Great break down, and recommendations in the vid! Installed mine at the beginning of the month onto an LX450. The center latch mount on over the OEM pintle mount was a little chalk for me as the LX450 has a body panel over that area. Everything else was “figure-outtable” but the provided directions could use some enhancements that I plan on recommending directly to GGM.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Yup definitely “figure-outtable” lol. Next is to modify a strut assist On there.

This looks awesome. For rusted screws and bolts, might want to blast them with PBlaster or other penetrating oil. Snapped off bolts really suck. 🤙🏼

@CruisinMiles

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man. You know, I know this information, but I always forget when I start getting into it lol.

Great solution. Love that it keeps factory look and price isn't over the top

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a great solution. The price is definitely what forced my hand on this investment, but even if it were more expensive, I’d probably end up buying one. I’m trying to focus my build around weight and functionality.

@TOPOM42

6 күн бұрын

@@CruisinMiles Grabbing that same bumper... any idea how many cans this took of the Steel It?

@CruisinMiles

6 күн бұрын

@@TOPOM42 I did 2 cans. I did miss a couple spots. Maybe 3 cans will be best so you can really get in there.

@TOPOM42

6 күн бұрын

@@CruisinMiles awesome thanks man! You did eat a little in this video which I don't plan on doing. Haha

Great job Miles, looks good.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Yeah it looks really good on there. Just need to save up to buy a matching rim and spare tire lol

@DEEuroworks

Жыл бұрын

@@CruisinMiles put the spare from the Pebble Beach on.

Looks awesome! Nice work!

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was a very simple install. Going to be installing accessory mounts onto it next

@NKPGarage

Жыл бұрын

@@CruisinMiles makes the rear end look great without the super high cost of a full rear bumper.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

@@NKPGarage exactly what I was looking for. Budget friendly and lightweight. (Compared to full bumpers) GGM is working on making side protection add-ons that will replace the plastic bumpers.

good stuff

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee

Looks like a good solution. It would have been good to see the tyre actually mounted to it afterwards. But great work.

@CruisinMiles

8 ай бұрын

At the time I didn’t have my 34” spare. In my later videos I have it mounted. I Absolutely Love This! Calming Drive offroad in my 80 series Land Cruiser. Relaxing outside. [ASMR] kzread.info/dash/bejne/gZZnpKp7qa3cZrw.html

Thanks for the vid! I’m going to order one for my 96.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Do it !!! Lol. Like I said it’s an awesome product. Are you going with driver side or passenger side?

@Lundy_FZJ8E

Жыл бұрын

Driver side, got it delivered yesterday! I also ordered the accessory attachment.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

@@Lundy_FZJ8E sweet! Yeah I got my accessory mounts on the way as well.

Damn I got to get me one of these tire swing

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Dude, it’s awesome.

Thanks for the video! I saw your reel on Instagram a few days ago so great timing on the upload. Do you know if they sell the spindle and frame mount separately form the swing out?

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Not sure if they do, you’d have to email them and ask. They literally JUST started selling these

shout out! from pi😬😬

You can get an entire bumper w tire mount fit not much more. Would rather have an entire bumper w options of Jerry can holder and side protection. A bumper also gives you more clearance and protection.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

For not much more yes, but a full bumper isn’t always the answer. When weight is a major factor to someone’s build, a full rear bumper is definitely something to consider. In terms of clearance, the rears of the 80 series have pretty substantial clearance already. Yes, protection is a huge thing to consider, but considering how a full rear bumper would pretty much be fabricated into the frame, it’s very common for people to remove the plastic bumper ends and fabricate their own protective pieces into those spots. A solution that would fit the weight consideration, as well as clearance and protection. You made good points, but they’re simple not always the best answer.

New to your channel love the Land Cruiser. I’m repainting mine this week and debating if I should go from the green to the white.. thoughts?

