I didn't say this was a review, I commented that you didn't review the specs prior to purchasing the vehicle.

[@Wimya]

@@jackjones3433 how can you sit here and say I didn’t review the specs? Because I didn’t know about the remote start? I obv knew all the information I needed to know before purchasing. No “issue” I listed was big enough for me to not purchase obviously. I don’t know what you’re talking about? No vehicle is perfect, these are very minor things that’s annoyed me as a buyer and also as a current owner.

[@jackjones3433]

@Wimya you complain about the fuel capacity, colors with certain packages amongst other items and then stated that remote start wasn't on the GX550. I have ordered a 2025 GX and all the items you complained about I already knew prior to making the purchase. You also should be better informed since you put yourself out there as an expert.

[@Wimya]

@ I knew them as well (besides the remote start). They were not big enough issues for me not to still purchase one. Is that hard for you to understand? Like I’ve said now multiple times…MINOR issues, not deal breakers. NEVER once claimed to be an expert. These are my OPINIONS as an owner & enthusiast.

[@jamesoakes4869]

Looks petty good. I drove one and wasn’t impressed. Noisy and slow.

[@Wimya]

Yea 5500lbs & 350hp isn’t a recipe for speed

[@itshadouken]

Looks cool but I'd rather buy a house

[@Wimya]

@@itshadouken not many houses I want to deal with in South Florida for $72k.

[@kasb58]

Content dictates subs not begging.

[@Wimya]

@@kasb58 lmao okay.

[@charlieingrasci8353]

you destroyed a beatiful truck

[@Wimya]

@@charlieingrasci8353 yea sure it’s really fucked 😂🤡

[@ovid4]

Why lift it and put bigger wheels? The engineering tolerances are all offset and probably unsafe for everyday driving?

[@Wimya]

Because I wanted to…. Unsafe? I’ll let ever lifted truck, jeep, bronco, suv know how unsafe it is 😂

[@ovid4]

@@Wimya Well yeah, they’re all unsafe because the payload and other tolerances are affected when you do these mods. It looks great though 💁🏻‍♂️

[@Wimya]

@@ovid4 my brother, calling it unsafe is a bit dramatic. But I’ll take the complement lol.

[@gabrielharvey4300]

It looks sick that’s why

[@sylviawelsh9518]

Dude don’t harsh his mellow safety doesn’t matter. 😜🤓