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

I personally love the white. I’ve always wanted a white 80 series. Something about the body lines look so good on white. When it’s time for me to repaint, I’m having mine redone in white. Now as for green, my 75 Toyota celica is green. And I love the way that color sits on that car. So I absolutely love both colors. But for the 80 series, my personal choice is white. I have seen amazing looking green 80 series though.

I definitely like mine. I have the newest version so my bumper corner site fine. I also didn’t trim the bumper support bracket. I bolted it back on and used it. What latter are you using though? Do you like it?

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear. The ladder I was using was some no named brand I was able to snatch up from Facebook market. I’d like it alot but doesn’t fit with the spare tire actually hung up on the carrier

very nice work, where do you find the support for the bearing?

@CruisinMiles

6 ай бұрын

Thank you. What Support for the bearing?

@TrigliaAdventure

6 ай бұрын

@@CruisinMiles you use a pin with a two bearing to support the wheel carrier.

@CruisinMiles

6 ай бұрын

@@TrigliaAdventure ohhh, it is a spindle. I am not sure where you can order those from. But you contact the manufacturer. Go to generalgreenmanufacturing.com and contact them through there.

Hey I have some bumper end you could have ...if you want the clean look

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, I’d take them off your hands if you’re getting rid of them. Nice SC in your profile pic too. Used to have a 92 myself

@melvonharris3969

Жыл бұрын

Thank you....I like your celica too I have one of those too a 73...I gat a full bumper and I just have the parts laying around

@melvonharris3969

Жыл бұрын

My daughter hit you up on Instagram

Nice job. Do you mind sharing the type of spray paint you used?

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s called Steel-it Coatings.

@maxt5034

Жыл бұрын

@@CruisinMiles thank you

did you do any prep before the steel -it spray?..im new to it

@CruisinMiles

4 ай бұрын

A quick find sanding and wash. And it’s still holding up till now

Is that possible to add a gas strut to the carrier? This is the only thing before placing an order.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

A locking strap or strut is currently in development. As of right now, other customers are fabricating their own solutions. That’s a good question

Is there a way to mount it on the passenger side

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes there is. Simply order the option for the passenger side. They offer both sides

What does it look like with a 35 or 37?

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

I have a 295/75/16 hung on it right now. 34” will post in a bit how it looks

what is the weight of the tire carrier?

@CruisinMiles

6 ай бұрын

Oh I will have to get back to you on that.

What did you do with your license plate? Looks like a tire would block it.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

They offer a plate relocation kit.

I noticed that you didn’t reinstall your hitch. Now I know why-I’m installing my GGM carrier now and it requires that it be mounted where the hitch also mounts. Wasn’t anticipating this. I’m Going to have to figure out a way to mount a receiver hitch after the GGM carrier is installed. This just turned into a bit more of a project than I had planned for.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

You can actually reinstall your hitch. You might need longer bolts though. But I can work. I need to find the picture online of someone who did it. I just didn’t reinstall mine because I was too busy recording the video

@kirkwerner64

Жыл бұрын

@@CruisinMiles not sure how an OEM hitch bolts up but I have an aftermarket hitch and in order to be able to reuse it I’ll need a couple spacer plates the same thickness as the carrier for the 4 bolts that are not being used by the GGM carrier.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

@@kirkwerner64 I posted the pic of the customer who installed it with the frame hitch. Over on MUD

@kirkwerner64

Жыл бұрын

One thing that might be helpful for viewers to realize is that for Landcruisers, the bumper extension brackets don’t need to be cut like you did. Matt’s LX450 has a different configuration, which is why he had to cut some of his bracket (in the GGM installation instructions). I cut mine as you did and then realized by doing so I had removed some mounting points for the plastic bumper extension and got to wondering if maybe I could have left more of the bracket in tact. Luckily I had another bracket so I test fitted it with the spindle mounted and wa-la: it fit. So I ended up using the uncut bracket.

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

@@kirkwerner64 this is awesome to know! I had thought about that as well but never ended up doing anything about it! Thank you Kirk. Very good to know

Seems pricey

@CruisinMiles

Жыл бұрын

Relative to the cost of full bumpers, You are paying for a quality product.